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Paris Tourist Sightseeing Boats
 Bateaux-Mouches
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La Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches is the oldest boat-tour operator in Paris (1949), and is considered to have kicked off the whole business.
It operates a 14 strong fleet of modern, glass-enclosed boats (9 sightseeing and 5 restaurant boats) that are often used by both foreign and local tour operators. Each of the modern boats in its current fleet are named after vessels which provided Parisians with passenger boat services both before and after the second World War. Every year the fleet sails a distance equal to three circumnavigations of the globe.
The usual recorded commentary describes sights along the bank in French and English with other languages on request, although you wouldn't guess it from its website, which is in French with no other version (although they do claim to have brochures in 17 languages!).
Timetable:
The sightseeing cruises last for 1hr 15 mins and depart every 30 minutes in high season (April-October) from 10am - 11pm and every 45 mins during low season (November-March) from 11am - 9pm.
Prices:
Adult €8
Over 65 €4
child under 12 €4
child under 4 free
Their restaurant boats offer slow-paced, high-priced dinner cruises at night (€125, 8:30-10.45pm) and lunch cruises (€50, 1.00-2.45pm) on weekends and holidays.
Booking office and Boarding:
Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches
Port de la Conférence, Pont de l'Alma, 75008, Paris.
(Right Bank, one bridge down from the Grand Palais, in front of the Trocadero and across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.)
Tel: 01-42-25-96-10 or 01-40-76-99-99; Fax: 01-42-25-02-28.
E-mail: info@bateaux-mouches.fr
Métro: Alma-Marceau (line 9)
RER: Gare Pont de l'Alma (line C).
Bus: lines 42, 92, 63, 72, 80, 83, 28, 49.
Taxi Station: Corner of avenues Georges V and Montaigne.
Cars: Free parking. Entrance from Alma Bridge. Maximum time 2h45.
Website: www.bateaumouches.fr
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Dinner at La Coupole, Seine Cruise and Moulin Rouge Show
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By Minibus: 7 hours: Starting from USD $245.18 per person
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Related articles: Dinner Cruises on the Seine | Paris Sightseeing Buses
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