Paris - Foxity tour?

[marylizcat]

I wondered if anyone has done the Foxity bus tour of Paris and if so, what did they think of it?

[vacation fool]

I wondered if anyone has done the Foxity bus tour of Paris and if so, what did they think of it?

 

Never heard of this companyFoxity and do not recall seeing a bus tour with that name. But here is my 2 cents.

We just returned from our first trip ever to europe and spent 3 days in Paris. We used www.sightseekersdelight.com for both concierge services (to plan our itinerary incl the number of every train we needed to take to get to each place) and 2 walking tours. In my opinion walking and using the metro is the best way to really get the feel and see Paris. I saw those huge sightseeing buses go by and were happy with our decision. The walking tours are 10 people max, although we only had 6 on one and just the 2 of us on the other. It is all so overwhelming and an expensive trip so i debated about it but in the end it was worth every penny. Good luck in whatever you decide you will love Paris!

[marylizcat]

Thanks very much for your response.

 

Foxity at www.foxity.com seem to offer a non-stop 1 hour 45 min tour of Paris on a double-decker bus. You get reserved seats and a roof if wet and it seemed to me to be a good way to begin our two days to get a good overview of the place.

 

We shall be using the ordinary buses and metro to get around the rest of the time. I have been to Paris a couple of times before, but our sons haven't, so I thought this would be a good introduction. Since nobody seems to know anything against it here or elsewhere on the net, I have gone ahead and booked it. It is pretty cheap anyway!

 

I will report back on our return for anybody who might be interested.

[marylizcat]

Just wanted to report that we did the Foxity tour and all went well and according to plan.

 

One thing had changed since I booked online. You still get on and do a complete circuit with no hopping on and off. However, you can join the tour at about four different stops now.

 

14 euros each. Kids free. 1 and 3/4 hours long.

 

Unlike the other buses, they have a roof if required.

 

I can recommend it.