Notre Dame Tour: Expert Insights on Gothic Jewel

Join our expert-guided private historical tour of Notre Dame, the pinnacle of Gothic architecture. Discover the cathedral’s rich history, rare research synthesis, and deep love for this iconic monument.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Archeological Crypt of the Parvis of Notre-Dame - Explore the underground of the cathedral and its significance not only to Notre Dame but also to the history of Paris and France. We will discuss the crypt without entering it, as it warrants a separate visit.
  • Point Zero - Delve into the historical, cultural, symbolic, and overall importance…
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Notre-Dame Cathedral access
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

The tour is the result of extensive and meticulous research conducted by a PhD scholar for the mobile app Notre Dame Fiat Lux. This research will also be published as a book. Consequently, our guides, who either participated in this research or prepared the tour based on it, are arguably among the leading experts on Notre Dame in Paris, France, and…

Location
7 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II
Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul II
The meeting point is in front of the Charlemagne statue, a large bronze horse rider on the right hand side of the church. Your guide will be carrying a red canvas tote bag.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Wanderer45928
Feb 2, 2026
Tour of Notre Dame. - Lily was amazing, knowledgeable, congenial, so well informed. We so wanted a tour of the Cathedral since the fire and she delivered. No question was left unanswered.
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Mary_h
Dec 26, 2025
Great winter tour! - It was a fantastic tour with a fantastic tour guide! The new, clean Notre Dame was beautiful with light shining through the stained glass windows. Our tour guide was a great teacher with a background in medical history. We can not recommend her more!! She was able to answer all of my daughters and my own historical and silly questions with ease. Thank you so much and please contact us if you see this we would love to tip you as well!
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Anna_s
Dec 12, 2025
Excellent - Allison made the experience so enriching. I really appreciated the thought she put into the tour. It made the experience so much fun and to see Notre Dame with new eyes.
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Coretta_a
Dec 7, 2025
Take this private tour! We learned so much. - Our guide was extremely educated and knowledgeable about the Cathedral. She was able to answer any questions. The majority of the time was spent on the exterior of the cathedral.
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Upstatenytraveler5
Oct 15, 2025
A fun and informative tour! - Hannah was extremely knowledgable and told the story of Notre Dame in an intelligent and detailed manner that was very accessible. Honestly, my wife and I just really liked her! She was fun to spend time with and really opened our eyes to a building we thought we knew. We felt like we made a friend. You will not be disappointed!
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Paul_l
Sep 25, 2025
See Notre Dame With A REAL Expert - How wonderful is it when you find out your guide literally “wrote the book” about Notre Dame? Boris is a true scholar in every sense of the word. He is an expert on classical religions, architecture, history, art, literature and politics. He explained what we were seeing with context and meaning and patiently answered our many questions in a way that was both cogent and thought-provoking. We cannot recommend him highly enough.
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Rochelle
Sep 23, 2025
Best way to see Notre Dame! - Isabella was the BEST! The tour was so informative. The history we learned was exactly what we’re looking for from her. To see the Cathedral thru her eyes and the stories of France and Paris. It gave us an appreciation we did not expect to have at the end for this city.
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Denny_c
Sep 21, 2025
Understand Notre Dame from both the engineering and religious viewpoints! - Fantastic; Boris was unbelievably knowledgeable, from both an engineering viewpoint as well as religious. He is the best!
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Denty632
Aug 30, 2025
Very detailed and excellent tour - This will sound like a negative review. it is not intended to be but was not what i was expecting. This is an excellent tour 1:1 with the most knowledgable guide I could imagine. Boris was amazing. just amazing. I would highly recommend this if you are interested in the religious, architectural or historical aspects of the site and have good prior knowledge. This does not give you access to areas that you wouldn’t normally get to and does not give extra access that you could not get on a standard tour. I thought it did so was a ‘little’ disappointed. If you are a standard tourist, book a standard tour. if you want uber detail on this magnificent structure. book this
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Lauana_n
Jan 17, 2026
Private tour - Not very good, your guide very dry and not very friendly. We were about 1 and 1/2 hours, but Stan not very good.
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up to 8 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).