Paris Itinerary with Kids

There is a saying that say’s “Paris is always a good idea” But when we found out we would need to take our nine and eight year old with us on a trip of a life time, we were a bit apprehensive. If you are considering taking your kids with you over seas here is what we did EXACTLY and how it worked out!

We took our trip the first of April and despite the chill we had three full of sunshine and only one day of rain. This was considered very lucky in the time we took the trip. Our kids are very active and not picky so if you have younger or more challenges with schedules adjust accordingly but here is what we did down to the eating spots and times to see sights. We only did one full tour (Eiffel skip the line tour with summit access). We we wanted to be able to go at our own pace and that seemed to do wonders for us. We bought Paris Museum Pass for our stay that got is in to all the spots we wanted to. We used Rick Steve’s pocket guide and pinterest for planning purposes.

Day One:

• Arrive in Paris: 10:35am local time
• Airport Transfer
• Hotel check in @ The Hotel Bedford
• Arc de Triomphe | LAST ACCESS 9:45 PM
• Champs – Elysses – I would skip this next time. Touristy, dirty, and a waste of time
• Dinner: Sir Winston Churchill Pub – 7:30pm

Day Two

• Pickup museum passes on way to hotel @ Mon Petit Paris office
• See the Paris Marathon run
• Visit Galerie Vivienne statue
• Place des Victoires
• Basilica of Notre-Dame des Victoires
• Tuileries Garden
• Take train to – Versailles
• Miniature Statue of Liberty – see on train out of the city
• Versailles palace and gardens -take Uber back

Day Three

• 11:00am | Louvre Museum
• Carousel Eiffel Tower XI 
• Eiffel Tower tour and Summit 3pm
• Dinner out Brasserie Le Lyautey

Day Four

• Sacre-Coeur
• Picked up lunch on way at Pain Pain 88 R. des Martyrs, 75018 Paris, France
• Montmartre art district
• Carousel Montmartre (Pl. Saint-Pierre, 75018 Paris, France)
• Square Jehan Rictus – Wall of Love
• FANCY DINNER Night – Cafe de L’homme 7:30pm – Top 50 in world! Best views, staff and food. *Warning if kids can not behave for extended time do not take here.

Day Five – Paris Walking Tour

• Hôtel de Ville and ride Carousel in front
• Marais shopping district -BHV
• Place des Vosges -3 musketeers square – oldest square in Paris
• Pompidou Center Museum
• Saint-Jacques Tower
• Notre-Dame
• Au Vieux Paris d’Arcole  – Lunch
• Sainte-Chapelle
• Shakespeare Bookstore
• The oldest tree in Paris – The Robinia Tree of Square Rene Viviani
• Back to Louvre square to eat picnic dinner while watching lights on Eiffel Tower

THERE IS A WORLD ELSEWHERE. – SHAKESPEARE

OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! – DR. SEUSS

INVESTMENT IN TRAVEL IS AN INVESTMENT IN YOURSELF. – MATTHEW KARSTEN