A Guide in France - Travel Partners

Travel Partners Private Guide Services

Aren't friends great? Especially those who live in places you want to visit! They show you around, speak the language, do the driving and unwittingly make you want to stay. Hey! That's what we do!

By Traveling with us your trip will be...

Easier and far more comfortable.
You are our respected guest and we'll show you the real France.
You will see so much more than you would on a group tour.
You will have the ultimate in freedom of movement.
Your time with us is your own and you can use it as you like.
You won't have any surprises due to the language barrier and those people who use it to prey on tourists.

You can utilize Travel Partners for your entire stay in France or for only part. We can also arrange individual day trips - though the cost is quoted independent of the standard Travel Partner rates. Travel Partners is very flexible. We can be by your side or in the background ready to assist.

Rather eat tacks than look like a tourist? Then you might be a stealth tourist. That's okay because so are we and we do our best to travel beneath the radar. Sometimes it's hard to avoid the crowds but, when we can, we most certainly do.

Why travel stealth in such a safe world as ours?

For safety concerns. (France is a very safe place but it has its problem areas as much as any country.)
Avoidance of tourist traps and tourist prices
Avoidance of cheats and swindlers working the tourist areas
Not wanting to look like a tourist. (our personal favorite!)

For us, traveling stealth is the norm, otherwise we'd be called "public guides". We travel only with you and your small group.

We're Your Travel Partners

We're Stealth Tourists Too

At Your Request - An alternative for our more independent travelers.

We all like to pride ourselves on being somewhat self-sufficient, even in foreign lands where we may have a limited grasp of the language. Afterall, it can be fun trying to get yourself understood with grunts and hand gestures especially when it is something important.

However, it is nice to have someone to fall back on in case of communication problems whether it be directions, lost reservations or dealing with a traffic cop.

With At Your Request we supply you with a French cell phone, our dedicated phone number and access to us 15 hours a day... just in case.

How it Works

1. Trip Planning

It begins before you arrive with the planning of your itinerary.
If you plan to stay in a major city, we suggest you use your local travel agent. We can also make recommendations for accommodations ranging from budget to luxury.
If you want to avoid the beaten path, we can offer itinerary suggestions and help make local reservations.

2. At your side in France

You are in our capable hands. We will be at your side throughout the duration of your visit. (Unless you utilize our services for only part of your itinerary.)
We will provide the car and do the driving (outside of Paris), make on-the-spot travel arrangements, sightsee with you, translate and help you to interact with the locals.
The extent of our involvement in your trip is entirely up to you.

3. Our Goal

With us you can spend your time seeing France without worrying about the language barrier or finding your way around. You will see France beyond the Eiffel Tower!

General Pricing

Travel Partners - 3 days or more

1 to 2 people = €350/day up to 12 hours
3 to 4 people = €450/day up to 12 hours

Price does not include food, fuel, autoroute tolls, train tickets or entrance fees. Drinks and snacks are provided. We keep a cooler of drinks and snacks in the vehicle for our guests to help themselves to. They may also use the cooler to store foodstuffs they may purchase along the way.

For Travel Partner private guide services less than 3 days in length (excluding the Loire Valley and Paris) a surcharge of €100 is added to the above rate for every day less than 3. This rate is negotiable.

Walking Tours (Paris)

1 to 2 people = €300/day up to 8 hours
3 to 6 people = €400/day up to 8 hours

Day Trips

At Your Request

€50/day. We provide a cell phone
phone to be returned at end of contract
Telephone assistance 15 hours / day

Consider This:

The guides associated with A Guide in France are not chosen by their skin color, sexual, religious or political preference and - this is the one the French bureaucracy really hates - our guides are not chosen by their educational pedigree. Many are not accredited by the French Ministry of Tourism which means they have not completed France's rigorous educational and bureaucratic curriculum. This doesn't mean much unless you want us to wear a shiny guide badge when entering the national institutions. It also means we cannot claim to be experts. Quite often, for a personal guide within a monument or museum, you must utilize the guides provided by the individual monument or museum you are visiting. Because these guides specialize in one thing, they can provide tremendous detail. An alternative that we often recommend is to use the hand-held audio guides that are usually available.

The private guides associated with A Guide in France are knowledgable, safe, courteous and above all, friendly. They are fluent in French and English (as well as other languages), and so comfortable to be around that you will feel like you're touring with a long time friend. None of us have a set spiel to feed our guests. For that kind of impersonal service you will need to take one of the thousands of one-size-fits-all tour busses.

If you require an accredited guide we can often arrange one for you through the French government.

To get the ball rolling, Contact us anytime. Ask us questions, tell us where you want to go and what you want to see. We're always glad to help and we look forward to showing you beyond the Eiffel Tower.

Day Trips

If you're in France and not using our Travel Partner's service but still want to take a simple day trip, we can arrange that for you as well. With our team of friendly and experienced regional guides we can arrange a private day trip to nearly any region in France (provided you're within day trip distance). Day trips differ from Travel Partners services in that day trips are focused on specific places and sights while Travel Partner services are more personalized and highly flexible.

Day trip pricing varies from region to region. Contact us, tell us what you're interested in and we'll get you there.