Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour

This Eiffel Tower experience includes summit access, allowing you to go right to the top after exploring the second floor. When you board the elevator for the summit, be sure to hit record on your mobile for a dizzying video of the view and ironwork.

If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.
Ernest Hemingway

Bypass the long lines at the Eiffel Tower with this 1-hour tour accompanied by a host, including summit access. After fast track, skip-the-line access, proceed to the second level to survey the city from the viewing platforms while listening to commentary about Paris culture, traditions, and history. Then, proceed to the summit to see Gustave Eiffel’s private apartments and sip Champagne from the onsite bar (own expense).

What You Can Expect

Choose an entry time when booking; meet your host near the Eiffel Tower a half hour prior to your scheduled time. With your group, stroll the short distance to one of the world’s busiest monuments. Bypass the long lines and head straight for the elevators, enjoying speedy and stress-free access to the second floor. Step out with your host to take in some of the best panoramic views in Paris from the viewing platform, 375 feet (114 meters) above the ground.

Get a basic orientation to the sights and landmarks visible from your vantage point from your host, then explore the area at your leisure. Snap photos of the Louvre, Les Invalides, Sacré Coeur, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Champ de Mars, among other standout Parisian highlights. After you’ve had your fill of the second level, proceed to the summit, where you can toast your trip with Champagne from the bar and view Gustave Eiffel’s private apartments.

Tour the capital city of Taipeh with stops at the National Palace Museum, Presidential Office, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, the Martyrs Shrine, a traditional Taiwanese temple and gift shopping at a handicraft center.

Begin your Taipei night tour with a delicious Mongolian barbeque dinner, and celebrate with a stop at the Lungshan Temple and great bargains at the Hwahsi night market.

Go back in time to indigenous Taiwan at Wulai Waterfall and aboriginal village, where native girls tell stories with dancing and songs. Spend a day at Taroko Gorge, one of the seven wonders of Asia with deep-winding tunnels and marble cliffs along the Liwu river.

My affection for Taiwan… is witnessed by everyone. My wife is Taiwanese and I am a son-in-law of Taiwan. I am half Taiwanese.
Jackie Chan

Explore the village of Chiufen on the northeast coast national scenic area, which is a favorite swimming spot surrounded by temples, farmland, fishing villages, and lighthouses.

Visit Yehliu Park on the northern coast with spectacular rock formations, plus the harbor city of Keelung.

Soak in a relaxing hot-springs bath at Yangmingshan National Park, surrounded by grass fields and tranquil lakes.

Stop at Yingge, the ceramic and pottery capital of Taiwan where exquisite statues and tea sets are created, then continue to Sansia and admire beautiful examples of Chinese temple art.

French fries? Belgian fries!

As any Belgian will proudly tell you, they are the true inventors of the deep-fried potato. Try out the Belgian fries and decide for yourself whether the much-touted double-frying method is worth all the hype (best enjoyed together with a steaming bowl of clams, which restaurants customarily serve with a bottomless side of fries).