Taking a stroll in the Gardens of Paris

Love your irises or perennials? Your trees or rare species? A stroll in the Jardin des Plantes is for you. Walk through selected gardens (depending on the season), discuss the garden’s history with your guide. See rare specimens and remarkable trees. You're in the green lungs of Paris so enjoy two hours of botanical bliss. For bliss is what this place is. You’ll learn about the relationship this garden has with the city, and it’s surrounding monuments. You’ll wander through beautiful gardens of vibrant colours and sweet scents. You'll see a Stegosaurus! A labyrinth and have the chance to stroll along tree-lined walkways. This is a two-hour tour that will delight anyone with a green-fingered tendency. Just make sure you have comfortable shoes!

About your guide:

For Meeting the French, touring the Eiffel tower is 'old school'. They don't herd you onto a bus and have you driven to the famous sights. Oh no, they focus on intimate and original experiences which celebrate the French lifestyle and culture, helping you to see the real Paris. The city they call home.

Here’s the plan…

You’ll meet at the entrance to the Jardin des Plantes near the Gare d'Austerlitz metro station. Then be taken on a two-hour tour into Paris’s, nay France's main botanical garden.

With your guide, you’ll be able to discuss the history of the site from its former glory as a royal garden of medicinal plants to its current incarnation.

You’ll stroll through various gardens, depending on the season, you’ll see rare specimens, monuments and historic trees. Enjoying the scenery, the smells and it's ambience.