^First, buy the
Paris Museum pass good for 4 days at EUR56/person. This will save you a lot on the entrance fees plus it will save you time in queuing up (except at the security lines). The pass does not include access to the Eiffel tower, you have to buy this separately (online purchase is available).
Having taken care of your museum/monument fees, now you have to think of your transpo needs. The cheapest of course is walking (libre!) but there is just so much walking that you can do in a day. So, purchase either the
Paris Visite pass good for 5 days (zones 1-3) for EUR35.70/person (non-transferable). Or buy the carnets of 10 tickets at EUR14.10 (can be shared/one ticket to one person). If you will be riding the metro or bus more than 4x/day then the visite pass will be the cheaper option. Otherwise go for the carnets.
Now for your IT, here's my suggestion:
Oct 24 Saturday afternoon:
Trocadero
Eiffel tower -
website.
Seine River cruise - there's one boat company near the tower where you can get on. I think better to get the cruise on your first day since this will give you an orientation na rin.
Champs Elysees via Trocadero
Oct 25 Sunday - Start using your Paris Museum pass on this day
Versailles - try to leave Paris at 8am so you'll be at the palace right before opening time. The reason I suggest to go on a Sunday instead of Tuesday is because the Louvre is closed on Tuesdays so expect everyone to go to the other popular attraction i.e. Versailles.
You can have a picnic lunch on the gardens of the palace. You can finish the palace, gardens and Marie Antoinette's estate by 3-4pm. Back to Paris and have dinner somewhere near the Arc du Triomphe.
Arc du Triomphe - wait for the Eiffel tower light show. Be sure to be in position before dark to get a good view (if facing Champs Elysees, the tower will be to your right). You can walk the Champs Elysees again after. The LV flagship store is along the avenue (if you plan to shop). Or go back to Trocadero for a closer view of the twinkling tower lights.
Oct 26 Monday
Notre Dame
Saint-Chapelle
Conciergerie
Pont de l'Archevêché - it's still there but the love locks have been removed already.
Pantheon
Picnic lunch at the Jardin du Luxembourg
Saint Sulpice
Oct 27 Tuesday
Montmartre area - Moulin Rouge (open only at night) but you can take pictures outside during the day. Sacre Coeur, your visite pass (or one ticket) is also good for the funicular. Ingat ka dito ha, maraming scammers dito offering friendship bracelets. Just firmly say no.
**If you want to buy souvenirs, we found some really cheap ones here. My SIL was able to buy 5 small Eiffel key chains for EUR1 only! Dapat lang marunong ka mag-haggle.
Lunch at Place du Tertre
Opera Garnier
Place Vendome
Oct 28 Wednesday
Musee Du Louvre - scheduled this on a Wednesday because the museum closes late until 9:45pm
Picnic lunch at Jardin des Tuileries
Place de la Concorde
So there! Feel free to visit my blog, I have lots of entries about Paris (getting around, tips on where to eat and the different arrondissements/areas). Plus back read ka rin sa thread (including the previous one) since maraming ng tips na-share dito
Happy planning!
