France · WALKING TOURS IN LYON
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 14 walking tours in Lyon worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Explore Vieux Lyon with Paul on a two-hour English walking tour of silk history, traboules, food culture, courthouses, and Hôtel Dieu.
“Paul was very friendly and knowledgeable. Tour was relaxed and informative. Helpful suggestions for additional things on your own.”
Explore Lyon’s secret traboules with a local guide, tracing silk, politics, religion, and Resistance history through Vieux Lyon.
“We enjoyed a fabulous tour of the traboules in Lyon with Yannick. He is clearly passionate about them and loves sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with others. We learned so much! I would highly recommend this tour to family and friends.”
Explore Lyon’s Roman ruins, traboules, basilica, squares, and food scene with bilingual guides Aidan or Ryan on a lively walking tour.
“A very good balanced over view of a fascinating and beautiful city. Aidan was such a star and we really appreciated all the hints and tips he gave us. Beautifully and clearly delivered Thoroughly recommended.”
Explore Lyon’s old town, secret passageways, Fourvière Hill, and Roman past on a lively three-hour small-group walk with funicular rides.
“Very personal experience. Energetic and knowledgeable guide who made a point of connecting with participants and tailoring the tour/info to their interests. Great time!”
Explore Lyon’s silk district, traboules, Roman amphitheatre, and old town on a lively two-hour English walking tour with Paul.
“Paul was fantastic, a really interesting walk. We learned a lot about Lyon and visited places we would otherwise have not known existed.”
Taste Lyon specialties, explore Vieux Lyon’s traboules, and learn the city’s food story on a four-hour guided walk.
“Excellent tour, great selection of places to experience Lyon. Our guide was the best he really went above and beyond. We were treated to not only delicious food but the culture and people. Sampling food and wine in busy shops and family style food tasting in wine cellars. The best way to see and feel the real Lyon🤗😋”
See Lyon by e-bike, taste local cheese and meats, and walk Vieux Lyon on this small-group four-hour city tour.
“Nate was the best tour guide. The morning started with setting us up on new comfortable E bikes, with helmets. I appreciated their commitment to safety. Lyon is a beautiful city, with miles of bike lanes and trails. Nate let us through the city and stopped at various historic viewpoints. The best part was sailing along the Rhône in the morning sunshine with the birds singing. If you’ve never done a bike tour in a city, schedule it on your first day, as you get a perspective on the landscape that is impossible to realize while walking. I give Nate and Lyon Electric Bikes five stars!”
Taste Lyon’s cold cuts, cheeses, praline pie, chocolates, wine, and beer while exploring Vieux Lyon and its secret traboules.
“Axel was an excellent guide - the tour was a really fun way to see a bit of the city and learn about its history while also trying some of the local & regional food. Highly recommended.”
See Lyon with a local guide on a private walking tour tailored to your pace, from Old Lyon and Fourvière to food markets and local tips.
“Monika was wonderful! Cheerful, very friendly and informative. she chose an excellent 2 hour route that gave us a wonderful sense of Lyon and its history. Monika was easy to talk with and a pleasure to be with ….it was like having a good friend give us a lovely tour.”
Explore Lyon’s Old District, Saint-Jean Cathedral, Juiverie Street, Hotel Gadagne, and secret traboules with a private guide.
“Great and insightful tour by Sley. Interesting details, step in to Lyon’s vast history. Very thankful also for thoughtful logistics, so that we don’t go up the hill be foot but rather take a cable car. Would highly recommend private walking tour, if you don’t have plenty of time are interested in professionally structured and interesting tour.”
Walk Lyon with local guide Quentin Dubourg, from Saint-Jean and Renaissance passageways to Bellecour, food, resistance stories, and Saint-Exupéry.
“Quentin was so much fun and hilarious. Very knowledgeable and detailed. Highly recommend to everyone.”
Explore Lyon’s Renaissance lanes, traboules, riverside bridge, and historic squares on a lively two-hour English walking tour.
“Quentin is super guide and great story teller! Thnx Old city Lyon is beautiful, basilica, statues, court house…”
See Lyon by Bosch e-bike, taste local charcuterie and wine, then walk UNESCO-listed Vieux Lyon with a local guide.
“Have you even seen Lyon if you haven’t done it with the Lyon Bike Tours!! Amazing personalised experience with true insight to Lyon and its history. A little pinch of friendly rivalry in there with other French cities but we too believe it is the best in France … so far ;) highly recommend.”
Explore Lyon’s traboules, Guignol theater, Fourvière Basilica, and Old Town with a flexible private guide in 2.5 hours.
“For the price of a private tour we felt rushed and only got a portion of the tour. The guide seemed nice enough and we were ok with a slightly speedier tour but this was ridiculous for the full price we paid. There were suppose to be gondola tickets included which he handed us and told us we go on our own the next day, the problem was the tickets were not paid for as he gave us old tickets. Our tour got pushed forward because the guide double booked another tour this was not our responsibility for their poor management. Although we explained when we would get in and…”
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