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This is the Paris you were promised.

We started out in late 2018 as a few friends taking visitors around the way we would our own friends. Then the world took notice.

When you tour Paris with us, you're not only tasting the best of the city — you're fueling a movement. One of the few who jump through the eye of the needle in the face of mass, impersonalised tourism.

The special touches that make our tours different simply don't scale. So we take how it's been done before and re-imagine everything — the routes, the places, the pace — to make Paris-ing more eclectic, comfortable and fun.

We are French food, culture and history virtuosi, eager to share our Paris with you.

Our little shelf of awards
☆Top 10% worldwide for Expertise
☆2019 Paris Experience Award
☆#1 in Europe, #2 worldwide on Airbnb Experiences
☆Over 6,000 verified five-star reviews

And yet, no big Instagram or TripAdvisor presence. No marketing agency. No ads. Something very vintage happened instead — word of mouth.

We spent our time not on marketing but on getting to know our guests. Checking in on the places we visit, finding a new wine pairing, seeing what a hidden little spot has done with its renovation.

Many of our guests come back more than once. Those meeting us for the first time often tell us a friend shared the secret. Just north of 6,000 verified five-star reviews on Airbnb and Google. (We might be the only ones in town without a TripAdvisor award…)

Our black book

The right expert for your day.

We don't assign guides. We match you with the Parisian who lives and breathes what you came for.

Depending on your day, that might be a food writer who knows the baker by name, a culturevore at home on the water, a historian who tells it like gossip, an art expert with the auction-room habit, or a designer who dresses the city.

Our team counts some of Paris's most beloved local personalities. Hand-picked, long trusted, and genuinely glad you came.

Bienvenue à Paris —

A city that embraces pleasure at every turn

A city that never hesitates to flaunt its beauty

A city that dares to surprise and delight the senses

Let us — locals in love with the City of Light — welcome you like visiting friends, and discover the Paris you were promised…

Uncommon Paris experiences await…

Come be Parisian with us for a few days. Maybe you'll fall in love (and stay) too…

Are you curious? We’ll show you why you’ll want to return again and again.

01 Tours + tastingsFood, wine, art, fashion, Versailles→ 02 Shopping experiencesFashion, antiques, auctions, with an expert→ 03 ItinerariesYour Paris days, planned around you→ 04 Company eventsBespoke parties + team days, up to 100→

Peace, love (and Champagne),
The Curiosity Collective