Paris Champs-Élysées Guided Macaron Tasting Walking Tour with Box of 8 Macarons

Walk the Champs-Élysées on a guided tasting tour with macarons by their original creators, plus an optional Arc de Triomphe visit.

Getting started

Begin your guided walking tour along the Champs-Élysées, where you meet your English-speaking guide and set off along what is often called the most expensive avenue in Paris. After a brief orientation, you start strolling between its luxury storefronts and landmarks. Transportation to and from the tour is not included, so plan your arrival in advance.

What to expect

Champs-Élysées tasting walk

This experience centers on a guided walking tour along the Champs-Élysées in English, combined with a focused macaron tasting and pastry storytelling. As you move along the avenue, the guide connects what you see with the evolution of France's most iconic sweets.

Features

• Your guided walking tour along Champs-Élysées in English unfolds along the avenue's flagship addresses, with your guide pointing out why it is considered the most expensive avenue in Paris and sharing stories most tourists never hear.
• A macaron tasting from the original creators is included, so you sample these pastries at their historic source and hear how their technique and flavors shaped what the world now knows as the macaron.
• Along the way, the rich, surprising history of macarons and croissants is shared, tying each bite to tales of how these pastries became symbols of French patisserie.
• You receive a box of 8 macaron flavors to take home, giving you a curated selection to savor later or share after the walk.

Arc de Triomphe (optional add-on)

For guests selecting the upgraded option, the tour includes access to one of Paris's key landmarks, the Arc de Triomphe. This component adds a monument visit on top of your Champs-Élysées tasting walk.

Features

• Entry to Arc de Triomphe is included as per the option selected, adding a dedicated monument visit to your walking and tasting experience.
• With this option, you can climb the Arc de Triomphe and take in views across Paris, with the avenue you just walked stretching away beneath you and the city’s layout visible from above.

Wrapping up

If you select the Arc de Triomphe entry option, your experience concludes at the monument after your climb, where you are free to spend additional time independently. Guests on the guided tour plus macaron tasting and take-home box variant finish their walk along the Champs-Élysées after receiving their box of 8 macaron flavors to take home.