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We compared the tours that actually start in Lyon – Saône cruises, the Old Town and its traboules, silk workshops on the Croix-Rousse and food tours – and say plainly what the city does not have: no beach, and no day trips of its own in this list.
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Ranked by real review counts – from Saône cruises and city walks to the Musée de l’illusion and food tours.
149 tours available · Sorted by number of verified reviews. Prices from GetYourGuide as of our last update. The current price and availability are shown on GetYourGuide before booking.
⏱ 1 hour · 4.5 (3,738)
Discover Lyon and its UNESCO World Heritage Site attractions on a 1-hour river cruise along the Saone River. Admire the monuments at the confluence of the Saone River, discover…
from €15 per person
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· 4.1 (1,946)
Discover the city of Lyon on a convenient hop-on hop-off bus tour. See all the top attractions, including the Basilica de Notre Dame de Fourvière and Place Bellecour.\n12 langua…
from €25 per person
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⏱ 1.5 - 2 hours · 4.9 (1,320)
Join a guided walking tour and explore Lyon like a local. See the Fourvière Basilica (2-hour tour only), visit Old Lyon, discover bouchon restaurants, and uncover secret passage…
from €22 per person
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⏱ 1 hour · 4.0 (1,256)
Enjoy an interactive tour at the Museum of Illusions with an entrance ticket. See mind-bending exhibits and optical illusions to challenge your perception of reality.
from €19 per person
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⏱ 3 hours · 5.0 (1,177)
Embark on a private tour of Lyon's Old Town and discover the city's network of hidden passageways, corridors, and stairwells, known as traboules.
from €37 per person
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⏱ 2.5 hours · 4.4 (862)
See the sights of Lyon from the Hermès restaurant boat. Enjoy a 3-course dinner during a leisurely 2.5-hour cruise.
from €75 per person
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· 4.5 (706)
Unlock Lyon like a local with the exclusive Lyon City Card, available for 24, 48, 72 or 96 hours. Access 26 museums, unlimited public transport, guided tours, river cruises, and…
from €32 per person
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⏱ 138 minutes - 2.5 hours · 4.6 (659)
See the sights of Lyon from the Hermès restaurant boat. Enjoy a 3 course lunch during a leisurely 2.5-hour cruise.
from €65 per person
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⏱ 4 hours · 4.9 (537)
Discover the cuisine of Vieux Lyon on a guided walking and tasting tour in one of the city's oldest districts. Explore the secret passageways and sample some delicious local…
from €89 per person
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⏱ 1 hour · 4.7 (443)
Discover the essential sights of Lyon on a guided cruise tour on the Saône River and admire the most beautiful panoramas of the city from the Saône.
from €15 per person
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· 4.5 (437)
Explore Lyon's most famous museum, the Musée des Confluences, and its extensive collections of artefacts and specimens in the fields of natural science, human science, and s…
from €14 per person
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⏱ 3.5 hours · 4.8 (359)
Explore Lyon on a guided food tour, tasting praluline, charcuterie with wine, quenelle, and traditional sweets while discovering the city’s rich gastronomic heritage.
from €89 per person
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| Tour | Best for | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon: Guided Sightseeing Cruise | First visit | 1 h | ★ 4.5 (3,738) | €15 | Check price → |
| Lyon City Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus Tour | First visit | 0 h | ★ 4.1 (1,946) | €25 | Check price → |
| Lyon: City Highlights Walking Tour | First visit | 1.5 h | ★ 4.9 (1,320) | €22 | Check price → |
| Lyon: Musée de l’illusion Entrance Ticket | First visit | 1 h | ★ 4.0 (1,256) | €19 | Check price → |
Why Lyon Tours
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Tours are taken from the current Lyon inventory and ranked by verified reviews, not copied from another destination.
Almost every tour starts in the city itself and stays within a few kilometres. Day trips to Annecy, Geneva or the Alps show up in the feed as well, but they start in other cities, so we leave them out.
Lyon has no beach and no sea; its strengths are the Old Town, the food and the two rivers. Some walks are given in French only – the listing says so, and we point it out.
Bookings are completed with GetYourGuide and the local operator, not with us.
Guides & tips
Honest answers to the questions travellers ask us most.
How to visit Fourvière hill: the basilica's opening times from the sanctuary itself, the funicular from Vieux Lyon, the Roman theatres, and the tours that stop there.
Read the guide →Four guided bike tours in Lyon compared by length, route, bike type and who they are not suited to (age, height, weight), plus when the city's self-service Vélo'v bikes make more sense than a tour.
Read the guide →Three kinds of Saône boat trip in Lyon compared: the 1-hour guided cruise, the Île Barbe cruise and the 2.5-hour lunch and dinner boats. Meeting points, languages, cancellation and who each suits.
Read the guide →Good to know
No. Lyon lies inland between the Saône and the Rhône, and the nearest sea is a long train ride away. The offers on this site are city, river, food and museum experiences that start in Lyon itself.
Only the ones that are open to the public. Many are entrances of residential buildings, and people live behind the doors, so keep the noise down. A guided tour explains what you pass and is the practical way to find the passages worth the detour.
Annecy is roughly two hours by regional train, and day trips to Annecy, Geneva, Chamonix and Burgundy appear in the feed, but they start in those places and are not listed here. If you want one, read the meeting point on the booking page before you plan the travel.
The listing combines unlimited public transport with around 40 activities. Whether it pays off depends on how many of the included sights you really visit, so add them up against single tickets on the booking page before you buy.
It depends on the operator. Read the meeting point on the booking page of the cruise you choose, and check which language the commentary is in, because that is the part that explains the sights.
Many are, but several walks, storytelling tours and theatre visits are given in French only. The title or description says so, so check it before you book.
By review numbers the strongest choices are the guided Saône sightseeing cruise, the hop-on hop-off bus, the city highlights walk, the Musée de l’illusion and the private traboules walk, followed by food tours in the Old Town.
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