Père Lachaise Tours in Paris: 6 Worth Clearing a Day For

1.Haunted Père Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,591 reviews · 2 hours · from $25Our pick

Walk through Père-Lachaise Cemetery with an English- or French-speaking guide such as Jade, Philippe, Josephine, or Morgan. Over two hours, you will see famous graves, hear stories about Chopin, Piaf, Morrison, Wilde, and Proust, and learn about reported ghosts, spiritualist cults, and strange events. Meet at the main entrance near Philippe Auguste Metro.

“This tour was excellent. Our tour guide, Morgan, was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. Morgan is a great asset to your company! I will recommend this tour and your company to all. Thank you once more for providing this great experience!”

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2.Pere Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,236 reviews · 3 hours · from $23Top rated

Spend three hours walking Père Lachaise Cemetery with a French-speaking guide from Thierry Le Roi & les Nécro-Romantiques. Follow cobbled paths through 44 hectares of graves, trees, sculpture, and stories, including Oscar Wilde, Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf, Chopin, Molière, and Héloïse and Abélard. Bring good shoes and expect a walking tour, not a museum visit.

“We really enjoyed all the interesting history, stories and legends that our knowledgeable and kind tour guide shared. Thank you!”

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3.The Père Lachaise Cemetery: Guided 2-Hour Small-Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,065 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Walk Père Lachaise Cemetery with a licensed French-speaking guide in a group of no more than 10. Over two hours, you’ll see famous graves including Chopin, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf, and Delacroix, while learning about the cemetery’s origins, architecture, memorials, and legends such as Héloïse and Abelard. Bring comfortable shoes.

“amazing place!! And we had a wonderful knowledgeable guidep”

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4.Famous Graves of Pere Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,059 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $18Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Alexandre Dumas metro station for a two-hour walk through Père Lachaise. You’ll find famous graves including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Chopin and Edith Piaf, plus lesser-known memorials and stories that are easy to miss alone. Expect hills, cobblestones and a group of up to 25 people.

“Carol was an excellent guide - she was knowledgeable and entertaining, providing colorful stories of the history of the cemetery and the lives of the famous people buried there. Would highly recommend!”

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5.Pere Lachaise Cemetery Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 839 reviews · from $23

Walk Père Lachaise’s cobbled paths with a French-speaking guide, often led by Jean François, and visit the graves of Proust, Piaf, Chopin, Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Molière, and La Fontaine. Expect about 2.5 to 3 hours of stories, funerary art, humor, and practical context in one of Paris’s most unusual open-air museums.

“Visite riche en commentaires et explications avec un guide d'une rare compétence .”

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6.Who Killed Victor ? Escape Game at Père Lachaise Cemetery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 258 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

Join a two-hour murder mystery at Père Lachaise Cemetery, where guides such as Max, Prince, or Kara lead you through clues, riddles, and stories about the cemetery’s famous residents. You will use a paper plan, work as a team, and explore much of the cemetery in English or French. Children under eight cannot participate.

“Very knowledgeable guide, sharing a number of interesting anecdotes Really a nice way to discover the Père Lachaise Cemetery A nice place to discover, not too crowded We had a really great time with the family”

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