France · LYON WALKING TOURS
The 15 best lyon walking tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it actually suits. Number one is first for a reason.
Walk Vieux Lyon with Paul for 2 hours, from Saint-Jean’s clock to traboules, silk lore, WWII sites, and Hôtel-Dieu, with entry fees included.
“Wonderful tour. Our guide was extremely informative and entertaining. We thoroughly enjoyed this tour.”
Lyon’s traboules in Vieux Lyon, led by Yannick. A small-group private walk with insider stories, courtyards, and passageways to explore.
“Fascinating look at the history of the city as told through these traboules. Yannick was full of information as well as some unique humor.”
Walk Lyon’s best sights in 90 minutes to 2 hours with Aidan or Ryan, fun stories, secret traboules, and optional funicular views.
“Ryan was fun and informative and covered a lot of Lyon in a short time. Good tips on where to eat at the end too.”
Small-group Lyon highlights walk with funicular. Vieux Lyon, Fourvière Hill, and hidden passages with Toni in English for about 3 hours.
“If you are looking for a small, informative tour of Lyon this tour is for you! Tony is an amazing tour guide with a deep understanding of Lyon’s role in the European theatre both past and present. Be prepared to be wonderfully surprised at all you will learn on this tour!”
A 2-hour English guided walk in Lyon with Paul, mixing Croix-Rousse silk history, traboules passageways, and Vieux Lyon courtyards.
“Nice walking tour around the silk district and old town. Lots of secret passages discovered and how to recognize them.”
Taste Vieux Lyon in 4 hours with a local guide, 5 stops and about 14 samples, plus traboules and St. Jean sights.
“Excellent, Shirine was warm, informative, funny and an excellent tour guide. The food was delicious, especially in the context of Lyon history. And I learned so much about cheese.”
Explore Lyon by electric bike, enjoy cheese, cured meats and wine, then walk UNESCO Old Town on a small-group 4-hour tour.
“Fun bike ride to see the sights Easy riding and awesome guide We really enjoyed riding in the park Lots of bike lanes”
Taste Lyon through four guided stops, wine pairings, and traboules in UNESCO Vieux Lyon, with a lively local guide for $88.
“Erik was amazing! Had a wonderful time discovering some history and eating and drinking of course. Highly recommend this tour!!”
A private, local-led walk in Lyon tailored to your interests, starting at Bellecour, with practical tips and flexible sights like Fourvière.
“Aurore greeted us in the City Centre and we walked old town Lyon with her for 3 hours. Prior to the trip she asked what we wanted and she visited every place we wanted. We tasted bakery goods, chocolate, beer, wine and of course cheese! YUM! We learned so much about Lyon and it's history. I would highly recommend Aurore, she was great!”
A 2-hour private walk through Lyon’s Vieux Lyon, with Saint-Jean Cathedral, Traboules, Juiverie Street, and Hotel Gadagne.
“Laura was an excellent guide. Giving us the opportunity to ask and get into places where the curiosity took us. Also she gave us very good tips for where to eat and what to do while in Lyon. Thanks Laura!!!!”
A 2-hour English walking tour of Lyon’s Vieux Lyon, Hôtel-Dieu, Passerelle bridge, and Place Saint-Jean, plus traboules.
“Tour guide was very friendly and welcoming, spoke English well, and had a very well-planned tour; including an easy-to-find start location and an ideal end-location for heading up the funicular. The tour also had several stopping/sitting points and shady areas throughout, which was ideal for summer. I loved that we were in a small group, so the tour felt more personable and we were able to connect with the guide and others on our tour.”
4-hour Lyon e-bike ride, local food and wine tasting, then a guided walk through UNESCO Vieux Lyon with traboules and courtyards.
“Great way to see the city and find out what we would go back to later. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Lyon for the first time”
A private 2.5-hour walk through Lyon UNESCO sites, Traboules passages, Guignol puppets, and Fourvière views with an English guide.
“We enjoyed this tour pretty much , Diego was a great historian very knowledgeable and fun. We are happy we took this tour and flavor what Lyon has to offer.”
A private Lyon walk through Bellecour, Vieux Lyon traboules, and Fourvière, with a funicular ride and a flexible pace.
“Konstantin a été un guide qui s'est parfaitement adapté à nos attentes, notre rythme en apportant au fur et à mesure des anecdotes.”
A private 2-hour UNESCO Old Town walk in Lyon, spotting traboules, the Guignol Puppet Museum, and Fourvière views with included funicular tickets.
“Wonderful tour with Didac! He was very knowledgeable and did great with our school-age kids. Highly recommend!!”
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