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15 Best Lyon Walking Tours

The Vieux Lyon walks ranked: traboule passages threading Renaissance courtyards, funicular-included highlight routes and hidden-gem versions through Croix-Rousse’s silk-weaver slopes. The secret corridors moved silk and resistance fighters; the guides hold the door codes.

1.Vieux Lyon Cultural & Historical Walking Guided Tour (English)

Explore Lyon’s old town on this 2-hour guided walking tour, discovering secret passageways, historic sites, and local culture for just $5.79.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“Paul is an excellent tour guide and provided a solid, entertaining and interesting guide to the history of Lyon. He topped it off with recommendations of where to eat, where to get a good coffee and museums to visit whilst in Lyon. A most enjoyable…”

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2.Lyon: Private Walking Tour of “Traboules” in the Old Town

Discover Lyon’s secret passageways on this private 2.5-hour walking tour. Expert guides unveil hidden traboules, sharing history and local stories for an authentic experience.

★ 5.0

“My wife and I enjoy these sorts of tours and Yannik provided one of the best experiences we have ever had. He was extremely informative and very witty. His description of the Swiss soldiers who sacked Lyon in the 16th century as "nasty chocolate soldiers"…”

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4.Lyon Highlights & Secrets Walking Guided Tour (small group) including Funicular

Discover Lyon’s top sights and hidden gems on this small-group walking tour with funicular rides, expert guides, and authentic city insights for $37.89.

★ 5.0

“Very personal experience. Energetic and knowledgeable guide who made a point of connecting with participants and tailoring the tour/info to their interests. Great time!”

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6.Lyon: Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour

Discover Lyon’s charm on a 4-hour guided food walk through Vieux Lyon, sampling 14+ local delicacies, exploring historic passageways, and meeting passionate vendors.

★ 4.9

“Niko was a fabulous guide. He was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The food was delicious and a great variety. The places we stopped at had friendly and informative hosts. I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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7.Lyon: Food Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Explore Lyon’s UNESCO district on a 3-hour food walking tour, tasting local specialties and discovering hidden passageways with a passionate guide.

★ 4.8

“Our tour guide was amazing. Very interesting and entertaining. A highlight of our trip. We did 4 stops, 1 for cold meat/sausage, 1 for cheeses, 1 for praline (sweet) and 1 for ice-cream as it was summer and warm! Each stop had about 3 to…”

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8.Lyon Big Traboules in Little City Stories from the Past Private Guided Tour

Discover Lyon’s hidden passageways and medieval streets on a private guided tour, exploring traboules, historic sites, and local stories for an authentic experience.

★ 5.0

“Very informative and interesting. I highly recommend especially for the first time visiting. Gave my an understanding of the area so I could go back and explore some more on my own.”

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9.Lyon: Old District Private Guided Walking Tour

Discover Lyon’s highlights on a private guided walking tour through Old Town, exploring traboules, Saint-Jean Cathedral, and historic streets at your own pace.

★ 4.5

“It was a great tour. Our guide started by asking what we had already seen/visited before starting the tour. Our guide gave us a customized tour of the old town, including explaining and looking at the external architecture of Cathedrale Saint Jean Baptiste, examining ruins…”

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11.Historical & Cultural Walking Tour in Lyon

Discover Lyon’s historic charm on a 2-hour guided walking tour through Renaissance districts, iconic sights, and hidden alleyways with expert guides.

★ 5.0

“Our tour guide Anne with an E was superb. A very interesting tour including a bit of history. Not too overwhelming. She took us through the connecting tunnels between streets which we found really interesting and generally kept our interest throughout the whole tour.”

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12.Lyon UNESCO: Private walking tour

Discover Lyon’s UNESCO World Heritage sites on this private 2.5-hour walking tour, exploring Old Lyon, basilicas, and hidden passageways with expert guides.

★ 5.0

“Our guide Didak was amazing! He custom made our tour to coincide with our interests He found places for us that really were relevant and most interesting to us as artists. He found little places we never would have found on our known and everyone…”

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15.Lyon: Private Walking Tour of UNESCO Old Districts

Discover Lyon’s UNESCO-listed Old Town with a private guide, exploring traboules, Fourvière Hill, and the Guignol Puppet Museum for an authentic experience.

★ 4.9

“We enjoyed the historical background Fantine presented. She did an excellent job of connecting the history of Lyon, the basilica, the cathedral and the silk industry. She made an attempt to answer all questions.”

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