Our Amazing Race Bike Tours were created specifically for families with young cyclists. These tours have bright red envelopes to open at each stop, golden coins to collect, as well as souvenir medals to take home at the end of the tour. They’ll capture your kids attention, keep them engaged, and create opportunities for your whole family to play together and bond.
An Amazing Race Bike Tour can be run on either our “Best of Paris” route or our “Latin Quarter + le Marais” route. On either route you’ll make a pit stop on a market street for your lunch break where our local guide will help you to pick out the best French things to eat, no matter what your budget.
Everyone knows cycling is fun, but sometimes parents are hesitant to book a bike tour with their kids. To help take the uncertainty out of the decision making process we guarantee that all of our Amazing Race Bike Tours are safe for young cyclists and fun for all ages. So, join us on an Amazing Race! We’re sure that if you do, you’ll make memories that will last a lifetime
Clues & challenges
Choose your route:
On our “Best of Paris” route we focus on all of the most famous monuments in Paris. Some of the highlights on this route include: The Eiffel Tower, The Louvre, Notre-Dame Cathedral, the Orsay Museum, and the place where we cut off Marie-Antoinette’s head! This route also cycles under several beautiful bridges on the banks of the Seine River.
On our “Latin Quarter + Le Marais” route we stay away from the famous and focus on the lesser known charms of Paris. Some of the highlights on this route include: The Shakespeare and Co. Bookstore, the oldest café in the world, Street art displays, and a 2000 year old Roman arena. This route also cycles past the Luxembourg garden and on the rue des Rosiers.
The Best of Paris vs. The Latin Quarter + Le Marais
Most of the “Best of Paris” route is on dedicated bike paths, in open parks, in the courtyards of monuments, and along the river banks where no motorized traffic is allowed to go. The rest of this tour is run on quiet back streets and clearly marked bike lanes. Making it our safest and easiest to cycle route and great for all ages of kids.
All of the “Latin Quarter + Le Marais” route is on small, typically Parisian, backstreets. There can be light traffic on this route but in general there are more pedestrians than cars. While the route is very safe it can be slightly more tricky for very young cyclists to navigate (cobble stones). So, if your kids are under 10 years old, and want to cycle solo, we do not recommend choosing this route.
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Similarities and Starting Times
On all of our private tours we make a stop on a market street. The “Best of Paris” route has Rue Cler and the “Latin Quarter + Le Marais” route has Rue de Buci. Both market streets are mostly closed on Mondays. If visiting the market at its peak is important to you, please make sure you choose to reserve your tour for another day of the week.
Finally, we always do our best to be as flexible as possible in accommodating scheduling needs. Our guides can start a private tour, any morning between 9am - 11am OR any afternoon between 2pm - 3:30pm. However, tour dates tend to book up fast. So, please book as early as possible to ensure you get the tour date and starting time that suits your family the best.
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Good to Know:
We have cool tandem attachments for kids that are between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.
We have comfy baby/child seats for kids that are 6 months to 4 years old.
We have helmets for all sized heads and also florescent reflective vests if you want your kids to look funny.
Food and drinks are not included in our tour prices. So, bring along some cash to use when you stop for the lunch or afternoon snack break on the market street.
We also offer traditional private tours on all of our routes. So, if you have older kids, who don’t need any help getting excited about history, choose a traditional private tour.
Price Examples
Group of 1 → 6
€600
Group of 7 → 12
€700
Frequently Asked Questions
What age is this tour suited best for?
This tour is ideal for any child who is able to read, ride a bike, and wants to have fun with mom and dad. So this tour is perfectly amazing for kids aged 7+.
I have little kids aged 1- 6 years old, will this tour make them happy?
While little kids always seem to enjoy the cycling part of our bike tours the challenges on the Amazing Race tour really won’t captivate them unless they are playing with their older siblings who know how to read and are making sure to include them in the challenges.
I have teens, will this tour be fun for them?
It really depends on your teens and their personality. If your teen likes to play board games, compete in sports, or prove their mental prowess to others then they probably will have lots of fun doing the challenges on this tour. Some of them are “childish” but all of them are fun and the guide who leads the tour for your family will be sure to adapt the game to be more or less silly depending on how your teen acts.
If your teen is a bit shy, or standoffish for other reasons, and that they wouldn’t enjoy playing games or doing silly things to complete a challenge then the Amazing Race tour is probably not a good idea for your family.
If you still feel that your kids would enjoy a bike tour then please know that you can book any of our public tours as private tours. This will allow you to have the personal attention of an excellent tour guide and enjoy some fun family time on your own terms.
Do you have bikes and safety gear for kids of all ages and sizes?
Yes, we’ve got 2 different smaller sized bikes for kids (or adults) who are too short to use our Blue Bikes™.
We have baby seats for kids that are between the ages of 1 and 3 years old (max weight 22 kg (48 lbs)).
We also have some cool Burley tandem attachment bikes that are suitable for little kids who are too big for the baby seat but too small to cycle on their own (max weight 38 kg (85 lbs) - max height 137 cm (4 ft 6 in)).
We do NOT have tandem bikes that are suitable for two adults. All adults who join our tour must know how to cycle on their own with confidence. Please do not book this tour if an adult in your party is unable to cycle. We do not have anyway to include them in this tour.
A fun family must! Reflecting back on our visit to Paris a few weeks ago, my family agrees the Amazing Race bike tour was the highlight of our trip. This was our first bike t... our. We had a tagalong bike for our 6 year old and our 11 year old had his own bike. We felt safe biking the city streets with our wonderful guide. We learned so much at each stop and the challenges kept our competitive kids running and laughing for the full excursion. Thank you Cecilia for giving our family such a fun introduction to the city! You went over and above! We couldn’t recommend this enough.Read more
Reviewed on June 03, 2022
readingmichael , UK
Awesome ride round the French capital Great tour of the Paris highlights. The pace is quite easy and there are regular stops. We had 4 children (youngest 7) and they managed fine. Highly recomm... ended. Thanks Daniel for showing us Paris’ best bits.Read more
Reviewed on May 16, 2022
Metsfan08, NewJersey
The perfect three generation intro to Paris our private Amazing Race Bike tour -- including Paris highlights -- with Julie was perfect for two 70 year olds, twin six year olds and their parents. Juli... e was an engaging and careful guide. The amazing Race clues kept everyone interested. The boys rode tandem -- a wise decision given the crowds on the bike paths. a perfect introduction to Paris. The stop on Rue Cler for snacks was a highlight.Read more
Reviewed on May 07, 2022
Bonnie Ann E
Wonderful tour with an enthusiastic guide We did the Private Family Amazing Race version of this tour, and it was AMAZING! Cecilia was fantastic and really made the tour exciting for our 7 and 11 y... ear old daughters. She totally matched our speed and ended up extending the tour for longer than the original estimate (with our consent!) to make sure nothing was missed.Read more
These are the Terms & Conditions that apply to any tour run by BLUE FOX TRAVEL in France under the brands BLUE BIKE TOURS or BLUE FOX TRAVEL.
In this document, BLUE BIKE TOURS might be abbreviated as BBT and BLUE FOX TRAVEL as BFT.
BLUE FOX TRAVEL is a registered SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée - Limited Liability Company) at the Paris Chamber of Commerce under the number : 534 151 576
BLUE FOX TRAVEL is a registered French Travel Operator under the licence : IM075160040
BLUE FOX TRAVEL is a registered Public Service Vehicle Operator under the Licence : 2016/11/0007784
Because BLUE FOX TRAVEL is a registered French company, and all of our tours take place in France, only the French Law will apply in the case of any conflict.
Last updated : January 2019.
Valid until : the end of the world.
I - Cancellation Policy
BFT offers a 100% refund if a reservation is cancelled more than 24 hours before the scheduled start of the tour. The notification must be made by email. No refunds are given for ANY reason once within the 24 hrs prior to the scheduled tour.
All of our tours run Rain or Shine. We do not issue refunds if you choose to skip your tour because the weather doesn’t suit you. You can always wait until the last minute to book your tour to ensure the weather suits you that day.
BFT reserves the right to cancel any of its tours last minute in case of an Act of God or crazy act from a large group of people. Flooding, hail, dangerous weather conditions, riots, etc. In such instances full refunds will be given to anyone who had their tour cancelled.
II - Satisfaction Guarantee Policy
If the tour you took with us didn’t live up to what we promised you on our website and failed to meet your expectations, we will be heartbroken. We will also give you a 100% refund so long as you do all of these things:
You remember that we we are in no way responsible for the weather and that our guides actually have to give 110% of themselves to you on days when the weather is not as nice in order to help you enjoy the tour.
You participate in the entire tour from: being on time at the meeting point until the “goodbyes” at the very end of the tour. You can’t leave a tour half-way and ask for your money back.
At the end of the tour you tell your guide, in person, that you were not satisfied with the tour you took.
You provide your tour guide with the reasons you were not satisfied with the tour itself.
III - Payment Policy
A valid credit card is required to secure your booking. All reservations must be prepaid online prior to the tour. We accept Visa, Mastercard. None of your personal credit card or billing information is stored by BFT.
IV - Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy. Your personal informations will never be disclosed to any third parties.
V - Child Policy
All reservations made for children under the age of 18 years old must be made by an adult and we must be informed at the time of booking exactly how many children are in your party and their ages. This is vital information as it allows our guide to prepare the proper child sized equipments for the bike tours and the booster seats for all day trips/excursions that use one of our vans.
All reservations made for a minor under the age of 18 years old must also include the reservation for an adult who will be 100% solely responsible for the safety and well being of the child while on the tour.
Every child, under the age of 12 years old, partaking in a bicycle tour will be required to wear a helmet and a reflective vest as per French Law.
The adult who accompanies the child agrees to the responsibility of choosing a properly sized helmet, adjusting the helmet, and keeping the helmet on the head of the child during the whole tour. Blue Fox Travel has helmets in multiple sizes for you to choose from at no cost.
Don't forget: Children who will be riding in a baby/child seat, on a tandem attachment bike, or in a booster seat in one of our vans absolutely MUST have their seat reserved beforehand. We NEED to know exactly what your child will need before they show up. Please make it clear in the “Special Requirements” section of our booking form.
VI- Child Bike Policy
Children who will be riding on their own may be subject to a very short test run before the tour starts in which they will be expected to demonstrate: that they are well suited for their bike’s size and settings, that they know how to brake properly and that they are, in general, good cyclists who can be trusted to follow their tour guide in a safe manner.
We own 20” and 24” kids bikes (size of the wheel). Adult bikes are 26”.
If the guide, or manager, finds that the child is not, for any reason, a good enough cyclist then the guide, or manager, has the right to refuse to let the child follow the tour on a personal bike.
This means they will either be asked to ride on one of our ‘tandem attachments’ which is attached to the back of a parents bike OR asked to ride in a child seat attached to the back of a parents bike. If the child refuses the change, then the guide or manager has the right to cancel the reservation, and not allow you and your child on the bike tour.
Refunds will not be issued if your reservation is cancelled because of your child not being able to cycle and their refusal to ride attached to you.
Baby seats are for kids that are between the ages of 1 and 3 years old (max weight 22 kg (48 lbs)).
We also have some cool Burley™ tandem attachment bikes that are suitable for little kids who are too big for the baby seat but too small to cycle on their own (max weight 38 kg (85 lbs) - max height 137 cm (4 ft 6 in)).
VII - Damages to Blue Fox Travel Property
If you or anyone in your party damages a vehicle, a Blue Bike™, a vehicle, a child's bike, a helmet, a baby/child seat, a tandem attachment bike, any bike attachments, or a booster seat in such a way that it becomes badly disfigured, broken, or unusable, then BFT reserves the right to claim a fee of up to the cost of repair of the damaged bike/vehicle or object.
VIII - Miscellaneous
You and everyone in your party will be kind and respectful of your guide.
You and everyone in your party will do their best to follow the safety instructions given orally by the guide before the start of the tour and during the tour.
You agree that everyone in your party will do their best to follow the verbal directions, hand signals, and the physical example of your Guide during the whole tour and always look both ways when crossing a street.
You and everyone in your party will fully respect the rules of the French traffic. You will be solely responsible if you are caught by an authority breaking any laws.
You and everyone else in your party agree that any accident which occurs while your party is on a tour, which injures or harms you or anyone in your party (in any way, including physically, emotionally, or mentally) is not in any way the responsibility of Blue Fox Travel.
You accept all responsibility for any accidents that you or anyone else in your party might experience while on a Blue Fox Travel.
Blue Fox Travel is not to be held responsible for any loss or damage to any personal belongings. You are responsible for all of your belongings.
