First time visiting Paris itinerary
Hi! Planning a vacay with my bestie around November for 6 days. Ideally here’s where we want to go:
• Overnight flight to Paris
Nov 2 — ARRIVAL + EIFFEL AREA • Arrive CDG (9:40 AM) → go to hotel, drop bags • Arc de Triomphe • Champs-Élysées walk • Pont Alexandre III • Eiffel Tower + walking around Square Rapp + Port Debilly • Sunset at Trocadéro • Dinner: La Maison de l’Aubrac
Nov 3 — LOUVRE + OPÉRA + MONTMARTRE Morning • Café Marly breakfast • Louvre Museum • Palais Royal • Galerie Vivienne • BNF Richelieu
Afternoon • Palais Garnier tour • Galeries Lafayette (Christmas tree + rooftop) • Printemps rooftop • Madeleine Church • Café / shopping stops (Prada, Jellycat, Starbucks Opéra)
Evening • Montmartre (Sacré-Cœur, streets, La Maison Rose) • Dinner: Pink Mamma
Nov 4 — DISNEYLAND (full day here)
Nov 5 — LEFT BANK + MARAIS Morning • palace of Versailles • Les Deux Magots or Café de Flore • Luxembourg Gardens • Shakespeare and Company • Saint Pierre bookstore
Afternoon (Marais) • Musée Carnavalet • National Archives • Merci store • Fioko (Sonny Angels) • Café A Lettres • Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
Evening • Seine river cruise OR night bike ride
Nov 6 Morning • Slow café morning (Fika or nearby cafés)
Afternoon options • Le Bon Marché OR shopping • Hidden passages • Seine walk + revisit favorite areas • Optional flea market (Marché Dauphine)
Evening • Eiffel Tower sparkle
My friend and I are pretty active and quick walkers.
Edit: thought I’d add on that we plan to only visit the inside of Versailles, and save the gardens for a future trip. A lot of the streets and shops on the list are mainly just places we’ve seen online for years now and would love to take pictures at. We don’t plant to stay at a ton of these places for more than 10 minutes.
05/20/26 Edit: Hi everyone. After reading through everyone’s comments, we’ve decided to definitely cut out Versailles and leave it for another day. We’ve also decided to cut out a lot of the smaller shops as well and swap out some of the museums. Thank you to everyone who’s left nice constructive comments!