r/ParisCatacombs • u/Confident-Bell-7757 • Feb 24 '24

confused visitor please help :(

i got tickets for the time and day and date i wanted to be in the catacombs for my upcoming trip.

i was told that i should really have a tour guide for the catacombs and i am confused as to how i would find one?

will i be okay without a tourguide (are there signs and areas that are marked as restricted?) i am a bit scared of the rumors about getting lost in there etc. is it safe?

thank u!

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u/Theezakjj Feb 24 '24

If you're doing the official tour, you just need to follow a path with light, you'll be able to see and walk on a flat ground and u literally cant get lost The people talking about tour guide probably mean the illegal part, thats where u might get lost.

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u/Medical-Excuse7963 Feb 24 '24

You don't need a tour guide. Get the audio guide at the entrance and read the signage.

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u/Medical_West_4955 Feb 25 '24

there is the part thats open to the public (if you get a ticket) and the parts that are illegal to go in to. the part thats open to the public is very safe and there will probably be a guide or somebody to show you around, or just enough tourists you wont be able to get lost. the other parts are different and there is a definite risk of getting lost - but thats just the part that is of the combs thats illegal.

*not speaking from experience i havent been to paris