Our Discovery half-day program is €1,000 for 1–6 guests. Our Immersion full-day program is €2,200 for 1–6 guests with private car and driver. Our Deep Dive multi-day program is €2,000 per day for 1–6 guests.
Group programs for 8 to 30 guests are priced on a custom basis — typically €18,000 to €35,000 for institutional programs of 4 to 5 days excluding hotels and flights. More on group pricing.
For individual and family programs, 2 to 4 weeks in advance is ideal. For group programs, we recommend 2 to 3 months in advance, especially if private encounters with specific historians or academics are part of the program.
Last-minute requests (less than 7 days) are handled when possible, but cannot always include high-level private encounters — those require scheduling with working academics whose calendars are dense.
For individual programs, we require a 50% deposit at confirmation. Full refund if cancelled more than 14 days before the program date. 50% refund between 7 and 14 days. No refund within 7 days — the deposit covers pre-committed encounters and reservations that can't be recovered.
Group programs have custom cancellation terms outlined in the signed agreement, with protection built in for deposit timing and force majeure.
No. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance separately through a reputable insurer, especially for group programs where cancellation exposure is significant. Any tour operator who bundles "free" insurance is charging for it elsewhere.
Yes. Glatt kosher is available on request for both individual and group programs. We work with certified Parisian kosher caterers and restaurants.
Please tell us your kashrut requirements when inquiring — standard kosher, glatt kosher, kosher dairy, or kosher for Passover all have distinct logistics. For group programs, kosher certification documentation is provided on request.
Yes, with adapted content. On Shabbat, we respect observance — no photography of observant individuals, no entry to working synagogues during services, no driving to locations. Many guests find Shabbat in Paris especially meaningful: the quietness of the Marais, Friday night dinners, the walk to synagogue.
We also arrange private Shabbat dinners with Parisian families on request — one of the most memorable experiences we offer.
Yes, subject to the congregation's hospitality and security practices. We work with several Paris synagogues across denominations (Consistoire/Modern Orthodox, Masorti/Conservative, liberal/Reform) and can arrange visits coordinated with the rabbi in advance. Formal arrival procedures apply — we brief you on what to expect.
All. We've designed programs for Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, Reconstructionist, and unaffiliated Jewish groups. Our network spans the French Jewish denominational landscape, and we adapt religious content (kashrut, Shabbat observance, synagogue choice) to the group's practice without any judgment either way.
English and French. Cultural translation between American, Israeli, and French Jewish realities is built into every experience at no additional cost.
Hebrew-speaking guests are welcome — while the program is not delivered in Hebrew, most of our institutional contacts speak Hebrew, and we can include Hebrew-speaking encounters on request.
Yes, with advance planning. Paris's historic Jewish quarters (Marais, Pletzl) are flat but feature many cobblestones. The Mémorial de la Shoah is fully wheelchair accessible. Private car transport is included in our Immersion and Deep Dive programs, which covers most mobility concerns.
Please let us know specific needs when inquiring — we're transparent about what we can and cannot adapt.
Children aged 10 and above adapt well to our programs, especially the Marais walk and select encounters. Younger children are welcome but the standard content and pace are designed for teens and adults.
For families with younger children, we can design adapted formats — shorter durations, more informal encounters, storytelling-based content.
No. We coordinate and recommend hotels that suit the group's standing and needs, but the contractual relationship is with the hotel directly. Flights are arranged by the group's own travel agency or operations team.
This separation keeps our fees transparent and avoids markups on third-party services. Many Paris heritage hotels near our core locations (Marais, 4th, 6th arrondissements) are happy to offer group rates when we introduce you.
Yes. Day trips to Drancy are standard. We also organize multi-day programs to Alsace (Strasbourg, Colmar, small Jewish villages), the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, and Belgium (Antwerp, Brussels).
These are typically part of our Deep Dive or group programs. Contact us with your region of interest — we'll tell you honestly whether it's a fit, and if not, point you to the right partner.
For private programs, 1 to 6 guests (all three of our standard programs). For group programs, 8 to 30 guests, with distinct logistics tiers at 8–15 and 15–30. Beyond 30, we split into two parallel groups with a second lead — possible but requires more lead time.
Yes. For federation, synagogue, foundation, and heritage tour operator inquiries, we provide references — former mission chairs, program directors, senior staff — on request once a serious conversation is underway. For discretion, we don't publish institutional client names on the website.
Yes. For group programs, we include security briefings, emergency contact lists, coordination with French Jewish communal security (SPCJ), and medical backup contacts. Paris is generally safe but institutional groups require institutional-level preparation. Our background in production fixing for major broadcasters (FixersInParis) means crisis management is part of our standard operation.
Élie Petit, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of K. — The European Jewish Review, lecturer at Université Paris Nanterre, and founder of Jewish Paris Insider. A working journalist embedded in Jewish-European cultural and intellectual life for over a decade.
Licensed tour guides are not involved in our programs — that's a deliberate choice. We operate differently, and the price reflects that difference.
We identify and invite specific historians, rabbis, intellectuals, artists, or editors based on the program's theme and the group's interests. Encounters typically last 30 to 60 minutes. They are real conversations — not performances or lectures.
Honoraria, when appropriate, are handled by us. Encounters require 2 to 3 weeks of lead time for the most senior figures; some require longer.
At the end of every program, each guest or group receives a Cultural Giving Guide — a curated list of the institutions encountered during the program (Mémorial de la Shoah, K. — European Jewish Review, cultural projects, research labs) with direct donation links.
No middleman, no suggested amount, no obligation. Your visit becomes an act of cultural philanthropy on your terms.
Our core focus is Jewish Paris and European Jewish life. Israel appears in the program when relevant — through Franco-Israeli cultural figures, K.'s European Jewish perspective, or the broader context of contemporary Jewish political and intellectual life.
We don't offer Israel-centric programs; for that, Israeli operators do it better. What we offer is the specifically European — and specifically French — Jewish reality.
Licensed tour guides deliver a certified, standardized product: regulated narrative, defined routes, fixed content. Excellent for first-time Paris visitors who want the canonical tour.
Jewish Paris Insider is the opposite: access-based, not script-based. We open doors. You sit down with a historian, not in front of a plaque. The trade-off is that we charge more, book smaller, and don't serve everyone — but for guests who already have baseline Paris literacy, it's the experience they've been unable to find elsewhere.
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