Our advantages for you

We have something to offer all profiles. Whether you’re a business, a non-profit, an educational institution, a group of friends, an organisation, a tourism professional, a sponsor of the Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights) or a member of ONLYLYON Tourism and Conventions, we have several advantages for you.

General advantages for all

• Our guided tours for groups are adaptable to your visitor type and we’re here to help you create your ‘à la carte’ itinerary in particular with our selection of additional services;
• We guarantee an optimal customer experience with groups of no more than 25 people;
• One of our destination experts will be assigned to you from start to finish, remaining on hand to help from Monday to Friday;
• No administration charge is applied to provide you with a quote including our detailed proposals.

Specific advantages

If you’re a tour operator or travel agency… We guarantee the chosen theme, date and time for your annual itineraries once the quote has been accepted. We also guarantee a fixed annual price with no surprises!

If you’re a company… We can help you book original and exclusive venues and locations to organise team-building activities for your employees.

If you’re a non-profit or a works council… We guarantee a fixed annual price and a comprehensive service for your group.

If you’re a school, a college or a university… We offer several additional advantages for you:

• The tours are adapted to the age and schooling level of your pupils or students;
• The tours can be tailored, with the option to include coach transport for your school, college or university group;
• Two to four additional people can accompany the group depending on its size;
• We are accredited by ADAGE, the national platform of the ‘Pass Culture’ for French schools, for itineraries lasting from 1½ to 2 hrs maximum;
• We have an exclusive partnership with the Resistance and Deportation History Centre (CHRD), for all guided tours on the theme ‘Lyon, Capital of the French Resistance’;
• We have an exclusive partnership with CNSMD Lyon (“an international institution dedicated to musical and choreographic arts”) for all classes with special timetables for pupils pursuing music studies;
• We are also partnered with Lugdunum Museum to provide tours led by two experts on the ancient theatres and the museum’s collections.

If you’re with friends or family… We can adapt our tours to your wishes and available time. We apply a sliding price scale according to the number of participants: from 10 people and up to 25 people for a tour guide. We can also organise a sweet or savoury tasting session for you to complement your tour (based on a quote).

If you’re an organisation or a community… The team dedicated to guided tours for groups is on hand to help you create an ‘à la carte’ itinerary for your team or community. We can also lend you our expertise in the process of submitting purchase orders and invoices on the French government’s Chorus/Chorus Pro platform.

If you’re a member of ONLYLYON Tourism and Conventions… To thank you for your engagement alongside us and your contribution to raising Lyon’s profile, we give you the benefit of our lowest price all year round. During the Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights), an additional 10% discount is applied to this special price (we recommend booking as early on as possible).

If you’re a sponsor of the Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights)… Thank you for helping to make Lyon shine through this celebration that draws visitors from around the globe! In recognition of your support for this event, ONLYLYON Tourism and Conventions gives you the benefit of our lowest price all year round, with an additional 10% discount during the Fête des Lumières (booking required at least six months in advance).