Investigative tours of Paris – Open-air Murder Party

Description

A dramatised open-air Murder Party in a Paris neighbourhood!

Our ‘mystery tour’ certainly lives up to its name. It’s both a tour and a mystery, like a treasure hunt offering an experience that’s cultural, educational and entertaining all at once… But it’s also a street performance brought to life by incredible actors in costume, playing a range of characters from different eras!

Tuileries, Palais-Royal, Père Lachaise, Saint-Germain-des-Prés or the Louvre… Will you find the culprit?

Divided into teams, your colleagues will set off in search of clues and will have to overcome challenges.

A 1 hour 45 minutes to 2-hour journey of exploration, immersive theatre and puzzles to solve, as you discover the history (and stories) of Paris’s magical places and neighbourhoods.

Up to 40 people.

THE WONDERFUL LEGEND OF THE TUILERIES

It all begins with the discovery of a mysterious herbarium in the cellars of the Musée du Jeu de Paume… Between the pages of this old notebook lie numerous dried flowers, each one rarer than the last, some even belonging to varieties that have been completely forgotten! But who does it belong to?

A date, a few scribbled words, a bit of deduction, and there you have it! This notebook belonged to the botanist Alphège Ganis, whose descendants – including the vivacious Rose Ganis – have sown a thousand wonders in the Tuileries.

Follow Rose along the paths of the Tuileries Garden! If you listen carefully, who knows… Perhaps you’ll encounter the ghost of Charles Perrault, or witness the first hydrogen balloon flight, or even come face to face with the bandit Philidor the Scarred!

Itinerary

For our mystery tour, we’ve chosen an exceptional setting – one of the many that Paris has to offer… With its royal anecdotes, journey through the centuries and splendid sculptures, the Tuileries Garden is a highlight of Parisian history.

Language: French

Duration: 2 hours

Meeting point: 4 Place des Pyramides, 75001 Paris. At the foot of the Joan of Arc statue – Tuileries Garden

Metro: Pyramides station (Lines 7 and 14) and Palais-Royal – Musée du Louvre station (Lines 1 and 7)

THE PALACE ROYAL INVESTIGATION

Paris, 1841. At the foot of the staircase leading to the private detective agency of the famous Eugène-Antoine Vidocq lies the lifeless body of the scandalous Duchess Blanche de Condrie. Vidocq, suspected of the crime, is arrested by the police. He has just enough time to slip a mysterious coded message to his faithful ‘explorer’: Lazare Minotti. Time is of the essence; it is vital to uncover the true culprit behind this murky affair and free Vidocq, on whom the police are out for revenge.

You’ll lead the investigation alongside Lazare Minotti! From the splendid Galerie Vivienne to the gardens of the Palais-Royal, designated as ‘remarkable gardens’, via the charming Place des Petits Pères… Clues are hidden all over the place!

How it works

You’ll form teams of 3 to 5 people. Each team will receive an investigation booklet detailing the route they must follow and the clues they’ll need to find along the way.

Most of the answers are revealed by monuments, street names or square names. Our actor will also be on hand to help you…

Language: French (also available in English)

Duration: approx. 1 hour 45 minutes

Meeting point: 17 rue de Beaujolais, 75002 Paris. (Opposite ‘Le Grand Vefour’)

Metro: Bourse, line 3; Pyramides, line 14; Palais-Royal, Musée du Louvre, lines 1 and 7

THE PÈRE LACHAISE INVESTIGATION

Paris, in the present day. The legendary tranquillity of the largest and most romantic of Paris’s cemeteries is shattered by a terrible discovery!

The body of Lina Galrène, a young literature student who was a regular visitor to the shaded paths of Père Lachaise, is found lifeless on Jean de la Fontaine’s grave.

The inspector is already on the scene and needs your help to investigate! The whole mystery seems to revolve around a book that kills, or for which people kill…

Will you manage to shed light on this murky case?

How it works

For our mystery tour, we’ve chosen an exceptional setting – one of the many that Paris has to offer… With its majestic Gothic tombs, impressive Haussmann-style vaults and melancholic mausoleums in the classical style, the most famous of Paris’s cemeteries also has the feel of an open-air museum…

Language: French

Duration: 2 hours

Meeting point: 54 Rue des Rondeaux, 75020 Paris. (Porte Gambetta, Père Lachaise Cemetery)

Metro: Gambetta (Lines 3, 3 Bis)

A CURSE IN SAINT-GERMAIN-DES-PRÉS

A terrible curse hangs over the Leguillot family: from generation to generation, the women of the family all betray the love of their lives… Héloïse, a tour guide in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, saw her mother leave her father, and her grandmother end her relationship with her grandfather.

Where does this curse come from? Investigate to break it once and for all!

Itinerary

A romantic and mysterious investigative tour featuring four characters, from the Café de Flore to the secret courtyards of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, right through to Place Furstemberg and its art galleries.

Language: French

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Meeting point: 4 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris.

THE LOUVRE’S TREASURE

A year ago, Régis Valentin hid a treasure somewhere in the world. Very quickly, a community of adventurers formed, convinced that the riddles led to the Louvre Palace. The pact was clear: whoever found the treasure would share it with the others…

But two days ago, one of the players secretly stole it, having exploited the group’s ideas, thereby breaking the pact. Who is the thief? It’s up to you to unmask them!

How it works

Accompanied by a Louvre guard, you’ll meet several witnesses… who may well be genuine suspects! An outdoor investigation, from the Tuileries to the Cour Carrée, via the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the pyramid (without entering the museum).

Language: French

Duration: 2 hours

Meeting point: Porte des Lions, on the Carrousel garden side, 75001 Paris.

Objectives:

To build a collective identity together

To engage everyone in an interactive way

To experience Paris in a different way through a challenge

To enjoy a relaxing time together with colleagues

Please note:

Make sure you have pens ready for the mystery tours

The start and finish points cannot be changed

No cloakroom facilities are available for participants

We do not (yet!) have a partner restaurant or bar near your tour location