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Why you'll love the Parisian Fly Boats
Whether under the sun, under the rain, or under the snow, seeing Paris from the Seine River at the top level of a Parisian Fly Boat will give you the most beautiful and unique views of the city.
We understand that beautiful weather would be ideal. But if you are in Paris during the winter months, just bundle up as best you can and buy a nice warm cup of hot cocoa. Then, stand at the top of the fly boat and see the monuments from a unique and completely different view.
You will pass by such monuments as the Eiffel Tower, The Paris Statue of Liberty (and the original), the Louvre and Orsay Museums, Notre Dame, and the Concorde.
If you still need a reason to take a trip down the river, here is our last convincing argument: because it is one of the most romantic things you may do in Paris. And isn’t romance what Paris is all about?
A little
bit of history about the Parisian Fly Boats
The river of the Seine has always been the center of Paris, going all the way back when the first people (called the Parisii tribe) came and inhabited the area over 2200 years ago.
There are many different companies that offer hourly trips down the Seine. Your best bet would be to walk along the Seine River where you will quickly spot a company of boats.
As a tip, there are many large flyboats right next to the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame monuments.
For a truly special experience, a few companies offer lunch or dinner cruises for 40-140 Euros. For the dinner cruise, go to the Eiffel Tower of the bridge called Pont de l’Alma.
Before the 20th century, the river was used to haul coal and materials to and from Paris. Today, the high majority of the boats you will see on the Seine will be a variety of flyboats. These boats were brought to Paris at the end of the 19th century and there are quite a number of different theories as to why they were given such a bizarre name.
Just for a couple of examples, one idea is that it was originally the name of the oldest operating cruise line on the Seine named after the founder named Jean-Sebastien Mouche. Another theory is that because the boats were being made down in the southern area of France in a marshy area, the boats were first sailed down shallow, marshy rivers called “mouches”.
Wherever the name for these boats came from, it is one experience you will not want to miss.
