There was the Open Tour and the Galeries Lafayette red bus tours, now there’s Foxity, the budget option for double-decker bus tours of Paris: top deck adult tickets are €12, students under 25 and seniors over 65 are €10, and kids under 12 are free (one per paying adult). You can also opt for the even cheaper lower deck for €9 (same price for everyone). Combined tickets for the bus and the Bateau-Mouches are €17 (kids €5). The pro: they have a heated upper deck with sliding transparent roof to keep you dry. The con: it’s not “hop-on, hop-off; you get on and stay on for the 90-minute tour (with audioguide). Departs from Galerie de la Madeleine, at 9 place de la Madeleine, 1st, from 10am through 10pm. Reserve your tickets online.

Another bus tour for night owls who like to party is the Soirée Bus. There’s a pubcrawl bus, for €28, which includes drinks at three Paris pubs, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night from 9pm until the bars close. The second trip is a 90-minute drive around Paris at night with images on 4 flat-screens, a DJ, a glass of Champagne and beverage bar, every Wednesday from 9:30pm for €36/person. Reserve your tickets online.