Our guide didn't have a flag, just orange and blue lanyards around his neck, none the less he was easy to spot between the carousels ticket office and the slush stand Overall the audio on the tour was good, although if you got too far from the guide there was some static. Guide was very knowledgeable and answered questions patiently. No worries about being too rushed round. The tour ends on the vthird level and you are then free to explore on your own. Yes this does seem expensive when compared to a day ticket but I think it was worthwhile if only because of the speed of access it gives you. Also at the time we visited the third level was closed to walk up tickets. Overall a pleasant experience and I would recommend it.

We meet just in from of the tower, it was easy to identify our guide and the tour started on time. Our tour guide was with us during the whole process till we reach the summit where he gave a really nice presentation showing us all the historical sites and really interesting information about Paris. Getting to the tower by your own it’s not difficult, IF you plant your visit with time and have your tickets, but the information provided by the guide make the experience more amenable! This was our first visit with the kids and we all really enjoyed it.

An absolutely great guide and if you want to go up the Eiffel Tower, absolutely recommendable. In general, you can save yourself the Eiffel Tower, the view is similar to an airplane, you stand in line for ages and with a guide you go worlds faster. The stairs to the Arc d Triumphe are much more worthwhile, more stairs, shorter queuing times and worlds better views.