The Paris Itinerary Generator Tutorial by VPBY helps you create and organize a stay in Paris from 1 to 10 days (or more). It’s FREE, provides the visits you want from a database of over 500 sites, organizes visits by half-day, and displays reservations you can make with a single click (for your hotel, flight, train, or car rental). It eliminates the headache of smartly organizing your time in Paris, takes just 5 minutes and 5 clicks, and is intuitive and very easy to use. Below, we’ve added the tutorial to help you make the most of this digital marvel’s “tricks.”
The VPBY Itinerary Generator
Here’s how our VPBY Itinerary Generator works:
1/ Select your “general interests” by clicking on the list (Museums, Churches, Monuments, Parks, etc.);
2/ The VPBY Itinerary Generator returns a list of relevant listings;
3/ You select by clicking on the names of museums, monuments, parks, or activities you want;
4/ The organizer returns a day-by-day itinerary for your stay;
5/ with geographic optimization of daily visits—if you wish—to avoid tedious and tiring travel.
This takes just 5 clicks and 3 minutes. And it’s completely free. To use it, click on “Organize Your Stay in Paris.”
Click on our VPBY Itinerary Generator to start the Paris Itinerary Generator Tutorial.
Note: Want to know what VPBY Itinerary Generator users think of their experience? Click on “They Planned Their Trip with VPBY.”
Page 0: All of Paris, at Your Fingertips
How many days will you spend in Paris? Choose the number of “full” days you’ll spend visiting Paris.
2 options:
Already familiar with our itinerary generator? Click to enter the Itinerary Generator directly.
Want more details? This “path” lets you learn more about our generator: what information you’ll get, everything included in our offer, the simplicity, plus your complete Paris guide at your disposal, quality souvenirs to bring back from Paris, 500 offers and data from our database, those who have already used our Itinerary Generator, and frequently asked questions. Then click on “Organize My Stay.”
Page 1/6: When Are You Traveling to Paris?
Display the exact dates from the calendars. These are full days in Paris. Later in the Generator, you can "adjust" the days if, for example, you arrive or depart in the middle of the day.
Page 2/6: What interests you?
Select your personal interests. There are 8 in total.
Page 3/6: Select the places you want to see or visit
Only the places matching your selected interests will appear in the places row. Click Previous in the bottom left corner if you want to add another interest criterion.
In the same places row, clicking on a type of place (e.g. Museums) will display only that type of place on the map. "All" corresponds to all places matching your interests.
You can also filter places: All categories (resets all interest criteria), Areas (Choice), Within Paris (Inside Paris), Outside Paris (e.g. L'Isle-Adam)
Click on the map markers: a place window appears—you can "Add" it to your visit list or "View the place" (detailed sheet to help you add it to your list).
Below the map, all places matching your selected interests are listed. Unselected places are marked "+ Add". Once added, this changes to "Selected".
In the bottom right corner of the screen, you’ll see your list of selected places, with their count.
Click "Continue" or "Next".
Page 4/6: Organize your itinerary
All previously selected places appear in a list. You have two options:
Drag and drop each place to the day of your stay that suits you best.
Click "Organize intelligently" at the top of the page: all your selected places will be automatically distributed across your stay days, grouped geographically by half-day to minimize unnecessary travel.
You’ll also see a map with place markers color-coded by day, connected by a "line" itinerary between them.
You can adjust the "order" of each visit within a day or between days by dragging and dropping the corresponding line.
Click "Next".
Page 5/6: Book your visits
You’ll see a list of bookings you need to make if you want to visit these places. Only places you’ve selected that allow reservations are listed.
Click "Next".
Page 6/6: My trip to Paris
You will receive a summary sheet of your trip to Paris, which you must complete as follows:
Trip title: give your trip a name. If you want to try out several trip options, this will make it easier for you to keep track of them
Hotel address if you have one. If you haven’t booked a hotel yet, you can make a reservation from our extensive list of hotels across all price ranges, located throughout Paris and even outside the city
Next, complete your trip to Paris with "Prepare your stay"
Don’t forget to book your transport: plane, train, or car rental
Don’t forget to book your accommodation: in Paris or in the immediate vicinity (considering price and comfort)
Our self-guided walks in Paris: a substitute for a "human" guide. All the points of interest in our database are used to create short, well-documented walks rich in historical facts and anecdotes about Paris
Don’t forget to bring back souvenirs from Paris. We offer 2 types of high-quality souvenirs (not plastic Eiffel Towers) at affordable prices, which will make your stay in Paris an unforgettable experience. These are "Photo Reports" of you and your family during your stay, taken by professional photographers. We also have high-definition art photos of Paris in large and extra-large formats, perfect for decorating your home
Next, you’ll receive a list of visits organized by half-day
Save your trip: your entire "Trip" file will be stored in YOUR account and on our website. We’ll keep it for 6 months (renewable upon request). You can then access it whenever you like, modify it, update it, etc. You can save multiple trips to refine your final Paris itinerary without losing information from previous trips
Export as PDF: an additional option that lets you save it to your computer or smartphone
Click "Finish" to view
The complete itinerary with its map
Edit: to amend your trip
Share by creating a private or public sharing link
iCal: to add your trip schedule to your calendar
Summary of the Paris Trip Generator Tutorial
The Paris Trip Generator is simple, easy, and intuitive. With the Paris Trip Generator Tutorial, organizing your upcoming trip to Paris becomes even simpler—like child’s play.