Paris Behind the Scenes Macaron Baking Class
Overview
Learn to make authentic French macarons from a pastry expert, and enjoy a delicious macaron tasting session. You’ll take home a box of your personalized macarons, the ultimate Parisian souvenir.
What's Included
- Macaron tasting and refreshments
- Personalized macarons to take home with you
- Hands-on macaron class
- Local pâtisserie expert
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
25 Rue de Bretagne
75003 Paris, France
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Discover the art of French pâtisserie with our immersive macaron baking class.
Set in the heart of Paris at the renowned “Miss Manon” bakery, this hands-on experience invites you to learn the secrets behind crafting the perfect macaron. This bakery only uses the highest quality ingredients, including organic ingredients wherever possible.
Guided by a patisserie expert, you’ll mix, pipe, and bake your own macarons, customizing flavors and colors to your liking. Along the way, you’ll uncover the fascinating history of this iconic treat.
The experience concludes with a guided tasting session and a box of your personalized macarons to take home. Perfect for food lovers and families alike, this tour blends culinary education with delicious fun in a historic and authentic Parisian setting.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Children are allowed, but they must be accompanied by an adult. Kids under the age of 5 can join free of charge, but they won’t be able to participate in the hands-on baking experience due to safety concerns.
- This tour requires you to be able to stand for an extended period of time.
- Plan to show up 15 minutes early. This experience starts promptly, and you may not be able to join if you arrive late.
- We follow a set recipe with various flavor options and can't make substitutions. The macarons use both dairy and almond powder. While they are gluten-free, the bakery uses wheat in other products and is not a gluten-free facility.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Macaron tasting and refreshments.
- Personalized macarons to take home with you.
- Hands-on macaron class.
- Local pâtisserie expert.
- Gratuities.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Paris Behind the Scenes Macaron Baking Class is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Paris Behind the Scenes Macaron Baking Class will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Macaron tasting and refreshments
- Personalized macarons to take home with you
- Hands-on macaron class
- Local pâtisserie expert
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Children are allowed, but they must be accompanied by an adult. Kids under the age of 5 can join free of charge, but they won’t be able to participate in the hands-on baking experience due to safety concerns.
- This tour requires you to be able to stand for an extended period of time.
- Plan to show up 15 minutes early. This experience starts promptly, and you may not be able to join if you arrive late.
- We follow a set recipe with various flavor options and can't make substitutions. The macarons use both dairy and almond powder. While they are gluten-free, the bakery uses wheat in other products and is not a gluten-free facility.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
