Do you like originality and wish to find out-of-the-ordinary activities? I have selected the most unusual and fun activities to do in Lyon, with your family, your friends, or even alone.
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Another Way of Visiting Lyon
Go on an aperitif cruise on the Saône
Discover a new side of Lyon aboard the Vaporetto. You will be able to visit Lyon from the Saône while enjoying a glass of wine or a soft drink, served with an appetizer platter.
You will notably see the must-see monuments of the city such as the Fourvière Basilica or the Croix-Rousse hills.
Price: €29
Duration: 1h
Do the Food Tour of the “No Diet Club”
Today is not the day to start dieting!
Come and discover the gastronomy of Lyon, and much more, with this food tour.
A guide will introduce you to the specialties of the capital of gastronomy and their history while visiting the old city.
You will be able to taste about ten dishes from local cheese, pink praline, and a delicious burger.
And a little extra tip: the program can be adapted to dietary restrictions.
Price:
- €45 for children
- €62 for adults
Duration: 3h
Discovery tour by Segway
Discover the most beautiful neighborhoods of Lyon, go along the Rhône river and the Saône River and visit the Quartier de la Renaissance of the Vieux Lyon, all of this by Segway, for a fun and not tiring visit.
History, culture, architecture and activities, your guide will reveal all the secrets of the beautiful city of Lyon.
You don’t know how to ride a Segway? No worries, a 15-minutes briefing will enable you to master this fun two-wheeled vehicle.
Price: from €44/person
Duration: 1h30
Historical treasure hunt by cycle rickshaw
During this treasure hunt fit for both children and parents, you will be guided, by cycle rickshaw, through Lyon.
In this visit, punctuated by historical anecdotes and games, you will have to display observation and deduction in order to discover the secret code.
If you succeed in finding it, a tasting will await you at the end of this superb stroll.
Price: from €45
Duration: 1h to 2h
Hôtel Dieu Escape Game
1 place de l’Hôpital, 69002 Lyon (au Grand Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon)
Discover Lyon through the “Les énigmes de l’Hôtel Dieu” outdoor escape game. Join the Secret Agents to unravel the mysteries of an ancient grimoire. A fun activity to enjoy with family or friends, offering a playful immersion into Lyon’s historic streets.
Price: from €18/person
Duration: 1h30
Escape game – The alchemist
Let your smartphone guide you through the whole city to the different points of interest where you will have to resolve puzzles and fulfil missions.
Form a team of a maximum of 6 people and visit Lyon in way of an investigation/treasure hunt.
By day or by night, choose your best moment to solve the mystery of the Alchemist.
Price: from €19.99/team (6 person tops)
Duration: 2h
Outdoor Escape Game “Le Mot de Passe”
place de la Croix Rousse, 69004 Lyon
In this treasure hunt/ escape game, go back in time and become a resistant during World War II.
A surprising and captivating game, to discover the boho and trendy neighborhood of the Croix-Rousse in a unique way.
An immersive and playful game that will become a good memory with your friends or family.
Price: €360 for groups of 1 to 10 persons
Duration: 2h30
Go on a quad ride in Bully
Chemin des Vignerons, 69210 Bully
Come and discover the region of Lyon with this quad ride around the city of Bully, about thirty minutes from Lyon.
After an introductory lesson to driving a quad, you will ride with an instructor through the small country roads. You will be able to enjoy a beautiful view of the vineyards and cherry trees.
Price: €150 (1 or 2 people per quad)
Duration: 2h
Original Workshops in Lyon
Brew your own beer
10 Rue Saint-Polycarpe, 69001 Lyon
Drinking a beer on a terrace is good, but brewing it yourself, it’s way better!
Guided by a brewer, learn and follow the steps of the creation of beer, from the selection of the raw material to the sowing of yeasts.
Once your hard work is done, Lorris, Vianney or Florent, your guides and brewers, will teach you everything about tasting by offering you a selection of different beers.
Price: €70/person
Duration: 2h
Book your workshop (website in French)
Blow your own fragrance glass bottle
20 Rue Richan, 69004 Lyon
Discover the impressive and fascinating craft of glass blowing with this playful workshop.
Tools, techniques and manipulation… glass blowing will have no secrets for you.
At the end of this unique workshop, you will leave with your own fragrance glass bottle and a smile on your face.
Price: €220/person
Duration: 4h
Book your workshop (website in French)
Fashion tour with a professional stylist
Place des Terreaux in Lyon, in front of the Bartholdi Fountain.
Your stay in Lyon may be the opportunity to completely rethink your style.
Roam Lyon and its most beautiful fashion shops with Anne, a former professional stylist.
Enjoy her precious advice and learn more about the wide world of fashion during this workshop at the junction of Les Reines du Shopping and Nouveau Look pour une Nouvelle Vie (French TV fashion programs).
Price: from €158/person
Duration: 2h
Introduction to the creation of ceramic bowls
16 Rue Pouteau, 69001 Lyon
Come and take a soothing, calm and rejuvenating break with Marcia, this ceramic artist.
In a bright place and far from the ambient agitations you will learn all the tricks of the trade of ceramist and learn how to make all kinds of bowls, plates, cups and so on.
The little extra: you can pick up your creations a few weeks later when they come out of the oven after enameling.
Price: from €60/person
Duration: 2h
Information and booking (website in French)
Unusual Activities with Friends and Family
Archery Tag
Fight in teams in this activity at the junction of archery and laser tag.
First, train with fixed targets and learn how to dodge arrows (with a foam cap of course) and then, the fight can begin!
Several game modes are available, such as the survivor game and the flag game.
Price: starts from €200/team (4 to 10 people)
Duration: at least 1h
Do a blind test
51 rue Denuziere, 69002 Lyon
For a fun activity to do with friends or family, you could do a blind test on a production set that looks like a television studio.
The sessions are played with two games and can be personalized. You can choose which musical period and language you prefer to have the best time possible.
Price:
- €26 for up to 6 players
- €23 from 7 to 18 players
Duration: 1h
Unusual photoshoot with your family
Studio Le Carré, 25 quai Saint-Vincent, 69001 Lyon
Stock up on fun memories of your stay in Lyon with this goofy photoshoot with your family.
Choose among the three setups available and the many costumes for a customized and fun photoshoot, which will please children and parents alike.
Price: from €280 (25 people tops)
Duration: 1h
Rent a boat
Albigny Sur Saône, Lyon
Discover the Val de Saône region on board Cedric’s boat, who will keep you company on this trip along the Saône and the Rhône rivers.
On board his 6-seater motorboat, Cédric will make you discover the banks of the Saône River, the wild fauna and flora, as well as the heart of the city of Lyon with its monuments and their illuminated facades.
Enjoy a smooth and authentic ride!
Price: from €200 for half a day
Duration: half-day or full-day rental
Information and reservations (exclusive: get a €20 reduction with the voucher FRANCE20)
Visit Lyon by kayak
Koening Bridge, Quai Arloing side, 69009 Lyon
Make your visit more sporty with this guided tour by kayak on the Saône.
Starting from the Koenig Bridge, you will discover Lyon and its marvels with sites such as the Vieux Lyon, the Presqu’Ile, or Confluence along with a guide. You will also be able to enjoy their historical and cultural anecdotes.
Price:
- €85 from 2 to 3 people
- €70 from 4 to 8 people
Duration: 3h
Karaoke Box
8 Place Raspail, 69007 Lyon
Come and spend a convivial and musical moment in one of the private karaoke rooms of Karaoke Box.
The concept comes from Asia: a private and soundproofed room you rent for two hours, screens, mics, and a catalog of 80,000 songs for you and your friends to act like pop stars (5 to 18 people per room).
You can even order cocktails to drink in your kbox, thanks to the connected system.
Reveal your inner star.
Price: from €12/person
Duration: 2h
Axe throwing near Saint-Etienne (42)
242 rue Pierre-Georges Latécoère, zone des Essarts, 42160 Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Have you always dreamt of being a Viking? You wish to display your skill or just let off steam?
Come and try axe throwing! It is safe and you will enjoy a really original and fun moment.
Price: €16/person (there is a volume discount)
Duration: 1h
Outdoor swimming-pool at the Rhône River’s edge
8 quai Claude Bernard 69007 Lyon
Enjoy a few lengths in the open air at the Centre Nautique Tony Bertrand.
This 50-meter Olympic swimming pool, heated to 27°C in Winter, is placed just at the Rhône River’s edge.
It is a perfect opportunity to clear your head or just to enjoy a good time with your family, swimming or paddling in an open-air basin.
You will (almost) feel like you are swimming directly in the river.
Full price: €8/person
Official website (website in French)
Ninja Warrior course
8 impasse Abbé Firmin, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Embark on the Hero Course, inspired by the obstacle course TV show on TF1. With 10 challenges, two 25-meter courses, and an 800m² space, test yourself physically and mentally. Ideal for everyone, from 3-year-old kids to adults seeking fun and challenge. Jeremy also offers special packages for stag parties and children’s birthdays.
Price: from €5
The Aerial Experiences
Helicopter flight over East Lyon
Get on a helicopter to admire Lyon and the Rhône department from the sky.
Discover the real flying sensations and let yourself be amazed by this breathtaking aerial experience.
Take all the pictures you want during the stationary flight (only possible with this flying vehicle) and ask the pilot about the helicopter and the landscapes going by beneath you.
Price: from €130/person
Duration: from 15 minutes
Hot-air balloon flight
Get in the basket on a hot-air balloon and enjoy a majestic and poetic moment hung above the Beaujolais region.
Fly over vineyards and villages that encircle Lyon during this soft and quiet aerial escape.
Flights take place during sunsets and sunrises, to offer you a fabulous show bathed in beautiful sunlight.
Price: starts from €159
Duration: 3h15 in total including a 45 minutes to 1h15 flight
Helicopter flight simulator
26 rue Emile Decorps, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Enjoy a unique experience aboard a helicopter Bell 206 simulator.
Guided by a professional flying instructor, learn the basics and techniques of helicopter flying during a mission you will have chosen yourself.
Skiers dropping, flying above dangerous grounds, rescuing swimmers in distress, between Manhattan’s buildings or above Moscow, get on for an aerial experience worthy of action movies.
Price: from €109/person
Duration: from 35 minutes (+10-minutes briefing)
Fighter jet flying simulator
26 rue Emile Decorps, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
Take an adrenaline shot in this F-16 or F-35 fighter jet simulator.
Put on your pilot suit and helmet and enter the cockpit for an extreme and thrilling experience.
As in the helicopter simulator, you will be guided by a professional instructor and will choose the mission you want among a wide selection: aerial fight, in-flight refueling, assisting an airplane in distress and even aerobatics.
Become a Top Gun character during an intense simulation.
Price: from €109/person
Duration: from 35 minutes (+ 10-minutes briefing)
Interesting Investigations and Escape Games
Escape Game “Le Silence des Moaï”
12 place Jules Guesde, 69007 Lyon
Experience the “Le Silence des Moaï” escape game in Lyon, where you’ll navigate a comical scenario driven by curiosity. Can you escape the forbidden crypt within an hour, or join the vanished Moaï people? Immerse yourself in this unique experience at Imaginarium, offering fun and escapism for all ages. Ideal for family outings, group adventures, or special occasions like bachelor or bachelorette parties!
Price: from €34
Duration: 1h
Escape Game “20,000 leagues under the sea”
219 rue Vendôme, 69003 Lyon
Locked in Captain Nemo’s submarine, you must escape within an hour. This thrilling game, suitable for families and friends, offers an immersive and entertaining experience. With 4 different scenarios, WayOut also offers private room rentals for special events. Get ready for an exciting escape!
Price: from €20
Duration: 1h30
Team Building Murder Party
Become a detective and investigate a morbid murder.
Staging, characters, scenario… everything is made to offer you a unique and unusual immersive experience.
Live in a real crime drama for two hours and solve the mystery thanks to the clues and the witnesses.
With your friends or family, this is a perfect activity to spend a rainy afternoon.
Price: from €30/person
Duration: 2h30
Book now (website in French)
Dark Experience
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Way more than a mere escape game, Dark Experience invites you to enter terrifying rooms with frightening scenarios.
Escape within the allocated time by foiling traps, solving puzzles and fulfilling physical missions.
This extreme escape game will appeal to your intellect, your stamina and your survival instinct.
Are you ready for this intense and terrifying experience?
Price: starts from €32/person
Duration: 1h
Unique Sensorial Experiences
Floating and relaxing in sensorial isolation
31 rue Ney, 69006 Lyon
Disconnect your body and mind during this unprecedented experience.
Dive in a salt-saturated basin where gravity is reduced by 80%, and let your body float without any constraint.
Enjoy an out-of-time and out-of-body moment during this experience that gives away many mental and physical health benefits.
For your return to reality not to be too harsh, a relaxing sas is available at the end of the experience, with tea and infusions.
Price: €59/person
Duration: 1h15
Dream Away virtual reality room
36 rue du Plat, 69002 Lyon
Dream Away provides an unique activity in its VR center.
Alone or in teams, you will be able to enjoy many games in virtual reality such as escape games, adventure games, or collaborative action games.
The session starts with a briefing and how to use the equipment. Then, you will be able to start playing.
Price:
- Between €18 and €22 for 25 minutes
- Between €25 and €30 for 45 minutes
Duration: 25 or 45 minutes
Sensas Lyon
14 rue Michel Felizat 69007 LYON
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Discover the crazy experience that tests your 5 senses: Sensas Lyon invites you to participate in 6 sensorial workshops and 3 SAS where you will have to fulfill challenges, most of the time in pitch black setups, in order to find amulets.
A unique and fun concept to have you rediscover your senses.
The big extra of Sensas Lyon? The more amulets you find, the more money is given to the association heï Association.
A good deed and a great time to share with your friends at the same time.
Price: €24/person
Duration: 2h
Official website (in French)
Unusual Restaurants
Le Complexe, café-theater
7 rue des Capucins, 69001 LYON
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Le Complexe invites you to enjoy delicious tapas and drinks while you are waiting for a show, a theater play, a standup, etc. to start in one of the two auditoriums of the building.
It is an ideal place to spend a delicious and entertaining evening.
Price:
- tapas start from €2 each
- menu “avant scène” for two €42
Official website (website in French)
La Table en Braille
44 Quai Charles de Gaulle, 69006 Lyon
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Live a sensational culinary experience by giving up on, for the time of a meal, one of your senses.
Enjoy the surprise menu in a pitch-black room, and rediscover your senses.
A moment that is delicious, surprising and playful at the same time, to understand what blindness really is.
In order to suit all diets, La Table en Braille offers vegan, gluten-free and allergen-free dishes on demand.
Price: set menu starts from €56
Official website (website in French)
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