word mouche english fly see mouche disambiguation . this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message a bateau mouche excursion boat on the seine near th le de la cit . bateau mouche . bateaux mouches french pronunciation bato mu are open excursion boats that provide visitors to paris france with a view of the city from along the river seine . 1 the term is a registered trademark of the compagnie des bateaux mouches the most widely known operator of the boats in paris founded by jean bruel 1917 2003 ; 2 however the phrase because of the success of the company is used generically to refer to all such boats operating on the river within the city . bateaux mouches translates literally as fly boats fly meaning the insect ; however the name arose because they were originally manufactured in boatyards situated in the mouche area of lyon . these boats are popular tourist attractions in paris . they started with steamers at an exhibition in 1867 . many seat several hundred people often with an open upper deck and an enclosed lower deck ; some have sliding canopies that can close to protect the open deck in inclement weather . most boat tours include a live or recorded commentary on the sights along the river . a typical cruise lasts about one hour . many companies offer lunch and dinner cruises as well . most boats are equipped with lights to illuminate landmarks in the evening . the steamers stopped running in the slow down of the great depression . since the seine is centrally situated in paris a boat tour covers a great deal of the city . both the left bank rive gauche and the right bank rive droite are visible from the boat . passengers can see among other sites the eiffel tower ; notre dame cathedral ; the alexander iii bridge the pont neuf ; the orsay museum and the louvre museum . passengers can also see les invalides napoleon s burial site . boat tours in paris have flourished since world war ii and today the compagnie des bateaux mouches still the oldest company operating boat tours has significant competition . on busy days in high season boats constantly move up and down the river . in canada montr al qu bec edit a canadian company runs a tour of the saint lawrence river around montreal with a similar boat called the bateau mouche of the old port of montr al . 3 references edit bateaux mouches seine river paris france . discoverfrance.net . et que vogue le jean bruel jean pierre thiollet france soir 8 november 2010 le bateau mouche au vieux port de montr al canada . bateaumouche.ca . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to bateaux mouches . compagnie des bateaux mouches v t e tourism in paris landmarks arc de triomphe arc de triomphe du carrousel ar nes de lut ce bourse catacombs conciergerie eiffel tower flame of liberty grand palais and petit palais institut de france les invalides od on op ra bastille op ra garnier panth on philharmonie de paris porte saint denis porte saint martin sorbonne tour montparnasse museums biblioth que nationale carnavalet centre pompidou beaubourg cit des sciences et de l industrie jeu de paume louis vuitton foundation mus e des arts d coratifs mus e des arts et m tiers mus e cognacq jay mus e gr vin mus e guimet mus e jacquemart andr mus e du louvre mus e marmottan monet mus e national des monuments fran ais mus um national d histoire naturelle mus e national du moyen ge mus e de l orangerie mus e d orsay mus e picasso mus e du quai branly mus e rodin palais de la l gion d honneur mus e d art moderne de la ville de paris religious buildings alexander nevsky cathedral american cathedral american church chapelle expiatoire grand mosque grand synagogue la madeleine notre dame p re lachaise cemetery sacr c ur saint augustin saint tienne du mont saint eustache saint germain des pr s saint germain l auxerrois saint jacques tower saint jean de montmartre saint paul saint louis saint pierre de montmartre saint roch saint sulpice sainte chapelle sainte clotilde temple du marais val de gr ce h tels particuliers and palaces lys e palace h tel de sens h tel de soubise h tel de sully h tel de ville h tel matignon luxembourg palace palais bourbon palais de justice palais royal areas bridges streets and squares avenue foch avenue george v champ de mars champs lys es covered passages latin quarter place dauphine place de la bastille place de la concorde place de la r publique place denfert rochereau place des tats unis place des pyramides place des victoires place des vosges place du ch telet place du tertre place saint michel place vend me pont alexandre iii pont d i na pont de bir hakeim pont des arts pont neuf rive gauche rue de rivoli rue du faubourg saint honor trocad ro parks and gardens bois de boulogne bois de vincennes jardin d acclimatation jardin du luxembourg parc des buttes chaumont parc montsouris tuileries garden r gion parisienne chantilly la d fense disneyland paris couen fontainebleau france miniature malmaison mus e de l air et de l espace mus e fragonard d alfort parc ast rix provins rambouillet la roche guyon basilica of st denis saint germain en laye sceaux stade de france vaux le vicomte palace and gardens of versailles vincennes events and traditions bastille day military parade f te de la musique nuit blanche paris air show paris plages republican guard paris m tro bateaux mouches coordinates 48 51 50 n 2 18 21 e 48.86389 n 2.30583 e 48.86389 ; 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