Louvre Museum Private Guided Tour with Access

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Paris, France

3 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in the art and history of the Louvre, arguably the world's most famous museum, on this 3-hour private tour. Access the museum with your dedicated guide and explore the collection with personalized attention and a flexible itinerary that includes the works and artists that interest you. See some of the museum's legendary masterpieces, including the Mona Lisa, some of Michelangelo's works in marble, and the ancient Greek Venus de Milo.

Access lets you bypass the crowds
See the most famous masterworks and some hidden gems in the Louvre collection
All entrance fees included including the €22 museum ticket for adults
Private guide for a fully personalized, customizable experience
All entrance fees included

What's Included

Access to the Louvre Museum
Expert, English-speaking private tour guide exclusively for your party
Headsets when appropriate, so you can always hear your guide
€28 entrance ticket to the museum for adults

Gratuities
Hotel pick-up/drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Pl. du Carrousel, 75001 Paris, France
Meet our team, dressed in blue attire, at the Arc du Carrousel. This is a monumental arch with a horse-drawn chariot on top. Standing with your back to the entrance of the Louvre Pyramid, you will see it across the road, before the entrance to the Tuileries Garden.

End point

Louvre Museum
75001 Paris, France
The tour ends in the lobby of the Louvre, just under the Pyramid.

Itinerary

Meet your Louvre guide by the Arc du Carrousel, and then enter the popular Paris art museum with your prebooked ticket to bypass the long sales lines. With more than 35,000 works of art (not counting the works in the basements), the Louvre Museum can be an overwhelming place. However, you’ll go straight to its highlights and discover some hidden gems, too, maximizing your precious time inside the gallery.

Hear the stories behind the brushstrokes of Leonardo da Vinci’s "Mona Lisa," and check out sculptures such as Canova’s "Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss" (aka the "Cupid and Psyche"), as you explore with your private guide. Feel free to ask questions and linger where you wish, taking advantage of a private tour that’s totally at your own pace.

After three hours inside the museum, bid your guide goodbye. You can stay inside to revisit favorite works, or explore more on your own.

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (Pass By)

Louvre Museum

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Due to heightened security there may be slight delays at checkpoints. We ask for your patience

Entrance ticket (€28), and reservation fee (€20) included
Free admission applies to visitors under 18 and EEA residents under 26, upon presentation of valid ID and proof of residency
Not recommended for travelers with serious medical conditions
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.7

based on 23 reviews

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So huge, a guide is a must!

Julie_B, May 2022

We kept looking at the crowds and being grateful that we had a guided tour. With more than 38,000 artworks plus thousands of other items (jewelry, furniture, plates, etc.) it would be hard to know where to start on your own. Our guide, Anais, took us through the major sections, starting in the historic palace moat so we had a picture of the building's history. She guided us through the crowds, including bustling school groups, and discussed many significant and famous works. With Covid interrupting her guiding experience, Anais said we were her first private tour, which was a surprise since she did a great job. At the conclusion of our tour, Anais gave us directions to backtrack to the Angelina restaurant that we had seen along the tour, where we enjoyed a lovely lunch on a Louvre palace terrace!

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