With over 800 years of history, the Louvre is more than just the biggest museum in the world. This best private tour of the louvre is an unforgettable experience for art history lovers. With your special guide, explore the remains of the medieval castle, ascending to today’s former Royal Palace, and get an overview of the rich collection of the Louvre Museum. A unique occasion to get up close to a selection of rare treasures.
Louvre private tour
The Louvre Through the Ages: private tour of the Louvre Museum with skip the Line
Our expert guides bring the Louvre to life for your special group of adults and children alike.
This Louvre Museum private tour offers you the chance to immerse yourself into the history of some of the world’s most famous artifacts, while enjoying a personalized visit.
Opening Days
6/7 (every day except Tues)
Meeting-Point
le Louvre
Duration
2,5Hrs (half day)
Access
Skip the Line
Transport
Executive car (on option)
Type of tour
Private, suitable for both Families and Corporates
What is included in your private guided tour of the Louvre Museum
- Experience a private tour with your own Louvre Museum expert.
- Feel like royalty with skip-the-line tickets.
- Enjoy every bit of your visit with the optional headsets.
What to expect from your private guided tour of the Louvre Museum
- Learn about the fascinating history of the Louvre, from a huge military defense and a royal residence to Paris’ most famous museum.
- Discover our selection of the finest masterpieces among the 35,000 currently present in the Museum.
- Get personalized tips on further artifacts and collections if you wish to extend your visit beyond the tour.
More than a Louvre tour: a travel through time
With over 10 million visitors every year, the Louvre is truly the number one museum in the world. You might know it for the ‘Mona Lisa’ of course, but also ‘Liberty Leading the People’ or the ‘Winged Victory of Samothrace’. But did you know that the Louvre museum is home to a collection of over 35,000 objects? Ranging from ancient sculptures to paintings, tapestries to crown jewels, it is much more than the famous lady with her enigmatic smile…
With such a wide collection, visiting the Louvre can seem challenging… Where to even begin? During this guided tour of the Louvre, your expert guide takes you through the museum and helps you live the best experience possible. He shows you the celebrated highlights, as well as some of our personal favorites.
On this special tour, discover how the Louvre castle became a royal residence, making this palace the most important one until Louis XIV’s creation of Versailles. The Kings of France promoted and patronized arts during their reigns. Filled with illuminated books, precious fabrics, priceless gemstones and gold items, the Louvre soon became the kingdom’s most valuable jewel box. What more natural then, than to make this place a national museum? And what a museum!
Highlights of our Louvre private visit
The tour begins with a view of the oldest part of the Louvre castle, whose impressive foundations show the untamable ambition of those medieval kings. From there, your group heads up into the fabulous Renaissance palais, with its majestic carvings recalling the grandeur of France’s golden age. Explore one of the world’s largest art collections, much of which was owned by the royal family until the French Revolution. Through the immense galleries and maze of corridors, your guide regales you with the history of some of the museum’s most revered treasures (the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory…), but also opens your eyes to a few of our favorite hidden gems.
What makes this exclusive tour of the Louvre Museum so special?
- Experience more than just a Mona Lisa tour. Your expert guide leads you through the Louvre to make sure you enjoy all the highlights and get an overview of the fascinating history of the museum and its collection.
- Tailor your tour to visit some of the works of art that interest you the most. Please don’t hesitate to ask your guide to see part of the museum off the beaten track.
- After your visit, benefit from your guide’s recommendations, should you wish to stay longer and explore the museum.
Where do we meet our guide?
The meeting point of your Louvre Private Tour is at le Louvre Museum directly. We will give you the exact meeting point after booking.
Options available:
- we can organize a pick up & drop off at your hotel with one of our premium car or mini van. (Mercedes or equivalent)
- Our guide can meet you at your hotel & go to le Louvre by public transport.
When is the best time to visit?
This tour is available every day except on Tuesday (the Museum is closed). If you wish to enjoy a quiet visit, please note that the Museum is the busiest during weekends. Afternoons tend to be less busy in general.
How early out should we book Louvre private tour?
This tour is available every day except on Tuesday. (the Palace is closed)
- The Museum sells a limited number of tickets with direct access to professional travel agencies ONLY. These sell out very quickly. During the high season (April-August), we advise you to book 6 weeks in advance, if it’s possible. Otherwise, please try to book an afternoon tour when the Palace is less busy.
- If it’s possible, please provide us with alternative dates and times.
How to book this Louvre private guided tour as a gift?
You can buy this tour for you and your family or buy it as a gift to your friends or relatives. A perfect way to offer a fun and educational experience!
To buy this tour as a gift, just click on the red button “Buy as a gift” on the booking form and follow the instructions. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Paypal. Then, you will receive a gift card and a voucher number. By entering this number, your friend or relative will be able to choose the date of visit online. This Paris to Versailles Private Tour is available 1 year after the date of purchase.
Can I stay in the Museum after my tour?
Your Private tour ticket allows you to stay in the museum until closing time. Enjoy your free time thanks to your guide’s special tips!
Does my tour include lunch?
- Only our Full Day tours include a lunch break (meals are not included in the tour price).
Can you store my luggage during the tour?
- Normally not. If you would like to have this service, please Contact Us in advance. This service accrues an extra charge.
Can I take my wheelchair?
Transportation and surfaces are wheelchair accessible inside the museum. For additional information on accessibility and wheelchair use, please refer to our FAQs or Contact Us directly.
The Museum is huge, so we highly recommend you wear some sneakers and comfortable clothes.
Next to the reinforcement of the security to enter the Museum, control may take longer than usual. Our skip the line tickets enable us to avoid the long queue. However you may have to wait a bit for the checking, especially during the high season.
Price list - Louvre Through the Ages with private transport
| Number of people | Total Price all included (meeting point: your hotel / apt) |
| 2 people | 370 € / pers |
| 3 people | 260 € / pers |
| 4 people | 205 € / pers |
| 5 people | 175 € / pers |
| 6 people | 165 € / pers |
| More than 6 people | Start the booking process to check out the price or contact us |
| Option on request: | Transport: class S / Range Rover… |
Price list - Louvre Through the Ages without private transport
| Number of people | Total Price all included (meeting point: Le Louvre) |
| 2 people | 250 € / pers |
| 3 people | 190 € / pers |
| 4 people | 145 € / pers |
| 5 people | 120 € / pers |
| 6 people | 135 € / pers |
| More than 6 people | Start the booking process to check out the price or contact us |
| Option on request: | Public transport with your private guide |
Louvre Museum private tour: Customization & Options
One of the specialities of Paris To Versailles Private Tours is to provide our clients with an unforgettable experience. Whether you are discovering the museum for the first time or looking to gain a deeper understanding of the place, you have the possibility to adapt the tour to your wish.
- Want to visit specific sections of the museum (Ancient Egypt / Italian paintings department…)? Don’t hesitate to inform us in your tour notes. This will be passed on to your guide, so he can tailor the tour just for you.
- Need to be picked-up and dropped off at your hotel? We propose 2 options to get to the Louvre: go there by foot to enjoy Paris with one of our guides, or go with one of our executive cars with Chauffeur.
Please feel free to ask us by email. We’ll be delighted to create a customized visit just for you!
Meet your guides
Your guide Elisa
Elisa is an Italian licensed tour guide , always smiling and full of energy. She moved to Paris more than twenty years ago and as soon as she discovered the city, she literally felt in love with it : today she considers herself half Italian and half parisian.
After graduating in Communication in Italy, she joined the famous French luxury brand, Hermès, where she was Customer Service manager.
Always passionate about art and history, she decided to start afresh a few years ago and become a licensed tour guide, graduating from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts). Visiting Versailles with Elisa, is traveling back in time and living an unique experience that you will never forget!
Elisa
Your guide Marc-Antoine
Marc-Antoine is a French licensed tour guide and a true Parisian. Since he was a kid he has always enjoyed cycling up and down the city to discover hidden streets and architectural gems. After graduating in English, he joined the Associated Press bureau in Paris to become a journalist. He later worked as an editorial expert in PR companies.
Marc-Antoine
Your guide Yaelle
Yaelle was born and grew up in Paris. She is a 100% Parisian who loves her home city; its history, architecture, culture and gastronomy. She is a passionate and enthusiastic guide, who has a delightful desire to share her passion with customers from all around the world. Very personable and knowledgable, Yaelle will make you discover the bright side of Versailles in a local, funny and lively way. She will make your trip to Versailles and Paris a memorable expérience.
And always with her smile , and her sense of humor !
Yaelle
Your guide Lorenzo
Lorenzo was born in Paris. He spent his childhood in Italy and returned to Paris in his early adolescence. He then studied French history and literature in the Sorbonne University and theater in private schools, where he discovered a passion for storytelling.
So he went back to historical studies and became a certified tour guide, dedicating himself to telling ancient and recent history of Paris using the techniques of storytelling. He is a keen history teller, joining together culture, history and art, he will take you for a trip back in time at the court of Versailles.
Lorenzo
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