Louvre & Orsay Museums Private Tour

Cultural

4 hours

Private Walking Tour

Paris

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Experience the Louvre & Orsay Museums Private Tour

Don’t miss Paris' most popular art museums: Louvre & Orsay. Enjoy this private guided tour and delight your senses with the most emblematic art pieces of all times.

Highlights of the Guided Tour

-Understand the masters' perspective with your own private art expert

-Skip the lines means more time inside the Louvre & Orsay Museums

-Visit and learn about the most emblematic works from Antiquity to Renaissance and Modern times

-Explore the outside of the Museums and learn about their history

Full Description of the Louvre & Orsay Museums Private Tour

Begin your 'Louvre and Orsay Museums Private Tour' meeting your English-speaking guide and directly enter the museums with 'skip-the-line tickets' to start your tour to 2 of the most important museums in Paris. Start off at The Louvre, a former medieval fortress that became the nation's art collection in 1793 and contains unique masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. You will be delighted to see masterpieces from Ancient Egypt until the 19th century, passing through the Renaissance. Your guide will take you on a visit throughout the highlights or take you on a tailored tour completely adapted to your interests.

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Don't miss the Egyptian collection, which is one of the most extensive in the world, as well as the Roman or Greek Antiquities. You will also discover the most emblematic works from artists like Rembrandt, Rubens, Da Vinci, David, Delacroix, Michelangelo, Raphael, and some others. Next, admire the Louvre Pyramid designed by Leoh Ming Pei and stroll around the Tuileries Garden, an Italian-style park created for Catherine de Medicis in the 16th century in the manner of an open-air museum that was later redesigned by André Le Nôtre the garden designer of Versailles Palace.

Continue your tour with your guide in front of the Orsay Museum which was a 'former train station' and is now home to the most beautiful and vast impressionist and postimpressionist collections of the world. Actually, its impressive and eclectic collection contains western art from 1848 to 1914. Particularly, its collection represents all forms of expression, from painting to architecture, passing through sculpture, the decorative arts and photography. You will find artists such as Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Rodin to name a few!

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About this activity

📍 Pick up and drop off conditions

-Meet at your place of stay in Paris, or in front of the museum.

☑️ Includes

-A private, fully licensed guide

-Skip-the-line tickets (although lines for security checks are unavoidable)

Itinerary / Interactive map

*Click on the markers for more details

Photo gallery

Our Local expert tips

Restaurant: Café Marly

Stop for a break with your children in this restaurant and café near the Louvre. Here you can relax on the terrace and enjoy the view of the pyramid. A unique and iconic place, closely linked to culture and luxury, Café Marly offers original and elaborate dishes. Le Café Marly

FAQ

Information about your Private guided tour of the Louvre: Every day except on Tuesdays and first Sunday of each month Available year-round except on January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. Louvre skip the line tickets will be purchased during the booking process. Tour is operated in English, other languages on request. Tour is not wheelchair accessible. Accredited and licensed tour guides for deep historical explanations.
Once the tour is finished, can we stay inside the museum or go back in?: Of course, you are free to stay inside the museum if you wish to continue exploring it once the tour is finished. Our tour cannot cover the whole collection, so we highly recommend staying a while longer. Exploring the Egyptian department is always fascinating. If you exit the building, you can no longer get back in.
What if I have a large group?: Families of more than 6 people can also be accommodated by contacting our customer service team in advance. This is necessary because the museums require us to make a special reservation for larger groups.
Can I bring a stroller or a wheelchair?: Yes, the Louvre museum is wheelchair friendly and there are elevators to bring disabled people to the upper floors. However, the itinerary will be modified, and this might take a bit more time. Strollers are tolerated, but if the child can walk, then you will have to leave the stroller at the cloakroom.

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