Louvre Museum Semi-Private Skip the Line Guided Tour

3 hours
Max 6 people
Paris, France

About this activity

Meet your guide near the entrance to the Louvre Museum at your selected time, and then use your skip-the-line ticket to beat the queues and head inside to begin your tour. Stroll along the corridors and galleries, and discover acclaimed artworks dating back through antiquity such as Venus de Milo, Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss, and Michelangelo’s Rebellious Slave. With your guide leading the way, head straight to the most significant artworks and hear how they were created. Admire royal crowns, 4,000-year-old Egyptian treasures, and masterpieces including Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Along the way, explore the lavishly furnished apartments of Napoleon III and learn of the powerful kings and queens who ruled France from the Louvre. When your guided tour comes to an end, enjoy the freedom to explore hidden corners of the museum at your own pace. Then, exit the Louvre Museum to conclude your visit.

Highlights

  • Beat the Louvre’s often long entry queues with your skip-the-line ticket
  • Discover famous works of art including Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo
  • Free time to explore the galleries further at your leisure, after your tour
  • Small-group tour limited to six people for more attention from your guide 

Full description

The Louvre Museum is home to some of the world’s most famous paintings and sculptures, but the stories behind the works of art are often hidden. On this small-group tour, limited to six people, beat the queues with skip-the-line entry and hear backstories behind acclaimed artworks such as the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. When your guided tour ends, enjoy free time to explore further the museum at your leisure.

Included / Excluded

  • Small group 3 hour fully guided tour of the Louvre museum
  • Fully accredited local guide
  • Small groups of 6 people or fewer
  • Continue exploring the museum at your leisure if you wish after your tour
  • Entry/Admission - Louvre Museum
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities

Meeting point

Start Location

Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Place du Carrousel, Paris, France

Place du Carrousel, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, FR

Important information

Know before you book

  • Duration: 3h
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Reviews

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
Aug 2026
5.0

Syvie was amazing! Couldn’t have envisioned a more knowledgeable and amiable guide. We did the all day tour - which was incredibly challenging in the record breaking heat - and she was our guide throughout. The tour was informative and enjoyable and I’m glad we did it. I’m also glad we spent the money for ‘skip the line.’ When you walk past a hundred plus people waiting to get in to the area to wait to get in, you know it was worth it. My only caution to anyone reading this is that given the crowds and the physical rigor required of this tour, heed the alerts you seen when booking about this trip not being recommended for those with wheelchairs or mobility issues. We had a more senior couple in our group who struggled throughout the tour because of various physical issues, and although we’d wait for everyone to catch up, and our guide was patient and gracious, the tour covers a lot of ground, both literally and figuratively, and it was clearly hard on them keeping up.

GetYourGuide
Bradley
Aug 2026
5.0

Our guide was very knowledgeable and a pleasure with a great personality definitely recommend this tour

GetYourGuide
Wendy
Aug 2026
5.0

Cristal made the tour as comfortable as she can. She was very knowledgeable and also interactive by also asking our opinions. Although the museaum was huge, we were able to see the most amazing arts and pieces. As expected there was a lot of people but the experience was still fun and amazing. I'd recommend this experience.

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Additional information

Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible