Paris: Louvre Museum Guided Tour with Skip the Line Entrance

About this activity

Skip the line and see the Louvre’s top attractions alongside overlooked treasures, from ‘Mona Lisa’ to the ‘Great Sphinx of Tanis’. On this complete tour, your expert guide will reveal subtle details about the artwork.

Highlights

  • Skip the long lines to the Louvre with fast-track entry
  • See Da Vinci's enigmatic painting of the "Mona Lisa"
  • View Renaissance masterpieces by Caravaggio and Michelangelo
  • Admire the graceful "Venus de Milo" and extraordinary "Winged Victory of Samothrace" in the classical collection
  • Freedom to explore the Louvre after the tour – return to pieces you’ve seen or discover even more

Full description

Skip the Louvre’s famously long lines gives and visit the museum’s must-see attractions. Your expert guide will unveil subtle details most visitors never learn about the works of art on show. Discover the "Mona Lisa", the "Venus de Milo" and the "Winged Victory of Samothrace".

The tour also features Greek and Roman antiquities like the 4,000-year-old "Great Sphinx of Tanis", other recognisable works by Da Vinci and Raphael, and highlights of the French Romantic period. Sculptures like Michelangelo’s "Dying Slave" and Antonio Canova’s "Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss" add another dimension to the experience. In the Apollo Gallery, you’ll glimpse the Louvre’s own history as the Royal Palace, before Louis XIV relocated the court to Versailles. The equally opulent décor of the Second Empire is also preserved in the Napoleon Apartments. After the tour, you can continue exploring the Louvre at your leisure.

Included / Excluded

  • • Skip-the-line entrance to the Louvre Museum
  • • Entrance ticket and reservation fee
  • • Audio sets to facilitate hearing your guide better
  • • Expert, English-speaking tour guide
  • • Gratuities
  • • Hotel pick-up/drop-off

Important information

Know before you book

  • • This tour involves a fair amount of walking
  • • It is the responsibility of all visitors to arrive at the tour departure point on time
  • • Any items exceeding 55 x 35 x 20 cm are not permitted in the museum
  • • Please note that parties of 7 or more people may be split in different groups on the day of the tour at the meeting point

Know before you go

  • • For urgent issues, please phone the local partner
  • • Please be aware that all visitors to the Louvre Museums must pass security before entering the museums. While there is Skip-the-Line group entrance provided, it is still often necessary to queue to pass security – albeit a shorter queue
  • • Extra measures may be implemented at some venues due to heightened global security. Delays may be experienced
  • • Please note that parties of 7 or more people may be split into different groups on the day of the tour at the meeting point

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity starts

Up to 24 hours before the beginning of the activity: full refund Less than 24 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund

Reviews

GetYourGuide
Nadine
Jun 2026
5.0

We had an amazing time - excellent seats and atmosphere. Will definitely book again on our next trip.

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
Jun 2026
5.0

Echt een super leuke ervaring! Zeker aan te raden :)

GetYourGuide
GetYourGuide traveler
Jun 2026
5.0

Fantastisk roligt och väldigt bra organiserat. Jättelätt att få ut biljetter och underbar stämning