Before becoming one of the biggest Museum in the world, the Louvre had a 800 year history. This tour will start in the underground, taking you through the remains of a medieval castle, before stepping into the actual Royal Palace, where you’ll get an overview of the rich collection of the Louvre Museum and be shown our own selection of the best pieces of the Museum. This is your chance to truly delve into the history of these world-famous artefacts and engage with the topics that most interest you. The tour is a perfect way to learn about art, history and cultures but nevertheless made in a fun way to engage adults and children alike, making it an unforgettable experience.
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, up to 25 people
What is included in this tour
- Enjoy a private tour with a friendly Louvre Museum expert really dedicated to you.
- Feel like a Queen: skip-the-line tickets.
- Headsets (if necessary) so you can always hear your guide.
- Get our tips to continue your visit by your own if you wish to extend your experience.
What to see during this tour
- Learn about the fascinating history of the Louvre first as the biggest military defence to become a royal residence.
- Discover our selection of the best Masterpieces among the 35 000 currently present in the Museum.
- Get personalised tips on further artefacts and collections if you wish to extend your visit beyond our tour.
Tour Description
The fortress of le Louvre built in the end of the 12th century at the limits of the City, together with a prominent city wall, aimed to discourage any attempt to invade the city. At this point, the Louvre was the most advanced defensive structure of France, with a huge circular keep in its center, where the Royal treasure was placed in custody, under strong guard.
Later, the castle will be transformed into a royal residence, making this palace the most important one until Louis XIV’s creation of Versailles.
No wonder if the place became the kingdom’s most valuable jewel box, filled with illuminated books, precious fabrics, priceless gemstones and gold items. For it’s in this royal palace that the french monarchs stored the country’s most precious items.
What more natural then, than to make this place a national museum ? And what a museum !
With the French Revolution, all the royal properties became national assets, displayed in the Louvre, and the first museum open to the public. With Napoleon’s conquests, the national collection will be supplemented with even more paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, antiques, coming from the four corners of the ancient world. This is why you will see in the Louvre very unique pieces from the Antique world, as well as masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance. And also a part of the French Crown Jewels and among them, one of the biggest and most valuable gemstone, the Regent diamond.
Meet our guide, skip the line and come on a tour of this extraordinary institution that will take you to a fascinating time travel in French and world history.
What makes this tour special?
- You will be guided through the most important places in order to make sure you won’t miss any of the highlights – including the ones most visitors ignore – and get an overview of the fascinating history of the building.
- During this tour, your guide will be giving you tips to make your journey most enjoyable. If you’re really keen on art history, we will indeed suggest you make the best of your visit and spend the whole day in the museum. The Louvre is a small town. You can eat, have a drink and go shopping in there.
- After your 3 hours visit, we will make sure you’re familiar with the whole building, and if you wish to stay longer to explore the museum, we will recommend things to see, good places to have lunch, snacks or drinks according to your budget.
- Get our tips to continue your visit by your own if you wish to extend your experience.
Important information
Meeting point
The meeting point is at le Louvre directly. We will give you the exact meeting point after booking. On option:
- 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?
- The Museum is the busiest during the weekends.
- Afternoons tend to be less busy at the Museum (but we can’t guarantee)
How to book this 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. In 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 tour as a gift?
Why not offer some fun and educational ?
- You can buy this tour for you and your family or buy it as a gift to your friends or relatives. To buy this tour as a gift, just click on the red button “buy as a gift” on the booking form and follow the instruction. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Paypal. Then, you will get a gift card and a Voucher number. The lucky one will be able to apply this number and he will be able to choose the date of his visit to Versailles online. They have 1 year to make this private tour after buying the gift card.
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?
- For information on accessibility and wheelchair use, please refer to our FAQs or Contact Us directly.
The Museum is huge, we suggest you to wear some sneakers and comfortable clothes.
Next to the reinforcement of the security to enter in the Museum, the 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 – The Louvre Through the Ages
| Number of people | Total Price all included (meeting point: Le Louvre) |
| 2 people | 175 € / pers |
| 3 people | 140 € / pers |
| 4 people | 115 € / pers |
| 5 people | 100 € / pers |
| 6 people | 90 € / pers |
| More than 6 people | On request |
| Option on request: | Premium transport from your hotel |
| Option on request: | Transport by bus or tube with your guide |
Customization & Options
This tour that we propose you is fully included. We believe that this tour includes everything you need to be passionate for a few hours. But if you wish something specific, we can adapt the tour to your wish:
- If you want a more specific visit of the museum (Ancient Egypt / Italian paintings department etc…)
- If you need to be escorted (round trip) from your hotel to the Louvre Museum: by walk to enjoy Paris with our guide (option) or in one of our executive car with Chauffeur. (option)
- One of our speciality is to introduce our clients to new facets of places they have already visited. You may have already toured le Louvre several times and fear to be bored? You would like to “blow your mind over” with a different visit! Then let’s have a talk and let us reinvent your visit in order to turn it into a new discovery.
Please feel free to ask us by email. We’ll be delighted to build a customized visit for you.
