Louvre Museum tours, things to do and tickets

Take a small group or a private (depending on the option you choose) walking tour of the Louvre Museum in Paris and jump the queue by booking ahead. This tour helps you explore the collection of paintings, sculpture, and architecture with an expert local guide. Numbers are limited to a maximum of 24 people on this small group walking tour, ensuring you'll receive personalized attention from your guide. Upgrade your ticket for a private tour exclusive to just your group. This tour was specifically designed to highlight the most famous works of the Louvre Museum. Entering the Louvre through the original Medieval structure from the 12th century, join your guide on a journey from one breathtaking gallery to the next as you travel through time visiting works from 450 BCE through to the 1800s.

Explore one of France’s top attractions on this 2.5-hour exclusive guided Louvre Museum tour in Paris with reserved entry included! The Louvre Museum is highly popular with both locals and visitors, and can be crowded. Follow a private guide through the historic halls and gain insight into thousands of years of art history. Discover famous works such as the ‘Mona Lisa’ and the ‘Venus de Milo.

Discover the sights of Paris on a Big Bus hop-on hop-off tour! Aboard an open-top, double-decker bus, admire panoramic views of top Paris attractions including the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Champs Elysées and much more, all while listening to audio commentary. Follow our easy route, and hop on and off at any of the stops around town. To see even more of Paris, you have the option to pair your 24 hours or 48 hours sightseeing pass with a Seine River cruise.

This 2.5 hour semi-private (6 Guest Maximum) guided tour of the Louvre museum with entry Included gets you into the galleries with our expert guide. This tour includes a visit to some of the most iconic pieces while also exploring the history behind the building that, today, is larger than the palace at Versailles.

Paris’s Louvre Museum is no less than the world’s biggest museum, visited by 10.5 million in 2018 alone. Learn the secrets of three of its biggest crowd-pleasers, including the mysterious Mona Lisa, on your two-and-a-half-hour guided tour. No need to stand in line! This guided tour offers the perfect opportunity to learn about the museum's huge collection and its greatest works of art, such as the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and the Coronation of Napoleon. Follow your guide directly to the Mona Lisa and through a selection of highlights, including the medieval foundations of the palace, the Venus de Milo and the Caryatids, the Etruscan collections, Pharaonic Egypt with the Seated Scribe and a mummy, the dazzling Apollo Gallery with its royal jewels, French masterpieces such as Liberty Leading the People, the decorative arts of the kings and Napoleon III’s apartments, and the Richelieu Wing with its grand French sculptures.

Explore Paris at your own pace with a flexible hop-on hop-off cruise along the Seine. Choose a 1-day (24H) or 2-day (48H) pass to visit landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and Notre-Dame Cathedral. Your pass starts when you board and lets you hop on and off as often as you like at 9 stops along the river. Enjoy breathtaking views from a comfortable, eco-friendly boat while avoiding traffic and crowded streets. This scenic and relaxing cruise offers unmatched flexibility and is ideal for families, couples, and solo travelers of all ages. A free mobile webapp enhances your journey with real-time boat schedules, multilingual audio commentaries (French, English, Spanish, German, and Italian), local tips, and an interactive map of nearby attractions. Simply scan the QR code on board or at the stops to access the app and make the most of your Paris adventure.

Treat yourself to an elegant lunch in Paris with this 2-hour afternoon sightseeing cruise down the Seine River aboard a modern and luxury glass-canopy boat. Relax over a 3-course meal (in Service Etoile) or a 4-course meal (in Service Privilege and in Service Premier) while enjoying fantastic views of Paris' most iconic attractions including the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Louvre Museum and the Musée d'Orsay. The refined French dishes are cooked on board by the Chef and his team. Choose your dishes from an à-la-carte menu at the beginning of the cruise. A vegetarian option is also available on the spot.You will be seated at a private table where you will enjoy spectacular views as the air-conditioned boat is completely glassed over. In Service Privilege, a window table is guaranteed.

Embark on one of our 100% electric boats and discover all the secrets of Paris thanks to the expert knowledge of our guide by passing by the most emblematic monuments of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Orsay Museum, Louvre Museum, Grand Palais ... This cruise has been created in order to surprise you between breathtaking views of the monuments on the docks of the Seine river and unique comments. Parisians or visitors, adults or children, wonderement assured. Our electric boats will offer you a totally noiseless and gas-free experience. The best way to visit Paris, guaranteed without blister on your feet! Drinks and snacks options available: - Time for a Treat : a crêpe or a cookie + a soft drink, to get at the bar on board - Champagne : 1 glass of Duval Leroy Champagne, to get at the bar on board

Get straight to the heart of France's most famous art destination on this express tour of the Louvre. With skip the line entry, your small group of no more than 20 will follow your guide straight for the museum's most famous and captivating works, including the 'Mona Lisa,' 'The Raft of the Medusa,' and other masterpieces. For a small group experience, tours starting at 9:30 AM only include a maximum of just six guests. Learn the stories and secrets behind the art and artists from an expert licensed guide.

When you think of quintessential Paris, two strong images come to mind: the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River. In this exclusively designed tour for the discerning traveler looking for the classic Paris experience – we bring a fully guided visit of the Eiffel Tower with a 2nd floor Observation Deck ticket, and a Seine River Cruise, together in the most flexible and stress-free way possible.

Step inside one of the biggest and greatest museum of the world. Enjoy the visit at your own pace and discover the greatest pieces of art of the museum, from the enigmatic Mona Lisa to the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the imposing Venus de Milo. Make your visit even better with your Seine cruise ticket and explore the best views of Paris, cruise ticket can be used any day during your visit.

This semi-private (6 guest maximum) Louvre and Musée d’Orsay guided museum tour, allows you to experience Paris’s two major museums all in a half day. And they said it couldn’t be done! Join our guides and spend 5.5 hours immersed in the treasures of these two iconic museums with one of our energetic and enthusiastic guides.

Visit the Musée du Louvre to see its most famous artwork, Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa,' without the typical crowds. Skip the line and enter the museum as it's getting ready to close, taking advantage of this time of day to admire the painting among fewer people. Plus, see the museum's other masterpieces with an art historian guide.

Get taken on a guided tour of the Louvre Museum to admire its main 3 works: the Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci at the begining of the 16th century. You will then be free to spend more time in the Louvre to visit other sections of the largest museum in the world.

With our Reserved Access you go straight inside the Louvre for a look at its fascinating collection. Your 3-hour tour offers time to appreciate some of the museum's most iconic paintings, sculptures, and architecture. Join your guide on a journey from one breathtaking gallery to the next, jumping through history while admiring works dating from nearly 450 BCE through the 19th-century. Small group sizes of no more than 12 people also mean that your expert, English-speaking guide can adapt tours to suit each individual group. 

Step inside the world’s most famous museum with a 2-hour small group tour of the Louvre. With your expert guide, uncover the stories behind its greatest masterpieces, from the mysterious Mona Lisa to the graceful Venus de Milo and the powerful Winged Victory of Samothrace. With groups limited to just 6 people, you’ll enjoy a relaxed, intimate experience that lets you see more, learn more, and truly appreciate the dazzling treasures of this extraordinary museum.

Experience the Louvre like few ever do on this 2.5-hour Exclusive Guided evening tour (6 guests max) with Entry. Explore masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo in the museum’s quieter, more intimate atmosphere, as your expert guide brings both the art and the palace’s history to life.

Discover the best of the City of Light in a day starting in Montmartre, the most bohemian district, a haven of peace, known as the countryside of Paris. Home of artists as famous as Picasso, Renoir, Van Gogh, Modigliani, etc who created masterpieces despite the miserable conditions. We will admire moulin rouge, van Gogh and Picasso's house, today's painters in la place du tertre, the last vineyard in town ending the visit with an amazing view of Paris and the basilica of Sacre Coeur. Marvel yourself seeing the Louvre's masterpieces including the Mona Lisa. Your guide will take you into a chronological trip to the evolution of the notion of beauty. Take a metro with your guide to reach the Cathedral of Notre Dame, access to La Saint Chapel, one of the most outstanding gothic architectural jewel, take a walk around ile de la cité, the main historical area in the city and end the tour at the 'Eiffel Tower". These are the five must-sees in Paris you can't miss.

The Louvre Museum is one of the largest collections of artwork on the planet… so it should come as no surprise that within the collection are paintings, sculptures, and pieces that contain fascinating – and sometimes gruesome – secrets and stories.  Dive into the ancient world collections to learn stories of ancient magic and long-forgotten rituals.  Travel through history as you bring to life some of the horrors depicted in some of the Museum’s most iconic paintings.  Look at the Mona Lisa from a new perspective and try to understand her enigmatic story and smile. 

You’ll also dive into the history of the Louvre itself – its medieval origins as a fortress, its standing as a royal palace, and its role as the setting of centuries of betrayal, scandal, and murder.  This in-depth tour will give you a newfound appreciation for the Louvre as you look at things from a darker point of view; get ready to be both shocked and intrigued on this macabre visit!

The Louvre Museum is one of the largest collections of artwork on the planet… so it should come as no surprise that within the collection are paintings, sculptures, and pieces that contain fascinating – and sometimes gruesome – secrets and stories.  Dive into the ancient world collections to learn stories of ancient magic and long-forgotten rituals.  Travel through history as you bring to life some of the horrors depicted in some of the Museum’s most iconic paintings.  Look at the Mona Lisa from a new perspective and try to understand her enigmatic story and smile.  You’ll also dive into the history of the Louvre itself – its medieval origins as a fortress, its standing as a royal palace, and its role as the setting of centuries of betrayal, scandal, and murder.  This in-depth tour will give you a newfound appreciation for the Louvre as you look at things from a darker point of view; get ready to be both shocked and intrigued on this macabre visit!