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Paris: 2-Hour Musée d’Orsay Masterpieces Guided Tour

Name: Paris: 2-Hour Musée d’Orsay Masterpieces Guided Tour
Brand: City Wonders Ltd
SKU: 3731P134
Price: 60.33 USD
Rating: 4.5 (45 reviews)

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

2 hours
Offered in: English

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Overview

Fast access with pre-booked entry means no time wasted standing in the famously long lines during this guided tour of the museum's masterpieces. View famous paintings by artists like Renoir, Manet, Degas, Monet, Cezanne and Van Gogh, among others. Listen as your guide's commentary brings the world-renowned artwork to life; get introductions to the masterpieces and the master artists who created them. Opt for either a group tour or elevate your experience with a semi-private tour for a more personalized exploration.

Guided tour of the collection's highlights
Discover why the Musée d'Orsay is often cited as lifelong Parisians' favorite museum
Learn about the masterworks of French artists such as Renoir, Degas and Monet through the world's largest collection of Impressionist paintings
Choose between a group tour or a semi-private, more intimate, tour of the museum

What's Included

Expert, English-speaking art historian guide
Entrance ticket & reservations fee for the Musée d'Orsay
Tour in a group of 6 people or fewer [if option selected]
Tour in a group of 25 people or fewer [if option selected]
Headsets [when necessary] so you can hear your guide at all times

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

7 Quai Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
Meet in the courtyard in front of the main entrance to the Musée d'Orsay. Your guide will be waiting for you at the foot of a large statue of an elephant. The nearest public transport is the RER on line C, stop Musée d'Orsay.

End point

Musée d'Orsay
Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, 75007 Paris, France
This service ends at the Musée d'Orsay

What To Expect

Musee d'Orsay

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

Operated by City Wonders Ltd

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Reviews

4.5

45 reviews

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Unforgiving Tour Guide Company

Jane_T, Apr 2024

Wouldn’t give me a refund due to metro delays and missed the meeting point and time by 5 minutes, even though I left an hour before the meeting time. Things out of my control and it being my first time in Paris/France and having to navigate the hectic public transportation. They should be more lenient about this.

Response from Host, May 2024

Hi Jane_T, We understand your frustration and apologize for any inconvenience caused by the missed tour. However, as per our and Viator's refund policies, we are unable to offer refunds for missed tours due to circumstances beyond our control, such as metro delays. We sympathize with the challenges of navigating public transportation in a new city, especially during peak times. However, our policy is in place to ensure fairness and consistency for all our guests. While we cannot provide a refund in this case, we would like to offer you the opportunity to reschedule your tour or receive tour credit for a future booking. We hope this option will allow you to still experience the wonders of Musee d'Orsay with us via phone, email, or on social media. Your satisfaction remains our top priority. Sincerely, The City Wonders Team

Great

WARREN_S, Apr 2024

The tour guide Do not go to a museum without her Very knowledgeable Her English was fantastic No waiting in line

Educational with a Kind Guide

Robert_W, Apr 2024

We greatly enjoyed our guide’s deep knowledge of the movement from the classics to Impressionism and the creation of the alternate show the Impressionist held when they had been rejected. Our guide also helped me with my basic French and was so kind as to take us to a lunch spot next door to the Musée after the tour.

Fantastic!

Elizabeth_H, Aug 2023

Christine was great Truly knowledge able about the beautiful art in the Musee D'Orsey. Small group made for better ability to get up close to some of these masterpieces. The museum was quite crowded but she expertly wove a path for us through the crowds.

Not up to par

Mitchell_G, Jun 2023

First off, I felt this tour was over priced relative to PHDs in art history that offer their services on Airbnb experiences, however, they were all sold out so I gave the tour a try. Without sounding like an awful human being (because I know everyone tries their best), this tour was in no way up to par. In discussing with fellow tour members we were completely lost by the structure of the presentation when we approached each art piece (the tour guide didn’t start with consist descriptives, background of artist, anectodal stories about paintings, why the painting might be famous, etc). It was always approached as if the audience had already read half a book on the painting and the tour guide picked up to read aloud on page 251 about one obscure or complex element and stopped at page 255. No one had a clue of what was going on. It became quite clear and obvious that reading information of the placards beside certain paintings was far more informative and a better approach to learning anything. I’m embarrassed to say I left the tour three quarters in because I wanted to go back and learn something about the paintings by reading the placards. I also had the opportunity at that time to listen in to a few other tour guides that were operating in the museum and I can tell you the content was totally different from what our tour guide was saying (and a lot more clear). I would not recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Hello Mitchell_G, Thank you for sharing your feedback about the Semi-Private Musee d'Orsay Highlights tour. We appreciate your honest perspective and apologize for any disappointment you experienced during the tour. We strive to provide an enriching and informative experience for our guests, and we apologize if the structure and delivery of the tour did not meet your expectations. We understand the importance of providing context, background information, and engaging anecdotes to enhance the understanding and appreciation of the artworks. We will review our tour content and guide training to ensure that we provide a more cohesive and comprehensive experience for our guests. We regret that you felt the information provided during the tour was insufficient compared to the placards beside the paintings. Your feedback regarding the content and clarity of the tour guide's explanations is valuable, and we will take it into account to improve the educational aspect of our tours. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding. We will continue to work diligently to enhance our offerings and provide a more exceptional experience in the future. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better on your future travels. Kind regards, Edgar J. City Wonders

Musee D’Orsay guided tour

Nancy_M, Jun 2023

Giovanna, as an art history professor at the Sorbonne, gave a 5 star tour of the Musee d’Orsay. We really appreciated her passion and insight - and jt was lovely to be expertly guided through the highlights of the museum before spending some more time on our own after the tour

Disappointed to not get a respose for cancellation.

Marichu_G, Oct 2022

Cancelled the scheduled am tour via email thru provider but the responsse i got wasthe email is full. 4 items were stolen from our room and we only realized it @ 1145 pm because we did ot get back at the hotel util 11 pm. We were at the police station until 415 in the morning and did not get back to the hotel until 430am. Spoke to the manager of the hotel at 10am, so we could not our scheduled tour. However, we were able to make the afternon tour at 240pm. I asked for a refund but i could not reach anyone.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Hello valued customer, We are very sorry to hear about what happened to you at your hotel. It saddens us to hear that this affected you being able to attend our tour. If you were able to attend a later tour in the afternoon, then unfortunately we cannot provide a refund for you in this scenario. If there is anything else you wish to let us know, please feel free to contact us via email or phone. Wishing you the best, Edgar J. from City Wonders

Great tour guide

Donald_C, Oct 2022

We really enjoyed our tour guide at the D’Orsay. She related the art we saw to the political changes in France between the late 1700s to the early 1900s, thus giving us historic references. She was very knowledgable, and very enjoyable to listen to. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us an amazing review! Our entire team is thrilled to hear that you loved your tour as well as your tour guide. We would all like to thank you for the kind words and for choosing City Wonders. We hope to see you again on any of our other unique tours in the future. Kindest regards, Edgar J. City Wonders

Intro to Musée D’Orsay

Gail_R, May 2022

A group size of 6 people and an excellent guide made this 2-hour tour a memorable experience and strong introduction to the museum and the Impressionists movement.

Wonderful tour of Musee d'Orsay

Barry_L, Oct 2019

The tour guide was really exuberant! Her details about the history of Impressionism were wonderful. The tour was exciting, well organized and perfect.

Such a good tour!!!

Jaimehanlon123, Oct 2019

There was a total of 3 people in my group including myself so we were able to see so much more. We weren't slowed down by having too many people which was nice. Very worth it to have a guide to explain the highlight pieces here.

Exceptional experience at d'Orsay

Craig D, Sep 2019

This is a large museum with daunting amounts of space and art. Having the guided tour with easy access (no waiting at all) made it so accessible. Our guide, Inna, was knowledgeable and engaging. She organized the visit to show the evolution of pre-impressionists to post-impressionists emphasizing the relationships among the artists as well as style. You do not need to have a grasp of the works to come away appreciating it.. And you can enjoy this space itself, which, as a former train station, is awesome. Whether first time visit or 10th, having a tour like this with Inna makes it special.

Excellent Tour

Thomas_H, Apr 2019

Our tour guide was Christiine, who was very informative. She was able to point out pieces in exhibits and provide history and context to allow us to get a better understanding and appreciation of everything in the mueum. She made the experience quite enjoyable.

Musee d;Orsay tour

Denise_B, Sep 2018

Our guide was fantastic, Her love and knowledge of art give us a great tour of impressionist painters.

This was an excellent tour with...

Adrian C, Jul 2018

This was an excellent tour with Zdravco, he said just call him Z for short. He did a great job showing us the museum and had a background in art. This tour is definitely worth the money and the museum is amazing.

This tour was scheduled at 9:30...

Ayesha_F, Jul 2018

This tour was scheduled at 9:30. There were 17 people scheduled for this tour and only 6 people were present at 9:30. I felt the guide could have waited and given others at least a 5 min leeway as finding meeting areas can be challenging for tourists. The guides attitude was a bit rigid. There was no line so the skip the line was really probably not necessary until the afternoons. The guide was helpful and informative. I would recommend this tour.

Muse d’Orsay city world tours

Ginger K, Jun 2018

Julian was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and even more passionate about the works of art. We were able to see the highlights of the museum and then go back to see whatever we missed. Great tour.

The tour itself was wonderful. But...

JULIE S, Sep 2017

The tour itself was wonderful. But, following the tour we were supposed to have unlimited access to the museum. This did not happen because we had to return to coat check WITH our guide to retrieve our coats and bags we not allowed reentry after leaving to get our coats. Poor planning and lack of knowledge on our guides part caused us to lose a portion of what we paid for in entry! Solution: All the bags in the group should have been checked separately not and one unit so each individual could leave as they wanted.

Our visit to the Musee D'Orsay was...

Michael T, Aug 2017

Our visit to the Musee D'Orsay was wonderful and our guide, Violette was outstanding! The only suggestion we would have is that you plan your visit to the museum with sufficient time to remain after the tour is over.

This young tour guide did a great...

Kathleen U, Aug 2017

This young tour guide did a great job. A smart way to tackle this museum in a short amount of time. All highlights were hit and guide was very professional and knowledgeable. We stayed after and walked around on our own. Headsets were a bonus to hear guide in a group of about 15.