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Louvre Museum & Musée d'Orsay Reserved Entry Included SemiPrivate

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Skip the line Semi Private Guided Tour Louvre and Orsay Museums

From $261.60

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

5 hours 30 minutes
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy skip-the-line access to two of Paris' most popular art museums on this small-group tour of the enormous Louvre Museum and the Musée d’Orsay. Avoid wasting time waiting in the long lines that often form at these top attractions, plus get guided tours of both so you don't miss any of the masterpieces they contain. See Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' and the exquisite 'Venus de Milo' at the Louvre, and the work of Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Rodin and many more masters at the Musée d’Orsay. Group size is limited to eight to ensure a personalized experience.

Louvre and Musée d’Orsay combo tour
Enjoy skip-the-line entry to bypass the long queues
Get a comprehensive tour of each museum with your expert guide
Witness the Louvre’s most famous works including the 'Mona Lisa' and 'Venus de Milo'
Immerse yourself in the French Impressionist movement at the Musée d’Orsay
Small-group tour limited to eight ensures a more personalized experience
Private Upgrade available (if option selected)

What's Included

Skip-the-line Entry to Louvre Museum and Musée d'Orsay
Professional tour guide
Small-group tour of max 8 people
Private Upgrade available (if option selected)

Hotel Pick-up or Drop-Off (We recommend UBER or Taxi)
Temporary exhibitions in museums
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Musée du Louvre
75001 Paris, France
Meet your guide by the King Louis XIV statue in front of the pyramid of the Louvre Museum. The statue is the only statue situated in front of the main entrance pyramid of the Louvre museum.

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

Musée d'Orsay
75007 Paris, France

What To Expect

Begin your art immersion tour by meeting your guide at the grand pyramid outside the Louvre. The tour is chronological, so start with the ancient Greek relics at the Louvre and work your way through the centuries at the Louvre before heading to the Musée d’Orsay to continue your art education with the French Impressionist movement.

This skip-the-line small-group tour means you get to walk right past the long line outside the Louvre and dive into your Louvre tour right away. The museum is huge and can be overwhelming, but with an expert guide to lead the way you'll be assured of not missing any of the important pieces in the expansive collection.

See world-famous pieces by the likes of Raphael and Delacroix, the gentle curves of the 'Venus de Milo,' the tragic scene of 'The Raft of the Medusa' and the sly smile of the 'Mona Lisa.'

Take a midday break for lunch (own expense) at a nearby restaurant or cafe, accompanied by your guide, followed by a short walk to the Musée d’Orsay on the other side of the Seine River. The beautiful building housing the museum was once a train station—the Gare d'Orsay—and now contains more than 4,000 pieces of art by 19th-century masters like Monet, Rodin, and Van Gogh.

Again, enjoy skip-the-line entry at the Musée d’Orsay to avoid waiting, and begin your tour right away. Learn about the French Impressionist movement, begun by artists like Renoir, Cézanne, Manet and Gauguin. Hear about what made their techniques revolutionary as you listen to your guide's insights into the Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings you see in the museum.

At the conclusion of your tour, you can enjoy more time to explore the museum's collection at your leisure.

Louvre Museum

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Musee d'Orsay

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Louvre and or Orsay museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts.

No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin back packs are allowed through security.
Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies.
Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' access.
All guests MUST bring ID or photo of ID including birth date (Museum Rules)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Phenomenal Experience!

Kerry_J, Apr 2024

A fantastic experience! I have been to the Louvre before without a tour and would highly recommend the tour experience- it was phenomenal! Our tour guide Anais was so knowledgeable and professional- she read our group just right and adjusted for our needs. Her knowledge brought the whole thing to life. I would highly recommend Anais The Musee D'Orsay as well. Such a great day for our family - well worth the money. Thank you Anais!

Excellent Experience!

Carol_F, Jan 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Miriam as our tour guide. Her knowledge of history, art history, and art styles brought the pieces in both museums to life. She also tied the two museums together quite nicely.

Interesting art history in two world class museums

Gillian_A, Nov 2023

Our guide Mathieu was very knowledgeable and did a great job taking us to see the highlights in both the Louvre and Musee D’Orsay. He even referenced the previous art we saw when looking at the later pieces and gave us insight into the painters’ relationships with each other and how Impressionism began.

A taste of two museums

Roberta_K, Aug 2023

Both museums are so huge it would take an effort to find the important pieces, get a history of the artists and era, and get a private entrance without a guide. Well worth the price. Our guide was very knowledgable and gave insight into the pieces. I feel like we learned a lot.

Awesome museum day with Marcel!

Amy_C, Jun 2023

We had a wonderful small group tour with Marcel! Despite the crazy crowds at the Louvre, Marcel expertly guided us through the zoo of people while providing informative and fascinating commentary. He was so knowledgeable and had great insight into the works we saw. We grabbed lunch to go and ate in the gardens and made our way to the d’Orsay where we enjoyed less people and an expertly guided tour. There were six total in our group and Marcel made us feel so welcome and we all had a great time with him. Definitely the way to see two museums and their biggest attractions in a day!

J'adore

Nasiha_S, May 2023

Best tour in Paris ever. We were thoroughly impressed with the tour given by Julien. There were many tour guides delegated by this tour group but I must say, We were extremely lucky to be assigned to Julien. He had the best tips to navigate around the museum and so much knowledge to share. He made us see the historical art pieces with totally different perspectives that we no longer felt like tourists but art lovers. Personally I’ve been the museum twice before. And the third time with Julien was mindblowing. After experiencing other tours with other guides, my husband and I truly felt Julien elevated our experience and enriched our minds. Oh but one thing to note, use a good pair of walking shoes and be well rested so as to capture all the knowledge given.

Best tour guide ever in Hugo!

Gretchen_M, May 2023

Our tour guide Hugo was outstanding! His knowledge was evident but his delivery was what made him so great! He was so engaging and presented the history in such a fun manner. My two daughters in their 20’s were so entertained- they didn’t realize all the knowledge he was imparting to us- they just thoroughly enjoyed the day- as we all did! Best tour guide ever! Thanks for the memories Hugo- along with oh so much new knowledge!

Best Way to Experience the Louvre and Musee D’orsay

James_L, Sep 2022

Not only being able to see the art and statues but also to be given a personalized explanation of the historical significance all at our own pace was a great experience. Lili was a fantastic and knowledgeable guide. I would highly recommend her.

Our guide, Daniel was...

Meghan_O, Jul 2022

Our guide, Daniel was great!! He was informative and made our experience interesting and entertaining for our kids!

Mind blowingly memorable experience with Lillie ...

Hanlie_G, Jul 2022

Please don't think twice just book this combo tour, our guide Lillie was absolutely WONDERFUL, her knowledge and passion took my breath away, i did the tour with my 16 year old daughter and we both literally hanged onto her lips, she is by far the best guide we've ever had !! Thanks to Viator all the arrangements went 100% smoothly and i cannot recommend Lillie and Viator enough. Please dont just look at the Louvre the Orsay is mindblowingly beautiful as well. Thanks for making our trip to Paris a truly memorably experience , we will be back

Excellent

Lisa_S, Jun 2022

Taylor was an excellent tour guide. Everyone enjoyed her knowledge for art. I would definitely recommend her.

Art History Masterclasses

maryyounker, Jun 2022

Both our guides to the Louvre and d'Orsay were terrific. It was very crowded in the Louvre when we visited and so getting up close to the Mona Lisa would have been difficult and time consuming. Instead our guide Malaika took us to another DaVinci masterwork, The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, which we were able to get right up to and she was able to tell us so much about the artist and the painting. Bravo, Maliaika! Then we were met by Belen at d'Orsay. She illustrated her passion when she delayed the tour by an hour to allow three of our group to get some lunch after becoming lost on the way to the museum. Then we entered the museum, and I have to say, Belen gave us a Master Class in the ideas of the French Academy and how the Impressionists broke away from the Academy with their theories of light and color. We wish we could return to France and spend a month at d'Orsay with Belen. Céleste, Belen!

Highly Recommend!

Jack_S, Feb 2022

First, let me say that this was the second of two tours we took though Babylon Tours. I highly recommend the tours provided by Babylon, as they have great tour options, excellent tour guides, and very detailed and clear instructions to make sure you have everything you need for the tour. We had the pleasure of touring with Daniel. This is a long tour, so it was great to have such a knowledgeable tour guide. He made the whole experience very fun and enjoyable. Thanks Daniel!

Great fun and informative afternoon

Laurentia_G, Dec 2021

We spent the afternoon with Taylor and couldn't have had a better time! She was informative, sweet and answered all the questions we could think of. This tour was a great way to get our footing in the huge maze that is the louvre. The time flew by and was a great introduction to both the louvre and musee dorsay, I cant wait to visit again with my newfound knowledge!

Great Louvre and d’Orsay Tour

David_K, Jun 2021

Kotryna is an excellent guide: extremely knowledgeable about many subjects and very accessible. Highly remimmend.

Guided combo tour.

Michael_B, Oct 2019

As first time visitors to Paris, this is the best way to see these museums. Not only did we skip the line but Claudia, our guide, was very knowledgeable and fun to spend the day with. It does involve a lot of walking and climbing of stairs but I’d do it again in a NY minute.

Great Tour!!

76nate, Sep 2019

Great tour! Taylor was an amazing tour guide! She was fun and incredibly knowledgeable! We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone as long as Taylor was the guide!

The Best Tour Guide in all of France

Ratna_J, Oct 2018

First, if you're considering taking a guide - do it. You'll pass hundreds, if not thousands of tourists with headphones in their ear, all of whom utterly miss the point of where they are standing. You can't experience this kind of awe-inspiring history without taking it in with ALL of your senses and trust us - a voice in your head yammering away is not a fun vacation. Bellan, on the other hand, will completely change your trip. She's utterly passionate, extremely knowledgeable and she will get you through the museums in record time (all while being a font of knowledge to rival the librarians of Alexandria). We were smiling from ear to ear the whole time as we raced through the halls of the Louvre, learning the right angles to see artwork (and notice all those people with headphones on taking pictures of the wrong side of a sculpture) and most importantly - feeling like we were a part of history. Bellan will make your trip to Paris. Do yourself the biggest favor you can and request her like we did based on everyone else's reviews!

Skip the Line Louvre and Orsay with the BEST Guide - Oliver

KarenMKorbs, Sep 2018

Oliver was so knowledgable and really showed us a good time. He was fun, interesting, asked a lot of questions and showed us the MOST important things to see at both the Louvre and Orsay. This is a MUST when in Paris and ask for Oliver!

Very good tour, but cost not justified.

Wayne P, Sep 2018

Our guide was very knowledgeable and did a great job on both museum tours. We would recommend the tour to anyone, however not at this price. This was not good value for the money, just plain overpriced.

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