The Best Louvre Tours to Take and Why

Planning a trip to the Louvre and wondering which are the best tours to take? Or, if you should take a tour at all? The Louvre in Paris is the largest museum on Earth containing an immense amount of important artwork which makes it a must. For example, 25% of all Da Vinci paintings are in the Louvre! Should you see them alone or go with a tour guide?

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Should You Take a Louvre Tour?

Yes, yes, yes. We understand you may have been burnt in the past with a bad tour, but times have changed and tours are different. Before you had to either pay tons of money for a private tour or join a boring group of 50 with some robot guide.

Today, there are Louvre tours with 12 to 20 people on them which elevates the experience SOOOO much. Take it from a former tour guide, a smaller group makes it easier for the tour guide which in turn makes it better for you. Don’t trust us, trust the reviews!

Here are our Best Louvre Museum Tours

Royal Louvre Palace Tour with Mona Lisa & Crown Jewels

Seeing the Louvre early in the morning is the best way to see everything you want to see, and avoid all the crowds you don’t. With included Skip the Line tickets, you’ll be led through a three-hour-long tour of the Louvre. You’ll get a detailed look at the Mona Lisa with a guide well-versed in her history.

You will also see the Louvre’s beautiful sculptures, such as the famous Venus de Milo and the winged Victory of Samothrace. The Crown Jewels of France are also included in the tour, a glittering spectacle you won’t want to miss.

Duration: 3 hour

Group Size: 15

Private Louvre Tour in Paris with Skip the Line Tickets

In Paris with a generous budget?  Want to see the museum on your terms? Our private tour of the Louvre is a great way to geek out at the museum with an interesting and cool guide. The guide will focus on what interests you and spend more time at places you have the most questions.

With Skip the Line tickets, you’ll get into the museum without the hassle and see everything you have to see which is ideal! With a knowledgeable and English-speaking guide, learn about the history of these great works with more depth than ever before.

Duration: 3 hours

Group Size: Your party only

Louvre Under the Stars Evening Tour

This one is special. Seeing the Louvre at night without the crowds makes for one of the unique experiences you can have in Paris. With after-hours access, you will see the artwork with the time needed to really appreciate it. Your guide will bring you through the fascinating history behind the Mona Lisa and the famed Louvre sculptures.

And after your tour is finished, feel free to walk around the museum at your own pace. There’s a lot to see in France’s national museum, and you’re going to want to have the time and freedom to see it all. If that sounds good to you, then the Louvre Under the Stars Evening tour is for you.

Duration: 2 hour

Group Size: 15

Price: See here

Paris Catacombs Tours

We are a tour company so we obviously will recommend a tour. We started in this business for two reasons. First, we love history and learning about our world and culture. Second, we wanted to rid the world of boring tours. We believe that art is an expression that is more than “oil on canvas”. It is about the life of the artist and how they were effected by the dramatic changes of their time period.

Join one of our tours and you will not be let down! Admissions are always included and we always skip the lines for admissions.