Skip the Line: Paris Louvre Museum Guided Tour

Paris, France

Don't waste time waiting in queues - take a Louvre Museum prioritized guided tour. Make a booking and jump the queue to make the most of your limited time inside the world's largest museum. After your guided tour, you can stay on if you want to and continue exploring the Louvre Museum at your leisure.

Your prioritized guided tour of Paris' Louvre Museum focuses on three world-famous works: the Venus de Milo, the Victory of Samothrace and Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted at the beginning of the 16th century.

The Louvre Museum has always been popular but it's now even more of a drawcard since the phenomenal success of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. By booking your place on this tour you can skip the queues and see the famous Mona Lisa without the hassles.

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USD $62.56

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Radhakrishnan P	April 2012
the tour was ok - the guide spent too much time on one or two paintings and rushed thru the rest of the tour. She had mentioned that it is a 2 hour tour but the tour did not even last that long.

Review by: Michele B	April 2012
good tour

Review by: Brian M	April 2012
A good way to see the highlights without trying to find your way on a small multi layer map.

Review by: Stephen A	April 2012
This tour was well worth going on, as the Lourve Museum is absolutly huge!! 2,5 Hours doesn't even cover a third of the Museum, The Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa are the definate highlights of the Lourve experience. I would definitely recommend this tour if your were on a tight schedule in Paris. The only thing that let the tour down was our guide at the end until then he had been very knowledgeable and most helpful with any questions that were put to him, our guide just deserted three of us with our headphone and reciever sets for the commentary never to be seen again, we found other people who were in our party later on and they had said he had left the building. Luckily for me the extremly nice American couple who were with me when we started the tour took my head phones and receiver back to the office the following morning as their hotel was nearer than mine. To sum up - a brilliant experience well worth going on - just a shame our guide let us down at the end.

Review by: Ed K	April 2012
The Louvre is so big you need a guide. Great way to learn about the art and museum.

Review by: Emmanuel G	April 2012
Chose this evening tour because I thought the museum would be quieter but it was still quite busy. The guide was pleasant but tended to gloss over explanations with an all purpose "it's technical, why this is considered a masterpiece, can't explain it on such a short tour". It was however a convenient way to get into the Louvre and see some high points in a time efficient way.

Review by: Anonymous	April 2012
I enjoyed seeing the art but the tour guide was difficult to understand and it seemed like we kept going back and forth through different rooms instead of having a steady flow through the museum.

Review by: Sharon W	April 2012
Tour was good, guide needed an umbrella or sign to lead the group rather than a brochure in the crowded museum. English could have been a bit better, really had to listen closely to what she was saying to be able to understand.

Review by: Spiros M	April 2012
My wife and I really enjoyed our tour of the Louvre.

Review by: Christine L	April 2012
I enjoyed the tour. The guide was thorough but not exhaustive in her explanations. I have toured the Louvre without a guide and was very overwhelmed. Taking the tour is great because you skip the lines and are directed to the highlights of each section of the museum.

Review by: Anthony D	April 2012
Good tour. Guide was good. But! Louvre was very crowded and a fellow tried to pick my pocket and take my wallet. When I caught him and tried to report him to a guard, the guard asked, "Does he have your wallet"? When I said, "No, i stopped him", the guard replied, "There is nothing I can do, if he does not have your wallet how can you prove he tried to take it"!

Review by: Bekaygee	April 2012
Having suffered a fall a couple of days prior, my wife found it very hard to keep up with the guide on this tour due to the number of stairs used. The guide was great though, and very knowledgeable on the subject of the exhibits in the Louvre. Having the chance to stay on after the tour and explore at our own pace was the winner for me though. Great tour.

Review by: Brad	April 2012
Our tour guide was very good and had an excellent knowledge of the art that we saw at the Louvre. She also was very efficient at moving the group around and navigating the Louvre which was very crowded. The tour worked well for us as we were able to see the high-points of the museum's collection and the length of time, approximately 2 1/2 hrs was just about right for an initial visit so it was not overwhelming. Because of the excellent knowledge of our guide, we felt that we really learned something about the art that we saw. The meeting point for the tour was easy to find. Just several blocks walking distance from the Louvre. The size of our group was also manageable. Overall, would recommend this tour. Family from Southern California, USA

Review by: John	April 2012
Our guide was excellent. Very well informed and had a great tour. Would not have seen and learnt as much as we did in that 2 hour period. Would highly recommend it to everyone going to the Louvre.

Review by: Giles S	April 2012
Enjoyed the tour very much. However, the guide managed to loose 20% of the group (2) and he didn't stop at the painting of Lady Jane Grey's Execution which would have been nice to discuss as he knew he had Brits in the group. Felt the guide was going through the routine a bit. Still enjoyable.

Review by: Andrea K	April 2012
The guided tour only highlighted about 7-8 pieces of artwork, focusing mainly on 1 wing of the museum. It was rushed through in little over an hour and we didn't even get a day pass to see the rest of the museum for ourselves.

Review by: Osolopo	April 2012
The tour was excellent. We took great advantage of our time and everything was great.

Review by: Stewart L	April 2012
Worth every penny and our guide (Jean Luc?) was sooo knowledgeable!

Review by: walker	April 2012
Amazing tour and great guide. Highly recommended. Our guide gave us so much interesting information about the paintings and the Louvre itself and was able to take us directly to all the most interesting areas of the museum

Review by: Lois P	March 2012
This was the first tour with Viator that we did not like. We paid a fair price for a over view trip through the Louvre but were not given our admission tickets so we could stay at the louvre. If we left a certain area, without tickets we could not be readmitted. the tickets were only about 10 euros but we felt like we had already paid once for the ticket. would not recomend.

Review by: gall	March 2012
There was informative and quite well organized. The Guide was not the best but ok.

Review by: Michael T	March 2012
Pretty good tour but shows just the main exibits of the museum however very interesting and much better than the audio tours the museum offers.

Review by: Laurie A	March 2012
Great guide!

Review by: Stephanie H	March 2012
Our tour guide was great! It was a great way to enjoy the Louvre. Unfortunately, one member in my group had faulty headphones and couldn't hear her commentary. That was not right. She should carry extra sets with her.

Review by: Christina	March 2012
We were hoping that because we booked an english speaking tour, that our tour guide would have been easier to understand. Quite hard to understand but the areas that we toured were great.

Review by: Jeff M	March 2012
Wish it was longer!

Review by: Rach Hay	March 2012
Saundrina was fantastic. We loved every moment. So much to see and pretty quick visit but felt like she showed us some great highlights.

Review by: Jaybird	March 2012
This tour was cancelled due to the absence of an English speaking tour guide. Prompt refund at the tour office. Went by ourselves and had a great time.

Review by: Yvonne W	March 2012
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Our tour guide had a wealth of knowledge and appeared passionate about her job. She answered all questions well.

Review by: Lisa S	March 2012
great

Review by: Ann	March 2012
Our guide was fabulous!! The only suggestion I would have is to spend a bit less time on the subterranean ruins of the original palace so that there is time for more art.

Review by: Anurag	March 2012
Absolutely fantastic. Without the friendly tour guide, visiting Louvre won't fetch any rich memories or experience. There is just so much on display that there is every chance for a person like me to miss out on special ones, and truly without understanding what one is seeing, it's difficult to appreciate. This tour is a must.

Review by: Joseph R	March 2012
Our guide was knowledgeable and helpful in giving a good overview of the Louvre - if such a thing is possible. In my view a bit too much time was spent talking about the history of the building and the relatively recent finds of the older Louvre. All of this was very interesting but given the treasures above in the main building it could have been done a bit more quickly. Also, our group was of a good (modest) size and the wireless headsets worked very well to hear the guide, but he had to repeat everything in English and French which slowed things down a bit. A single language tour would have been preferred.

Review by: Neal	March 2012
We didn't realize that the meeting place was not at the Louvre itself but at an office on a nearby street. We called and were told to come to the office but while we were walking there our reservation was given to someone else. We were put into an Italian tour group and told the guide would help us find the English tour group. Instead she gave us our tickets and suggested we get headphones from the Louvre that gave a recorded tour. We weren't happy about all the confusion but the Louvre itself was great.

Review by: Vasu	March 2012
The museum is such a treasure trow that every body must see. Old is always gold.

Review by: nemesis	March 2012
Excellent, from the Spanish guide, which my wife enjoyed very much, the transportation, his knowledge about the museum, no complaints at all.

Review by: Deedee	February 2012
We got lucky and we only had 6 people in our group ( off season). Our tour guide was wonderful and was very educated on the Louve and answered all our questions.

Review by: shaune	January 2012
Our guide was great and she covered all the very important areas of the Louvre. We were happy we chose this as we would never have been able to do it all.

Review by: Leslie M, United States of America	July 2010
Well worth it...no standing in line and the tour guide was very informative...only saw the important works and then had the rest of the day to be on our own.

Review by: Marcos M, United States of America	July 2010
Tour guide was fantastic and very informative. We really felt that we got a thorough tour of the Louvre.

Review by: Brenton K, United Kingdom	July 2010
This was well worth the money. You get to go straight into the Louvre, and they guide you around the most popular sites with a guide and then you can spend as much time as you want wandering by yourself.

Review by: Fouad A, United Arab Emirates	July 2010
Our tour to Louvre museum was great, we enjoyed so much and the tour leader was helpful and very well experienced person.

Review by: David H, United States of America	July 2010
Another wonderful experience! The tour guide was very knowledgeable. This is another location where it pays to be an early bird. The tour will get you to all the major points by the end of the morning, after that, youre on your own, so be prepared with your own study guide materials. The Louvre provides a small foldout map in English that will cover the major sections and what is generally contained within those sections. However, individual pieces of art only have information provided in French.

Review by: KARYN B, United States of America	July 2010
The louvre is a very LARGE museum. This tour gives you a quick glimps of the museum and gives you ample time to view the more popular works of art. It is a wonderful tour for anyone who does not have a lot of time but wants to see the Louvre.

Review by: Susan M, Australia	July 2010
Our French guide was delightful and very knowledgable, The tour through the underground of the Louvre was quite incredible and extremely interesting. Unfortunately, the crowds in the actual Louvre galleries makes the visit to the Louvre a bit disappointing - even at 9am in early June. But, it's a fact of the Museum being the most visited place in France. Really need to spend more time there but this tour is a very good general look.

Review by: Siva N, Australia	July 2010
Highly Recommended for the works highlighted and the history associated with each artform.

Review by: Arthur E, Australia	July 2010
Guide was excellent. Only issue was that you had not given us the new address for Paris Vision the tour supplier who had moved locations. Fortunately the occupant at the address supplied was able to direct us to their new location.

Review by: william p, United States of America	June 2010
great!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review by: Adam N, United Kingdom	June 2010
Fantastic tour, well worth paying for. Guide was excellent and really knew her stuff - hard to think about seeing all we did without a guide..Recommended!

Review by: Peter C, Hong Kong	June 2010
This is just great, the guide was very professional, knows a lot about arts, very knowledgable about the history of paintings. We had a wonderful and educational time. We will definitely do this again when we go to Paris again.