Louvre Museum: 3-Hour Comprehensive Tour with Skip the Line Private Tour in English
ID: GYG10505-O-60025
Category:
Country: France
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Skip the line and see the Louvre’s top attractions alongside overlooked treasures, from ‘Mona Lisa’ to the ‘Great Sphinx of Tanis’. On this complete tour, your expert guide will reveal subtle details about the artwork.
Skip the Louvre’s famously long lines gives and visit the museum’s must-see attractions. Your expert guide will unveil subtle details most visitors never learn about the works of art on show. Discover the "Mona Lisa", the "Venus de Milo" and the "Winged Victory of Samothrace".
The tour also features Greek and Roman antiquities like the 4,000-year-old "Great Sphinx of Tanis", other recognisable works by Da Vinci and Raphael, and highlights of the French Romantic period. Sculptures like Michelangelo’s "Dying Slave" and Antonio Canova’s "Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss" add another dimension to the experience.
In the Apollo Gallery, you’ll glimpse the Louvre’s own history as the Royal Palace, before Louis XIV relocated the court to Versailles. The equally opulent décor of the Second Empire is also preserved in the Napoleon Apartments. After the tour, you can continue exploring the Louvre at your leisure.
Highlights
- Skip the long lines to the Louvre with fast-track entry
- See Da Vinci's enigmatic painting of the "Mona Lisa"
- View Renaissance masterpieces by Caravaggio and Michelangelo
- Admire the graceful "Venus de Milo" and extraordinary "Winged Victory of Samothrace" in the classical collection
- Freedom to explore the Louvre after the tour – return to pieces you’ve seen or discover even more
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This tour involves a fair amount of walking
• It is the responsibility of all visitors to arrive at the tour departure point on time
• Any items exceeding 55 x 35 x 20 cm are not permitted in the museum
• Please note that parties of 7 or more people may be split in different groups on the day of the tour at the meeting point
• Please note that from July 21st 2021, all public venues in France will require visitors above the age of 12 years old to present a “Health Pass” and a valid ID, proving that they are fully vaccinated (with an EMA-approved vaccine), or that they have been tested (PCR or antigen) with a negative result within the last 48hrs, or that they have recovered from COVID-19, attested by a PCR or antigen test result, at least 15 days and no more than 6 months old. Passes can be digital or in paper form (proof of vaccination or test result). It must be presented in English or French.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Valid Green Passes can be obtained by uploading either proof of vaccination, proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months, a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before the activity starts, or a negative antigen test taken no more than 48 hours before the activity starts to the Green Pass or Covid Certificate apps
All participants must also bring a valid government-issued photo ID (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc)
Arc du Carrousel
This is a monumental arch with a horse-drawn chariot on top, located across the street from the Louvre courtyard. Standing with your back to the entrance of the Louvre Museum and Pyramid, you will see it across the road, past the roundabout, before the entrance to the Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries).
IMPORTANT: Please arrive at the designated meeting point 15 minutes prior to the scheduled tour time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
