Louvre private night tours put your party, and nobody else, with a licensed guide on the Wednesday and Friday late openings. The ticket is in every fare, the route bends to what you want to see, and some end inside so you can stay on.
The long one: three hours from 6:00pm at the arch facing the Pyramid, through the Sully, Denon and Richelieu wings, and back out as the doors close. You need two travellers at least; your timed ticket is booked for you.
From $336 per person For a party of two; the per-person fare falls as your group grows
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Two hours with your own guide from the horse statue, following Napoleon from Denon to Richelieu. The guide leaves you in the galleries, so you can stay on alone until the rooms clear. The start time shows when you pick a date.
From $346 per person For a party of two; the per-person fare falls as your group grows
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The lowest private fare, and the one for a party that wants another language: French, German, Italian, Chinese and more. Two hours from under the statue by the Pyramid, on the highlights or a route built around what you ask for.
From $295 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The family one: a 5:30pm start at the arch, and a guide who turns the rooms into games and quizzes for the children. Adult tickets are in the fare, under-18s enter free, and you finish inside with time to wander.
From $360 per person Quoted for two adults and one child; children 6 to 17 book at a lower rate
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The top-rated private evening: $336.54 a person for a party of two, the timed ticket in the fare, and back at the arch as the doors close.
See this tourIt is a licensed guide for your party alone, on a Wednesday or Friday evening when the museum stays open until 9pm. You meet outside, the guide takes you through security with a ticket already booked, and the next two or three hours follow a route set for you.
It is not a closed museum. The Louvre is open to everyone on those evenings, and nobody sells the galleries after the doors shut. What you buy is the guide's full attention in the quieter hours: fewer people than at midday, and someone who knows where the crowd is thickest.
The private fares run from $295.83 to $360.90 a person. Most are quoted for a party of two, and the per-person figure falls as your group grows. Every fare here includes your entry.
You can ask for one painting first, or skip a wing you have seen. The private tour in eight languages sells a route of the highlights or one built around what you ask for. The three-hour evening covers the Sully, Denon and Richelieu wings, so you see more of the building than two hours allow.
The late-opening private tour and the family evening end inside the museum. When the guide says goodbye, you keep your ticket and wander until the rooms clear at 8:30pm. Any exit is final, so do your stay before you leave.
One private tour guides in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese and three more languages. A private guide also slows down for an older parent or a tired child, which a shared route cannot do.
The three-hour evening starts at 6:00pm and the family evening at 5:30pm, both at the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. You know when you will be in the galleries, and on which night.
The real choice is how much a guide of your own is worth to you. Here is the difference, from the fares and the listings themselves.
| Your party only | A group of up to six | |
|---|---|---|
| Fare, per person | $295.83 to $360.90, quoted for two | $170.67 to $175.22 |
| Two people pay | $591.66 to $721.80 | $341.34 to $350.44 |
| Who is with you | Your own party, up to six on most | Up to five other guests |
| Route | The highlights, or built around you | The guide's highlights route |
| Language | English; one tour offers more | English |
| Published start | 6:00pm and 5:30pm on the late nights | Shown when you pick a date |
| Length | Two or three hours | Two hours |
| Minimum | Two on the longest and the family tour | One traveller |
Check availability from $336.54
For two people, a private evening costs roughly twice a place in a group of six. For a family of four or a party of six, the gap narrows, because the private fare per person falls as you add people. Enter your party size when you choose a date to see your own figure.
The late-opening private tour: $346.98 a person for a party of two, the Napoleon thread from Denon to Richelieu, and your guide leaves you inside.
See this tourWhat happens at the meeting point and in the security line is in what to expect on the night. For the works worth asking your guide about, see what to see in two hours.
Still weighing it up? The night tours compared sets every evening side by side, and the guide to what an evening costs works through the fares.
Would a group of six suit you better? Every evening fare sits side by side on Louvre Tours.