• Private Tour
• Carbon Neutral

Turn your visit to the Orsay Museum into a treasure hunt that the whole family will enjoy! Your little ones will become detectives for the day so you can enjoy the fabulous art whilst they solve art mysteries on this special, family-friendly private tour. ​

Destination

Paris, France

Category

Art Culture Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Français, English

Included

• Private guide
• Playbook for the kids
• Surprise gift!

Excluded

• Tickets entrance costs for adults: your guide will purchase the tickets in advance for you and should be refunded in cash upon meeting

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Sophie.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Orsay museum - Paris to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. The Treasure Hunt Begins

   I’ll hand out the first set of clues and your little detectives can start

4. Admire Sculpture & Paintings

   Let’s journey through some of the great French art periods

5. Impressionist Gallery

   Meet the legendary impressionist and discover their secrets

6. Van Gogh rooms

   Learn about the mysterious Dutch artist

7. Prizes!

   At the end of the treasure hunt each child will receive a special prize to take home

8. Local Recommendations

   Hear some of my family friendly suggestions for the remainder of your time in Paris

9. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

I can personalize this tour for you

• Tell me your preferred date and group size
• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
• Wait for my personal offer in your inbox!

Contact me

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Millie🇺🇸 United States

14 April 2022

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of D’Orsay museum and the scavenger hunt! Sophie came fully prepared and our 9 yr old son was engaged and curious! He found it very fun and learned a lot too. We (parents and grandparents) also enjoyed the hunt. It was a great way to see the museum. I highly recommend this! Scavenger Hunt with Sophie

Billie-Jo🇦🇺 Australia

24 January 2025

Sophie was wonderful and accommodating with our 2 teens. There is no way we would have achieved the day we had in Paris without Sophie. Highly recommend! Wonderful, Paris wirh teens!

Sarah🇺🇸 United States

9 January 2025

Sophie was incredible and made our visit to the Louvre wonderful! Highly recommend!

Gibran🇺🇸 United States

23 December 2024

Sophie was the perfect guide for tours of the Louvre and Orsay Museum with kids. The treasure hunt was fun and engaging, and the kids loved it. Months after our trip, when asked what their favorite part of Paris was, they say it was touring the museums!Wonderful with kids

Jane 🇦🇺 Australia

24 September 2024

Thank you Sophie for engaging our 3 children aged 13, 10 and 8 years old in a treasure hunt of information around the Louvre. Our children were quite tired and had done a lot of sightseeing over the past week. Sophie had them interested and intrigued throughout the entire tour. Us adults also gained a lot of knowledge and also enjoyed this tour. Wonderful Tour of the Louvre with children

Mark🇺🇸 United States

14 June 2024

Sophie was warm and engaging, for us as parents and for our children. The treasure hunt was really well done. Excellent Family Treasure Hunt

Tal🇺🇸 United States

29 March 2024

Museums can be exhausting. Especially for an 8yr old with jet lag. Sophie knows how to keep kids involved and excited and engaged the whole time. And i was learning too! She is great with kids and has such an incredible energy. Absolutely do this tour! Sophie was fabulous

Marilyn🇺🇸 United States

24 March 2024

Sophie directed us expertly along the Seine River sharing interesting historical information on our way to the Louvre and to specific works of art inside telling us details our family needed to better appreciate these great pieces. Her great knowledge and obvious love of art are apparent and make this tour quite enjoyable!Sophie’s Louvre tour

mfgqbzkxt4🇺🇸 United States

30 July 2023

Sophie did an excellent job of relating to our children and making Art History fun and understandable! Perfect Tour!

Tina🇺🇸 United States

4 July 2023

Exceedingly knowledgeable. Sophie was wonderful in catering to our requests to see specific pieces in the Louvre and hitting important pieces along the way and the surrounding area. Excellent at engaging our kids (10 & 16) in the experience. Excellent Tour Guide

Debbie🇺🇸 United States

22 March 2023

Sophie was very kind and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, the Paris strikes caused the Louvre to open a bit later, so she had us meet later by Notre Dame and we spent an hour outside the Louvre that would have been better spent inside. Once we got through the line, she was able to take us to see quite a bit, but left us as soon as her time was up. For $90 plus the tickets which we had to pay to her on top of the charge (17 euros), I’m not sure I would book this private tour again. It was very expensive for the service we received, and it did not include the actual tickets to the Louvre.Lourve Tour

Dianne 🇺🇸 United States

27 November 2022

My daughter’s first visit to the Louvre and Sophie made it very interesting and fun with a game of clues and questions along the way! The adults also learned some new fun facts!. I would definitely book her again on my next visit to Paris. Louvre with a 9 Year Old

Nicole🇨🇦 Canada

20 July 2022

We were a large group traveling together, 3 families, 15 people in total. Age ranging from 10-68. The Louvre was overwhelmingly busy the day we went early July, but thanks to Sophie, she kept as guided and on track to see some of the best the Louvre has to offer. It is impossible to see everything in the Louvre, but Sophie's knowledge about the history of the art and statues was very interesting and she was very engaing. My 10 year old love trying to solve the clues that were given to us. Some of the teens in our group (tough crowd) were not interested in learning but just looking. I personally say you can only get out of a tour what you put into it. The younger adults (early 20's) left the tour because they just wanted to blast through the entire museum to say they saw it all. Many of the adults thourougly enjoyed this tour, and my husband and I, even though having been to the Louvre 3 times now, learned more with Sophie that day than we ever have wandering on our own. Thank you Sophie for the wonderful experience. Nicole LefebvreLearning at the Louvre

Sivan🇨🇦 Canada

20 June 2022

Sophie was a fantastic guide for our family excursion (a Treasure Hunt) to the Louvre! With a 10 year old and a thirteen year old it’s not easy to keep them interested at a museum but Sophie made the trip fun, exciting and the kids (not to mention us the parents) learned a ton! Highly recommended if you have kids!!! Perfect guided family tour to the Louvre!

Carmen🇸🇪 Sweden

6 June 2022

Thank you Sophie for a very well planed visit at Louvre for my grandson. It was a very good and enjoable introduction for him but evan I could learn a lot. Best regards Carmen, Kristina and Axel StockholmLouvre for biginners

Maggie🇺🇸 United States

9 April 2022

Having Sophie as our guide on a Saturday morning was perfect. She started with a treasure hunt which kept my granddaughter engaged throughout the the museum tour. Sophie took us to the highlights and ended with a book of Paris monuments for my granddaughter. A perfect morning for an eleven year old.Louvre with my granddaughter

Carrie🇺🇸 United States

7 April 2022

Sophie was so knowledgeable, great with kids, and made the experience enjoyable for the whole family. Highly recommend if the parents want to see the Louvre and drag their kids along. Great kids Louvre tour

Gregory🇺🇸 United States

20 March 2022

Sophie was perfect! We loved our time with Sophie. She was so gentle and took her time with the kids. It was interesting and fun throughout the tour and she knew all the secrets and knowledge you need to get thru swiftly and with ease! Thank you so much Sophie, we will definitely book again next time we visit Paris xxSophie is AMAZING!

Luis🇺🇸 United States

7 September 2021

Sophie is an outstanding host and tour guide. I frequently use private guided tours and tend to book them mainly thru agencies. This time I decided to utilize the services Of Withlocals and picked Sophie. We had a great time understanding local culture. One of the main reasons I chose to work with Sophie was her passion and knowledge of art and high ratings dealing with kids. I have a 10 year old and a 13 year old and they loved the Louvre and all the puzzles and activities that were brought by Sophie. She made a scavenger hunt game that kept them so interested throughout the tour while they were learning. If I come back to Paris I would most definitely user her services. She is so pleasant and speaks wonderful English. Thank you so much Sophie for a most wonderful tour. Luis and Family. Tres Magnifique

Ashley 🇺🇸 United States

11 August 2021

Sophie gave us a scavenger hunt tour of the the Louvre with our 4 and 6 year old daughters!! She made the museum a creative adventure and came prepared with so many fun tools to make the experience captivating for the girls (and us!!). Our small kids were enthralled for 2 hours straight (when does this happen in a museum??). Sophie was fun and knowledgeable, creative and ultra prepared! If you have the chance for your kids to tour with Sophie, you must must take it!!! She is the absolute best!!! Sophie is the best!!!

Heather🇺🇸 United States

22 March 2020

Sophie was the perfect person to show us through the Louvre and Orsay! Our daughter was still a little jet lagged but Sophie was patient and entertaining and taught the whole family more about the history of these two amazing museums and the art contained within. A perfect morning tour and would definitely book another tour with Sophie when we return!Great Exploration of Art

Carolyn🇦🇺 Australia

2 January 2020

The Louvre and the crowds there can be overwhelming but Sophie met us and we quickly entered the museum, were shown to cloak room lockers and then taken on a great personlised tour, capturing art works that were all very interesting and relevant to our areas of interest . She managed to engage our 3 year old and stretch our 12 year old who has extensive knowledge of Greek Roman and Norse mythology. We saw the Monna Lisa and we wrapped up in time for lunch. Thanks Sophie for taking all the waiting and hassle out and giving us a wonderful experience. We’d recommend Sophie to any family visiting Paris Family louvre treasure hunt with Sophie

Adam🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 January 2020

We are so grateful for Sophie- we had a fantastic tour with her. She was kind, patient with our 7 and 4 year old and full of historical knowledge. She planned a very engaging and fun tour for us all. Thank you Sophie. Fantastic visit at the Louvre

Colette🇺🇸 United States

7 December 2019

I had the great pleasure to have booked Sophie for a private tour of the Louvre. I was travelling alone so the experience was extremely personalised. We had in depth conversations on everything from ancient eygpt to Greece to the very fine French and Italian masterpieces. I have booked many private tours during my travels and I found Sophie to be very knowledgeable, flexible and kind. We became fast friends, as we both share the same passion of the Louvre and art history. I highly recommend the tour as you will feel like you are the only visitor at the museum. I do plan to visit Paris again in the future and will contact Sophie as a top priority. Sincerely, a sincere traveller from New Orleans (USA)An Art Historian Dream

Sarah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 December 2019

Sophie is an absolute master of her domain. She is patient with children, extremely knowledgeable about the Louvre and the art therein, and she has a wonderful perspective to share in the form of storytelling and treasure hunting!! We loved every minute of her time with us. She gives time for every question and brings so much information to bear on every observation as well. She is fun, and even organized precious gifts for us at the close of our adventure! It was the best part of our Paris trip! Our children are twin 9 year olds and they were thoroughly engaged throughout the tour. She aimed the material at just the right level, where some parts were a bit challenging and other bits were easy to answer. Best Experience! Transformative Event

Nancy🇺🇸 United States

30 November 2019

I was somewhat disappointed with Sophie. I had told her that one of my granddaughters had special needs but Sophie couldn’t “ seem to adjust the tour so that my granddaughter could feel comfortable. I also told her that this was the first time both my granddaughters were being exposed to this kind of art and she spoke above their level of understanding. She did not engage with the girls at all. I decided after 90 min. to end the 2 hour tour . It was a waste of money and I would hesitate to use your guides for any kind of touring.

Gianluca🇮🇹 Italy

3 November 2019

Sophie is not only very competent on art history, but also she was great in organizing a tour that entertained our kids (12 and 10 years) with games and explained them the beauty of art pieces in a simple and accessible way. Highly recommended, GianlucaVery interesting tour of the Louvre with our kids

Deborah🇺🇸 United States

19 October 2019

My husband and I had a fabulous private tour of the museum with Sophie. She was a subject matter expert in art history, and really made the art and the history of the artists come alive for us. We can't thank her enough for her generous sharing of knowledge. We would love to book another art history tour with Sophie when we are in Paris the next time. Kind regards, Debbie FinnMusee D'Orsey private tour

Nicole🇺🇸 United States

4 October 2019

What a truly once in a lifetime experience!! Sophie went above and beyond to ensure our morning was an experience to remember. She touched base with us the day before to ask about our daughters age (and reading ability) to ensure that our “treasure hunt” was age appropriate. We really appreciated this attention to detail. Probably most amazing was her ability to guide us to directly to the Mona Lisa with absolutely no wait. The Louvre can be overwhelming and she made it accessible to our entire family. Highly recommend this experience with Sophie; she is a true gem (and unbelievably) knowledgeable. She even had a small birthday gift for our daughter. We couldn’t have asked for a more amazing day. Fabulous Sophie

Catherine Therese🇨🇦 Canada

2 October 2019

Our family absolutely loved our visit to the Louvre with Sophie! The “treasure hunt” aspect of the tour kept our 7 year old son engaged. Sophie was very knowledgeable and really did a great job engaging with our son. Sophie is an amazing storyteller and it was really the stories behind each of the pieces we saw that made our visit very special!Amazing Louvre Experience

Jessica🇺🇸 United States

18 September 2019

My husband and I have never been big museum people. But now we realize it’s just because we’ve never been to a museum with a professional before! Sophie is a gem. She is a wealth of knowledge and I enjoyed every single minute of our tour. Not only did she give us context for the paintings, but also context for the history and politics of the period as well, weaving a brilliant tapestry of art, history, and storytelling. This was our first ever WithLocals tour and we couldn’t have asked for a better first experience. Don’t miss a chance to choose Sophie as your guide to Paris!Don’t Go to the Musee d’Orsay without Sophie!

Anne-Marie🇦🇺 Australia

3 September 2019

Sophie did a fabulous job of engaging all of us in experiencing the Louvre through a treasure hunt for the kids. The kids learned alot, as did us adults who had been to the Louvre before. She is warm, friendly and knowledgeable. A fabulous experience for kids and adults. Thank you Sofie! Best fun ever

David🇨🇦 Canada

31 August 2019

Our 6 year old daughter absolutely loved the tour with Sophie. We were worried that she would lose interest fairly quickly but Sophie kept her on her toes. Great start to our trip in Paris. Fantastic Tour!!

Cindy🇺🇸 United States

29 August 2019

Sophie was a wonderful and very informative guide for the Museum Orsay. We really enjoyed the context about the art and the building, and were able to cover so much with her navigation. Highly recommend! Wonderful guide!

Mariam🇺🇸 United States

27 August 2019

We had a great tour of the Louvre with Sophie, I would highly recommend! She was very efficient in helping us avoid lines and navigating us to the highlights at the museum. She is very knowledgeable about art and gave us great insight into the pieces we saw. I have young children and she was good about explaining things at a level they could understand and keeping things interactive and interesting.Louvre tour with Sophie

Marisol🇺🇸 United States

24 July 2019

My husband and I enjoyed a wonderful and well informed visit to the Musee D'Orsay thanks to Sophie's guidance, knowledge and exuberant love for the Impressionist Painters! She provided background information that helped us better understand how their movement developed and eventually flourished. As a bonus, she explained the history of the actual building where the art is housed, which enriched our visit tremendously . Thank You Sophie for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm with us!Extraordinary Visit

Martha🇺🇸 United States

3 July 2019

Sophie provided our family of five with a delightful tour of the Louvre museum. Her knowledge of history, Art, and logistics made our visit fun, informative, efficient, and memorable. We highly recommend Sophie. A beautiful encounter

Carmina🇺🇸 United States

28 June 2019

My family had a great tour with Sophie. She is very knowledgeable and patient with my kids!! Highly recommended!Tour with Sophie!

Pamela🇺🇸 United States

1 June 2019

Sophie was such a knowledgeable and courteous guide for my mom and I through the Musee d'Orsay. My mom was having a bit of trouble keeping up with all of the walking that we did throughout Paris and Sophie made sure to find her a seat wherever possible. We learned about many of the pieces as well as the museum itself and were able to apply our newfound knowledge during our further travels on our trip through France. We both enjoyed the experience of having a private tour rather than a group tour - it was much easier without headphones! We took our tour right when the museum opened and I absolutely recommend that if you are able as it gets very busy and the crowds definitely do take a little bit a away from the art itself.Wonderful experience at the Musee d'Orsay

Gordon

19 April 2019

My wife, 6 year old daughter and I really enjoyed our tour of the Louvre with Sophie. She was very knowledgeable, and was able to convey it in a way that engaged and interested both our daughter and ourselves. By spending time and attention on a few selected and varied works, we were able to learn more and really appreciate what we saw. The time passed quickly and we would definitely do another one with her. Thanks Sophie!Louvre Treasure Hunt

Rebekah🇺🇸 United States

1 April 2019

The skip the queue guided tour of the Musee D'Orsay was incredible!! I can not recommend it highly enough with an amazing guide like Sophie who literally brought the Musee D'Orsay to life not just for me but especially for my 18 and 16year old girls and my husband who is not a fan of guided tour. It’s hard sometimes to know which tours to take but this is one you should and if you get Sophie you are really lucky! Sophie is very knowledgeable and passionate about what she does & wants to share everything with you. Thank you Sophie for making this trip memorable for our family!! Musee D'Orsay with Sophie

Laurie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

12 March 2019

Took my teenagers to visit the Orsay and Sophie was our guide. The kids were skeptical about “another museum” but Sophie did an amazing job of introducing them to the incredible artwork and the history of the museum, as well as the impressionist movement in Paris. After the tour, she even directed us to a local bakery for delicious warm almond croissants! Left an impression on all of us! It was perfect. Fantastic impressionists tour!

Kim

2 January 2019

Amazing tour in the Louvre! Sophie guided us through the Louvre with patience, humor, and grace. We learned so much. We were impressed with her credentials. Afterwards, she showed us where to get lunch and sat with us as we asked for recommendations. She was superb.Personalized tour into the Louvre

Teddy

30 December 2018

My wife and I had been to the Louvre many years ago before the children were born. Although that visit was enjoyable, having Sophie as a private guide made this second visit brilliant. We learned so much more with Sophie explaining fascinating details that we completely missed on our first visit. By piquing the curiosity of our daughters with the activity booklets and cue cards, Sophie made the Louvre visit into an educational mystery game for the girls. It was such a delight to see them so keen to participate in the game. There was no chance of them getting bored during this tour. On more than one occasion, I observed other families eavesdropping on Sophie during our tour and I could hear their children asking to participate in the same activity as our daughters. Sophie bonded well with our daughters and she made our visit to the Louvre a wonderfully memorable one. The tour lasted about two and a half hours, but it seemed shorter as time passed quickly with the girls actively listening and participating. If we had wanted a longer tour, Sophie could have easily arranged one, but it was an ideal length of time for us.Personalized tour for families: the Louvre

kitzitanner

23 December 2018

We loved our tour of the Montparnasse district. Sophie was a great guide - knowledgeable, engaging, enthusiastic and informative. As we walked, Sophie explained the history of that area as well as specific artists who lived and died in that area. Very interesting!Excellent tour in Paris