• Private Tour
• Carbon Neutral

Unveil the mysteries of the Louvre and get the most out of your visit on this enriching tour by night! Every Friday evening the Louvre opens its doors for you to discover. Get to know everything about this magnificent attraction with the insights provided by a local expert. Don't miss this unforgettable opportunity to discover the Louvre after dark!

Destination

Paris, France

Category

Art Culture Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, العربية

Included

• Private Guide
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance tickets are not included and need to be paid directly to the host in cash
• Please note that the instant confirmation is contingent upon ticket availability and may not be guaranteed immediately

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 12 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

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 the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Outside the pyramid of the Louvre, near the equestrian statue of Louis XIV (sole statue in Louvre’s courtyard) - 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. Inside the Louvre

   Once you are inside, follow your local host’s insights as you check out the must-sees like Venus of Milo and Mona Lisa, as well as the hidden gems that not many know about. Be part of an enriching tour that will satisfy your curiosity and answer all of your questions!

4. Keep Exploring

   After the time with your host is over, you can either stay inside the attraction and keep exploring by yourself or say goodbye outside the attraction where your host will point out other spots to explore in Paris

5. 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.

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

David🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Julien)

4 January 2025

Julien was such a great guide. His knowledge was remarkable and his enthusiasm had no limit. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour - Julien really did a great job of distilling the massive Louvre into an interesting and sensible 2 hour experience. We would highly recommend Julien - he was a great guide. ThanksFantastic tour

Kari🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

7 December 2024

Bibiana was amazing! I highly recommend her.

HOLLY🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julien)

30 November 2024

Touring the Louvre without only Julien was exceptional. He is a knowledgeable historian with a gift for storytelling telling. He really gives a great perspective which brings the art to life. I highly recommend a tour with him!Julien brough the art to life!

Cinzia

(About local Bibiana )

4 November 2024

Thanks to Bibiana, my family and I had the opportunity to spend a very pleasant evening at the Louvre. Bibiana took care of buying the tickets in advance (which on our day were free and we didn't have to pay) and quickly helped us skip all the lines. We then decided together on the visit that best suited our needs considering that we only had two hours and also a teenager with us. Bibiana is very knowledgeable and passionate about art and was very patient in answering all our questions. Her enthusiasm was contagious and made us want to return for a more in-depth visit. Thanks to her, the visit to the Louvre was the most interesting moment of our trip to Paris.An evening at the Louvre with Bibiana

Sarah🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

2 April 2024

We loved our time with Bibiana! She was so sweet and did such a good job making the Louvre interesting to our 11, 14 and 17 year olds! We learned a lot and had a good time. When we talked about it afterwards, our 11-year-old said "I'm really glad we had a guide! I learned so much that I wouldn't have otherwise". That really sums it up! Delightful host and experience!!

Kate

(About local Hugo)

20 September 2023

Booked a private tour guide for the Louvre through WithLocals for our honeymoon in Paris. Such an amazing experience to see iconic works of art, but also to get to know the history and importance of these pieces. Hugo was professional and overwhelmingly knowledgeable, but made the learning experience laid back and loads of fun. His English and education is impressive to say the least! We chose to book a time slot at the Louvre on a Friday evening and had the unique experience of having the museum “nearly” all to ourselves. Hugo made sure to show us the must see exhibits as well as the historically or artistically most important works as well. He was kind enough to take photos of us throughout the tour and ensured that we had an evening to remember. This was a one of a kind experience and we highly recommend booking with Hugo. Amazing, late night at the louvre!

Mike🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

12 August 2023

We had an amazing experience with Bibiana. She was very knowledgeable and made sure we saw everything we wanted to and gave us a ton of information about the Louvre and exhibits inside. I would highly recommend!Louvre Tour with Bibiana

Maria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Fe)

27 May 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed the museum experience with Fernanda as our guide. Fernanda was very knowledgeable and passionate about the art and the history of the museum. I would highly recommend Fernanda to anyone looking for a guided tour of the Louvre The Louvre

Alena

(About local Emilie)

6 March 2025

Emilie was great at communicating before our visit about meeting and tickets. She kept us on schedule and showed us a large variety of the collection in only 2 hours which I know we could not have done on our own. She also was informative about the art without being dry. She also took us to the gallery we wanted to visit after our tour was over to make sure we didn’t get lost. I would book with her again. Great morning at the louvre

Lojain

(About local Hugo)

4 March 2025

Hugo made the experience very enjoyable. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about the Louvre. We had a two-hour tour with him where we explored all the Louvre highlights. For a more detailed tour you definitely need a longer tour. For sure I highly recommend the experience and it is worth the price. Thank you Hugo Highlight of the trip

sbw8

(About local Fe)

3 March 2025

Fernanda was really terrific. Super knowledgeable, fun and easy to listen to. She was able to lead our family through the Musée d'Orsay In a way that allowed us to understand the historical relevance of the art and the progression of artistic styles in two hours. Highly recommend. Great Experience

Hannah

(About local Bibiana )

27 February 2025

Bibiana was a great tour guide and very helpful and informative. I enjoyed learning about the history of the Louvre and the renaissance art. Louvre Reviee

Leigh

(About local Maxime)

24 February 2025

Maxine provided our group of four with a lovely walking tour of the Marais. The tour included interesting facts and insights, yummy bakery items, coffee and chocolates. The pace was designed to our preference. Maxine was a pleasure.Architecture and food tour in one

Bryan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

22 February 2025

We picked Hugo because of his educational background and he did not disappoint. He can tell you unique details about the paintings; and the history surrounding the painting. Also… ask him about his book… very interesting Amazing tour from amazing guide.

Nilda

(About local Bibiana )

21 February 2025

We can’t say enough good things about our time with Bibiana. She was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable. We felt really cared for and appreciate all the effort she put into the time she spent with us. Anyone would be lucky to have Bibiana as a guide! 😃 Nilda and JulieA Wonderful Guide

Annie

(About local Hugo)

20 February 2025

Hugo is delightful, funny and an incredible tour guide. My friend and I had a lovely tour of the Louvre and can’t recommend him enough. Wondeful

Maria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julien)

15 February 2025

Vale la pena hacer un recorrido del Louvre en compañía de Julien. Nos sentimos complacidos por sus explicaciones, conocimiento y por su gentil trato con nuestra familia. Excelente experiencia

John🇺🇸 United States

(About local Livia)

15 February 2025

Livia was very knowledgeable and had great demeanor with our teenage kids. She helped us navigate the Louvre in a relaxed but thorough manner, making sure we had a good grasp of the museum’s highlights. Our kids had a great time and learned a lot, and so did we. Thanks Livia!Fantastic tour for families with kids

Christine🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

14 February 2025

We had the best time on a rainy day with Bibiana! Her tour of the Louvre was interesting, informative and fun. She tailed it to our group and accomodated last minute changes. I highly recommend booking her for as many events as you can!Bibiana is AMAZING

kimberly

(About local Hugo)

11 February 2025

I organized this tour of the Musee D'Orsay for a group of 6 college students. They loved every minute of it and was a highlight of their 4 days in Paris. Hugo was flexible, kind and very knowledgeable and engaging. I hope we can plan another tour on another occasion. Thank you Hugo!Tour loved by college students!

Al🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Paola)

10 February 2025

We spent an amazing morning in the Louvre with Paola and cannot recommend her highly enough. Her energy and passion for art just brought so much more to our visit linking the pieces, the location and time within history, keeping our interest throughout. Paola also knew how to get us in using the quickest lines, locate the bathrooms as well as move us through all the crowds to make the most of our short time. Thanks Paola!Amazing morning at the Louvre

Erika

(About local Lucien)

8 February 2025

Lucien guided us through Paris from the Louvre to Versailles with ease. He had thought of every detail and made us fall in love with France. He is extremely professional with excellent communication starting from our first message until the end of our tour. He provided recommendations for our entire stay, not just during the tour. We highly recommend Lucien!Lucien was the best part of our visit!

Grete

(About local Maxime)

6 February 2025

Maxime fait preuve de beaucoup d’enthousiasme! Il donne des explications avec beaucoup de passion et d’humour. N’hésitez pas à le prendre comme guide!Guide sympa!

v.yeager

(About local Bibiana )

29 January 2025

Bibiana was a great communicator. She helped us navigate everything and we didn't have to wait in any of the lines. Since this was our first time, she started by explaining the building's history itself and how it came to be a public museum, which was really interesting. Then we covered three main areas and periods of work. Two hours is not terribly long but we got through a lot of things and it made it so much more enjoyable than if I had wandered around myself unsure of why I should be interested in different pieces. Lovely first experience at the Louvre

Chad🇺🇸 United States

(About local Emilie)

28 January 2025

Emile's appreciation for the Louvre's treasures is contagious. Following a bout of severe food poisoning, we were weakened, and wondered if we'd even be able to manage the tour with our diminished reserves. Emile adapted to our needs on the spot, saving the day.Knowledgeable, adaptable and indispensable

Carla

(About local Julien)

27 January 2025

Julien was so knowledgeable and he made our experience so fun. We didn’t have much time as we wished but he got us everything we wanted to see and more and gave interesting facts about everything. We can wait to do another tour with him definitely recommend Julien!!Amazing guide

Justine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Emilie)

26 January 2025

We spent 3 hours at the Louvre with Emilie, she was brilliant at focussing on the core exhibits and sharing the fascinating history of the building with us. It was our second “With locals” experience and we highly recommend the guides, they are all great and know how best to navigate the main sights to maximum effect. Emilie was also really considerate and friendly and we enjoyed meeting her and loved her enthusiasm for her subject. Wonderful Louvre tour

Ning

(About local Lucien)

19 January 2025

The Paris Saint-Oeun flea market can be overwhelming! In fact, my husband and I have bern there many times. Our tour with Lucien made all the difference! He’s smart and interesting as well as flexible. He helped us find a beautiful, hand-carved statue of the Virgin Mary … even though his speciality is a market overview rather than finding specific items. Wonderful tour! Flea Market with Lucien!

Marc🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

12 January 2025

We hired Hugo for a tour of the Louvre in January 2024 and found him to be extremely knowledgeable, very interesting, funny, and just a bit irreverent in the best possible way. This January we had friends visiting with us and since we had such a great experience the year before, we hired Hugo again. All of our friends agreed, Hugo makes such a large museum as the Louvre completely approachable, covers all the highlights with wonderful anecdotes and histories and leaves you at the end of the tour with insights and a plan for the remainder of your museum visit. The next time we go to the Louvre, we'll hire Hugo again ... and you should too!Hugo's so fantastic, we've hired him twice

Maria🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

11 January 2025

Our family (2 adults and 2 kids, 6 and 11 yo) had a tour with Hugo around Louvre. It was very both, insightful and entertaining, for all of us. We managed to see all the Louvre's hits and avoid the crowds. I will definitely recommend Hugo!Excellent tour!

Johann

(About local Lucien)

8 January 2025

Great, fun, informative tourGreat tour of the Louvre

Amy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

5 January 2025

Bibiana was excellent and prompt with all communication, very knowledgeable about the Louvre, art history, etc. She was very nice and helpful throughout preplanning and the tour, she made all members of our group comfortable from baby in stroller to adults. I can’t fathom doing the louvre without a private guide, it’s so insanely crowded and huge, even just entering is an ordeal, but not with Bibiana. She knew just how to move us through the crowd and skip the lines and navigate the huge museum. She also helped us to understand why the most famous pieces are famous and really expanded our knowledge of the renaissance. Thank you! Great tour, wonderful guide.

Nichole

(About local Ali)

5 January 2025

Ali was great. We had the perfect day. He was on time and always very responsive. He guided us through Montmarte, gave us food recommendations and engaging information. It was nice to not have to navigate myself. It’s definitely worth it to have a private guide. We will use Ali again if we return Paris!We had a great day with Ali

Gina🇭🇰 Hong Kong

(About local Lucien)

5 January 2025

We booked Lucien for our visit to the Lourve, and we definitely found the right person! We were late and Lucien was able to get us in quickly which was amazing! He was very enthusiastic about everything in the Lourve, our 2.5 hours tour was way too short! Lucien gave us a very interesting and informative tour which was exactly what we were looking for! My daughter is 11 years old and she thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Lucien was very easy going, he was happy to show us the sections that we were more interested in (which was not in the itinerary). We highly recommend Lucien and will definitely book another tour with him for our next visit. Merci beaucoup Lucien!Fantastic guide!

ROBERTO

(About local Maxime)

5 January 2025

Maxime had a perfect approach with our family, being flexible and versatile, extremely kind and gentle. Furthermore, the information and knowledge he brought, as well as the places he took us, were pitoresque, interesting and very edifying! (History of the city, of the neighborhood, of arts etc.). We will definitely seek Maxime for more experiences on our next visit to Paris.Truly interesting and fruitful

Cayley🇺🇸 United States

(About local Fe)

5 January 2025

Fernanda was incredibly knowledgable and gave us an overview of art styles and techniques on a whirlwind tour of the Louvre. We adjusted to do a 3 hour tour so we could see more, and we were all glad we did. Obviously there's a lot of the Louvre we couldn't see in 3 hours, but she got us to the big famous pieces more efficiently than we could have on our own and provided a narrative of artistic development, meanings, and context for a lot of pieces. It's costly to hire an educated and well-versed guide but for those who can afford it, I highly recommend Fernanda who made the visit to the Louvre more informative and cohesive - and so more memorable- than just viewing discrete works on our own. We were 2 adults, a 10yo and a 14yo and all of us greatly appreciated Fernanda's tour. Fantastic tour of the Louvre

Lena🇺🇸 United States

(About local Maxime)

3 January 2025

We booked our Montmartre tour with Max on a rainy and gloomy winter day. Max was a great sport, led us through hidden alleys and passageways. We stopped to warm up in churches and coffee shop. The area is spectacular and it helped to have a knowledgeable guide to discover gems off the beaten path. Maxime is a history and art buff, and will gladly engage in philosophical and cultural discussions. Book him if these subjects resonate with you too. He sent us off with suggestions for further discoveries and restaurant recommendations. Brazing January rain in Montmartre

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julien)

3 January 2025

Julien was amazing! He was easy to get ahold of. He made sure we knew where to meet and discussed our interests before the tour. We had a three hour Louvre tour with Julien and it was the best. I don’t know if we would have been able to see and understand all of the art without his expertise. He met us at the carousel outside and stayed with us until we had a taxi to our next adventure. I highly recommend a tour with Julien! Great morning at the Louvre

Saray🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

(About local Henrick)

1 January 2025

Henrick fue nuestro guía! Y nos enseñó la ciudad desde su punto de vista! Tiene mucho conocimiento y nos llevó a lugares maravillosos!!! Lo recomiendo muchas veces! Hasta recomendaciones de lugares para comer nos dio! Gracias Hemrick Profesional y Calmado

Vanessa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

1 January 2025

My family (3 adults and 2 children) visited the Musee d’Orsay with Hugo as our guide. I can’t say enough good things about him. His explanation of the art and the historic building were fascinating. Not only was the tour great for the adults, he really related to the children. I wholeheartedly recommend Hugo.Best tour ever.

Jeffrey🇺🇸 United States

(About local Emilie)

30 December 2024

Emilie was amazing and basically helped us see all of Paris in a single day. She was extremely nice and helpful and there is no way we could have done it without her. Highly recommend!Got to see so much in one day!

Gibran🇺🇸 United States

(About local Lucien)

27 December 2024

Lucien gave my family and I a wonderful tour of the Orsay Museum. He is knowledgeable and makes the tour engaging. Would definitely recommend. Wonderful guide

Sandra Cheryl🇵🇭 Philippines

(About local Lucien)

24 December 2024

We absolutely loved our walking tour with Lucien. He was engaging, thoughtful, accommodating and informative. Christmas Reunion in Paris

BRIAN🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

24 December 2024

The Louvre would be an overwhelming experience without someone who knows how to navigate it. But there’s a difference between just taking a tour and having an experience. Hugo captivated us with his passion for the museum, his stories about the artists and his explanations of what is being depicted in the art. I simply cannot imagine a better way to be introduced to the Louvre than by someone who was educated there and who so clearly loves it. Extraordinary

Donna🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

23 December 2024

Wonderful food tour of the Marais district. Bibiana was extremely knowledgeable and experienced. She made it fun to explore the Marais and taste lots of delicious French foods. We’d tour anywhere with her.Super Food Tour

Wayne🇳🇿 New Zealand

(About local Lucien)

22 December 2024

Lucien was a fountain of knowledge and catered for our family group of diverse ages by the information he shared. We may have walked over 7kms but it was an easy stroll filled with laughter and sightseeing.Fun and knowledgeable

Joe🇵🇹 Portugal

(About local Julien)

20 December 2024

Julien guided my wife and along with our son (10) for 2 hours in the Louvre. We asked that he focus mainly on our son and make it fun and interesting for him. He was great and all 3 of us really enjoyed the tour. Highly recommend! Excellent!

Solveiga🇱🇹 Lithuania

(About local Hugo)

17 December 2024

The tour was the highlight of our trip! Hugo made visiting Louvre incredible interesting. Hugo is extremely knowledgeable, engaging and funny. Truly amazing experience!

Marios🇺🇸 United States

(About local Bibiana )

16 December 2024

Bibiana, was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant as our guide through the Louvre. She explained things in such a way that it brought them to life. She is pleasant, effective and adorable. Bibiana is an excellent guide

Donald 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hugo)

15 December 2024

Hugo was very engaging and shared many very interesting stories and insights. He made the Louvre come alive for us. Wonderfuk tour!