Invalides Dome Tour: Exclusive Guided Experience of Louis XIV & Napoleon History

Explore the tumultuous and glorious military past of France during this 2 hour private guided tour of the Musée de l’Armée. Located within the golden-domed architecture known as Hotel des Invalides, this museum unveils tales and mysteries for anyone drawn to historical events such as the Napoleon era and the World Wars.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cathedrale Saint-Louis des Invalides - Your guide will lead you through the epic courtyard of the Invalides, discussing its 17th century roots as a veteran’s hospital under King Louis XIV. You’ll visit the cathedral that Louis had built for his former troops, who found respite here after returning from battle. After discussing the Sun King’s…
What's Included
  • Exclusive tour guide for personalized experience
  • Wheelchair accessible for an inclusive tour
  • 2-hour immersive tour experience
  • All entrance fees included
  • Skip-the-line access for a streamlined museum visit
What's Not Included
  • Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)
  • Temporary exhibitions NOT included
Additional Information
  • It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
  • Notes: Invalides dome and museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the…
Location
Hôtel des Invalides
Meet your guide outside the main gate of Invalides. The main gate is located on the north entrance at Place des Invalides facing the famous Alexandre III bridge. It’s is the main entrance to enter the Invalides.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gregory_s
Nov 8, 2025
Exciting & educational morning with Sergio - Wonderful experience! Wife and I could not be happier Sergio was an incredible, knowledgeable and personable guide. Five Star!
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Linsdon
Nov 3, 2025
Smart, fun and easy way to explore Hotel de Invalides - Florent C. Was so wonderful! Super knowledgeable and fun - felt so customized and engaging. We loved it all! We would love to work with Florent again on another location.
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Zoe
Sep 29, 2025
Historic and contemporary account of the world of Napoleon - a wonderful tour - This tour was brilliant - we had a great tour guide, Michele who was both knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Napoleon. We were very lucky that we were the only ones in the tour so we could ask as many questions as we wanted. The kids enjoyed it too - my daughter was surprised at how quickly the time went. Highly recommended. I'll also note that a visitor at the venue overhead Michele's discussion with us and was so impressed he asked him for his details so he could book a future tour with him.
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Dawn
Sep 21, 2025
Best tour best guide - Anatole is the best guide in all of Paris. He was so informative, friendly and humerous. We enjoyed this tour more than all that we took
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F9926pxpeterr
Sep 2, 2025
Invalides experience - Anatole was a great guide on our Invalides tour, he was very knowledgeable and took the time to explain the background of various exhibits, we all enjoyed our experience with him
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Valerie_t
Aug 28, 2025
Had a splendid time here... - Had a splendid time here with Anatole! He was funny, so informative and brought us to see all the special sights and artefacts which my military buff husband appreciated. Totally recommend this tour with Anatole!
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Kelsey
Aug 24, 2025
Had a great time! - Florian is a really great, knowledgeable, and passionate guide! If you can spend more than 2 hours here, I’d recommend it because there is just so much to see! If not, you won’t be disappointed and you can always come back another time ;)
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Miriam_b
Jul 31, 2025
Excellent guide. There... - Excellent guide. There were only 4 in our group. Learned a lot about Napoleon and his conquests. The church tour was quite interesting but wished we had a little more time to spend in the army museum.
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Aklimava
Jun 26, 2025
Excellent if you love military history! - Wonderful tour with Emmanuel - we were running 10 min late due to train service interruption - he was easy to communicate with and it was a great informative tour.
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Daniel_c
Jul 19, 2025
Very good excursion. - Francesca: excellent guide! Puntual. Knowledgeable about the place, its history and the kings involved.
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From $125
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).