Orsay Museum: Private Guided Tour

Experience a private tour of the Musée d’Orsay with skip-the-line access, exploring the iconic Impressionist artworks by Monet, Degas, Renoir, and more. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Musee d’Orsay - Private tour of Orsay Museum.
    *Please note that the museum entrance tickets are not included in the tour price. You can buy them directly on the museum website.
What's Included
  • Skip-the-Line Entry
  • Bilingual Private Guide
What's Not Included
  • Museum Entry Fee (15,50 Euros/adult; Adults only pay)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuity
Additional Information

Embark on a journey through the Musée d’Orsay, accompanied by an exclusive guide and bypass long lines with our advance entrance privilege. Explore the exquisite Impressionist masterpieces of Monet, Degas, Renoir among several others, while delving into the engrossing historical facts about the artists and their artworks. Choose from various available…

Location
Musée d'Orsay
Please meet your guide at the Rhinoceros Statue in front of the Musee d'Orsay.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Patricia_s
May 8, 2025
Exceptional experience with Afsaneh - We had an outstanding experience! Our guide Afsaneh was incredibly knowledgeable and interesting. A professor of art history, Afsaneh spoke about individual art works, the contexts in which they were created, and perspectives on viewing the paintings which provided a very substantive experience. I would give her a 10 out of 10 and highly recommend.
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Alice
May 5, 2025
Having a guide is a must; great tour and great guide - It is important to have a guide in this very busy, crowded museum. Our guide, Afsaneh, was not only a beautiful lady, but extremely knowledgeable about the art, the layout of the museum, and how to talk to her guests. She showed us key pieces of art, explained how to look at the art, and answered any questions we had. It was clear that she loved the art. I highly recommend this tour. It is well worth paying for the guide and tour. It may seem expensive, but a guide will help you understand how to get around this large museum, how to look at the art, and how to find the art of your interests.
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Kathleen_h
Apr 25, 2025
My guide was great but... - My guide was great but the visit was a little bit shorter than advertised. That said, the museum was so over-crowded that it was almost a relief to be done.
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Lindsayky8251zz
Apr 22, 2025
First Class Tour of Amazing Museum. - Our tour guide was absolutely amazing. We learned so much about some of the best pieces in the museum. Would highly recommend.
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Gloria_s
Apr 2, 2025
Exceptional - We booked a semi private tour through an agent on a chat. After paying I realized that the tickets (to enter the museum) were not included so I asked the person in the chat. She said they were included. A day after I received a text saying “don’t forget to buy tickets”. I mentioned the chat and Viator was very kind and purchased the tickets for me and organized a private tour for our family at a different time as there were no tickets left at the time I originally had purchased the tickets. That was great customer service!!! The tour guide Gonzalo was amazing! He texted me the day before, reminded me where to find him, was there on time and agave us the most amazing tour. I’ve been there before but this tour exceeded my expectations. He was so passionate about art and also made it great for my 14 and 7 year old daughters.
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Sally_f
Apr 2, 2025
Excellent Tour and Guide - Incredible museum with so many famous paintings. You really need to return after the tour to have more time to view the paintings after you know more about the artists. Our guide was outstanding.
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Fernando_c
Feb 10, 2025
Fantastic Tour - It was not my First time at Musèe D'Orsay but It was the best experience at the museum,I guess I Will never look at the pictures with the same view I had before the tour .
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Margaret_k
May 4, 2025
You need to buy your... - You need to buy your ticket to the museum separately and before the day of your tour. We did not buy our tickets ahead of time so we could not get in. We asked our private tour guide if she could show us around the area since we were the only ones on the tour. She did not want to do this so told us a few things we could do in the area and that was it. We lost our money for 2 minutes of her time.
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Richard_j
Feb 18, 2025
Total rip off - This experience is not even close to worth the money. We paid $180 dollars to have a Skip-the-line Guided tour. That amount does not include entrance to the museum. First, there was no skipping the line. Our guide tried to defend the situation by indicating that there is a necessary security. However, there was a priority line which was allowed to get to the front of the line, but we were not provided access to that line. Our tour was scheduled to start at 4:00 PM, but did not get going until 4:30PM due to the above-mentioned issues. We were paired with another couple who was equally as frustrated as us. The museum closes at 6:00PM and our guide rushed out at 5:45 PM without giving us much heads up. Had we followed her, we would not have been let back in to the museum. We did end up staying on our own for the next 15 minutes. So in all, Viator received $360 for 75 minutes worth of a tour. Not a bad take for Viator at $288 per hour. Only consolation is that the guide, when present, was very knowledgeable and imparted some fresh knowledge of impressionism and how to interpret this genre of artwork.
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Mark_r
Jan 5, 2025
Horrible Experience - The tour guide never showed up. I paid for a tour and non was provided. I would strongly suggest not booking through VIATOR.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).