Private Tour Prices in Paris, All Included

How it works

How a price is built

Every price starts from a base for two guests. From there, it follows your day: who comes, for how long, and what needs booking.

01The base price

Half day

From €390

VAT included

Base for 2 guests · 1 or 2 sites · 2 to 4 hours

Enough time for one museum in depth, or two sites that sit close together. Some museums open late, so an evening visit is possible too. The right format for a first day in Paris, or a focused look at a single collection.

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Full day

From €690

VAT included

Base for 2 guests · 3 or 4 sites · about 8 hours

Morning and afternoon woven into one itinerary, with a break to eat, and the option to carry on into the evening. Room enough for a museum, a neighborhood and a monument, all in a single day. The city at your own pace.

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02Then, your day

One price, everything in it

Your price takes in only what your day uses. Change the day and the price follows: one more guest, one more hour, one more museum.

What your price coversPépin · Paris

Base price: For two guests, half day or full day.
Guests: A supplement for each guest beyond two, smaller for a child.
Time: Extra hours, added to the same tour. Never a second base price.
Entry tickets: Booked ahead. Free admissions are applied, never charged.
Group reservation: Often one fee for the whole group, with a timed slot and the line kept for groups.
Audio headsets: Where the museum requires them, so you hear your guide in a busy gallery.
Getting around: Metro tickets between sites, or a private driver for Versailles or Giverny.
Extras: If you wish: a Seine cruise, the Eiffel Tower summit, a concert at Sainte-Chapelle, a table for lunch.
Your price: Everything above in a single price, VAT included. Nothing to pay on the day.

Always included

A licensed guide-conférencier, with the national card required to guide in French museums
Your day, drawn up with you by email before you arrive
Just your group, at your own pace
Booked directly: no platform takes a commission on your price

“He took a lot of time emailing me beforehand so he could completely customise our tour. I can’t imagine a day in Paris being anything more interesting or fun!”

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Examples

Real days, priced

Three requests we receive often, and what each one costs. Every tour is fully customizable: a second museum, a longer day, a different order.

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A family of four

The Louvre, as a family

Louvre Highlights →2 hours2 adults, 2 children (8 and 11)

Booked as a group, you use the line the museum keeps for groups.
Children enter free, and we never sell a ticket that isn’t needed.

Final price €516

For the family · €129 per person

Includes €85 of tickets, reservations and headsets, and €86 of VAT.

In perspective

A shared tour for twenty would cost the family about €100 less. For the difference, the guide is yours alone.

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The same family, a longer morning

The Louvre, then Orsay

The Louvre →Musée d'Orsay →4 hours2 adults, 2 children

Two more hours, not a second tour: no second base price.
One guide for both museums, and half a day of your trip left free.

Final price €684

For the family · €171 per person

+€42 per person compared with the Louvre alone: two more hours, one more museum.

Includes €125 of tickets, reservations and headsets, and €114 of VAT.

In perspective

Elsewhere, this is often the price of a two-hour private tour of the Louvre alone. Here, Orsay comes with it.

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Monet's Rouen Cathedral series at the Musée d'Orsay

Six friends, three couples

An Impressionist day

An Impressionist Day →8 hours6 adultsMontmartre, Orsay, the Orangerie

One guide all day: the story runs from the streets of Montmartre to the Water Lilies.
Every entry, metro pass and headset arranged: nothing to organize.

Final price €1,362

For the group · €227 per person

Includes €360 of museum tickets, metro passes and headsets, and €227 of VAT.

In perspective

A little more than a standard day tour, but entirely private, and built around the places you choose.

Questions

Questions about prices

All questions & answers

Is the price per person or per group?

Per group, not per person. Every tour is private, so the price is built from a base rate that covers two guests, plus a small supplement for each additional guest that varies with the site you visit and with each guest's age, since every venue sets its own admission. Museum entry is always included in the price you are quoted. For a family, this often makes a private guide far better value than it first appears.

What is included in the price?

The price covers everything needed to enter and follow the tour: entry tickets, the group reservation fee, an audio system where one is required, and a public transport ticket when the itinerary calls for moving between sites. On food tours, the tastings are included. There are no hidden extras and nothing to pay during the visit. A private driver can be arranged on request. Reaching the meeting point is otherwise your own arrangement.

Do I need to pay in advance?

Payment is requested in advance to confirm your tour. A deposit of 30% secures your date and your guide and is never refunded, though if your plans change you can move the tour or take a voucher instead; the balance is due two months before the tour; if you are booking within two months of your date, the full amount is payable at the time of booking. You pay through a secure Stripe link that we send you: Stripe is one of the payment providers most widely used on the web, which means your card details go straight to them and are never seen or held by us. If it suits your group, we can split the total across several links, so each family or couple settles its own share.

Is a gratuity expected?

If you particularly enjoyed your tour and wish to leave something for your guide, it is always appreciated, but it is entirely your choice and never assumed.

What is your cancellation policy?

If you can no longer come on your date, you have three options up to 72 hours before the start: move the tour to another date, take a voucher for what you have paid towards the guided service, valid one year and transferable, or cancel outright. If you cancel outright more than fifteen days before, the 30% deposit is retained and everything above it comes back to you. Between fifteen days and 72 hours, canceling outright costs 50% of the tour price, and moving the date or taking a voucher depends on our guides being free. Within 72 hours, and for no-shows, the tour is non-refundable and neither option is available. Whichever way you go, museum tickets already bought for your original date are lost and have to be bought again. Entry tickets bought in your name ahead of the tour are not refundable once purchased, whatever the date, and their cost is deducted from any refund due. If we have to cancel, you receive a full refund, deposit included, or a new date, your choice. The full policy is in our terms and conditions and restated in every booking confirmation.

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