Private tours · Paris & Versailles

See Paris with your own licensed guide

Private tours of the Louvre, Versailles, Orsay and the most beautiful neighbourhoods of Paris — for you and your loved ones only, told by passionate historians.

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Licensed guidesAll our guides hold the French National Guide Card, required to guide inside museums and monuments.
Truly privateOnly you and your loved ones: 1 to 6 people on walking and museum tours, up to 30 at Versailles.
Tickets handledMuseum tickets are included in the price and pre-purchased by your guide.
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Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix, Louvre Museum

Museum

The Louvre — 2-hour Private Tour

Private tour of the Louvre with a licensed guide: Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Winged Victory. 2 hours, 1 to 6 people, timed entry tickets included.…

2 hours · from €433

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The Palace of Versailles

Palace

Versailles — Palace & Gardens Private Tour

Private tour of the Palace of Versailles with a licensed guide: Hall of Mirrors, King’s and Queen’s apartments, gardens and Trianon. 2h, half day or…

2 hours, 4 hours or 7 hours · from €412

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The great clock of the Musée d’Orsay

Museum

Musée d’Orsay — Private Tour

Private guided tour of the Musée d’Orsay: Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Degas and the great Impressionists. Licensed guide, 1 to 6 people, tickets…

2 hours · from €401

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The streets of Montmartre

Walking tour

Montmartre — Private Walking Tour

Private guided walking tour of Montmartre, the last village of Paris: windmills, vineyards, artists’ studios and hidden lanes. 2 hours, 1 to 6…

2 hours · €385 per group

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The Knights Templar in Paris

Walking tour

Knights Templar in Paris

Private historical walking tour in the footsteps of the Knights Templar in Paris, from the place where Jacques de Molay was burned to the site of the…

2 hours · €385 per group

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On a Paris café terrace with the star of Emily in Paris

Walking tour

Emily in Paris — Private Walking Tour

Private Emily in Paris tour: walk in Emily Cooper’s footsteps from her Latin Quarter square to the Palais-Royal, with a Parisian guide. 2 hours, 1 to…

2 hours · €385 per group

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Who we are

La Compagnie des Guides is a Paris-based team of licensed tour guides founded by Thierry do Espirito, historian and author. Our core team and partner guides form a community of more than 100 guides, mastering many specialties and languages — English, of course, but also Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more.

We are not a travel agency: we don’t book hotels, flights or restaurants. We do one thing — guiding — and we love sharing our insider tips on where to eat, shop or stroll. As soon as you book, you are put in touch with your guide. And already in very good hands.

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