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.

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Capricia_w
Oct 27, 2024
Huge place with unexpected beauty within. - Florent was a great tour guide. He was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the subject matter. He took us to the best parts! He showed us some really cool stuff relating to France and the US also. This place is huge! It would have taken us all day if we had not had a guide! Highly recommend!
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Roam19531733997
Oct 14, 2024
Excellent tour! - Our tour of Les Invalides and Napoleon’s tomb was amazing. Florent was very personable, friendly, and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour as it will maximize your experience of this museum and its wonderful history! Thank you Florent!
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Cameron
Sep 29, 2024
A wonderful history of French Kings and Napoleon - Florian was a really wonderful guide. He met us about 10 minutes early and was such a wealth of knowledge about everything French history. He really seemed like he himself enjoyed explaining the history to us which made the entire experience that much more enjoyable and memorable for us. My wife and I would both agree that Florian made the tour an excellent choice and would highly recommend him for anyone.
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Heatherrx7292rh
Sep 12, 2024
Great experience! - The experience was excellent and we had a wonderful guide, Mathieu who was very thorough and knowledgeable. We were able to get really up close to everything and the WWI and WWII museums were phenomenally put together. An absolute must see when you’re in Paris, especially isle you love history.
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Road16701
Aug 27, 2024
Invalides Napolean Tour - So much to see on this tour and our guide, Anatole, did a great job showing us the highlights. Was also really good to have time afterwards to explore more on our own.
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Jamest472
Jul 13, 2024
Amazing World War I and World War II history tour - We had a fantastic tour of the Army museum and the tomb of Napoleon. We focused on World war I and World war II history and all the amazing artifacts inside the museum. We highly recommend this tour and our tour guide of Florent was fantastic!
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577lorainem
Jun 22, 2024
Excellent Les Invalides tour - My husband, son and I voted this our most favorite tour between this, the Louvre and Versailles - reason being because we had basically a private family tour. Daniel had a wealth of information he bestowed on us, but he covered just the right amount. We appreciated his light sense of humor too! Cannot say enough complimentary things about our guide, and we truly had an amazing experience at Les Invalides. More people really need to do this tour!
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T5875urmarkd
Jun 18, 2024
Anatole was fantastic - Anatole was exceptionally knowledgeable and passionate. Could not ask for a better guide. I would recommend him to anyone visiting Invalides.
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Greg_m
Jun 12, 2024
Excellent 0k - Very knowledgeable brought tablet for pictures of history very helpful. Great collection medieval weapons
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Lillian_e
Aug 27, 2024
Great experience - Tour well done, tour guide too long on explanation but appreciate his knowledge. 2heures sufficient pour le tour
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