The Louvre privately, a suite over the rooftops and the city's tables held for you.
The Louvre privately, a suite over the rooftops and the city's tables held for you. Here is Paris, arranged privately — browse it by the occasion you're marking, by what moves you, or by the season that suits you best.
What an advisor can open that an algorithm cannot. Each of these is staged on your terms — the access, the timing, the people.
A private walk after the doors close with a curator who knows the provenance of every brushstroke in the collection — the Grande Galerie empty, the Leonardo portraits unmediated, an evening that cannot be purchased through any public channel.
The Hall of Mirrors opened privately before the first guided tour — the gold and the gilded light at morning, the gardens yours to walk before the fountains start, the palace read as a residence rather than a monument.
Eight guests. One table. A chef who was trained at a three-star house and now cooks only for people introduced by former guests — a menu determined that morning by what arrived from the market, a wine selection without a printed list.
Not a package — a starting point. Each is a journey we have designed and refined; your advisor reshapes it for the version only you would recognise.
A suite above the Tuileries, a private Louvre walk at the hour the gallery empties, dinner in a chef's apartment in Saint-Germain — Paris as the poets wrote it, not as the travel guides illustrate it.
The Louvre's Denon Wing by torchlight, Versailles before the coaches, the Rodin museum garden at eight in the morning, and the ateliers behind the Palais-Royal that no guidebook has found.
From the Marché d'Aligre at dawn to a two-star kitchen between services, a Burgundy cellar and the city's best sommelier as your guide through the wine that Paris drinks when it is not performing for tourists.
Blossom in the Luxembourg gardens, the Rodin's garden in the early morning, a Montmartre breakfast before the street artists set up, and the Marché de la Création walked with an art dealer who knows which painter sells and which one matters.
Each a starting point — our advisors weave them into a single, seamless journey.
Late May through June and September into early October offer mild weather, long daylight, and a full calendar before and after the summer lull. Many of the finest restaurants and ateliers close for several weeks in August when Parisians leave the city, so we generally steer clients toward shoulder season. Forest Travel can also time a visit around Paris Fashion Week or the autumn art and antiques fairs if those interest you.
Yes. Private before- or after-hours access to the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, and the Orangerie can be arranged with an art historian guiding you through the collections without crowds. We can also organize private viewings at smaller institutions such as the Musee Rodin or the Picasso Museum in the Marais, or curator-led visits to ateliers and private foundations. These require advance lead time, so the earlier we begin planning the better.
Most luxury travelers base in the 1st around the Place Vendome and Tuileries, the 8th near the Golden Triangle off the Champs-Elysees, or the 6th and 7th in Saint-Germain-des-Pres for a quieter, residential feel. The Marais suits those who prefer galleries, design boutiques, and a younger energy. Four to five nights allows the major landmarks, a day in the museums, and time for the markets and dining without rushing.
Paris pairs naturally with a day trip or overnight to the Champagne houses around Reims and Epernay, roughly 45 minutes by high-speed train. Many clients continue south to Burgundy or the Loire Valley chateaux, or board the TGV for the two-and-a-quarter-hour run to Provence and the French Riviera. A private excursion to Versailles or Giverny also extends the stay without leaving the region.
A private car and English-speaking driver on call is the standard arrangement, with a dedicated guide for sightseeing days. Central Paris is compact and walkable, so many of the best moments happen on foot through Saint-Germain or along the Seine. Restaurant reservations at the most sought-after tables should be secured weeks ahead, which your advisor will handle alongside your transfers and timed museum entries.
In Paris, more needs reserving than most visitors expect. The Louvre requires a timed slot for every ticket-holder, released exactly 60 days ahead, and it is closed every Tuesday. Sainte-Chapelle admits on 30-minute arrival windows, and its combined ticket books a time for the chapel but not for the Conciergerie. Versailles requires a Palace slot on the Passport and closes on Mondays. The most sought-after tables need weeks, not days.
No. The Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopened on 22 July 2026 without its jewels. The French Crown Jewels were stolen in October 2025, and only the damaged crown of Empress Eugénie has been recovered, so the gallery is now shown for its restored painted and sculpted decoration. The Mona Lisa's purpose-built room beneath the Cour Carrée, with its own entrance and separate ticket, is scheduled for 2031 under the Nouvelle Renaissance works.
Not everywhere in central Paris, and not by the shortest route. The Zone à Trafic Limité prohibits through-traffic across the first four arrondissements, so journeys inside the zone must have a purpose; the €135 fine has been deferred, but the rule stands. The wider metropolitan low-emission zone runs without penalties until 31 December 2026. Central Paris is compact enough that the driver often waits while you walk.
The Paris chef's apartment dinner is eight guests at one table. The chef trained at a three-star house and now cooks only for people introduced by former guests. The menu is determined that morning by what arrived from the market, and the wine selection comes without a printed list. In The Paris Honeymoon journey, this dinner takes place in a chef's apartment in Saint-Germain.
Versailles can be seen privately before the coaches arrive, with the Hall of Mirrors opened before the first guided tour. You see the gold and gilded light in the morning, walk the gardens before the fountains start, and read the palace as a residence rather than a monument. Versailles closes on Mondays, so the visit is planned around that, and it features in the Art & Culture in Paris journey.
At the level Forest Travel plans, Paris starts from US$1,150 per person per night, so a seven-day trip of six nights starts from around US$6,900 per person, plus a US$250 planning fee per itinerary. Add the tourist tax, which since 1 January 2026 reaches €15.60 per adult per night at a palace-classified hotel, with under-18s exempt. Against the nightly figure the tax is small, but it belongs in the quote.
The 1st and the 8th arrondissements. The 1st, around Place Vendôme and the Tuileries, puts the Louvre and the jewellers within walking distance; the 8th, off the Champs-Élysées, is the address of the Golden Triangle houses. For a quieter, residential stay, choose Saint-Germain-des-Prés in the 6th and 7th; for galleries and design over grandeur, the Marais. Choose by how you intend to spend the evenings.
Every journey here is a starting point a private advisor reshapes entirely around you — your pace, your people, the Paris only you would recognise.
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