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Paris Museum Pass on RS Tours

Has anyone here been to the Paris $ Heart of France Tour, and did you make a reservation for the Museum D'Orsay?
I see we can buy tickets but Idid not see an option to reserve.
Thank you for the help.

MB

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I know this is old but I was trying to figure this out and there is some conflicting information here from previous tours. It seems that this tour used to include a museum pass but possibly no longer does. There is no longer any mention of the pass in the what's included section of the tour description. If you look at your pre-tour planning section there is the recommendation to book museums beside the Louvre in advance and to purchase your own pass if desired.

Sightseeing on Your Own
Orangerie,* Orsay,* Pompidou * and Rodin Museums, * Catacombs,* Atelier des Lumieres;

*Reserve these sites in advance.

Paris Museum Pass: The Paris Museum Pass admits you to many of Paris’ most important sights and allows you to skip most ticket-buying lines. To find out if the pass will be a good value for your free-time sightseeing plans, please consult your Rick Steves France guidebook, or visit here: www.parismuseumpass.com. For a list of sights that require advance time slot bookings, please click here.

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FWIW the museum pass now has no value EXCEPT when it saves money if you are going to lots of museums in a short period. And note that the Louvre restricts the number of reservations available to pass holders. I would not get it unless you have calculated that it is a money saver for you. I don't know if RS includes it but i would suspect it would make sense not to given the changes in the pass.

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I did Paris & HOF tour Spring 2023. We got PMP the tour visited the Louvre which came with a timed entry. I then self booked my own timed entry at l’Orangerie, d’Orsey and Catacombs to ensure I saw them on my own schedule. I did use PMP pass for Pompidou and I think Picasso and Lumiere’s but might have paid for those too, can’t remember.