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Versailles Palace: Skip the Line Guided Tour for Half or Full Day
4.4
125 Ratings
Versailles
Experience a tour of the magnificent Palace of Versailles. Explore the dazzling Hall of Mirrors, behold the State Apartments, and amble through the well-kept gardens under the guidance of a knowledgeable local guide who will resurrect the history of the Palace and its regal residents. This tour helpfully commences in Versailles for your ease.
Experience a tour of the magnificent Palace of Versailles. Explore the dazzling Hall of Mirrors, behold the State Apartments, and amble through the well-kept gardens under the guidance of a knowledgeable local guide who will resurrect the history of the Palace and its regal residents. This tour helpfully commences in Versailles for your ease.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Palace of Versailles - Meet your guide in Versailles and journey in the footsteps of the kings and queens of France! During the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, Versailles was the place to be and to be seen. Nowadays visitors from all over the world still come to Versailles to marvel at the splendors of this incredible palace. Your skip-the-line…
- Palace of Versailles - Meet your guide in Versailles and journey in the footsteps of the kings and queens of France! During the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, Versailles was the place to be and to be seen. Nowadays visitors from all over the world still come to Versailles to marvel at the splendors of this incredible palace. Your skip-the-line access allows you to bypass the long lines that form each day, and your friendly local guide will steer you expertly through the crowds, bringing the famous figures who once inhabited this palace back to life.
See the dazzling Hall of Mirrors and the royal bedrooms where the king and queen would go to bed and get up daily in front of a large audience. Learn about life at the royal court - there was even a ceremony for the King putting on and taking off his hunting boots! - the glory of the Sun King that was symbolised by this magnificent palace, and the tragic downfall of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution.
What's Included
- English-speaking guide with full accreditation
- Small group tours with a maximum of 20 people
- Comprehensive guided tour of the Versailles Palace and Gardens
- Includes visits to the Musical Gardens or Fountain Show on weekends and select days from April to October
- Headsets provided to ensure you don’t miss a word from your guide
- English-speaking guide with full accreditation
- Small group tours with a maximum of 20 people
- Comprehensive guided tour of the Versailles Palace and Gardens
- Includes visits to the Musical Gardens or Fountain Show on weekends and select days from April to October
- Headsets provided to ensure you don’t miss a word from your guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup/drop off
- Transportation to/from Versailles
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup/drop off
- Transportation to/from Versailles
Additional Information
- This tour involves a reasonable amount of walking. Please ensure you wear comfortable shoes.
- Infants aged 0-3 years are free of charge and do not require a booking.
- You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund. Please note that refunds are not possible for missed tours.
- If you plan to arrive at the meeting…
- This tour involves a reasonable amount of walking. Please ensure you wear comfortable shoes.
- Infants aged 0-3 years are free of charge and do not require a booking.
- You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund. Please note that refunds are not possible for missed tours.
- If you plan to arrive at the meeting point by taxi, please ensure you leave yourselves plenty of time, it can often take a considerable amount of time to find a taxi in Paris!
- Please note the full day tour requires a lot of walking. The tour is paced to be comfortable but you will need to be able to walk throughout the whole day.
Location
Equestrian statue of Louis XIV
Meet us at the statue of Louis XIV on horseback located on the esplanade directly in front of the Palace of Versailles. Do not pass the security check!
Our coordinator will come to the statue to meet you with the guests arriving from Paris, they will be wearing an orange cap and an orange badge.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(125 Ratings)
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Limorg2025
Jan 19, 2025
Great tour—highly recommend! - Our tour guide Marion was so knowledgeable, captivating and sweet! We could not have imagined seeing the Palace without such a helpful guide! Highly recommend!!
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Martinos4077td
Jan 4, 2025
Versailles half day with Sylanie - Sylvanie was exceptional. best tour guide we could have asked for. So knowledgeable and intelligent. Excellent and wonderful with our kids too.
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Helen_s
Dec 28, 2024
Knowledgeable tour guide,... - Knowledgeable tour guide, Pauline, with humor. Thus, make the tour informative and interesting. Pauline is very helpful and provides great information.
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Suegoddess2701
Dec 16, 2024
Must go ! - Totally awed by majestic ambience and rich history of Napolean A must visit in a lifetime
Most impressive experience and memorable to say the least
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Kristenph7287mg
Oct 27, 2024
Versailles Palace and Garden Half Day Tour - Great 1/2 visit and tour. The gardens were amazing and super enjoyable. Our tour guide was terrific, and just the right amount of information was shared. The palace tour was crazy crowded and less enjoyable because of the massive amounts of people in small spaces.
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Jessica_g
Oct 18, 2024
Great tour, you'll understand Versailles and have fun - Our tour guide (Sylviane - sorry if I butchered your name) was great. She was knowledgable, fun and knew where to stop the group so that we had some space to ourselves. She highlighted important pieces of history/art but also answered all questions on numerous topics related to the palace and art at the time. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Donna_s
Oct 8, 2024
Great tour of the Palace, no line to get in - We did the palace and garden tour and were very very pleased with the experience. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered all questions. We felt the pace was very appropriate and not rushed or too slow. It was a very cold and damp day so we did not spend a lot of time on the gardens but I felt we were able to take some very nice pictures and not feel like we missed it on shutting. We would recommend highly.
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Therese_c
Oct 7, 2024
Gardens and Palace - Great tour. Loved all the time we spent in the gardens and looking at all the fountains. Our guide was extremely detailed and knowledgeable. We also spent the right amount of time inside getting all the information about the palace
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Ramona_t
Oct 22, 2024
Only good to skip lines. - Lacked reliable information. Only useful to bypass lines. Minimal additional information. Packed like sardines
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Sandysbucketlist
Dec 29, 2024
A ruined day on our dream trip to Paris - The worst experience we have ever had. The weather was in the low 30's and we were stuck outside for over an hour past the start time waiting for the groups to be let in. The tour guide continually said just a couple more groups ahead of us and they just came piling past us. We were freezing to a point we couldn't feel our feet or hands and finally told the guide we were going to have to cancel and go back to Paris after spending over a $100 for roundtrip transportation. The guide said there wouldn't be a problem cancelling but were then denied any refund. We had so looked forward to the tour but the service was not provided as promised and it was a miserable day. DO NOT BOOK with this company.
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