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Versailles Palace and Trianon Guided Day Tour from Paris

Paris, France

From $193.05

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  • 8 hours
  • Offered in: English

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Overview

Enjoy skip-the-line access to the Domain of Versailles to avoid the often-long queues. Explore the opulent palace and expansive gardens. This is a great way to see this must-see attraction outside Paris.
  • Versailles Domain tour with guide-interpreter from Paris
  • Great Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors and the Queens Apartments
  • Free time to explore the famous gardens
  • Book ahead and skip the long lines

What's Included

  • Versailles Palace priority entrance
  • Versailles Gardens entrance
  • Queen's Hamlet entrance with Petit and Grand Trianon
  • Fountain shows in the Gardens (only during Summer time)
  • Professional live guide
  • Round Trip transportation in a luxury air-conditioned coach
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks

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What To Expect

The first part of your Versailles experience is a guided tour of the palace. During the visit, you’ll see the incredible Royal Apartments where the King and Queen — Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette — once lived and the famous Hall of Mirrors.

Then, enjoy some free time in the gardens to wander through the impeccable ‘Groves’ in summer or to bundle up for a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride in winter. Admission tickets are included if you would like to visit the Gallery of Battles at your leisure.

After your meal (own expense), take a guided visit of the Trianons, the private retreat of both Louis XV and Louis XVI. Then head for the Queen’s Hamlet, Marie Antoinette’s similarly private retreat.

Versailles Fountain Show Special Program:On Saturdays and Sundays from April to October and Tuesdays from mid-May through June the impressive fountains in Versailles’ garden are made even more so with a display set to music that dates from the time of Louis XIV’s court. Entry fees to the special fountain show are included with this tour.

Paris

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Versailles (Pass By)

Monument a Louis XIV

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palace of Versailles

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

The Hall of Mirrors

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Royal Chapel (Pass By)

Jardins du Chateau de Versailles

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Grand Canal

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

The Trianons & The Hamlet

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Paris (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour is not accessible by wheelchair and requires a lot of walking
  • Comfortable shoes are highly recommended
  • Strollers are forbidden in the palace and the 2 Trianon Palaces
  • Unique entrance : any exit is fina
  • Please note that during the Olympic Games, from July 19th to September 8th 2024, your tour will depart from 26 boulevard Auguste Blanqui 75013 PARIS.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Worst tour ever
Sharyl_M, Sep 2023
This was a terrible experience. Went from 8 hour tour to 10 1/2 hour, which made us miss our dinner reservation. The tour guide did 2 hours at the place and then left the tour group in the garden, no maps or direction was given. It was not a all day guided tour. Andre was mad that my husband had to go to the restroom and asked him why he didn't go earlier. He was irritable, seemed annoyed and did not seem to want to show the tour group anything. Stated in the garden, Lunch is over the hill at the restaurant. There were 3 restaurants and we were not told which one to go to. He did not know about any alternative transportation. "Well if you have 38 euros you can rent a cart if you want to spend the money." The train he didn't even suggest. We have taken tours on Viator for years and this was the worst one. We feel we should get a refund.
Great family memories of Versailles!
Erik_G, Aug 2023
The guide was great and she spoke English very well. We started the tour with the Palace of Versailles, then moved on to an overview of the gardens and fountains from the terrace above the Escaliers de Latone (Latone's Stairs) that gives a panoramic view of the grounds. The guide gives you hints about their favorite things to see, and then you are free to roam the grounds until your tour's assigned lunch time, when you meet at the restaurant (La Flotille) by the boat pond at the end of the long promenade between Latona's Fountain and the Apollo Fountain. Lunch was excellent and very satisfying. After lunch, you are given tickets (self guided) to the Trianon. I mention that the Trianon tour is self-guided, because one of the people in our tour group was upset because that she thought that the tour of the Trianon would be guided. Our family was glad that it was not guided because that allowed us to wander where our interests dictated at our own pace. BE WARNED; the walk from the restaurant to the Trianon is not short (but very rewarding). There are golf carts for up to 4 people available for rent if you prefer to ride to the Trianon. (You can not rent carts at the Trianon for the return trip from the Trianon back to the starting point - the carts are round trip from the starting point.) HINT: There is a free app available for your smart phone that will give you a visual / audio guide to the palace, gardens, and Trianon estate from the official Versailles website. This app can be downloaded prior to your visit and viewed offline while on site (no internet connection needed once you have downloaded the app). We did not use this app, so I can't speak to how well it works. We walked to the Grand Trianon and toured at our leisure, then went through the Petite Trianon to gain access to the trail leading to the Hameau de la Reine (Queen's Hamlet) - a group of rustic Normandy cottages around a man made lake that Marie Antoinette had constructed during her stay at Trianon. This is a real treat that is not to be missed, but it is NOT a short walk from the Petite Trianon. You can not ride a golf cart on the trails to the hamlet, so plan on walking to this site whether or not you have a cart. When you initially get off of your bus, your guide will give you a meeting place in the parking lot and let you know what time you need to meet the group at that designated spot to board your bus. Make sure you keep track of how long it takes you to get to the farthest spot that you adventure away from the starting point on the terrace so you know how much time to budget for the return trip to make it back to the departure point in time to meet up with your group. We kept that in mind, and made it back in plenty of time to use the restrooms and visit the gift shop near the entry gates before joining our group in the parking lot for the ride home. Also keep in mind that it is a slightly uphill walk from the Trianon to the grand terrace in front of the palace, so plan on a few rest stops. Overall, my family had a great time and made memories to last a lifetime! And we got in some nice healthy exercise in the mix.
Highly recommend!
Carolyn_D, Aug 2023
The tour was very good. The bus was very comfortable and it was nice to know transportation was looked after, especially after a full day tour. Our guide Cecelia was very personable, knowledgeable and had some fun & interesting anecdotes! Felt a bit rushed in the Palace but I understand they limit viewing time to manage crowds and allow as many people through as possible. The set menu lunch was ok. Good value for money but also felt a bit rushed and like they wanted us out as soon as possible. This was also a good opportunity to meet others on the tour and hear their travel stories. When they said they’d pick us up at 6pm. I wondered what I’d do for 6 hours but in the end it wasn’t enough to see all the gardens & grounds. It is huge and truly magnificent!
Total Waste of Time & Money
ANN_M, Aug 2023
Unfortunately, our experience on this excursion was terrible. I would not recommend this at ALL!! We could barely hear our guide through most of the tour and then once we got to lunch our guide left and did not finish the tour with us. We were left to wonder for an additional 5 hours before the bus came. In hindsight we should have taken a cab back to the meeting place. Also, the description of this tour is inaccurate as we didn’t see some of the things mentioned as the Queen’s private retreat or the fountain show. I would recommend doing only a half day tour. It’s more than enough time to see the castle. Do not waste your time or money on this tour!! Very disappointing!!
Well worth the visit
Carol_M, Jul 2023
My trip was very good from the smooth bus ride to our guide being very knowledgeable about art and the history , to a very delicious 3 course lunch with wine It is such a huge property that even a whole day you can’t see everything
The jewel of Paris
Steven_D, Jul 2023
The combination of the palace visit and the grounds. Absolutely stunning and even overwhelming in appearance and the work put into it. Also disturbing that this elite society lived in this fashion, while the Paris population suffered without adequate food, health reform or education.
Great facilitator and walking experience
Yee_T, Jun 2023
I have been to multiple walking trails all over the world, and this is my 6th time at the Louvre. Adam was really a great facilitator and storyteller and among the best I have experienced so far. Was fact checking along the walk, as I understand that history can be quite subjective at times, but I must say that most of the fantastic stories Adam was sharing gave me wonderfully powerful new insights. I and my 10 year old daughter enjoyed ourselves very much; which speaks to the range that Adam was able to deliver on.
Not well organized
Kathleen_K, Jun 2023
It wasn’t well organized. Needed more information about getting around the massive gardens. Tour guide left us at lunch and we were in our own to navigate the gardens and wasn’t there to help us find the bus.
Good Tour, beautiful day, lots of walking
Janae_L, Jun 2023
Our tour of Versailles was a very positive experience. Our tour guide was lovely, though there was quite a bit of technical issues getting the earpieces to work properly while we walked throughout the castle. The biggest benefit of the tour was getting to hear a little bit about the history directly from the guide, instead of having to read all of the signage to understand the important bits (which were in French, and we couldn’t understand anyway). The lunch was good, but not anything to write home about. The gardens were absolutely amazing and well worth coming just to walk through the beautiful landscape and see the beautiful old buildings on the premises. Be forewarned that there is a lot of walking involved. We did 10 miles/16 kilometers and we didn’t even get to see half of what I wanted to explore in the gardens. If I were to do it again, I would just buy a ticket for the gardens and explore further. So beautiful!
FALSE ADVERTISING!
Laura_H, May 2023
DO NOT DO THIS TOUR!!!! This “all day guided tour” is only a Guided tour of the staterooms for just over an hour, then you are walked down to the restaurant which is about 20ish minutes away from the front area and left to your own devices for the rest of the time. We were told there was fountain shows and that our tickets included the queens hamlet and Grand Troon. This tour specifies IN the description that it is a full day GUIDED tour with the afternoon also being a guided tour. Given that my partner and I love history and learning we chose this premium option. Being dumped for the entire afternoon meant we had to piece things together and as most stuff is in French without English translations (like about the furniture etc) we had no idea what it’s history was as I don’t speak French. The tour also ended late (it advertises approx. 8 hours but it’s closer to 10 hours as we didn’t leave until about 6:05 pm) so don’t make dinner reservations. Our bud was also 20 minutes late and the guide that met us at the gate for the return trip had no idea what was happening. I reached out to Viator about the fact that I paid just over $ 550 AUD (€ 335 ish) and was fairly upset but they are of the opinion that it’s fine to pay for a product (full day, 8 hour tour) and get a small fraction of that. Save yourselves $100s and go elsewhere. I wish I’d known before I bought this.
This “tour” is mostly “Free Time” at Versailles
Natalie_B, May 2023
This was surprisingly not much of a tour. Six or more of the hours were “Free” time. We could have paid for our own entry, ordered a much better lunch and bottle of wine, and still spent a lot less money.
No garden tour
LINDAKAY_M, May 2023
Basically no garden tour. Walked from palace to lunch restaurant. Where guide dumped us. We were informed to find our own way back.
Unfortunate Experience
Melissa_E, May 2023
This was a waste of money. Our tour guide Blandine rushed us through Versailles, complaining that she was cold and tired. (Everyone was cold because it was a cold and rainy day.) She then left us and told us to make our own way around the grounds (Grand Trianon or Petit Trianon) or come back early. When we tried to come back early we were at first told we couldn’t go on the bus, that it was only for French people. We had to beg. The next morning we got 8 harassing phone calls and multiple texts from Paris City Tours, telling us to bring back our devices. However, we had already turned ours in to Blandine before she left us. Within 10 minutes of responding, I started to get multiple phone calls from unknown numbers and Facebook friend requests from strangers. Viator said that they felt this was not a good experience but then denied a partial refund request.
Amazing Versailles
Marilyn_P, May 2023
Unfortunately the weather had an adverse affect on our experience today but there's nothing the tour operator could do about that. Our guide was lovely - very informative and went at a good pace making sure everyone stayed together. The restaurant for lunch was at the very far end of the garden and had we known we could have taken the petit train down for 4.6euros we definitely would have. We were absolutely soaked by the time we got there. Needless to say we caught the petit train back up after lunch, which was very good by the way. Because of the weather, our guide arranged for the bus to return 3hrs early to pick us up. We were very grateful for this. We missed the gardens totally but I'll do them next time.
Would not recommend
Margiecurtis, Mar 2023
We were rushed through the first part of the tour. Then had way too long at the restaurant. After seeing the Trianon, we had over 1 1/2 hours of free time which was not needed. The bus wasn’t there until it was time to leave so we couldn’t even board to wait for the rest of the people. Where we met the bus, there weren’t even any benches to sit on. So I standee there waiting for about 50 minutes.
VERSAILLES TRIANON DAY TRIP
Gregory_B, Jan 2023
Grasping the extent of the Versailles Trianon complex. Walking the grounds emphasised the enormous size of the place. We visited many places and saw a great deal. The guides commentary was informative and explained a great deal of what we saw.
Excited tour
Danielle_S, Jan 2023
The guide was not only knowledgeable but he was excited which made me excited. He clearly loves his job and made the experience great.
Best tour ever!
Shelley_H, Oct 2022
This was the most incredible tour I have ever been on. Our guide Claire was funny, informative and an absolute delight to spend the day with. I have wanted to go to Versailles for years and she absolutely made in a memorable experience. I definitely recommend this - if there were 10 stars it wouldn't be enough. Book this experience. The lunch was wonderful and the tour spectacular.
A perfect day at Versailles
Kristen_F, Oct 2022
Our tour guide was incredible. She brought the history to life in such an amazing way making it all so fun! Her knowledge was fantastic and you can tell she truly loves educating everyone. If everyone could teach history like this, we would all be enthralled by every detail!!! Thank you!!
A great tour!
vdm8rcxdrc, Aug 2022
This tour was fantastic! It is so worth it to book the longer tour in order to see much more of Versailles. The palace is jaw dropping and the grand and petit Trianons are so interesting to experience. Walking through the gardens is so peaceful and the lunch included is very delicious! Our guide was fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable and fun. This tour requires a ton of walking, so definitely don’t choose it if you’re unable to walk long distances. All in all completely worth the time!
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