Skip-The-Line: Intimate Tour of Versailles and the Louvre
4.6
12 Ratings
Paris

Embark on a small-group day excursion combining two of Paris’ renowned landmarks: a no-wait tour of the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Versailles - During your trip to Versailles Palace, you will drive through the City of Versailles, born out of the will of Louis the XIVth, the Sun King, in the 17th Century and the capital of the Kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minibus
  • Headsets when appropriate to hear the guide clearly
  • Live guiding in the Chateau and at the Louvre Museum
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • A fair amount of walking is involved during this tour. Please wear comfortable shoes.
  • Due to uneven surfaces in Versailles, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
  • Ticket for the Musical Fountains / Musical Gardens at Versailles is included in the price if the day of your visit corresponds to one of these events.
  • Small-Group Tour in Versailles (Group up to 16 participants during the Guided Visit)
  • XSmall-Group Tour at the Louvre (Group up to 6 Adult Participants during the Guided Visit)
  • Clients must be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and there will be no refund if tour is missed.
  • Though the access to the castle is a priority access with a time reserved, you may still have to wait on arrival, especially during peak season, period during which there is a lot of visitors.
Location
41 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
Departure Point: 75007 Paris Address: 41, Avenue de la Bourdonnais 75007 PARIS (near the Eiffel Tower) Directions: Nearest Metro Station: 'Ecole Militaire' (line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Get onto Avenue Bourdonnais Check-in Time: 15 minutes prior to departure
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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John_v
Oct 12, 2023
Versailles was opulent, outlandish , no wonder the peasants were upset that they we poor and the royalty had so much. - Weenjoyed all the inteesting facts and history the guide shared. It appeared our guide knew far more information than the rest of the local guides and we highly recommend him to all future visitrs
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Ginger_g
Sep 13, 2023
Good tour - Very organized and very well done. It’s a long day so maybe split it up into two days if you want to see more artwork at the Louvre. For me, it was perfect for the amount of time I had.
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John_s
Aug 5, 2023
2 Great Tours in One Trip! - Great tour of both Versailles and the Louvre - our tour guides Ricardo and Lan provided great history and wonderful tours. Highly recommend this.
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Kristen_m
Dec 16, 2022
Both can’t miss places. Good and organized - Versailles is beautiful and Oliver gave a great tour. We hit the highlights. Easy trip there and back. The Louvre was very big! So overwhelming to do alone. The tour was a good intro. Emmanuel was a great guide. He showed us where to see the Mésopotamien art after the tour. Long day though
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Lori_h
Oct 31, 2022
Breathtaking palace and beautiful art - Wow! What a trip! We had the best tour guide who actually has a background in art history and knows his history inside and out! We arrived at the palace fairly early in the morning and practically had the place to ourselves! We had a different tour guide for the Louvre portion but he was also very knowledgeable and provided tons of background history. This trip is a must when visiting Paris! It’s a little tiring doing both portions in one day (Lots of walking and standing) but we managed to do it, and we are seniors!
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Yang
Jun 2, 2022
Good tour combo - I highly recommend this tour especially that it is "skip the line access", you don't have to through the long lines at the entrance. Our tour guide Nadia was really good and so passionate with the history and culture of Paris.
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Srikanth_p
Dec 1, 2019
Excellent guide for le Louvre! - Stephanie Hole was an excellent guide for the Louvre. She was worldly and very knowledgeable about art and history, and had a fabulous sense of humor, which made the tour memorable, especially for my 10-year old! Thank you Stephanie!
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Joan_o
Sep 11, 2023
Loved beating the crowds to Versailes. The Louve is enormous! - This was actually two separate trips with two separate guides. Our early morning visit to Versailles with Nicholas was excellent--we were the first bus there and therefore missed the crowds. Nicholas did a great job of pointing out the special features of each room and even helped us optimize our visit to the gardens. Our afternoon visit to the Louvre was a bit more crowded and spent more time giving us background on the building and pyramid that we could have better used visiting an extra exhibit. We only had time to visit three or four of the most popular pieces of art but, of course, this is a museum that would be impossible to fully explore even if we had a week! If we had more time in Paris, I would recommend doing both trips as 1/2 day trips on two separate mornings!
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Relax234521
Dec 3, 2019
Versailles and Louvre Tour - This tour was great. -1 star for the mediocre lunch. The Paris Trip office where you meet is very close to the Eiffel Tower. It ended up being a 3 minute walk from our hotel. Very easy to find. Our tour guide was also our driver, in a van that seated 9 total. We started with Versailles, and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and escorted us around with no problems. The one-ear listening devices were quite helpful. We spent probably about 1.5-2hrs total at Versailles. 1hr inside, and about 30 min after for the gardens. This amount of time was perfect for me. I'm sure you could spend all day that, but that didn't interest me. The abbreviated introduction was just my speed. We headed back to the city where 4 of us went on to have lunch and 4 concluded their tour and were dropped off by the guide while we ate. Lunch was on one of the boats docked on the river by the Eiffel Tower. A nice venue, but they were confused about what we could order, since the meal was included with our tour. At first the menu looked promising, but then we were downgraded to either soup and chicken, or chicken and dessert. Not much to choose from. Would be very easy to expand the choices a bit since this is a full service restaurant. After lunch, four of us rejoined the guide and headed to the Louvre. We spent about 2hrs +/- with the guide in the Louvre catching the highlights, including the Mona Lisa. While you would need 3 months to see everything, 2hrs was perfect for me. Our guide left us at the Louvre where you could re-enter the museum or finish off the day however you wish. Our tour started at about 8:30am and concluded around 3:30pm-ish. I felt like we did a lot and saw two major sites without running ourselves ragged. A most enjoyable day that went very smoothly. The very small tour had a nice private guide feel. Would definitely recommend.
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Sherri_p
Dec 23, 2022
Very good day. Great tour guides. But not as advertised - Tour guides were fantastic and I learned a lot despite having already been to both venues. Be aware they are two separate tours lopped together. So even though the tour shows being transported in an air conditioned vehicle, that’s only to Versailles. You take a taxi to the Louvre. And even though the tour overview claimed a 2-course lunch would be provided, they said it didn’t come with lunch. I even showed them where it indicated lunch provided, but they just shrugged their shoulders.
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