Versailles Small-Group Guided Tour from Paris: Palace Exploration and Garden Fountain Displays
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140 Ratings
Paris
Step back into history and soak in the lavishness of the Versailles Palace and Gardens through this intimate guided tour from Paris. Stroll through the sparkling Hall of Mirrors and behold the Regal Suites. Be in awe of the vast gardens and enchanting fountain presentations. Renowned fountain performances are included when available.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Paris - Choose from a morning or afternoon departure from Paris. Your guide will relate all details about Versailles.
- Domaine National de Saint-Cloud - After one hour drive (approx) in Paris suburbs, you will arrive at the Magnificent Kingdom of Louis XIV!
- Monument a Louis XIV - Discover the equestrian Statue of Louis XIV standing in front of the Palace on the Place d’Armes at Versailles
- Palace of Versailles - Follow your guide through the impressive splendour of the King and Queen’s State Apartments and gaze in awe at the luxurious decadence the monarchs enjoyed.
- The Hall of Mirrors - The most famous room in the Palace designed by the architect Louis Le Vau.
- Jardins du Chateau de Versailles - Then enjoy the magnificent gardens by strolling the meticulous manicured lawns : a complete picturesque setting
- Jardins du Chateau de Versailles - Make sure you stop off at the Apollo and Latona fountains to admire the marble statues.
- Grand Canal - You may see the gardens up to the Grand Canal!
- Paris - At the end of the tour, you will return back in Paris.
What's Included
- Small Group Tour up to 15 people
- Skip-the-line entry to Versailles and gardens
- Expert guide throughout the tour
- Air-conditioned bus transport
- Guided tour of the Royal Apartments and Hall of Mirrors
- Round-trip transport from Paris
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off in Paris
Additional Information
- Strollers are forbidden inside the palace
- This tour is not suitable for clients with walking difficulties
- Pictures without flash are permitted inside the palace
- 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
Location
Rue Jean Rey
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Maryann_i
Oct 3, 2023
Beauty of Versailles - Versailles was amazing - our tour guide was informative & friendly. We had extra time to wander in the beautiful gardens.
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Claudia_r
Jul 13, 2023
Great tour! I’m so glad I... - Great tour! I’m so glad I went with them and not the other company I’d booked that cancelled my tour for no reason. Perre was fantastic!
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Katie_c
Jul 3, 2023
Highly recommend! - Great tour! Guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Coach bus was comfortable. Just be aware that this is a very crowded with tourists - but our guide kept us together wonderfully.
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Mark_d
Jun 26, 2023
I would like to do it again - Our tour guide was great I especially like the hall of mirrors and Marie-Antoinette’s bedroom with the hidden doors I would highly recommend this tour to other people
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Robert_w
Apr 3, 2024
Guided Versailles Tour - All in all, I would say the tour experience was very good. Our guide, Ruben, was excellent. The tour was well-organized and the group was fairly small (under 15 persons). My only criticism was that the description for the tour mentioned that it would be by minivan to Versailles. Instead we were transported by bus with several other large groups. However, the bus was clean and comfortable and it ended up not being a big deal. Also, the half day tour was a bit short if you wanted a thorough tour of the entire structure and the gardens. However, it was perfect for our group.
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Monica_d
Jun 26, 2023
Good experience - Nice bus but only a tour in Palace, not gardens and skip the line was still very crowded. Good tour guide.
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Natalie_j
Jun 14, 2023
Not a private tour - This was supposed to be a small tour with private transportation. We were put on a bus with another group. Our tour guide was good but we had to rush through the castle & gardens. Not a very good value for the price charged. Disappointed
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Dan_b
Dec 11, 2023
Too long in winter - Waiting for the bus in pouring rain with no shelter in the parking lot for 45 minutes. The walk in the garden was too windy and too long to be out in the winter
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Andrew_m
Sep 23, 2023
Very poor performance by Viator - The guide was disorganised and her English was very poor to the extent all in our group of 12 could not understand most of what she said. To think we spent nearly $600 on this tour to find it was so bad, it was a shocking waste of money.
We will be pursuing a refund through Viator complaint processes and, if necessary applying to Tribunals or the Courts to seek recompense for a grossly poor performance by Viator.
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Amy_s
Jun 20, 2023
I would just go without a tour next time - The tour guide was great. She was wonderful and lovely, but the entire tour was a bit of a mess. The small group was very large and we had to wait out in the hot sun for a very long time with a lot of frustrated people / we did not have the appropriate earpieces for the tour at first and we did not have tickets for a while and we were very uninformed as to what was going on.—we missed a lot of our time that we could’ve been exploring and it was not a great experience.
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