TOUR DESCRIPTION

Experience Versailles as few do, exploring areas once reserved for royalty and their closest confidants. While millions visit the Palace of Versailles each year, only a select few uncover its hidden treasures. Join our immersive private tour to explore the royal palace, the stunning gardens, the exquisite Trianon, and the enchanting domain of Marie Antoinette.

Meet our driver and guide at your centrally located hotel and enjoy a relaxing journey to Versailles. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Royal Palace of Versailles spans over 721,000 square feet with more than 700 rooms. With our Skip-the-Line access and passionate guide, you’ll explore the most beautiful and significant rooms. Discover the King’s Grand Apartments, the Queen’s Grand Apartments, and the famous Hall of Mirrors, rich with art and history.

After exploring the masterpieces of the Royal Palace, enjoy a beautiful stroll through the breathtaking Royal Gardens. The gardens’ highlights include magnificent fountains with beautiful statuary, running on a gravity-driven hydraulic system unchanged since their installation. During the week, marvel at the fountains’ architecture, but visit on the weekend to see them in full grandeur, just as they were over 300 years ago.

Next, visit the Trianons to begin the second part of our tour. The Grand Trianon is a marvelous pink marble palace influenced by Italian architecture. Walk to the Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s private retreat, the hidden beauty of Versailles. This was Marie Antoinette’s private world, where she was happiest. Your guide will take you through her beautiful English-style gardens, into the elegant, intimate rooms of her home, furnished by her favorite master craftsmen and representative of her exquisite taste. 

In this area, Marie Antoinette could live a simple, country life. Discover the perfect replica of a Normandy village, complete with thatched cottages and vegetable gardens where the Queen played at being a shepherdess surrounded by farm animals. The estate includes lakes, streams, meadowland, grotto, farmhouse, dairy, boudoir, barn, mill, dovecote, lighthouse, flower garden, orchard, and a series of cottages. Walking along this place, you will feel suspended in time and benefit from its peace and harmony.

After the visit, return to the main entrance of Versailles to meet our driver and start the journey back to Paris. This immersive experience in French history will leave you with lasting memories and a deep understanding of what the French mean by “Grandeur” (Greatness). Book this exclusive private tour to secure your spot on this unforgettable journey through Versailles.

DURATION

8 Hours

HIGHLIGHTS

● Fast-track entry to the Versailles Complex (All-inclusive entrance)
● Discover de wonders of Royal Palace and its magnificent rooms
● Admire the beautiful Royal Gardens with guided explanation
● Discover the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon
● Experience Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet and private retreat
● An expert private guide at your disposal

INCLUDED

● Private round-trip transportation from Paris city center with professional driver and comfortable vehicle
● Entrance skip the line tickets to the Versailles Royal Palace, Royal Gardens and Queen’s Hamlet
● Visit to one of the most iconic monument of France
● Professional Guide
● Headsets for groups of minimum 6 pax
● Private Tour Best Experience

EXCLUDED

● Tips
● Other services not specified

ADITIONAL INFORMATION

• Clients must be ready at the hotel entrance 10 minutes prior to tour departure
• The order of the visited sites may be subject to changes
• Tour length is approximately 8 hours, the itinerary can be modified in exceptional cases of unforeseen circumstances
• This tour involves a fairly long walking itinerary, we recommend comfortable shoes anytime of the year and sunglasses in the summer months
• The starting time may change depending on the tickets availability
• Even after booking confirmation, the tour may not be available due to sudden reductions in the access quotas at the museums or monuments included in the tour. On these rare occasions, we will offer the first available date or the full refund of the reservation
• The tour runs both with rain or shine, only in cases of extremely bad weather conditions or due to force majeure it could be canceled. On these rare occasions, customers will be informed in advance and will be offered the first available date or, possibly, the full refund
• If some of the attractions included in the itinerary are not accessible due to an extraordinary closure on the day of the visit, the clients will be offered an extended itinerary for the rest of the tour
• It is possible to book the entrance tickets only 2 months in advance, for subsequent bookings to this deadline the definitive tour starting time will be communicated before the final ticket issue
• No refunds or re-bookings available for late arrivals or no shows

MEETING POINT

Tour starts from Client’s centrally located accommodation (** No pick-up available for hotels or apartments out of the city center **).