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Palace of Versailles Tour: Grand Apartments and Gardens
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Paris
Experience the opulence of Versailles Palace on a guided tour from Paris. Explore the elegant rooms, stroll through the beautiful gardens, and learn about the history of this extravagant palace.
Experience the opulence of Versailles Palace on a guided tour from Paris. Explore the elegant rooms, stroll through the beautiful gardens, and learn about the history of this extravagant palace.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Palace of Versailles - The Palace of Versailles in true royal fashion. As your guide shows you around a carefully curated selection of the palace’s 700 rooms, you’ll hear stories of the Sun King, Louis XIV, his successors, their queens, mistresses, and courtiers – including Marie Antoinette and other notable figures. Versailles had its heyday in…
- Palace of Versailles - The Palace of Versailles in true royal fashion. As your guide shows you around a carefully curated selection of the palace’s 700 rooms, you’ll hear stories of the Sun King, Louis XIV, his successors, their queens, mistresses, and courtiers – including Marie Antoinette and other notable figures. Versailles had its heyday in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Sun King elevated Louis XIII’s humble hunting lodge into the official seat of the French court – and 300 years later, the palace has lost little of its glamorous excess.
- The Hall of Mirrors - Visit the breathtaking Hall of Mirrors inside Versailles while our passionate English-speaking guide marvels you with stories of the excesses of royal life, peaking under the Sun King, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
- The Royal Chapel - Visit the opulent Royal Chapel during your tour of the Palace of Versailles.
- Jardins du Chateau de Versailles - If option selected, you’ll have the opportunity to freely explore the gardens at your own pace and enjoy the musical show inside the gardens of Versailles.
The Gardens of the Palace of Versailles were designed by master gardener André Le Nôtre and court painter Charles le Brun, not as a respite from the palace, but as an extension of it – with every bit as much opulence (and intrigue) as the interior.
What's Included
- Round-trip transportation from Paris in an air-conditioned coach
- Expert, English speaking guide
- Entrance tickets & Free time to explore the Gardens of Versailles at your pace [if option selected]
- Audio headset so you can always hear your guide
- Entrance tickets and reservation fee for the Palace of Versailles
- Round-trip transportation from Paris in an air-conditioned coach
- Expert, English speaking guide
- Entrance tickets & Free time to explore the Gardens of Versailles at your pace [if option selected]
- Audio headset so you can always hear your guide
- Entrance tickets and reservation fee for the Palace of Versailles
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
There’s only one way to visit the extravagant Palace of Versailles: in style. Access and roundtrip coach transfers are included, so all you have to do is enjoy your travel through time on this one-of-a-kind tour developed for you. Explore the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, and the famous Hall of Mirrors. If the option is selected, your tour includes…
There’s only one way to visit the extravagant Palace of Versailles: in style. Access and roundtrip coach transfers are included, so all you have to do is enjoy your travel through time on this one-of-a-kind tour developed for you. Explore the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, and the famous Hall of Mirrors. If the option is selected, your tour includes tickets to visit the Gardens of Versailles at your own pace.
- We strongly recommend all clients who are traveling with infants to bring their own infant or child seat. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to ensure the safety of their child.
- From April 1st, you’ll have the opportunity to freely explore the gardens at your own pace and enjoy the musical show inside the gardens of Versailles. Please be aware that guided visits inside the gardens will no longer be included
- Entry to the gardens is free of charge from November to March, and no ticket is required during this period. However, from April to October, a ticket is necessary to visit the gardens. Your City Wonders representative will provide you with your ticket on the day of the tour.
Location
Église Notre-Dame de Compassion
Place du Général Kœnig
The meeting point is located in front of the Church Notre-Dame de Compassion (Place du Général Kœnig, 75017 Paris).
The City Wonders representative, dressed in blue and holding a City Wonders sign, will be standing in the middle of the Place du Général Koening, in front of the Church.
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
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Tom_n
Oct 16, 2024
Awesome tour! - The Versailles palace was one of the most extraordinary places I have ever visited, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and answered questions as we went along, I would recommend an early morning tour as the palace crowds increased in the afternoon. I wish we would have stayed in the palace instead of rushing out to see the gardens. The gardens were awesome but the palace was UNBELIEVABLE!
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Larry_c
Oct 15, 2024
Wonderful - Just an overall good experience. The tour guide was very good. He was informative and did an excellent job navigating crowds.
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Matthewoxley_h
Oct 14, 2024
Versailles visit. - Very efficient and informative. Very smooth organisation and communication. The tour guide was very clear and gave some excellent insights to the castle and its history.
Thank you
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Heather_c
Oct 13, 2024
Great time! - Amazing!! Great tour guide. Maxime knew his stuff!! Highly recommend this tour. Palace is beautiful but very busy! Go early!! Audioguide is awesome. You can hear everything clearly
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Georgetirebiter
Oct 13, 2024
Great Tour and Guide - A terrific and worthwhile trip; fairly close to Paris and seeing Versailles in person was incredible. Thanks to our guide Omar, who was not only funny and informative but resourceful. (I made the mistake of trying to get though the day on a cappuccino and half a croissant and got a little woozy during our visit, and he quickly produced a banana out of his bag which had me back to normal in a minute or two.) A must-see if you're visiting Paris and highly recommend this tour.
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Sylvie_l
Oct 17, 2024
Beautiful - Impressive the room, the richest of the buildings. The gardens were amazing with all the assimitric details
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Rtysowsky
Oct 16, 2024
Versailles is Spectacular! - Versailles is beautiful. The gardens are spectacular, however you need a lot of time to explore. Our guide, Martha, was difficult to hear and sometimes advanced too far inside the palace and we lost connectiivity.
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Lisa_b
Oct 17, 2024
Skip this one! - First, we were 15 minutes early trying to find the location couldn’t find it then the guide left other people from the tour group tried to assist us, but I had to spend another $30 in a cab to try to meet up with them. They were gonna wait for us, they said they had tickets for 930. We got there at 9:32. It already disappeared so we only got to see part of it again. The other tour guides from the same agency helped us to be able to get in later. It was only an hour and a half , the pace is very rundown just was very underwhelming
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Chetna_g
Oct 16, 2024
Average - Too rushed. Guide was not good. We felt that enough information was not provided. The bus pickup afterwards was delayed too.
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Alexis_a
Oct 16, 2024
Avoid this company - We were unable to find out bus and customer service was very rude and completely unhelpful
We would never recommend or use this company again. Needless to say there are no refunds
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