Skip-The-Line: Intimate Tour of Versailles and the Louvre

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: 24 hours
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…
Location
41 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
Departure Point: Central Paris, Near the Eiffel Tower Address: The tour starts from the Paris TRIP Agency 41 Avenue de la Bourdonnais - 75007 Paris Directions: Nearest metro station: "Ecole Militaire" (Line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Then get on Avenue de la Bourdonnais until reaching number 41
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Renee_b
Oct 12, 2024
Excellent - Our guide was awesome!!, we skipped the lines - which were 2-3 hrs long and literally walked in!. As she discussed each work of art - it made you realize all of the details involved in each piece!, we would have never got that - on our own. FYI- there’s so much to see- you can’t possibly go through this museum in a few hrs.
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Ellen_b
Aug 1, 2024
Great - Oliver was very accommodating and very knowledgeable. He dropped us off at a cafe so that we could have some breakfast beforehand.
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Lane_w
Jun 15, 2024
We love Viator! - Great experience - Tour guide very knowledgeable on during both tours in directing us and educating with history through the sites and art. Thank you
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Marti_s
Jun 5, 2024
Busy and Fun day in Paris - We had a wonderful time on this tour! My husband and four children ages 5-14 all enjoyed it. If you have small children I would definitely advise that this is a long and busy day for them. My children really enjoyed Versailles both the palace and the garden! Of course you cannot see all of the Louvre in one day, it's impossible so we know when booking this that we would only be able to see highlights. While it was a short amount of time we did see a lot and it was long enough that the kids were definitely ready to move on after. I really enjoyed our tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable and that this was a small group.
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Kimberlyann_m
May 24, 2024
Versailles & The Louvre - Awesome Tour - Learning the history of the Palace and the paintings. Both our tour guides were knowledgeable. Great way to see a couple places and get the highlights.
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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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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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Rebecca_d
Jun 10, 2024
Not worth it - too fast and too long to wait between tours (which they don't tell you) - Versailles trip was just so so. We had a new guide and while very nice, totally unexperienced in leading a group. Furthermore, no where on the itinerary for this double excursion does it say you will actually tour Versailles then come back to the tour office for an over 2 hour wait THEN meet up with another guide for the Louvre tour at a different location altogether. We had another tour booked for 5p so we had to rush through the Louvre. We ended up with less than 2 hours at the Louvre - not nearly enough time. The only thing that saved this tour was Divana (?) our tour guide who was brilliant! Full of information! and the best tour guide we had of anywhere we toured!
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From $294
up to 6 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).