Versailles Château & Gardens Walking Tour from Paris by Train
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703 Ratings
Paris
Embark on a half-day adventure from Paris to the Palace of Versailles. Explore the stunning gardens, take a guided walking tour, and enjoy personalized attention in a small-group setting. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Palace of Versailles - Timed entry into the chateau
  • The Royal Chapel - Timed entry into the chateau
  • The Hall of Mirrors - Timed entry into the chateau
  • Tapis Vert - Visit the Tapis Vert and stop for photos and explanation
  • Grand Canal - Visit the top of the Grand Canal and stop for photos and explanation
What's Included
  • Timed entry to the Palace
  • Professional guide for the gardens
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Umbrella & wet weather gear
Additional Information

Reserve your day trip to the Palace of Versailles from Paris and delight in an extraordinary half-day journey! Gather with your guide in Paris’s 15th arrondissement for a swift 30-minute train ride to Versailles. Embark on a guide-led walking excursion through the Versailles Gardens, followed by a self-guided exploration of the Palace. This half-day package to Versailles includes round-trip train transportation and a pre-scheduled entrance pass to the Palace.

This small-group journey is capped at 20 participants to ensure a personalized experience from your guide. By making a reservation in advance, you allow us to handle all the planning!

  • The guided part of the tour is approximately 2 hours. The length of time you spend exploring the Palace and Gardens independently is up to you.
  • Dress accordingly to the weather with appropriate shoes.
Location
1 Av. Emile Zola
Avenue Emile Zola
This tour meets in Paris, in a small park/clearing on Avenue Emile Zola opposite a café named "Café Regalia". The closest métro station is Javel-André Citroën (line 10). Use exit 1 (sortie 1, right side). Your guide will be wearing a Fat Tire Tours t-shirt/jacket.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lone_star_spirit
May 15, 2024
Fun time at Versailles with my family - Great time with a great guide. Our guide Aron made the trip really fun. He was prompt to start, attentive to making sure the group stayed tight and got to the train and all points with ease Great tour of the entire palace grounds and inside. Our guide was also super knowledgeable and funny Highly recommended
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Cerissa_l
May 15, 2024
Great Guide! - Our guide, Aaron, was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the history of the gardens of Versailles. He made it fun and enjoyable (even though it was raining!). Would definitely recommend this tour for incoming tourists
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Defne_a
May 15, 2024
Wonderful Trip to Versailles - Aaron was an amazing tour guide who not only was funny but brought to life the stories of Versailles. One of the best tour guides we have had and made sure to take care of us with asking if we needed anything throughout the tour. Book book book!
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Lauriedj
May 13, 2024
Incredibly beautiful and historic. - Husband, granddaughter and I did a tour of Versailles and the gardens with Martine from Fat Tire Tours. It was an incredible place to visit especially with such a great guide. I have "mobility issues" and though I do my best to keep up, I wind up at the back of any group. Martine was very attuned to this and gave little breaks for me to catch up. When I opted out of part of the gardens, he was understanding and suggested a resting spot. Husband and granddaughter continued and said I missed some beautiful places. Martine was very informative, but made the plethora of history fun to listen to. He would make a great teacher. Tour ended at the Chateau which was a good idea as to try to keep a group, even a small one, would have made it less pleasant. His suggestions and instructions on returning were clear and helpful. Even granddaughter said Martine was impressive and very nice. I highly recommend this tour and Guide.
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Chantelledec
Oct 23, 2023
Don't miss out on this memorable, well-organised and engaging tour! - If you want the ideal conditions for viewing Versailles Chateau and Gardens, it would not be in a torrential, consistent downpour. We did however have our tour on a September day just like this. It was Fabulous! The fact that Toby, our Fat Tire Tours guide for the day, kept us entertained, our spirits up and managed to impart facts and history in an engaging and memorable way is an absolute credit to him. He had a genuine care for everyone in the group, ensuring everyone managed to kit themselves with enough wet weather deflection to remain semi-dry and was totally unphased by the lovable but frustrated toddler in our own party. Toby regaled us with the history of Versailles and the French royals with humorous, memorable anecdotes. As we ended the tour of the gardens and joined the queue to enter the chateau itself, chaos had begun due to the delays caused by the rain. Toby stuck by his group, cheerfully orchestrating some order in the chaos and ensured his group entered the chateau on time and intact, giving us a reassuring wave once we had entered into the main courtyard. The entire tour from the directions provided in order to meet the Fat Tires Tour guides in Paris, to the train trip to the tour of Versailles and the return was superbly organised with every eventuality considered. If this was all achieved on a stormy day such as this, I can only imagine how idyllic it would be on a mild day. Don't miss out, definitely book yourselves on this tour!
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Brae1956
Oct 7, 2023
Excellent - Excellent tour operator, Martin our guide was very impressive with his knowledge and presentation. Well worth the cost even if they charged more I would do it again
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Kirstyfaulkner
Oct 5, 2023
Enthusiastic - Tour guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Only one thing missing - he forgot to tell us to check our backpack before going in so had to lug around the bag through the tight museum. Apart from that great!
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Edward_m
Sep 28, 2023
Versailles is beautiful on a beautiful late September Day :-) - Mado did an excellent job. She was very energetic and attentive to the requirements of the group. We chose the 8:30 AM Paris departure time which allowed us to go through the gardens before most of the public had arrived. The Palace itself is crowded but not much to be done about that. We always feel that these tours are made or broken by the guide. Count yourself lucky to get Mado.
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Diana_g
Sep 22, 2023
Great historical stories and beautiful gardens - Our tour guide Toby was very knowledgeable and took us to many of the fountain displays ensuring we saw the ‘dancing waters’ with music accompaniment.
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Vicki_b
Oct 8, 2023
Wear your walking shoes - The palace was beautiful and the guide was very helpful taking photos for us, however he didn't warn us about certain restrictions on the Metro,. I was fined 60 euros.
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