Versailles Half-Day Tour: Skip Lines, Explore Gardens

Experience a hassle-free half-day exploration of Versailles Palace and Gardens with our skip-the-line tour from Paris. Let our expert guide handle the logistics while you enjoy the stunning attractions.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paris - Meet the guide in Paris and enjoy a comfortable journey together to Versailles. After a brief walk to the palace, the guided tour will commence.
  • Palace of Versailles - Discover the magnificence of the French monarchy. Initially a hunting lodge, King Louis XIII transformed the site into the iconic Versailles Palace and Gardens in the…
What's Included
  • Round-trip transportation from Paris to Versailles
  • Skip-the-line entrance to the Palace of Versailles
  • Guided tour of the Palace
  • Introduction to the Gardens
  • Option to continue exploring the gardens and Trianon Estate
  • Small group of 18 or fewer people
  • A local, English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food & Beverages
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Are you planning a day trip to Versailles from Paris, but worried about the logistics of getting there and navigating the popular attractions? Let us take care of it for you with our half-day small group tour. With the help of our expert local guide, we’ll whisk you away to Versailles and get off at the optimal stop. Best of all, you’ll skip the long…

Location
LE CAFÉ PIERRE HERMÉ
Place de la Résistance
Please arrive 15 minutes early. Your guide will meet you outside of Café Pierre Hermé ( located near Pont de l'Alma bridge), holding a sign with ''The Tour Guy'' on it. Please make sure arrive to at the meeting point 15 minutes before your scheduled start time, as we cannot wait for latecomers.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Bob
Oct 6, 2024
An Excellent Tour - Addy, our tour guide was excellent - guiding us around the crowds as much as possible (the crowd in the Mona Lisa room was horrendous!), & providing excellent commentary. One of the best guides we have ever had
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Nicole_h
Oct 6, 2024
Versailles must do tour! - Manuel made this tour very interesting with his knowledge and witty humour. The guided tour gave us a unique information about what we were seeing, and as hectic as it was at the palace Manuel made our entry and tour as smooth as could be. Travelling alone I found the tour company instructions, bus pick up and return very easy and comfortable.
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Bethany_e
Oct 5, 2024
Unforgettable - With the meeting spot emailed, it was easy to find as it was close to a metro station. The lady was there early with a flag labeled ‘The Tour Guy’. We checked in and were on our way on time. It’s only a 20 minute ride which is nice. The palace of Versailles is absolutely beautiful! We had such a great tour guide. He was so full of knowledge with a fun personality. The palace and the gardens are definitely a must see. This excursion was well worth it and would highly recommend.
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Jeffrey_s
Oct 5, 2024
Great tour! - Our tour guide was great. Very knowledgeable and funny, too. The palace and gardens are magnificent.
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Sue_f
Oct 5, 2024
Well worth it! - Very clear directions to the meet up point, excellent tour through the palace and time to tour the gardens.
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Elizabeth_n
Oct 4, 2024
We had the most fabulous... - We had the most fabulous tour guide! He was so fun and informative! He was very engaging and brought the history to life!
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Nyleen_d
Oct 6, 2024
Great experience - Versailles was beautiful, but since it was a Saturday it was very crowded. We started out the tour at 9:45 and entrance to Versailles was suppose to be at 10:30 we did not get in until 11:15 so we lost time, which was not the tour guides fault. We had very little time to explore the gardens on our own, probably about 30 minutes. Try to book during the week when it may be less crowded. Our tour guide Catherine was amazing she gave a lot of insight and history into both the castle and the kings that lived there.
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Letitia_o
Oct 7, 2024
Too much $ for experience you providedi. - Our tour guide was good. The entire tour was not worth the money, no musical fountains in garden. Very disappointed.
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Mechel_t
Oct 6, 2024
Not as described - We waited an hour to get in. This was NOT skip the line. People who just walked up with no tickets walked in whereas we waited for over an hour shoulder to shoulder out front where fights broke out Our tour was rushed and also boring so we left the group early. Huge disappointment ~would NOT recommend.
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Dave_m
Oct 5, 2024
AVOID USING TOUR GUY Tours - Viator out sourced this tour to the Tour Guy. The tour started 15 minutes late from our meeting place, the tour at Versailles got started 45 minutes late (due to issues out of their control) BUT they failed to react and give the group the extra 60 minutes that was lost. They expected us to leave at the regular scheduled time, skipping one hour of the tour.
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