Versailles Day Trip: Palace and Gardens Tour

Discover Versailles’ splendor on a guided day trip from Paris. Skip the lines, explore the palace, gardens, and Marie Antoinette’s retreats.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paris - The tour kicks off in the heart of Paris, where the guide and a small group of travelers will meet. Together, they will take a short train ride into the countryside, eliminating the need to navigate to Versailles independently.
  • Palace of Versailles - Upon arrival at Versailles, participants will bypass the line and enter the Palace…
What's Included
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • King’s Private Apartments (1:45 PM tour only)
  • Small group of 15 or fewer
  • Roundtrip train ticket to/from Versailles
  • Expertly guided walking tour
  • Skip-the-line ticket for Palace of Versailles
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Additional Information

Discover the splendor of Versailles on this comprehensive tour of the palace and its expansive grounds. The journey begins in the heart of Paris, where participants will meet their guide and board a train to Versailles. Upon arrival, enjoy priority access to the palace, where the guide will lead you through some of its most significant rooms, including…

Location
1 Cr de Rome
Cour de Rome
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour, your guide will be holding a green Walks sign. This tour meets in front of the Saint-Lazare train station at 1 Cour de Rome, 75008 Paris. Your coordinator will be standing between the metro entrance and the modern statue of suitcases.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lisa_s
Apr 9, 2025
The guide makes all the difference! - Nancy was terrific; her British accent was clear and utterly delightful. The tour went just a little long, and you must be able to walk and stand for a long period of time, but our guide was funny and so informed (her French history major).
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Douglas
Apr 5, 2025
Fantastic guide, extremely knowledgeable - Fantastic guide. Extremely knowledgeable. Full of interesting facts and always up for discussing what we were seeing. Brilliant organisation.
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Truffybunny
Apr 4, 2025
Fabulous tour - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our guide, Ahmed, was very knowledgeable and entertaining. There were only two couples on the tour, which made it very special and it was lovely to see the King’s private apartment. We would recommend this tour.
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Farah_u
Oct 27, 2024
Beautiful palace. Great tour. - Well-organized. We met with our tour guide at the designated park, then our group took the train to Versailles. Then we met another tour guide who took us into the palace. She was an enthusiastic guide with a talent for describing history in such a way that was funny and fascinating.
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Kristinet703
Oct 26, 2024
Versaille is a must-see - One of the best tours ever and so worth the price. We found our meeting spot easily and were taken from Paris to Versaille by Andre. Easy and quick. Once there we were met by Amed who was knowledgeable and easy to understand. He really shared stories that you can't get on a self-guided tour. Don't skip the grounds - - there is so much to see.
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Brian_s
Oct 18, 2024
Versailles in a Few Hours - Guide (Amehn) took us to all the great spots, and expertly added a storyline to the exhibits before us. He was both knowledgeable and friendly. He helped streamline the entire visit.
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Rslade11
Oct 13, 2024
Versailles Tour - We enjoyed our tour of Versailles and the grounds with Walks. The meeting point directions were easy and the company was good with communication about changes. Our tour guide, Celine, was so knowledgeable, personable and entertaining. We had to break away from the group at the gardens to get some food as our 8yo was tired and hungry but we loved our experience overall! I would definitely use this company again.
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Sosi_b
Oct 9, 2024
A great small guided tour to Versailles - Manuel was a great tour guide. He was funny and very knowledgeable. The tour was well organized. We met the coordinator Andre near the train station in Paris. After all tour members arrived, he took us on the RER train to Versailles. He handed us off to Manuel who was with us for close to 2 hours. After he took us out to the gardens we were on our own. We spent another 4 hours walking the grounds. I would highly recommend this tour.
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155celiak
Feb 11, 2025
Versailles is worth a guided tour - The tour was amazing and highly recommend. There is one tour guide that gets you to Versailles and then the group is handed off to a guide who specializes in Versailles. I truly cannot imagine visiting Versailles without a guided tour. Even in early May, the crowds were huge! Tip: there are a couple of tours that meet up at the same cafe area, so make sure you watch carefully to get the right group. Only reason it’s not a five star is the return trip in the train. The guide who got us to Versailles gave us return tickets but it wasn’t explained clearly or we got the directions mixed up. Our return tickets didn’t work. Thankfully there was someone at the return train station who helped us (employed by the train/transit authority), but he was clearly annoyed with us to the point of rudeness. But it was our only rude interaction with anyone in Paris… everyone we met was so kind !
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Vrishika_m
Apr 6, 2025
Not reliable, will spoil your day - I had a horrible experience both with Walks - France who is the tour operator and Viator. We have been standing at the designated pick up point for 30 minutes, there is no response from anyone. Viator has provided a US contact number for the local Paris tour - which is not reachable. No answer despite multiple calls, just keeps ringing. Viator themselves are not reachable on the phone. They responded on WhatsApp after 20 minutes, only to say they can't do anything. For such a popular tour, I'm astounded at how they don't have a local Parisian contact number. Very disappointed this morning.
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From $122
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).