Want a hassle-free way to experience the highlights of Versailles? A day trip from Paris to Versailles is a popular choice, but sorting out tickets and transportation in advance can be a challenge. Our half-day tour offers a smooth solution with roundtrip transportation and two flexible options: explore independently with a self-guided tour or join an English-speaking guide for fast access and to skip the long lines. Opting for our tour lets you efficiently enjoy both the palace and gardens, making the most of your visit to Versailles.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Skip-the-line entrance to the Palace for the Guided Tour Option
✔ A local, English-speaking guide if you chose the Guided Option
✔ Free time to explore the gardens
✔ Timed Entry Passes for the Self-Guided Tour Option
✔ Round-trip transportation by coach from Paris to Versailles
✖ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✖ Food and Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure:
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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
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Palace of Versailles
You will be transported back to the Golden Age of France with a trip to the Palace of Versailles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
and emblem of French royalty and extravagance. You will be guaranteed fast-track entry, allowing you to jump the queue and travel in comfort on one of our fully air-conditioned coaches. You will marvel at the breathtaking royal chateau, transformed by the
‘Sun King’ Louis XIV in the 1660s from a hunting lodge. Playground of the French monarchs, Versailles was the center of royal and political power until the French Revolution in 1789 which saw Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette forced to return to the capital.
2
The Royal Chapel
Your audio guide will enable you to discover the State apartments of the King and Queen & the Royal Chapel among others.
3
La Galerie des Glaces
Discover the Hall of Mirrors, the epitome of French opulence: three hundred and fifty-seven mirrors line the gold-adorned hall and crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling.
4
Jardins du Chateau de Versailles
You will also be given time to explore the manicured gardens "à la française", which mirrors the splendor of the interior.
Designed by the French landscaper André Le Nôtre in 1661 for the King Louis XIV, the 2,000-acre park is an architectural expanse of perspectives, parterres, fountains and groves that since its inception has defined what a French garden should be.
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• It is strongly advised not to wear high-heeled shoes (parquet flooring in the rooms and cobblestones in the courtyard)
• Strollers are not permitted inside the palace
• Musical show of the gardens of Versailles is available only on Tuesdays
• Fountains show of the gardens of Versailles is available only Saturdays and Sundays
• The Official Palace of Versailles APP now offers Audio Tours. Make sure to bring your earplugs along with your mobile device.
• For Official Palace of Versailles, possible to have audio guide for self guided visit for extra cost.
