Paris Versailles Guided Tour with Gardens & Trianon Access

Versailles, France

1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Palace of Versailles entry ticket with priority entrance.
90-minute main palace guided tour.
Access to the gardens
Admission to Marie Antoinette’s Estate and the Trianon, if option selected

Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Guided tour of the gardens ,Marie Antoinette’s Estate and the Trianon

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

10 Av. du Général de Gaulle, 78000 Versailles, France
Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and important instructions.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Palace of Versailles

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gardens of Versailles

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Please bring comfortable shoes and a passport or ID card for children.
Pets, weapons or sharp objects, food and drinks, luggage or large bags, and selfie sticks are not allowed.
This tour is not suitable for people with mobility impairments.
The time on your voucher is the meeting time at our shop; the tour starts a few minutes later.

The palace tour lasts 1.5 hours, but allow an extra 30 minutes for ticketing and security checks.
Do not go directly to Versailles Palace—meet your guide at the designated meeting point.
From Paris, take the train to Versailles and purchase a Metro-Train-RER ticket. Plan your route in advance; the journey takes about 1 hour.
During peak season, the palace may be crowded, and short waits at the group entrance are possible due to safety controls.
The palace gardens are free from November to March, with no tickets required. No fountain shows operate during this period.
The gardens close at 5:30 PM from October 26–31 and from November to March.
Visitors typically receive their final tickets or vouchers by email 3 to 5 days prior to the tour date.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

4.1

based on 16 reviews

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Luis_A, Mar 2026

Wealth of knowledge in a short period of time. Just enough to not be exhausted and overwhelmed yet satisfied in having seen and understand what Versailles once was. Our tour guide was geeat!! Sure crowds are a pain, but so is every other worthy site. We came in March and it was not as bad as summer.

Great experience. No notes

KRISTA_B, Jan 2026

Tour was really fun and informative. Great coverage of history and appreciation of the architecture of Versailles. The guide (Tiffen) had a robust understanding of the history of the castle and French Monarchy.

Excellent! Guide was...

Jennifer_S, Jun 2025

Excellent! Guide was knowledgeable, insightful, kind, and passionate. Highly recommend! Even with the crowds!

Don’t do this tour

Robin_O, May 2025

This was my 5th time here and by far the worst. I have had several tour guides and this one ruined it for us. They just spoke about paintings and were extremely annoying with asking questions from the group (which was way too large) and waiting forever for people to guess. We ended up leaving the tour half way through as it was so awful.

Save yourself the time/money

Robin_O, May 2025

Our tour guide was awful. They had a background in art history so they spoke at length about specific paintings and painting technique and not about the palace or its history. It was so bad we left the tour after an hour.

Elizabeth’s Opinion

Elizabeth_H, Apr 2025

Go early- get a private tour guide. Tour the gardens- lots of walking and standing… insane amount of time- go off season when crowds less likely. allow all day and take time to view the extra palaces…. extra ticket.

Wonderful and informative at the same time

D_G, Mar 2025

Versatile is an absolute must-see! Our guide was knowledgeable and bubbly and wonderful. The tour was packed which is both regrettable and understandable.

Wear comfortable shoes but it is an incredible piece of architecture

Diana_B, Mar 2025

It was amazing- I had not appreciated how vast this place is. Make sure you are wearing comfortable shoes- you walk a long way. Long queues for a drinks and not much choice of rest opportunities to sit down-better to go out of the palace and get something there

Tour Guide Did not Show Up

Eric_H, Feb 2025

The tour guide was a no-show and did not pick up their cell phone. Worst experience. The local company that runs tours of Versailles was fantastic to accommodate us on a last minute basis.

Response from Host, Mar 2025

Hi Eric, I'm very sorry for this experience. A no-show from a guide is completely unacceptable, and I understand how frustrating this must have been for you. This is not the level of service we strive to provide, and I will be looking into what went wrong to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Please reach out to us directly (with the booking reference number and full name of the lead traveller), and we’d love the chance to make things right.

Versailles and Grand/Petit Trianon

Regena_E, Feb 2025

Isabelle was our tour guide and absolutely wonderful. Very informative and the radios worked great. The palace is indescribably beautiful and HUGE. We walked some of the gardens and took the little train to and from the Trianons. It was off season so the fountains weren’t on but so nice because the crowds were much less and it was pleasantly cool. Wear good shoes and charge your phones!

Fabulous Tour

Marlene_F, Oct 2024

Fabulous tour of palace and gardens. Sergio was a wonderful guide--extremely knowledgeable about history and art. Highly recommend.

The Palace Came Alive

Michael_K, Aug 2024

Our tour guide, Sergio, was amazing! He brought the palace alive by explaining the history and the art work. He made sure the tour was accessible and enjoyable to our entire group.

Beware of tour guides who say they speak English

Robin_R, Aug 2024

The Palace of Versailles is a don’t miss item while in France. However, a native Spanish speaking tour guide whose English is not understandable is a bad way to go. She was cute and engaging but I had to concentrate super hard to understand her. And she uses the same phrases again and again and again. Claudia was not a good tour guide for me.