Breeze past the lines for the palace and gardens with a friendly English speaking guide
4.95
(544)
3.5h
Max 18 Guests
+5
Looking for an easy way to see the best of Versailles? Versailles is a popular day trip from Paris, but planning ahead to get tickets and transportation organized makes things so much easier! That's why you'll love our half-day small group tour with a local guide who'll take you on roundtrip transportation to Versailles and skip the long lines at the palace! You'll see the palace and garden more quickly and maximize your trip to Versailles from Paris.
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Friendly English-speaking guide
Climate controlled transportation
Skip the line Versailles tickets
Hall of Mirrors
The Queen's Hamlet
Group size of 18
Wheelchair accessible
Guide gratuities
Meet your guide outside Porte d'Auteuil metro station
Arrive at Versailles
Palace of Versailles
Royal Chapel
Princess' Apartments
For Reference Only. Itineraries are subject to change
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Laura Mahon
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September 07, 2024 06 am EST
Mary Brewer
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September 06, 2024 07 am EST
Charles Reinhardt
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August 28, 2024 19 pm EST
Carlos Reyes
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August 28, 2024 07 am EST
Nadia our tour guide was Awesome, very knowledgeable
Beautiful but hot
Stella lopez
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August 25, 2024 07 am EST
Loved my tour the guide was knowledgeable and friendly, I just wish I would have known to bring water in advance!!!
Knowledgeable and friendly guide; not enough time to explore gardens
Benjamin Chung
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August 17, 2024 02 am EST
Emily deftly guided our group of 13 through the sprawling chambers of Versailles. She shared memorable and relevant insights as the group stopped by highlights. The place was crowded, but everyone in the group could hear her well with the headphones connected to her mic.
My two suggestions. The tour meeting place changed was very far out on the Paris outskirts. It would have been much nicer if the meeting point were closer to the center of Paris where almost all of the tour members came from. Finally, there was not nearly enough time to explore the gardens adequately and still make the 12:30pm bus pickup time. We only had 40 minutes left by the time the palace tour concluded, but it would have taken 20 minutes to walk back to the bus from there, so effectively only 20 minutes to explore by foot.
Tamara Appleton
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August 16, 2024 06 am EST
A good overall introductory tour to the Palace and Gardens
Terri Gilmour
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August 14, 2024 19 pm EST
We had a different meeting point due to the Olympics, but we were able to find it without problems. Because we arrived early, we were permitted to join an earlier group than originally scheduled for us. The bus ride to Versailles was uneventful and the drop off/pick up instructions were clear.
Upon arrival, the bus was split into smaller groups of a dozen each. Our guide provided us with tour headsets and receivers. After ticketing and a restroom stop, we proceeded to walk through the palace for about an hour. The crowds packing into each gallery were so large that it was difficult to see and hear our guide, despite her attempts to isolate our group. The crowds also made it challenging to see the displays, read placards, or take photos. I'm not sure if visiting at a different time would have made a difference.
The tour concluded with a brief introduction to the Gardens. We had 40 minutes to explore on our own before re-boarding the bus for our return trip.
Amazing Versailles tour
Catherine Waweru
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August 14, 2024 17 pm EST
Very informative tour, no waiting in long lines. Vincent was an excellent guide. Worth every penny
Just enough
Jose Macaspac
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August 10, 2024 19 pm EST
Our tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly and the time of the tour was just right. But just be aware that there can be a lot of people so probably I would suggest doing the earliest tour.
Julie Hibbert
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August 03, 2024 20 pm EST
Wow!
Natalie Campbell
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August 03, 2024 07 am EST
The Tour Guy is an impressive company. We have done many tours with them and are always happy! The Versailles tour was wonderful. Our guide, Anastacia, was very knowledgeable, kind and efficient. We learned a lot and wished we had more time to explore the gardens. This is a great tour!
An incredible place and tour
Timothy J Geisel
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July 26, 2024 12 pm EST
Catherine was my tour guide. She was very nice and did an amazing job. The palace and gardens were breath taking. Catherine was very knowledgeable and I leave here with lots of knowledge I didn't have before.
This was my first time doing a tour with The Tour Guy. I look forward to tomorrow's Paris in a day tour with you guys, and my Rome in a day tour in a couple weeks.
Amy Smith
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July 21, 2024 14 pm EST
Jackie Beeghley
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July 15, 2024 07 am EST
Palace of versailles
MARY SEXTON
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July 12, 2024 06 am EST
Excellent guide -Will Enjoyed the trip.
SANJEEV SAM
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July 11, 2024 07 am EST
Stuart Burgess
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July 08, 2024 06 am EST
Versailles
Richard Ing
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July 03, 2024 22 pm EST
Great tour, fantastic guide. She made it fun and relatable. My 12 year old son was engaged the whole time. Wow!
Great tour!
Sarah Wenzel
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July 02, 2024 06 am EST
Malcolm was our guide for Versailles. He met us at the bus at the meeting point. He knew so much, had skip the line access, knew his history, and made it come alive for us. He even had a folder of related things to show us to help. The other guides we encountered also had respect for him. He was full of energy and knowledge and was always ready to answer questions. He seemed to have so much knowledge about the palace and it’s history.
Sylvie Duford
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June 28, 2024 05 am EST
Dani Macaluso
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June 28, 2024 05 am EST
It was an enjoyable experience
Maria Eugenia McGowan
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June 27, 2024 21 pm EST
The guide was the best part of what was a stressful experience. We were 25 mins early as requested but the bus left 20 mins late. It was unseasonably hot in Versailles and we had to stand in the sun for a good bit since out “appoint time” to enter was 11:15 for a 10:45 arrival.
We were told to be back at the bus at 1:30 but when we walked up at 1:16 the bus was driving away. Poorly communicated.
However, the guide was delightful and the tour itself was informative and well led.
Given the huge crowds at Versailles in June I highly recommend a tour but advise clients to be hyper inquisitive about details once the program begins.
Very informative tour
Elizabeth Francoforte
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June 26, 2024 15 pm EST
Neve was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and happy to answered all questions anyone asked. She made the tour so much more enjoyable. I highly recommend her as a guide