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Versailles: Palace Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

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Activity provider: Paris' TRIP
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    Versailles: Palace Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

    Activity provider: Paris' TRIP

    4.4

    116 reviews

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    From US$ 59.27 per person

    Likely to sell out

    Visit the elegant palace of Kind Louis the 14th with skip-the-line tickets. Listen as your guide fills you in on the history of the palace and the grounds.

    About this activity

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    Duration 1.5 hours
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    Skip the line through a separate entrance
    Live tour guide
    English, French, Italian

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Tour of the palace of Versailles with an expert guide
    • Save time by skipping the long lines with skip-the-line admission
    • See the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors
    • Stay as long as you want in Versailles at the end of your guided tour
    Full description

    Learn more about Versailles palace with a 90-minute group tour with no more than 16 people. Avoid the hassle of waiting in long lines with skip-the-line tickets.

    Meet your local guide at Versailles at the foot of the Equestrian Statue of the Sun King, Louis the 14th. Visit the Royal Apartments. Walk through the palace and learn facinating information about the history of the palace from your expert guide. Following your interior visit of the palace, spend some free time in the gardens, a 2,000-acre (809-hectare) park filled with lovely fountains, statues, and classic formal garden landscaping.

    See the Musical Gardens show if visiting Versailles on a Tuesday or a Friday. View the Musical Fountains Show if taking the tour on a Saturday or a Sunday (from March to October).

    Includes
    • Skip-the-line admission ticket to the palace of Versailles
    • 90-minute guided tour of the castle
    • Headsets to hear your guide
    • Garden tickets during musical and fountain shows (from April through October)
    • Entrance ticket to Marie Antoinette's estate and the Trianon
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
    • Food and drinks
    • Gratuities/tips
    Not suitable for
    • People with mobility impairments
    • Wheelchair users

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    Meeting point

    Please be at the meeting point 10 to 15 minutes early. Meet at the statue of Louis XIV in Versailles, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles. This is located directly in front of the palace. To locate the meeting point on Google Maps, search for the 'Statue of Louis XIV at Versailles.' People who do not show up at the scheduled time will be considered as "No Show" and will not be eligible for a refund. Reservations are subject to a strict schedule. If you are late, it will not be possible to reschedule the activity, unless the activity is paid for once more.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Passport or ID card
    • Comfortable shoes
    • Passport or ID card for children

    Not allowed

    • Pets
    • Weapons or sharp objects
    • Baby strollers
    • Food and drinks
    • Luggage or large bags
    • Selfie sticks
    • Umbrellas

    Know before you go

    • You can stay as long as you want in Versailles Castle at the end of your guided tour.
    • The palace gardens are free on Wednesdays in September/October and every day from November through March
    • There are no musical or fountain shows on days when the gardens are free
    • The gardens close at 5:30 PM every Saturday between June and September, and on bank holidays (14 July, 15 August, 31 October)
    • Tickets to the gardens are not included. You pay to get access to the Musical Gardens Show or Musical Fountains)
    • If the castle is overcrowded, there could be a short wait at the group entrance
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.4 /5

    based on 116 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
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    • Value for money
      4/5
    • Service
      5/5

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    Our guide, Julie, was amazing. She was knowledgeable, engaging and had such a passion for art and history - it was infectious. We could have stayed the whole day. I would recommend Get Your Guide and if you could have Julie as your guide, I believe you would have an amazing experience.

    March 26, 2023

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    Steph was my guide. Full of humour and helpful.Thank you Steph!!! Than I spent the afternoon in the gardens. I walked a lot. I took the train and visited the Great Trianon. Come back walking got lost and found myself. I finished with a lunch in the La Floutille, near the Great canal. I will remember this day always.

    March 26, 2023

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    Amazing inside and out, our tour guide was great and very insightful giving us unusual and very informative insights into the palace. You can pay an extra €12 to access the gardens but was definitely worth it, they were amazing. In the summer you can also pay €30 to visit the gardens on a Saturday evening where it’s all lit up and you can watch a firework display. My friend booked this and it really made our holiday the gardens at night were a whole other experience to the day and really made our holiday. Would recommend.

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    March 26, 2023

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