Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Full Day or Half Day Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Full Day or Half Day Tour

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: France, Île-de-France, Versailles
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  • 3 hours
  • Versailles
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy a visit to the spectacular Palace of Versailles. Walk the glittering Hall of Mirrors, see the State Apartments and stroll through the manicured gardens with an expert local guide to bring the Palace and its royal inhabitants back to life. For your convenience this tour starts in Versailles.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Palace of Versailles, Place d'Armes, 78000, Versailles France

Meet your guide in Versailles and journey in the footsteps of the kings and queens of France! During the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, Versailles was the place to be and to be seen. Nowadays visitors from all over the world still come to Versailles to marvel at the splendors of this incredible palace. Your skip-the-line access allows you to bypass the long lines that form each day, and your friendly local guide will steer you expertly through the crowds, bringing the famous figures who once inhabited this palace back to life.

See the dazzling Hall of Mirrors and the royal bedrooms where the king and queen would go to bed and get up daily in front of a large audience. Learn about life at the royal court - there was even a ceremony for the King putting on and taking off his hunting boots! - the glory of the Sun King that was symbolised by this magnificent palace, and the tragic downfall of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The Hall of Mirrors, Chateau de Versailles, 78000, Versailles France

Stroll through the glittering Hall of Mirrors, as Kings, Queens and courtiers once did, as your guide brings the daily life, ceremonies and scandals of the royal court to life.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Jardins du Chateau de Versailles, Place d'Armes A l'Ouest du Château de Versailles, 78000, Versailles France

After visiting the state apartments inside the palace, your guide will lead you through the spectacular gardens, once the setting of balls, parties and elaborate firework displays, the symbol of the King's power over nature. Discover hidden groves and on fountain show days you will see the amazing waterworks, still running today as they did in the times of kings and queens. The fountains run according to a very precise schedule, and your guide will ensure you are in exactly the right spot at the right time!

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions
  • Fully guided tour of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles
  • Guided visit of the Musical Gardens or Fountain show: weekends & selected days April through October
  • Fully accredited English speaking guide
  • Headsets so you can always hear your guide
  • Limited groups of 20 people or fewer
  • Entry/Admission - Jardins du Chateau de Versailles
  • Entry/Admission - The Hall of Mirrors
  • Entry/Admission - Palace of Versailles

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup/drop off
  • Transportation to/from Versailles
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour involves a reasonable amount of walking. Please ensure you wear comfortable shoes.
  • Infants aged 0-3 years are free of charge and do not require a booking.
  • You can cancel your tour up to 24 hours prior to departure and receive a full refund. Please note that refunds are not possible for missed tours.
  • If you plan to arrive at the meeting point by taxi, please ensure you leave yourselves plenty of time, it can often take a considerable amount of time to find a taxi in Paris!
  • Please note the full day tour requires a lot of walking. The tour is paced to be comfortable but you will need to be able to walk throughout the whole day.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Equestrian statue of Louis XIV, 78000 Versailles, France


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

Kathleen_W

27 Mar, 2024

The guide was fantastic and quie knowledgeable super! We learned so much. She made the history come alive!

Litsa_W

25 Mar, 2024

Trip was good but French staff very disorganised, we still had to queue! I am in a wheelchair so not good.

Paul B

24 Feb, 2024

We did the skip the line half day tour of the Palace and gardens with our guide Ivan. He was on time and throughout the tour was very knowledgeable and humerous. The grounds of the wider park and the palace gardens are completely free to enter and walk around via any open entrance to the park of Versailles so our ticket was really for the Palace itself which is well worth seeing. I would highly recommend this tour but the gardens and grounds are good as well and free to everyone.

Abby_D

31 Jan, 2024

The success of a guided tour rests heavily on the guide itself. We really lucked out with Stephanie, a lovely woman who I could tell was genuinely passionate about the history of Versailles and eager to share it with us. Of course, there are a lot of things beyond the guide’s control—a longer wait time to get in; larger, slower-moving tours; crowded rooms, etc., but she handled everything gracefully and with a smile on her face. I know for a fact that I wouldn’t have enjoyed this tour as much as we did had a had a different guide.

MattH395

19 Dec, 2023

We had an absolutely brilliant half day tour of Versailles, Celeste even organised bright sun shine for us! It was a very engaging tour and the 3 hours flew by (none of the normal "museum fatigue" for us). She did a brilliant job interacting with our teenage daughter and really made the trip for her. It was great being in such a small group as some of the rooms are small and we could stop and take photos discuss things that caught our eye without feeling like we were holding everyone up. We could not recommend this tour more for people who really want to get to know Versailles and indeed the story of France, it is worth it.

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