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Best of Versailles Palace Private Day Tour including Lunch & Queen's Hamlet
Recommended for your Paris trip
8 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 2 more
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
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Overview
Spend a full day exploring the historic grandeur of Versailles with a private tour from Paris. Skip the long lines at the Palace of Versailles and wander through the mesmerizing Hall of Mirrors and the fantastically ornate apartments where French royalty once lived. Stroll through the sprawling palace gardens, and visit the Grand Trianon palace and Queen’s Hamlet — a recreated country village built as a private escape for Marie Antoinette. Midday, take a break for lunch with a gourmet three-course meal near Versailles’ Grand Canal.
- Full-day private Versailles tour from Paris with a knowledgeable local guide
- Enjoy priority entrance to the Palace of Versailles with your skip-the-line ticket
- Head inside the State Apartments and stroll through the Hall of Mirrors
- Explore Versailles Gardens independently and savor a 3-course lunch near the Grand Canal
- See the Grand Trianon palace and the Queen’s Hamlet – former home of Marie Antionette
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Discover the opulence and legends of Versailles on this full-day private tour. After morning pickup from your central Paris hotel, travel in a luxury minivan to the suburb of Versailles and enjoy skip-the-line access to the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Palace of Versailles. Constructed by King Louis XIV in the 17th century, the extravagant estate was home to several generations of French royalty until the collapse of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
Walk through the glistening Hall of Mirrors and get a glimpse into palace life in the lavishly appointed state apartments, including the former bedroom of Marie Antoinette. During the 1-hour tour, your private guide will share tales of palace intrigue and elaborate court customs, as well as the history of the ill-fated Ancien Régime.
Step outside for a walk through the remarkable Gardens of Versailles. Designed and built over a period of 40 years, the sprawling grounds encompass nearly 2,000 acres (809 hectares) of impeccably manicured orchards, flowerbeds, hedge labyrinths, fountains and pathways designed with the geometric flourish of the French Baroque style. Enjoy a gourmet three-course lunch at a restaurant near the Grand Canal that runs through the center of the gardens. See Itinerary below for a sample menu.
In the afternoon, tour the lavish Grand Trianon palace. Originally built as a personal retreat for Louis XIV, the chateau has been home to a series of royal residents and was renovated by Napoleon during the First French Empire. Continue on to the Queen’s Hamlet — a full-scale replica of a Normandy village and farm commissioned by Marie Antoinette as a private countryside escape.
After your full day of touring, relax on the return drive to Paris, where you’ll be dropped off back at your hotel in the late afternoon.
Walk through the glistening Hall of Mirrors and get a glimpse into palace life in the lavishly appointed state apartments, including the former bedroom of Marie Antoinette. During the 1-hour tour, your private guide will share tales of palace intrigue and elaborate court customs, as well as the history of the ill-fated Ancien Régime.
Step outside for a walk through the remarkable Gardens of Versailles. Designed and built over a period of 40 years, the sprawling grounds encompass nearly 2,000 acres (809 hectares) of impeccably manicured orchards, flowerbeds, hedge labyrinths, fountains and pathways designed with the geometric flourish of the French Baroque style. Enjoy a gourmet three-course lunch at a restaurant near the Grand Canal that runs through the center of the gardens. See Itinerary below for a sample menu.
In the afternoon, tour the lavish Grand Trianon palace. Originally built as a personal retreat for Louis XIV, the chateau has been home to a series of royal residents and was renovated by Napoleon during the First French Empire. Continue on to the Queen’s Hamlet — a full-scale replica of a Normandy village and farm commissioned by Marie Antoinette as a private countryside escape.
After your full day of touring, relax on the return drive to Paris, where you’ll be dropped off back at your hotel in the late afternoon.
Itinerary
Meet your friendly private guide and leave central Paris by luxury minivan to travel to the historic town of Versailles.
Famous as the home of King Louis XIV from 1682 to 1789, the town’s elaborate palace and intricately designed gardens bear testament to his extravagant tastes during his reign.
First stop of the day is the Palace of Versailles, the incredible palatial estate where Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette,
once lived. The building oozes grandeur both from the outside as well as its inside.
Admission Ticket Included
Skip past the lines outside the palace with your skip-the-line ticket, and straight inside to explore. On a tour led by your private
guide, discover the palace’s intriguing State Apartments and see the Hall of Mirrors and Queen’s Apartments. While walking, your
guide will keep you entertained with tales of the aristocrats who held court there.
Admission Ticket Included
After ambling around, enjoying its resplendent features, meet your guide for a 3-course lunch at a restaurant close to the Grand
Canal.
Sample Menu (subject to change):
First Course:
• Tomato and goat’s cheese salad with basil
Second Course (choice of one):
• Sirloin steak with Béarnaise sauce and creamed potatoes
• Roast salmon with butter sauce and creamed potatoes
Third Course:
• Seasonal fruit tart
• Tea or coffee
Admission Ticket Included
Your afternoon continues at the Grand Trianon -- the UNESCO World Heritage-listed palace in the center of the gardens.
Marvel at its pink marble colonnades with your guide and hear tales of Napoleon who revamped it after after Louis XIV and his
family left. The Queen’s Hamlet is nearby, and so head over to visit this next. Created by the esteemed French architect Richard
Mique, the countryside retreat boasts a charming little cottage, lakes, streams and even a small farmhouse. After exploring the Queen’s Hamlet, head back to your luxury minivan for the return journey to Paris.
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