Versailles Best of Domain Skip-the-Line Access Day Tour with Lunch from Paris

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Duration:8 hours (approx.)
Location: Paris, Île-de-France

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See the highlights of Versailles in one day on this comprehensive trip from Paris. After traveling to the town by luxury minibus, skip past the entrance lines with your priority-access ticket and then head inside the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Palace of Versailles. Tour the State Apartments, seeing the incredible Hall of Mirrors, and then explore Versailles Gardens at leisure. Enjoy a 3-course restaurant lunch by the Grand Canal and visit the estate of Trianon with Petit Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet.

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1. Palace of Versailles
Leave central Paris and head southwest by luxury minibus to the historic town of Versailles, roughly 25 miles (40km) away. Famous as the home of King Louis XIV, the town’s palace, gardens and memorials all attest to the sheer grandeur of his ruling era. First stop is the Palace of Versailles, the town’s sprawling palatial compound where Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, once lived. At the center of French royal power throughout 17th and 18th centuries, the building oozes royal elegance and, as such, draws visitors from all around the world.
2. The Hall of Mirrors
Head straight past the long lines of visitors outside the palace with your skip-the-line ticket, and head inside to experience the history and opulence of it. On a tour led by your expert guide, discover the stunning State Apartments that comprise the Hall of Mirrors and Queen’s Apartments. While walking, your guide will enthrall you with tales of the kings who lived there.
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After an hour of touring Versailles Palace, stroll out into the gardens to explore them at your leisure. Every bit as grand as the palace, the French Baroque-style gardens took nearly 40 years to complete with magnificent features like the Versailles fountains and the Orangery. After strolling around, meet your guide for lunch at a restaurant, close to Versailles' 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
4. The Trianons & The Hamlet
Your afternoon is spent at the estate of Trianon, which "is perhaps most closely associated with Queen Marie-Antoinette", where you will visit the Petit Trianon, the place where "The wife of Louis XVI regularly sought refuge." Marie Antionette’s Queen’s Hamlet is nearby, and this is the last Versailles sight to be seen before your journey back to Paris. Designed by the popular French architect Richard Mique, the retreat features a charming thatched-roof cottage, lakes, streams and even a little farmhouse. After exploring the Queen’s Hamlet, head back to your luxury minibus for the return journey to Paris.

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Posted By : Fenny_O
A fantastic tour visiting Versailles Palace, Trianons and the Queen’s Hamlet - so much history!

Isabelle, our guide, was great - very knowledgeable, explained things really well and more than happy to answer our many questions.

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Posted On : 2024-01-02 13:44:06

Posted By : Gregory_K
Nicholas was very knowledgable and friendly! He even let us borrow his umbrella when it was raining. It was a great experience!
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Posted On : 2023-07-20 22:08:56

Posted By : Teryl_H
Isabella was our tour guide, she was excellent. She shared her extensive knowledge of the history, art, and palace. This tour is fantastic, as a note requires a lot of walking, so prepare in advance. Lunch was provided inside the restaurant, our only change would be if we could have eaten on the patio.
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Posted On : 2023-07-19 14:06:35

Posted By : Abhilash_K
If you are planning to visit Versailles, this is the way to go. Olivier - our guide - is very knowledgeable on the history of Versailles and its role in French history. He not only gave us interesting facts about every room and artifact in Versailles but also pointed us to a related artifacts in Louvre. The tour was well organized . We kept the time all through the day. The drive from/to Paris was very comfortable as well.
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Posted On : 2023-06-11 21:36:07

Posted By : Dana_T
Nicholas was very knowledgeable and made the tour so much more memorable. A beautiful part of history to learn more about!
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Posted On : 2023-05-21 14:15:40

Posted By : Kristin_H
I highly recommend this private tour which I took last week for Versailles by tour guide Nicholas. Versailles is overwhelming in sheer size and magnitude, and that doesn't even include the thousands of people lining up for tickets etc. I was happy to skip the lines and be given a personalized, extremely thorough tour of all of Versailles -- chateau, gardens, etc., which included the other chateau and palaces on the grounds like Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. Having a lunch on the grounds was very good as well, and came at the exact time for a break. Tour guide Nicholas was extremely knowledgeable, very personable, and his English was perfect for this tourist whose long-lost French was spotty at best. Highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-04-28 10:27:57

Posted By : WilmaM_M
We enjoyed our guides love of the history of versailles and all of the kings and queens. The tour was wonderful. I’ve been on this tour 4 years ago and thought it might be a repeat but it was not. New information and strolling through the grounds was wonderful. I’m sorry I do not remember our guides name.
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Posted On : 2023-03-31 12:20:41

Posted By : ca4peace
Everything about this tour was wonderful! Our guide Isabelle was so incredibly knowledgeable. I asked her some random questions. She gave us a tour on the way out of Paris and as we drove through the town of Versailles. There was not one thing we asked that she did not know. Even though the line was quite long to get into Versailles, she quickly got us in with no waiting. Once inside, she was expert at manipulating though the crowds so that we never felt encroached by them, and she would move us away when other people tried to get close and tag along on our tour. She gave us lots of information and touring and also plenty of time to shop the gift shop and wander the grounds. The included lunch was amazing and delicious. I 100% recommend this tour, and the tour company Paris Trip. I messaged them twice with questions before our tour date and heard back from them very promptly both times.
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Posted On : 2023-02-27 14:11:26

Posted By : jayati_s
An amazing guide, Isabelle (apologies if I spelt it wrong). She literally takes you back in time to visualise the happened history
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Posted On : 2023-01-03 12:55:28

Posted By : Deborah_J
Michelle was phenomenal, her knowledge and enthusiasm was unsurpassed. Best part of my Paris experience!
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Posted On : 2022-10-30 12:16:01