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The 15 paris castle tours worth your time, walls and all. The keeps, palaces and forts travellers leave the best notes about, with what each visit costs, how long to set aside and who runs it.
Full-access one-day Versailles ticket with timed palace entry, gardens, Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s estate, and optional fountain or musical shows.
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Skip the line at Versailles with a 90-minute guided Palace tour, plus gardens time. Optional Marie Antoinette estate access.
“I always prefer a guided tour because you can soak more information that on your own.”
Skip the long line into Versailles Palace with a 90-minute guided circuit, then roam gardens and optional Trianon at your pace.
“Letictia was amazing so knowledgeable. She was patient and answered all questions. There was a lot of people around but she guided us through them all with ease.”
Coach ride with skip-the-line access to Versailles plus an audio app, letting you explore Palace and Gardens on your own schedule from Paris.
Skip-the-line Versailles tour with guided palace interiors, headsets, and gardens access plus Trianon and Marie Antoinette’s estate.
“the guide was amazing. excellent knowledge, friendly and fun. it was winter so it was reasonably quiet but enough people for my liking. would have liked to see more of the palace opened to the public as there are so many rooms. well worth the money”
Loire Valley day trip from Paris to Chambord and Chenonceau with UNESCO châteaux, included entry fees, and a complimentary wine tasting.
“The Loire Ballet tour was terrific. The scenery was lovely and the two castles and locations we visited were breathtaking. Our tour guide did a great job providing historical context for our visits. Very enjoyable.”
Skip-the-line Versailles from Paris by coach. Expert guide through the Château, plus garden time and options for Trianon.
Bike through Versailles with timed palace entry, market picnic, and Marie-Antoinette hamlet plus Trianons. Train from Paris included.
“If you are older and not used to exercise (riding a two wheeled Standard bike and walking around at least 10k steps) you might consider a different tour (Nite: Versailles rents golf carts). If you can walk several flights of stairs and ride a two wheeled standard bike, then this is the tour for you!!…”
Skip-the-line Versailles Palace tour with an expert guide, Hall of Mirrors, state apartments, and season-based garden access.
“The palace of Versailles is an overwhelming and impressive place to tour. I'm glad we got a tour guide which allowed us to skip the long line up and experience the tour with limited waiting. The tour guide was very experienced and informative. The tour was just long enough to get to see the palace…”
Bike past Versailles gardens, Marie Antoinette’s hamlet, and the Trianons from Paris, then enjoy timed palace entry and a canal picnic.
“Martin was an excellent guide!! We appreciated his vibrant spirit and energy! Stopping at the market was such a great addition to this experience.”
One coach day combining Monet’s Giverny gardens and Versailles’ Royal Apartments, with priority tickets, 3-course lunch, and garden time.
“It can be crowded, and lots of standing in line. I preferred the grounds and lake over going into the house”
Half-day guided Versailles from Paris with reserved palace entry, Royal Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, plus garden time and fountain shows in summer.
“Too much detailed history for me . Gardens were very nice. Very confusing when trying to find our return bus. Better way to identify the bus is needed.”
Ride comfortably from Paris to Versailles by air-conditioned bus with host help, timed palace access, Trianon Estate, and garden shows in season.
Paris to Loire Valley in 13 hours for Chambord and Chenonceau plus a Blois lunch stop and a complimentary wine tasting.
Versailles Palace guided tour from Paris with coach transport, reserved timed entry, and optional gardens or Giverny/Monet upgrade.
“We missed the tour. While the meeting place had an address, it states numerous times church Notre Dame. Our taxi driver dropped us off at the Notre Dame church; unknowingly to us, there at two Notre Dame churches in Paris. We were at the famous, most known Notre Dame church and this was the wrong…”
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