VERSAILLES · CASTLES
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The 15 versailles 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.
Small-group Versailles tour from Paris by train with guided palace highlights, Hall of Mirrors, and gardens plus Trianon Estate time.
Most Popular“It was a good trip. On the way back, you can get off the train at any stop. Eifel Tower, Notre Dame, we stayed on until Bastille which our place is close by”
Get reserved entry to Versailles with a guided 90-minute palace tour in English, plus time in the Royal Gardens for the right days.
“Royal lodge and residence, lots of interesting history. Beautifully maintained! What an incredible tour. Florian was our guide, extensive knowledge and wonderful experience!”
Full-day Versailles bike tour: timed palace entry, quiet garden trails, and a market picnic with canal views, plus bikes and tickets included.
“Lovely time with an exceptional tour guide- Rory was the best!! His explanation of French history was delightful and he did a wonderful job managing our group.”
Skip the lines at Versailles with a guided palace tour, timed entry, bus from central Paris, and garden access with seasonal shows.
“Definitely find a bathroom before travel. No facilities on bus and only public facility a block away (self cleaning takes time). Oswald our guide was knowledgeable and funny. Great”
Skip-the-line guided tour of Versailles Palace and gardens with headsets, State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, Chapel, plus musical shows on select days.
“Our guide Anne-Sophie was amazing and I can highly recommend this tour. The gardens are a must to do”
Skip the guesswork at Versailles with a guided Palace tour, headsets for clarity, and Gardens access including Trianon and Marie-Antoinette.
“Great tour, great commentary from our guide. The interaction, the sharing of history was perfect! Just another reason to love Paris that much more.”
Small-group guided visit to Versailles Palace and the Hall of Mirrors with a local guide, headsets, and scheduled entry in English.
“Julie, our guide, was great. She clearly explained the history and was funny/enthusiastic. Loved that the company gave a time/place to meet up and was there on time with a small flag to easily see our tour guide. It was very professional.”
Private 3-hour Versailles tour with a historian guide, skip-the-line palace entry, and a one-hour golf cart ride through the gardens.
“Eva made our experience an adventure! She was a great story teller and made the experience fun for all of us!”
Full-day English guided tour of Versailles, covering Palace, Hall of Mirrors, gardens with fountain/music, and Marie-Antoinette’s estate.
“Wonderful day! Versailles is just stunning with so much to learn! Isabel is so well informed and really knows her factoids! Sprinkle in some humor and lots of smiles and laughs and it made for a great activity !”
Private Versailles tour with hotel pickup and a local art historian guide. See Louis XIV’s palace, Hall of Mirrors, and gardens.
“Herve was fantastic - entertaining, got us through crowds to the front every where and was a very welcoming processional.”
Skip lines for a guided Palace of Versailles tour plus optional gardens time, with expert commentary and audio headsets to keep you on track.
“Summer was an excellent guide and had tremendous amounts of great knowledge to share. She was very friendly and professional as well. Thanks!”
Private Versailles palace and Marie-Antoinette estate day with lunch and Paris hotel pickup, plus guided Hall of Mirrors, Trianons, gardens.
“Timely pick up in a clean comfortable vehicle. Our guide Zarah was outstanding. Good English skills and lots of interesting information and insights. Very open to questions from us, and would provide a knowledgeable answer. She is very knowledgeable and delivers it without it being a lecture. We very much enjoyed our time with her.”
Versailles Palace and Gardens timed entry ticket with Trianon estates included. Plan your route, beat heat, and avoid QR-code issues.
“Your tickets were fake. We were refused entry I had to buy tickets again Your customer care was rude and refused to accept the tickets were not genuine I want a cash refund. I have booked all my sightseeing trips on Viator and I am most unhappy”
Small-group guided tour through Versailles Palace, Hall of Mirrors, and gardens, with guaranteed admission and a smart route for busy days.
“Our guide was very entertaining and pleasant.He did a great job, keeping us all together and explaining all the details in the rooms we were in.But we would have liked to have heard more about the historical part of each of these.Items”
Get priority access to Versailles and the Trianon area, plus gardens and musical fountain time options. Timed entry, big queues.
“I booked a ticket for 11:30 and my time ticket that Viator gave me was for 13:30. They wouldn’t let me in and I had to wait. My confirmation said 11:30, but my physical ticket said 13:30.”
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