Palace of Versailles Guided Tour & Gardens and Trianon Entry (Optional Round-Trip Train from Paris)

Skip the line and enter
the Palace of Versailles with a timed ticket

Meet your guide in front of the equestrian statue of Louis XIV in the palace forecourt. Once everyone has arrived, your guide gives a short overview of the tour, then you use your timed ticket to skip the general entry line across the courtyard and go straight through security into the palace. The transport-from-Paris option meets near Pont de l'Alma in Paris and includes a round-trip train ticket.

Explore the King's Apartments and the Queen's Chambers

First, tour the King's Grand Apartments. In rooms with painted ceilings and gilded walls, you get a sense of the palace's scale and how Louis XIV wanted himself and his court to be seen. Your guide connects the art and architecture with the political background behind them.

Next, move on to the Queen's Chambers. These rooms were designed both for the formalities of court life and for quieter private moments, and you'll hear how queens such as Marie Antoinette decorated them.

See the Hall of Mirrors with its 357 mirrors

Visit the Hall of Mirrors, where light from 17 arched windows reflects off 357 mirrors and rows of chandeliers. Your guide tells the story of the room, from the Sun King's intentions to the Treaty of Versailles signed here in 1919.

Explore the gardens and the Trianon at your own pace

The guided tour ends on the palace's upper terrace. Afterward, explore André Le Nôtre's formal gardens at your own pace. Flower beds, fountains, and tree-lined paths stretch in every direction, and with no set end time you can stay as long as you like. Entry to the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon is also included.

※ A guided tour of the gardens is not included. You explore the gardens and the Trianon on your own.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.