Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option

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Versailles, France

Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option

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Safety measures

3 hours (Approx.)

Offered in: English

Overview

Versailles, once home to French kings, is among the world’s largest and most opulent palaces. On this small-group tour, see the ever-popular landmark without the hassle. Upon meeting your guide, you’ll head straight inside with skip-the-line tickets. Explore the Hall of Mirrors, State Apartments, Versailles' gardens, and other highlights, and learn more from your guide’s commentary (headsets are provided so you can hear every word). This flexible tour gives you the chance to pick from different departure times, and opt to dine in the elegant, on-site restaurant.

Guaranteed admission to Versailles: a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Skip-the-line tickets let you beat the crowds and save time
A small-group tour means you can get up close and personal with the sights
Choose from different departure times and dining options when booking

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What's Included

Fully guided tour of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles

Guided visit of the Musical Gardens or Fountain show: weekends & selected days April through October

Fully accredited English speaking guide

Headsets so you can always hear your guide

Limited groups of 20 people or fewer

Gratuities

Hotel pickup/drop off

Transportation to/from Versailles

Departure & Return

Departure Point

78000 Versailles, France

Departure Point: At the bronze statue of Louis XIV on horseback in front of the Palace. Address: Statue équestre de Louis XIV, Place d'Armes, 78000 Versailles Directions: Meet your guide at the statue of Louis XIV on horseback located on the esplanade directly in front of the Palace of Versailles. It faces the main Avenue de Paris and the Palace is behind it.

Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
This tour involves a reasonable amount of walking. Please ensure you wear comfortable shoes.
Please note that due to ongoing restoration works some rooms in the palace may be closed to visitors. Should this be the case, our guides will replace with visits to other rooms so that your experience is complete
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants aged 0-3 years are free of charge and do not require a booking.
Most travelers can participate
Please note: due to new measures in France you will need to present certain documents relating to Covid-19 in order to be allowed access into indoor sites. Please ensure you have the necessary documents with you on the day of your tour and please also bring a form of identification. Documents that will be accepted in France: (1) Proof that you are fully vaccinated. For our European visitors this will be the EU Covid Certificate. For American visitors, this is your CDC card. Other visitors please bring the official documents provided by your country. (2) If you are not fully vaccinated, you will need a negative PCR test taken less than 48 hours prior to your visit, (3) or the results of a positive RT-PCR or antigen test attesting to recovery from Covid-19 which is more than 11 days old and less than 6 months old.
Our cancellation terms remain flexible, you can cancel and be fully refunded up to 24 hours before your tour departure time. If however you are refused entry to a museum or monument because you do not have the necessary documentation, we will not be able to rebook or refund your tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
OPERATED BY Memories France

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Learn more about cancellations.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option?

A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers

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What is the policy on sanitization during Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option?

A:The policy on sanitization is:

Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

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What is the social distancing policy during Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option?

A:The policy on social distancing is:

Social distancing enforced throughout experience

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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option?

A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

Guides required to regularly wash hands

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What is the maximum group size during Versailles Palace Skip the line Guided Tour with Fountains Show Option?

A:This activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers.

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A nice walk through The Palace of Versailles

Matthew_O

, Sep 2021

Very knowledgeable guide who was able to show the palace and the gardens with detail. Very enjoyable and group size was very good for managing expectations.

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This was an awesome tour

MARCIA_S

, Aug 2021

Herve was an excellent guide. He was informative, engaging and fun to be with. I would highly recommend this tour. We would not have been able to understand all the history without a tour.

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Loved it!

Valbona_M

, Jul 2021

We really enjoyed this tour, found it to be a great way to see some of the highlights of Versailles. This place was really big and it’s impossible to see it all but although we only hit some of the highlights, having a guide made a huge difference. Our tour guide Quentin,, was great at telling stories and proving historical context, which made for a very memorable experience. . He also took time to answer questions. At the end we had plenty of time to wander and explore on our own.

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Tremendous Trip w Christina

Patrick O

, Oct 2019

Phenomenally interesting and well paced tour of Versailles with very knowledgeable and personable guide Christina!

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Amazing tour!!

Thai C

, Sep 2019

The experience was organised, informative and interactive. The group was not too large and it suited our 4 year old daughter. Highly recommended to anyone considering on going, especially to avoid the long queues.

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The only way to see Versailles

Robert B

, Aug 2019

We took the tour with a group of about 20 others. The guide did a wonderful job of keeping the group together and providing details of the Palace and the grounds which were interesting and informative. This tour is well planned and executed and provides a level of detail which a basic audio tour could not compare with. There is a great deal of walking and it can be taxing but well worth it if you are comfortable with the amount of walking. Our guide was wonderful, thank you.

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Great introduction to Versailles

Lucie P

, May 2019

We had a great tour guide, Ingrid, who was very welcoming and informative. I think guided tours add so much more to the experience- we had an overview of the french history, royal family and traditions. It was just about the right detail and time. It was raining on the day we went so Ingrid adapted the tour to an extended indoor version, although we could still go into the gardens. I nice amount of waking. I would recommend for sure the skip the line aspect as the queue was huge!

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Passenger12312446169

, Apr 2019

Josephine, our tour guide, was very informative, wonderful! The tour was great, ...more than expected.

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Palace of Versailles

12christina2014

, Aug 2018

again excellent choice I’ve made we got there early we had a breakfast I feel so bad for the tour lady she have to come early to get us into the breakfast because we are the only family in the tour guy took us in he was great very detailing overall excellent choice

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I would highly recommend this guided...

Sareena S

, Jun 2018

I would highly recommend this guided tour to anyone who is looking to get amazed with absolute opulence teamed with someone to narrate you all the history behind it. We visited Paris in the first week of May 2018 and Palace of Versailles has always been in my list. I would recommend a guided tour as this place has so much history to offer. I chose this guided tour as it was pretty new in Viator, accommodates only small group 10-12 and provided flexibility in choosing how long you wanted the tour for. We opted the early morning 9:15 slot and a half day guided tour. Honestly half day was just perfect for us as we got to see most parts of the palace and the gardens. We even had access to the palace chapel which was not open to general public. Our guide I am so sorry but I forgot his name was brilliant. He was very clear and fluent in speaking English. They provided us with earphones which worked very well without any problems till the end of our tour. He knew so much about everything around there which made it more interesting for us. He would even answer our questions we had about the architecture or paintings or anything around that place. At the end of our tour, we even had the option to extend if we liked. Overall an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend this guided tour.

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