Secret Escape from Paris: Palace of Versailles & Marie-Antoinette's Domain Guided Tour

• Go on a fairytale-like adventure on your visit to the Palace of Versailles, its gardens, and Queen Marie Antoinette's private luxurious estate.

• Hear all about the glimmering Hall of Mirrors and the Grand Apartments from your expert guide as you walk through the palace.

• Enter the gardens, which were home to lavish balls and parties back in the day, and enjoy musical fountain displays.

• Visit Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s private retreat, and discover her luxurious theatre before exploring her Normandy-inspired village.

• Fun fact: Built in the 17th century by Louis Le Vau, the palace initially housed animals including lions, tigers, elephants, camels, kangaroos, birds, and even a rhinoceros.

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

What to bring

• Wear comfortable shoes—there’s plenty of walking throughout the Palace and gardens

What's not allowed

• Re-entry is not permitted upon leaving the Palace and Garden premises.

• Please note that flash photography, high heels, and strollers are prohibited during this experience

• Suitcases and large-capacity bags are not allowed on the Versailles Estate premises. Bags must not exceed 55cm x 35cm x 20cm and must be deposited at the left luggage offices after going through the security check.

• The following items are prohibited inside the Palace and must be deposited at the left luggage facilities: pushchairs, metal baby carriers, backpacks, umbrellas, and any pointed, sharp objects or blunt instruments.

Accessibility

• The Palace of Versailles and some of its various areas are accessible to wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility.

• Pushchairs are acceptable inside of the Palace and are allowed in the Gardens and the Park. However, it is strongly recommended that baby carriers and kangaroo bags be used as much as possible.

Additional information

• Your ticket time is for reserved entry to the Grand Apartments. Plan to visit the Gardens and Trianon Palace either before or after your scheduled time for the Grand Apartments.

• Please note that you will have to choose Passport entry with or without the Musical Gardens/Musical Fountain Show in the next step of the booking.

• From November to March, entry to the Park and Gardens is free. However, on days with Musical Fountains or Musical Gardens shows (April to October), only children under 6 receive free entry.

• For more information on the Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens, click here. For the site map, click here.

• With these tickets, you will be able to skip the ticket office and head straight to the entrance at Gate A. However, please know that depending on the day of your visit, there may be a security wait of anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours. You may experience some waiting time at the security check.

• Valuable items and clothing cannot be deposited in left luggage.

• Left luggage items should be collected at the end of the visit, before 6pm in the high season (April to October) and until 5pm in the low season (November to March).

• Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

• Please arrive at the meeting point 15 mins before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

• Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.

Meeting point

• Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.