Trianon & Hamlet Private Tour from Paris - 4 Hours

Marie Antoinette built a working farm because she wanted to play at being a farmer.

A 4-hour private tour from Paris visits the Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet, the queen's personal retreat within the Palace of Versailles grounds. Your guide walks you through her private apartments, the French and English gardens, and the mock village where she kept livestock and staged pastoral scenes. Private transportation from Paris, entry tickets and guide service in your choice of language are included. Travel time counts toward the 4 hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Marie Antoinette's Trianon and Hamlet

• Discover Marie Antoinette's world
• Visit Le Petit Trianon and private apartments
• Walk in French and English gardens
• See the Temple of Love
• Explore Marie Antoinette's village and farm
• Learn about her life and interests

The experience

You're picked up from your Paris hotel or meeting point and driven to Versailles, where the tour begins at the Petit Trianon: the small palace Marie Antoinette used to escape court life. Your guide explains how she lived there independently with her closest friends, moving through her private apartments and the rooms where she entertained. The French garden and English garden surround the building. You'll walk both, stopping at the Temple of Love, a small neoclassical structure that sits at the garden's heart.

The second half of the tour takes you to Marie Antoinette's Hamlet, her version of a rustic village. She had decided one day to be a farmer, another to be an actress, so she built a working farm complete with animals, a dairy, a mill and a theater. You walk through the village, see the livestock she kept, and understand how a queen with absolute power chose to spend her time. The contrast between the formal palace and this deliberately simple space is what makes the Hamlet unusual: it's not a ruin or a museum piece, but a real working farm she designed for herself.

Your guide answers all your questions throughout the 4 hours and speaks English, Spanish, Italian, French or another language depending on your booking. The driver waits and handles transport, so you move between sites without managing logistics or parking. The tour ends with a return drive to Paris.

What’s included

• Private transportation from and to your Paris hotel or meeting point.
• entry tickets to the Petit Trianon and Hamlet.
• guide service in your chosen language.

Information

Lasts 4h, runs Tuesday to Sunday at 13:00, from € 490 per person, with live guides in 5 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 13:00Another day? ›

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

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Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Moderate physical effortStroller-friendly

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Is this one for you?Book this tour if you have a free afternoon in Paris and want to understand Marie Antoinette beyond the palace: the Petit Trianon and Hamlet show how she actually lived when she could choose her own world, which is a different story than the formal Versailles most visitors see.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German and Italian.

What exactly is the Petit Trianon and why did Marie Antoinette want it?

The Petit Trianon is a small palace on the Versailles grounds that Marie Antoinette used as a private retreat where she could live independently with her closest friends, away from the formal court. Your guide walks through her private apartments and the gardens surrounding it.

Is the Hamlet a real farm or a pretend one?

The Hamlet is a real working farm that Marie Antoinette built and operated. It has animals, a dairy, a mill and other farm buildings. She designed it as a place to live out her fantasy of being a farmer, which was one of several roles she wanted to play.

How much walking is involved in this tour?

The tour includes walking through the Petit Trianon's rooms and gardens and through the Hamlet village, with stops at key sites like the Temple of Love. You should have at least a moderate level of fitness. Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller.

Does the 4 hours include travel time from Paris?

Yes, the 4-hour duration includes the drive from your Paris location to Versailles and back, so the time at the sites themselves is less than 4 hours total.