Versailles Full Day Private Tour: Hall of Mirrors & Trianons

The Palace, the Trianons, and a guide who knows the rooms

A private 8-hour tour of Versailles from Paris with hotel pickup and drop-off, led by a licensed driver-guide in your choice of five languages. You visit the Hall of Mirrors and the King and Queen's state apartments inside the Palace, then the Grand Trianon and the Petit Trianon with Marie Antoinette's domain, traveling in an air-conditioned minivan and moving through the rooms without waiting for an audio-guide group.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Palace of Versailles2h · entry included
2. Grand Trianon1h · entry included

Full day tour of Versailles

• Pick up at hotel in Paris
• Travel to Versailles by luxury minivan
• Visit Hall of Mirrors and state apartments
• Tour the Grand Trianon
• Explore Petit Trianon and Marie Antoinette domain
• Return to Paris or hotel drop-off

The experience

You get picked up at your hotel in Paris and ride to Versailles in a private minivan, arriving with time to move through the Palace at your own pace alongside your guide. The Hall of Mirrors is the centerpiece (the 73-meter gallery where Louis XIV held court), and from there you move into the King's state apartments and the Queen's, each one a sequence of gilded rooms that a guide can explain as you stand in them, without the delay of an audio-guide queue or the noise of a group tour.

After the Palace, the tour takes you to the Grand Trianon, the smaller royal residence Louis XIV built for himself and his mistress, and then to the Petit Trianon, where Marie Antoinette spent her private hours. The Petit Trianon and its surrounding domain (gardens, a theater, a hamlet) show a different side of court life, one more intimate and less formal than the main Palace. Your guide walks these spaces with you, and you choose the pace. There's no fixed schedule pulling you away from a room you want to linger in.

At the end of the day, the driver drops you at your hotel or anywhere else in Paris you'd rather be, so the tour doesn't strand you at Versailles waiting for a return shuttle. The minivan is air-conditioned and seats your group alone, and the driver handles the route while your guide handles the history.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Paris.
• private minivan with air conditioning.
• driver-guide for the full 8 hours.
• entry to the Palace of Versailles, Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon.
• fuel surcharge.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to SundayDeparts at 09:00

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GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 8 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Eight hours is long enough to see the main Palace rooms and both Trianons without rushing, but short enough that it doesn't consume your entire day in the region. You can fit a morning in Paris before pickup or return early enough for an evening elsewhere. The private format means you move at your own pace through each room, so if a particular space holds your attention, you stay. If you want to move on, you do, without waiting for a group or an audio-guide cycle to finish.

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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 Hall of Mirrors and why does everyone talk about it?

The Hall of Mirrors is a 73-meter-long gallery in the Palace of Versailles where King Louis XIV held court and received dignitaries. It's lined with mirrors and windows overlooking the gardens, and it's the most famous room in the Palace because it was the center of royal power and ceremony for over a century.

Do I walk around the Palace and the Trianons on my own, or does the guide lead me through every room?

Your guide walks with you through the rooms and explains what you're seeing, but you set the pace. You can spend as long as you want in a room or move through quickly, without being held to a group schedule or waiting for an audio-guide to finish.

Is lunch included in the 8 hours, or do I need to find time to eat?

Lunch is not included in the tour, so you'll want to plan a break during the day. Your guide can suggest places to eat near the Palace or the Trianons, and the 8-hour window gives you time to fit a meal in without rushing through the sites.

How do I get from the Palace to the Grand Trianon and then to the Petit Trianon?

The minivan transports you between each site, so you don't walk between them or navigate the Versailles grounds on your own. The driver takes you directly to each location, and your guide meets you there.