Versailles Palace Tour with Audio Guide: Full Estate Access

The palace holds 2,300 rooms across 63,154 square meters, built over centuries by French kings.

A self-guided tour of Versailles Palace, the Trianon estates and the gardens with timed entry and an audio guide device available in 12 languages. The ticket includes access to the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, Queen's Hamlet and their gardens, plus entry to temporary exhibitions and the park. Infants sit on an adult's lap. Strollers and wheelchairs are welcome on all accessible surfaces and areas.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Versailles Palace and Grounds

• Enter the Palace of Versailles
• Tour the Palace rooms
• Visit the Estate of Trianon
• Explore Grand and Petit Trianon
• See the Queen's Hamlet and gardens
• Walk through the Gardens
• Enjoy views from the Hall of Mirrors
• Stroll in the Park and by water features

The experience

Two to three hours covers the Palace of Versailles itself: a UNESCO World Heritage site that started as a hunting lodge under Louis XIII and became the royal court and seat of government when Louis XIV moved there in 1682. The audio guide device walks you through the 2,300 rooms and the architecture that successive monarchs added over the centuries. You pick from 12 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and eight others, so the narration matches your preference as you move through the halls and galleries.

Beyond the main palace, your ticket reaches the Trianon estates: the Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon, built as smaller private retreats for the kings, plus the Queen's Hamlet and their gardens. The Gardens themselves stretch from the Hall of Mirrors down the Grande Perspective, a view that André Le Nôtre expanded and refined, widening the Royal Way and creating the Grand Canal. During the Musical Gardens or Musical Fountains Show, you watch the fountains from within the gardens themselves. The Park extends further, blending with the gardens through two large water features: the Grand Canal and the Lake of the Swiss Guards.

Timed entry means you arrive within a set window and move through at your own pace with the audio guide. Temporary exhibitions rotate through the palace, and priority phone or WhatsApp support is available if you have questions before or during your visit. All areas are wheelchair accessible, strollers work on the grounds, and infants can sit on a lap throughout.

What’s included

• Timed entry to the Palace of Versailles.
• audio guide device in your choice of 12 languages.
• access to the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, Queen's Hamlet and their gardens.
• entry to temporary exhibitions.
• the gardens during the Musical Fountains Show.
• the park with the Grand Canal and Lake of the Swiss Guards.
• priority phone and WhatsApp support.

Before you book

GroupUp to 15

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian

Operated by WORLD PASS TOUR PARIS

Is this one for you?The audio guide lets you move at your own pace through the palace and estates without waiting for a group, and the 12-language device means the narration stays in your preferred language from start to finish. Pick this if you want flexibility to linger in the rooms that interest you most and the freedom to skip ahead when you're ready to move on.

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Top questions

How many rooms does Versailles Palace actually have?

The Palace of Versailles contains 2,300 rooms spread across 63,154 square meters, built and expanded by successive French kings starting with Louis XIV in 1682.

What languages does the audio guide come in?

The audio guide device is available in 12 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and eight others, so you can follow the narration in your preferred language.

Does the ticket cover the Trianon estates and gardens?

Yes, your ticket includes the Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, Queen's Hamlet and their gardens, plus the main palace gardens and the park.

Can I bring a stroller or wheelchair?

Strollers and wheelchairs are welcome. All areas and surfaces throughout the palace, gardens and park are wheelchair accessible.

What is the Musical Gardens show?

The Musical Fountains Show plays in the gardens during certain times, and your ticket gives you one entry to watch the fountains perform while you explore the Grande Perspective and surrounding grounds.