Private Versailles Tour
Our award winning Versailles Tour, just for you.
Experience Versailles at your own pace, in your own style and with only your favorite people. On our Private Versailles Tour, we curate the perfect day for you. Let us take the lead and show you the very best of Versailles. If you would like to explore the City of Lights instead, we offer a private Paris tour.
What's Included
- Roundtrip Transportation from Paris to Versailles
- Classy Bike & Optional Helmet
- Skip the Line Entry to the Château via a Side Entrance Reserved for Licensed Guides
- Guided Tour Inside the Château de Versailles with a Licensed Guide
- Guided Tour of the Royal Inner Gardens & Fountains
- Visit to Versailles' Award Winning Open Air Food Market for Picnic Supplies (*picnic at guest's cost)
- Cheese Tasting
- Guided Bike Tour of the Royal Grounds
- Optional Add-Ons
- Private Van Roundtrip Transfers from your Paris Accommodation
- Guided Tour of Marie Antoinette's Private Hamlet
- Picnic Lunch Provided
- Tailored to You
- Duration: Full or Half Day
- Explore by Bike, Foot or Van.
- Bikes available for all ages: including childseats & tag alongs.
- Central Paris Meeting Point
- Travel by Train or Private Van
- Skip the Line Access
- Hosted in English
When: Every day except Monday
Start Times: At Your Chosen Start Time
Book with Confidence: Private tours can be canceled and fully refunded up to 7 days before the experience starts.
Still have questions? We are here to help.
What to Expect
Why walk with the crowds & stand in line when you can ride a bike & skip the line?
Together we will escape the crowds of Paris to discover the local town of Versailles, whose history has been beautifully preserved. A quintessential French town, with a bustling food market at the heart of it.
Explore the breath-taking gardens We will cruise through the expansive, stunning grounds of Versailles and wander through the world famous Royal Gardens. Hidden in the far corner of the Versailles grounds we will explore Marie Antoinette’s hideaway – a life size doll house created for the most notorious Queen in French history. We will lay our picnic beside the Grand Canal, far from the crowds, where you can enjoy your spoils from the local market, and experience Versailles the French way.
Skip the line to visit the Château And of course, the pièce de résistance, we will skip the notorious lines to Château. Your professional guide will then share with you the famous Hall of Mirrors, the King’s bedroom, the Queen’s Apartments and much more.
Good to Know
- Meet in Central Paris & travel together to Versailles.
- Bikes based in Versailles (no need to carry them on the train).
- Fountains are turned on: Saturdays & Sundays in summer.
- Bikes available for all ages: including childseats & tag alongs.
Enhance Your Experience
In our booking flow, you can choose from the add ons below to enhance your Versailles Private Tour:
Travel Your Way
Prefer not to catch the train? Travel to Versailles by chauffeured van, where your bikes will be waiting for you.
Explore by Van or Foot
Ideal for those for who prefer not to cycle. Discover Versailles by van or foot, rather than bike.
Our Guided Tour of the Château
We enter via a side entrance reserved for licensed guides & guide you inside the Château through the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, King’s Apartments, Hall of Mirrors & Queens Apartments.
Your guide will skilfully lead you through the Château and bring it to life with stories & anecdotes – crafting a meaningful, entertaining & engaging experience.
We are proud to be one of the few tours licensed to guide inside the Palace & mic up so you that you won’t miss a thing!
- Versailles is ENORMOUS. So very grateful for the bikes to allow us the ability to cover more ground. I could not imagine navigating the Château or the grounds without the historical knowledge of a guide. It can obviously be done, but I get the impression that you would just walk around snapping pictures of pretty things without understanding their significance. It is a long day but I feel like I didn’t have enough time still. Pleasant group, perfect concept and wonderfully executed!read moreread lessHillary9/14/2022Wonderful tour of Versailles! All 3 of the hosts were very kind and the storytelling was excellent.read moreread lessJacquelyn10/02/2021My best day on my 10 days in France! Do NOT miss this experience! Do the whole day trip in Versailles -- completely worth every penny! =)read moreread lessMartha10/18/2022
- What a fabulous way to experience Versailles - not just the château but the entire town. They say is perfectly planned to avoid crowds. It rained the morning we did this tour and still had a blast!read moreread lessMisti6/08/2022This is truly the VIP Way to see Versailles! Skipping the line was worth the price but the best was having easy bicycle access to the massive and beautiful gardens.read moreread lessKathleen7/16/2019My 11 year old daughter and I both loved the Versailles Bike and Picnic tour! The day was very well organized and not rushed. Claudio was an excellent story teller and very personable and interesting to talk with the group. Biking is always better, especially when it murges with great food on a lovely picnic. This was one of the best days of our trip to Paris!read moreread lessLeanne5/05/2022
- Nico was the best tour guide! He was very knowledgeable but approachable at the same time. Picnicking on the grounds of Versailles was surreal, as was our bike ride. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who visits!read moreread lessLisa9/15/2021Live like royalty for a day! This fabulous tour gets you past the lines and into the chateau quickly and efficiently. Despite the inevitable crowds, our guide was great at finding quieter pockets of space for great vantage points and photo opportunities, all while giving fascinating historical perspectives. The market was a wonder of sights and smells, and after an introduction and tastings, we had plenty of time to explore and make our purchases. We rode through the grounds of Versailles to a beautiful spot on the canal for a delightful picnic, with the group sharing stories and tastes. Then it was back to the chateau for the incredible fountain display. Excellent guide. Top notch experience. I can't imagine a better way to see Versailles!read moreread lessBari9/15/2019Fantastic tour! Our tour guide was Nicholas who brought great deal of knowledge and a great sense of humor to the day. The tour itself is very well-designed -- biking is a perfect way to experience the grounds of Versailles, and there were several lovely experiences that we would not have had otherwise like the cheese and wine tasting and open-air market. We cannot recommend this tour highly enough; there really is no better way to experience Versailles.read moreread lessVeronica10/26/2019
- This is an amazing experience with great hosts and guides! Nico, who was our guide, is a hilarious entertaining fun storyteller with such a big heart. The bicycles are a brilliant way to see the town of Versailles.read moreread lessKaren4/08/2022We did both the Paris Night tour as well as the Versailles tour, and cannot recommend them and this company more! If you are looking for something unique and cool to do, with unique and cool people ... this is it! It was my favorite part of the trip!read moreread lessScott6/08/2020I really loved this tour and agree with other reviewers who said if you’re on the fence, just go for it! Nico was a great guide, very patient, professional, and fun! The whole experience was great and I’m so glad I didn’t try to do Versailles on my own. There is so much to see there and by bicycle is the best way to see it. They even thought to provide gloves for us on a chilly day which made our trip even more comfortable.read moreread lessElizabeth11/12/2021
You'll Love
Floating past the long lines, with your own specialist private guide to chaperone you skillfully through the Château, sharing stories at every turn.
Feeling like a local as you explore the town of Versailles, and it’s award-winning market!
Riding away from the crowds to explore the very best of Versailles.
Easy to find.
On our Private Versailles Tour we meet at a train station in central Paris:
Gare Montparnasse, 17 Boulevard de Vaugirard, 75015 Paris.
Alternatively, we can travel to & from Versailles by van, you can select this option at an additional cost when booking.
Want to meet directly in Versailles? No problem, just let us know.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is almost as if Versailles was designed with our bike tour in mind. The majority of our ride takes place within the Royal Gardens, where we can enjoy stress-free cycling, far from the traffic and crowds. Outside of the gardens, cycle paths weave their way throughout the town and are set on the footpaths, away from traffic.
Of course. All our tours of Versailles include a guided tour of the Palace with a fully licensed member of our team. We do not abandon you with an audio guide. We use earpieces so you can hear your guide, can ask questions & don’t miss a thing! If there is one Palace in the world to visit, this is the one!
We frequently have children join our tours, and have a fleet of children’s bikes, tandems, child-seats and helmets for them – we love sharing the day with families and take great pride in entertaining and ensuring the safety of all ages throughout the day.
Absolutely not, our bikes are located in Versailles.
Yes, simply let us know in the notes section when you book and we will contact you with details of where and when to meet us in Versailles.
Yes, we include the inner gardens and fountain show as part of our tours. However, please note the fountains only turn on at set times, on set dates – every Saturday & Sunday in the summer.
We still visit the inner gardens on days the fountains do not run as Versailles “was a garden before a castle, a feast before a garden, a night before a thousand suns. If you want to understand Versailles, one must first walk through its gardens”.
No. All tickets, travel (including train tickets to and from Versailles), access to Versailles, the gardens, the Hamlet and the fountains are all included.