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Versailles: Food and Palace Bike Tour
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Versailles: Food & Palace Bike Tour
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Escape the Hustle & Bustle of the City
On our Versailles Bike Tour join us to ride, taste & explore on this truly memorable day trip. Escape the crowds, skip the line, explore the Château, gardens & discover secret places seen by few tourists and even unknown to Parisians. If you are looking for a unique experience, out of the city, away from hoards of tourists, and want to make the most of your time in Versailles- look no further than this day trip.
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What's Included
Skip the Line
All Versailles tickets: Château, inner gardens & fountains, Marie Antoinette's Estate & Trianon.
The Best Guides
It's like being shown around by a friend, who is super qualified, guides inside, has epic stories & great insider tips!
All Travel
Meet in Paris & travel together to Versailles. Train tickets to & from Versailles included. Bikes located in Versailles.
Wine & Cheese
Because the best way to experience culture is through food - and our local market has some of the best.
Small Group
With intimate group sizes, you’ll never get lost in the crowd. We can cover more ground & keep you safe.
Guided Château Tour
Because Versailles is nothing without its stories & audio guides just don't do it justice.
What to Expect
Why walk with the crowds & stand in line when you can ride a bike & skip the line? We take the train to Versailles, hop on bikes to explore our beautiful town & award winning food market to eat crêpes, wine taste & shop like a local for a French picnic lunch. We ride through the breath-taking Royal Gardens, admire Louis' fountains, indulge in market treats whilst hearing all the gossip & scandalous tales of the French Royal Family. There is no better place to picnic & relax in the sun! Having worked up an appetite we lay out our authentic French picnic lunch by the Grand Canal. Post picnic we Skip the Line to explore the Château: State Rooms, King's bedroom & Hall of Mirrors. We are proud to be one of the few tours licensed to guide inside. If you are looking for a unique experience, out of the city, away from hoards of tourists, and want to make the most of your time in Versailles - look no further than this day trip.
Where we'll be
The town of Versailles (our home!) to meet local market vendors & taste a range of cheeses & superb wines. We will then explore the Royal Gardens & Fountains, Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, the Trianons & the King’s Château, home to the most powerful family in the world for over a century!
The stunning 2,000 acres of Versailles is far larger than most expect. Save your feet, see more with ease by bike and access places the crowds do not.
Good to know
- Meet in Central Paris & travel together to Versailles.
- Bikes based in Versailles (no need to carry them on the train).
- All participants must be able to ride a bike.
- Moderate fitness level required, leisurely riding.
- Fountains are turned on: some Tuesdays and all Saturdays & Sundays in summer.
- Wine & cheese tastings included, picnic at guest’s cost.
- Return to Paris by 6pm.
A few more reasons to ride with us
- We guide you inside the palace, we do not leave you with an audio guide with the crowds at the end of the day.
- At the end of the day we cycle back to the train station so you do not need to walk back on your own.
- All tickets Château, inner gardens, Marie Antoinette’s & musical fountain show (on set days), included in tour & tour price.
- No need to carry your bike on the train from Paris our bikes are based in Versailles.
- We live in Versailles.
- Wine & Cheese tasting.
- Small Groups: 12 riders max.
- Duration: 9 Hours
- Intermediate Cycling
- Central Paris Meeting Point
- Travel to Versailles by Train
- Group Size: Up to 12
- Skip the Line Access
- Hosted in English
- Adult: €130
- Paris Museum Pass €115
- Under 18: €97
- Petit 2-4yrs: €37
When: Tues, Fri, Sat , Sun
Start Times: 8am & 10am
Please arrive 15 minutes before, especially if you need coffee!
Book with Confidence:
Any experience can be canceled and fully refunded up to 24hrs before the experience starts.
Looking for a Private Tour?
We offer all our tours as private and are happy to customize them for you!
Have a Question?
Feel free to reach out and we're happy to answer any questions you may have.
- Reach out in the chat below
- hello@boutiquebiketours.com
You'll Love
Floating past the long lines, with your own 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.
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World-class, fantastic memory-making experience Our Tour of Versailles with Stu & Niki was quite possibly the best vacation day of our entire lives. Please ignore that one person who ridiculously gave the only four-star... read more MustardKing Fabulous, fabulous day spent with Stu and Nikki in Versailles. Highly recommend this tour. It is a must do if you want to not only see the Chateaux and... read more Meya KindredThe HIGHLIGHT of our trip!!! All I can say is WOW. We didn’t just do one tour with these guys, we did TWO, and they were the highlight of our week in Paris. The night... read more writingthisonaplane -
This was an amazing day. I cannot imagine a better way to appreciate and enjoy the scope and scale of Versailles. Stu was fantastic; passionate and knowledgeable about all aspects... read more
Lisa BrownDo NOT attempt Versailles any other way. Stu was great! He has a way of telling the history in an interesting way as a story. We learned... read more
Mark Koncurat The Versailles bike tour guided by Stu and Nicki was our favorite excursion during the six wonderful days exploring Paris with our family of five (children ages 6, 8, 10).... read more Christopher Dyke -
My wife, niece, my nieces best friend and I have been on a two week Europe trip with stops at the major tourist sites in London, Paris, Rome and Barcelona.... read more
Dave BirtWe we're in Paris for about 72 hours total and wanted to do Versailles one day. Seemed difficult to manage on our own so we found a bike tour. This... read more
Rebecca GeitgeyThe only way to tour Versailles I signed up for this trip after reading through similar ones. The reason I selected this tour was the organization of the tour. The tour started early with... read more Albert L -
My parents & I took a tour with Stu last August & nearly a year later, I still think about it all the time! Not only was he extremely friendly,... read more
Rachel KoncuratDuring our family vacation to Paris this month, we took a bike tour of the Palace of Versailles with "Boutique Bike Tours". Stu and Niki we extremely knowledgeable and entertaining!... read more
Greg SmithIncredible Team and Incredible Experience We love to travel. And we aren't passive travelers. This is our first time in Paris and after researching, we chose two tour with Boutique Bike Tours.
Stu is immensely knowledgeable... read more brett f
Easy to find.
Our Versailles Bike Tour meets at a café in central Paris. Le Paris Montparnasse 43 Avenue du Maine Paris 75014 We take the train to Versailles where bikes are ready & waiting. We recommend using the app City Mapper to navigate your way around. Want to meet directly in Versailles? No problem, just let us know.
Versailles Bike Tours FAQs
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.
We meet at a café in central Paris: Le Paris Montparnasse Café, 43 Avenue du Maine, 75014 Paris.
The café is across the road from Gare Montparnasse train station, which has excellent metro connections on lines 6, 12, 4 & 13. We recommend using the app CityMapper to best navigate the metro while you are in Paris, it is free to download & you can save journeys to use offline. Input the exact address to avoid any confusion – there are a few cafés with similar names! Do feel free to come earlier for a coffee & croissant to kick start your day.
Once in Versailles we saddle up on bikes that are stored at our base in Versailles.
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 limit our group sizes to 12 riders per group in Versailles to keep you safe, cover more ground & offer a personalised experience.
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.
We provide all the essentials for your day in Versailles; all you need to remember is to pack your camera and some euros for your picnic lunch.
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 and Sunday from April 4th to November 1st 2020, and some exceptional dates (May 8th and 21st, July 14th 2020).
-Every Tuesday from May 19th to June 23th 2020, and Friday April 10th 2020.
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.
Versailles: Food & Palace Bike Tour
This is our most comprehensive tour of Versailles. It is a full day but not structured like a normal tour with plenty of time to relax, drink wine, ride a bike and explore. On this tour we visit:
-The town of Versailles
-The award-winning farmers market
-The Inner Gardens & Fountains (on set days)
-Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet
-Picnic by the Grand Canal
-Guided Tour of the Château
-Picnic lunch at guest’s cost, while exploring the local farmer’s market
Bike & Brunch: The Best of Versailles
This tour is designed for those travellers who wish to see as much of Versailles as possible in just half a day. On this tour we visit:
-The town of Versailles
-The Inner Gardens
-Picnic by the Grand Canal
-Guided Tour of the Château
-Lunch provided
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