Skip-The-Line: Intimate Tour of Versailles and the Louvre
4.5
15 Ratings
Paris

Embark on a small-group day excursion combining two of Paris’ renowned landmarks: a no-wait tour of the Louvre and the Palace of Versailles.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Versailles - During your trip to Versailles Palace, you will drive through the City of Versailles, born out of the will of Louis the XIVth, the Sun King, in the 17th Century and the capital of the Kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minibus
  • Headsets when appropriate to hear the guide clearly
  • Live guiding in the Chateau and at the Louvre Museum
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • A fair amount of walking is involved during this tour. Please wear comfortable shoes.
  • Due to uneven surfaces in Versailles, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
  • Ticket for the Musical Fountains / Musical Gardens at Versailles is included in the price if the day of your visit corresponds to one of these events.
  • Small-Group Tour in Versailles (Group up to 16 participants during the Guided Visit)
  • XSmall-Group Tour at the Louvre (Group up to 6 Adult Participants during the Guided Visit)
  • Clients must be at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure. Guests arriving after departure cannot be accommodated, and there will be no refund if tour is missed.
  • Though the access to the castle is a priority access with a time reserved, you may still have to wait on arrival, especially during peak season, period during which there is a lot of visitors.
Location
41 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
Departure Point: 75007 Paris Address: 41, Avenue de la Bourdonnais 75007 PARIS (near the Eiffel Tower) Directions: Nearest Metro Station: 'Ecole Militaire' (line 8) Take EXIT 1 (Tour Eiffel), Get onto Avenue Bourdonnais Check-in Time: 15 minutes prior to departure
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marti_s
Jun 5, 2024
Busy and Fun day in Paris - We had a wonderful time on this tour! My husband and four children ages 5-14 all enjoyed it. If you have small children I would definitely advise that this is a long and busy day for them. My children really enjoyed Versailles both the palace and the garden! Of course you cannot see all of the Louvre in one day, it's impossible so we know when booking this that we would only be able to see highlights. While it was a short amount of time we did see a lot and it was long enough that the kids were definitely ready to move on after. I really enjoyed our tour guide who was extremely knowledgeable and that this was a small group.
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Kimberlyann_m
May 24, 2024
Versailles & The Louvre - Awesome Tour - Learning the history of the Palace and the paintings. Both our tour guides were knowledgeable. Great way to see a couple places and get the highlights.
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John_v
Oct 12, 2023
Versailles was opulent, outlandish , no wonder the peasants were upset that they we poor and the royalty had so much. - Weenjoyed all the inteesting facts and history the guide shared. It appeared our guide knew far more information than the rest of the local guides and we highly recommend him to all future visitrs
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Ginger_g
Sep 13, 2023
Good tour - Very organized and very well done. It’s a long day so maybe split it up into two days if you want to see more artwork at the Louvre. For me, it was perfect for the amount of time I had.
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John_s
Aug 5, 2023
2 Great Tours in One Trip! - Great tour of both Versailles and the Louvre - our tour guides Ricardo and Lan provided great history and wonderful tours. Highly recommend this.
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Kristen_m
Dec 16, 2022
Both can’t miss places. Good and organized - Versailles is beautiful and Oliver gave a great tour. We hit the highlights. Easy trip there and back. The Louvre was very big! So overwhelming to do alone. The tour was a good intro. Emmanuel was a great guide. He showed us where to see the Mésopotamien art after the tour. Long day though
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Lori_h
Oct 31, 2022
Breathtaking palace and beautiful art - Wow! What a trip! We had the best tour guide who actually has a background in art history and knows his history inside and out! We arrived at the palace fairly early in the morning and practically had the place to ourselves! We had a different tour guide for the Louvre portion but he was also very knowledgeable and provided tons of background history. This trip is a must when visiting Paris! It’s a little tiring doing both portions in one day (Lots of walking and standing) but we managed to do it, and we are seniors!
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Yang
Jun 2, 2022
Good tour combo - I highly recommend this tour especially that it is "skip the line access", you don't have to through the long lines at the entrance. Our tour guide Nadia was really good and so passionate with the history and culture of Paris.
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Joan_o
Sep 11, 2023
Loved beating the crowds to Versailes. The Louve is enormous! - This was actually two separate trips with two separate guides. Our early morning visit to Versailles with Nicholas was excellent--we were the first bus there and therefore missed the crowds. Nicholas did a great job of pointing out the special features of each room and even helped us optimize our visit to the gardens. Our afternoon visit to the Louvre was a bit more crowded and spent more time giving us background on the building and pyramid that we could have better used visiting an extra exhibit. We only had time to visit three or four of the most popular pieces of art but, of course, this is a museum that would be impossible to fully explore even if we had a week! If we had more time in Paris, I would recommend doing both trips as 1/2 day trips on two separate mornings!
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Sherri_p
Dec 23, 2022
Very good day. Great tour guides. But not as advertised - Tour guides were fantastic and I learned a lot despite having already been to both venues. Be aware they are two separate tours lopped together. So even though the tour shows being transported in an air conditioned vehicle, that’s only to Versailles. You take a taxi to the Louvre. And even though the tour overview claimed a 2-course lunch would be provided, they said it didn’t come with lunch. I even showed them where it indicated lunch provided, but they just shrugged their shoulders.
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