Guided Tours

Guided Tour of the King's Private Apartments with Palace of Versailles Skip-the-Line Tickets

Name: Guided Tour of the King's Private Apartments with Palace of Versailles Skip-the-Line Tickets
Start: 2025-05-13T14:00:00
End: 2025-05-13T15:30:00
Location: Paris

Versailles Palace front entry with ornate architecture in Les Yvelines, France.

Guided tour group exploring King's Private Apartments at Palace of Versailles, France.

Interior view of King’s Private Apartments in Versailles Palace

Palace of Versailles exterior with guided tour group in front, France.

Duration

1 hr 30 mins

Guided tour

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An exclusive guided tour of King Louis XIV's private apartments, followed by a self-exploration of the Versailles Palace.

Walk through different rooms at the apartment—the clock, the dispatch, the games room, and the bedchamber, admiring the intrinsic details of furnishings and interiors.

The tour is multilingual, allowing you to choose a language of your choice and it is exclusive—access to areas that are otherwise closed off to the public.

After your 90-minute tour, skip the ticket line and explore the palace at your own pace.

Visit the State Apartments, admire the Hall of Mirrors, tour the Gallery of Coaches, and take a rejuvenating stroll through the French-style gardens.

Skip-the-line passport tickets

90-minute guided tour of the King's private apartment

Official Versailles multilingual guide

Exclusive access to either the Royal Opera or the Royal Chapel

Small group tour of 20 or fewer

Guided tour of the Versailles Palace

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Zuzanna
May, 2025Verified booking
5/5
As countrymen of Louis XV's wife, we are very pleased with this opportunity to see Versailles. An exceptionally interesting trip, the opportunity to meet French kings privately is a rare privilege, and the guide spoke interestingly, with a sense of humor and knowledge. We would gladly repeat this with another part of Versailles on another occasion. Thank you. Zuzanna and Waldemar de Pologne... :-)
Charrier
May, 2025Verified booking
4/5
Our guide was super interesting and pleasant. A real historian. Pleasant, approachable person. However, please understand that if you take a ticket at 1:30 pm, you can't go back before that time to visit the gardens or anything else... Our only downside was that we couldn't visit the opera house because of a concert scheduled for the evening. In short, the information was of a high quality, with the minor disappointment that the tour was not complete. If you don't have a full day at Versailles, take a guided tour to avoid the crowds.
Galmiche
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
The guide was great and captivated my child. The knowledge and anecdotes were right on the mark and helped us understand the arhmosphere of the time.
Federico
Apr, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Very interesting the guide's expertise and ability to make the modus vivendi understood and not just an aseptic explanation.
Julie
Apr, 2025Verified booking
4/5
The guided tour of the private apartments was very good and our guide, Tatiana, very interesting and experienced. Then, the experience was less satisfying; far too many people in the ceremonial rooms. We passed through without really seeing the rooms, following the tide of people. Then we were refused access to the Gardens, on the pretext that our ticket didn't include it. visit. However, in the title of the reservation, and the price paid, it was clearly written: with full access to the Palais and the Gardens. Disappointment, incomprehension and injustice, since that's what we had booked...

Getting started

Meet your guide at the designated meeting point and check in with your valid ID. Pass through security before accessing King Louis XIV’s private apartments, an area usually closed to the public. Your multilingual guide will lead you through an exclusive 90-minute tour.

What to expect

King Louis XIV’s Private Apartments

A behind-the-scenes look at the king’s private chambers, offering rare insights into his daily life.

Features:

Exclusive access: Step inside rooms like the clock room, dispatch room, games room, and bed chamber.

Multilingual tour: Choose your preferred language for a guided visit to restricted areas of the palace.

Versailles Palace

After the tour, skip the ticket line and explore the State Apartments and Hall of Mirrors at your own pace.

State Apartments: Walk through the King’s and Queen’s apartments, adorned with intricate decor and royal furnishings.

Hall of Mirrors: Admire the breathtaking 357 mirrors that line this grand reception hall, designed to impress visiting dignitaries.

Gallery of Coaches: Discover royal carriages, ceremonial coaches, and historic transport used by the French monarchy.

French-style gardens: Stroll through manicured gardens, admire fountains, and take in classic French landscaping.

What's not allowed

Re-entry upon leaving the Palace and Garden premises.

Animals in the palace, gardens, and Trianon Estate.

Weapons and sharp objects.

Accessibility

Lifts for all levels of the Versailles Palace.

Flat benches are available to sit on in reception and museum areas.

Guide dogs are allowed upon presentation of proof.

Toilet facilities around the palace.

Restaurants are accessible.

Additional information

Valuable items and clothing cannot be deposited in left luggage.

Left luggage items should be collected at the end of the visit, before 6pm in the high season (April to October) and until 5pm in the low season (November to March).

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the meeting point.

Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

Meeting point

Please check your final voucher for the meeting point details and specific instructions.