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HAVE FUN & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FRENCH HISTORYAll tours are private & start / finish to your hotel.
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LIVE A STRESS FREE EXPERIENCE TO VERSAILLESFrom door to door with your French guide
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WHY HIDDEN GEMS? |
Local, independent company
& high quality tours
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SPECIALIZED GUIDES |
Passionate, fully licensed guides & fluent in English.
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UNIQUE TOUR |
Personalized to your needs in luxury style.
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DIRECT ACCESS |
Skip the lines
Save time & enjoy
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EASY TRANSPORT |
Private chauffeur from your doorstep to Versailles.
Versailles Palace & gardens with Hidden Gems…
Welcome to Hidden Gems, your Versailles and French Monarchy specialist.
Arrive at Versailles as a royalty, in one of our premium cars and your own chauffeur. Hear some of the untold stories and secrets of Versailles, with an expert tour guide fluent in English.
We know,visiting Versailles can be an overwhelming experience; that is why we designed authentic, unique and exclusive packages that are customised to your needs.
We are a small, local independent company run directly from the heart of Paris. We believe that a personalised, friendly service and quality go hand in hand which is why we never compromise on either of them.
Allow us to transport you to the heart of Versailles and other sites of the French Monarchy, delighting in a real luxurious experience. Do not hesitate! Find out more today.
We are glad to be your favorite private guide company in Paris, Versailles and France since last year. For more info, check out our Tripadvisor page.
Hidden Gems has crafted a collection of engaging tour experiences for you, so let us introduce you to this amazing universe, created 400 years ago and which has forged the France of today. Get started now by browsing through our selection of tours below:
The Unmissables Half Day Tour
Discover the very best of Versailles – the chateau and its gardens – in just a few hours with your very own guide. You’ll skip the lines and visit:
- The Apartment of Louis XIV, the “Sun King”.
- The Queen’s Apartment.
- The Hall of mirrors.
- Highlights of the 70-hectare Gardens.
9 reviews
Duration: 5h door-to-door
Price: €155/pers for 6
Marie Antoinettes Estate Tour
Learn about Marie Antoinette, France’s last Queen, who lived in splendor and luxury at Versailles. With your personal tour guide, you’ll visit:
- Le Petit Trianon, or Queen’s Palace.
- The Queen’s Theater.
- The English garden and the Queen’s Hamlet.
- The Temple of Love and the Belvedere.
3 reviews
Duration: 4 h door-to-door
Price: €120/pers for 6
Through The Hidden Doors half day tour
On this tour, your personal tour guide takes you behind the scenes with exclusive access to areas that aren’t open to the general public. Visit:
- The Apartment of Louis XV.
- The Apartment of Louis XVI.
- The Opera house.
- Highlights of the extensive 70-hectare Gardens.
Duration: 5h door-to-door
Price: €280/pers for 6
The Unmissables Full Day Tour
Our best-selling tour gives you the very best of Versailles in a day, including the Palace, gardens and the Queen’s Hamlet. You’ll visit:
- The Apartment of Louis XIV, the Sun King.
- The Queen’s Apartment.
- The Hall of Mirrors.
- Highlights of the extensive 70-hectare Gardens.
- The Petit Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet.
14 reviews
Duration: 9h door-to-door
Price: €220/pers for 6
Versailles Garden Tour
Explore the very best of the stunning gardens with your private guide, and discover fountains, groves, statues and spectacular views. You’ll visit:
- The Orangerie.
- The Swiss Ornamental Lake.
- The South Parterre with its colorful flower beds.
- Apollo’s Baths Grove, and more
Duration: 4h door-to-door
Price: €115/pers for 6
Through The Hidden Doors Full Day Tour
Go behind the scenes with your personal guide with exclusive access to areas closed to the general public, including the world of Marie Antoinette. You’ll visit:
- The Apartments of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
- The Opera House.
- The Gardens.
- The Petit Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet.
7 reviews
Duration: 9h door-to-door
Price: €345/pers for 6
What makes our tour guide unique?
Our guides are qualified guides-lecturers having a university degree (Bachelor or Master degree in Arts, History of Arts, Cultural Heritage). All our guides are carefully selected, friendly and highly knowledgeable. They are not guide by mistake but by choice and love for all things French! They love bringing to life all aspects of Versailles for you – they’re experts not only on the chateau, the gardens and the four kings and queens who lived there, but also the lifestyles of the mistresses, lovers, knights, court traditions and much, much more…
- Our guides are also very creative and flexible, and love to find out exactly what you and your family would like to see and do so they can personalize your tour as much as possible for you – and especially of course to suit the ages and interests of your children.
- Whether you already know your way around French history or you’re complete beginners, they’ll explain everything to you before you arrive at Versailles so you can hit the ground running.
- They’re passionate about French history, and so in addition to Versailles, they’ll introduce you to other castles, parks and spots in the French countryside where Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI or Marie-Antoinette would stay with their entourages
- Our tour guides all hold the French government-issued professional guide-lecturer license, and have completed a rigorous academic study program to obtain their official qualification.
- Our guides all speak fluent English. However we’re also happy to arrange tours in other languages on request – just let us know.
Most importantly, our top priority is immaculate service and attention to detail so that you and your family enjoy a wonderful day to remember!
Sylvie is a certified tour guide, French lady, that has been living for 30 years in Paris, the City of Lights, but…
Lou was born in Paris, but she grew up in the South of France and studied Art History for 7 years at the university…
Lorenzo spent his childhood in Italy and returned to Paris in his early adolescence. He studied French history…
Since her childhood, Claire has always been passionnate about History, especially the French Kings’ time…
Hervé is a French Tour guide who was born and raised in Paris. From a young age he already knew that working …
Yaelle was born and grew up in Paris. She is a 100% Parisian who loves her home city; its history, architecture…
Chris, LA, USA
You must get great reviews on Lou all the time but please add us to her fan club. She alone transformed an otherwise great day into an amazing one with her style, knowledge and charm.
Please give Lou our warmest regards, and thank you for your excellent and meticulous door to door service. You, and especially Lou, made our day at Versailles without a doubt our best day in France.
James, New York, USA
The day couldn’t have been better. Our driver and Lou were waiting for us at our apartment and whisked us to the gates of Versailles in elegance and comfort where Lou escorted us past the two hour long line to our VIP entrance.
Lou was the finest tour guide I’ve ever known. She was gracious, helpful, clever, charming and above all else gifted in both her knowledge and her ability to relate the history, culture, art and substance of a very significant period of French history to my family and me.
Jannine, Perth, Australia
We had the most amazing day at Versailles with Julien. He was an absolute pleasure to be with from the moment we met him at our hotel. Such a perfect guide. Engaging, interesting and informative with passion and a sense of fun. What more could you want? Always attentive to our needs; he literally made the experience for us. I know this day will stay with us for life.
Paris To Versailles
As Versailles specialists, let us be your ambassadors to discover the castle and its secrets. Our private tours – with your own licensed guide and chauffeur – will enable you to fully appreciate Versailles from a different perspective, ensuring a visit you’ll never forget.
In addition to Hidden Gems’ full range of private tours from Paris to Versailles, we can also arrange access for you to events and shows at the château, including masked balls and other costumed events, opera and concert performances, the fountain lightshows and more. We can organize your costume, make-up artist and everything else you’ll need for a night to remember forever!
We also offer bespoke corporate visits and private events at the castle, including cocktail receptions and dinners, with musicians, chefs and serving staff dressed in period costumes if requested.