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All tours are private & start / finish to your hotel.Experience a real VIP private tour from Paris to VersaillesBook now -
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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 with Hidden Gems
Welcome to Hidden Gems, your Versailles and French Monarchy specialist!
We are a small, local company run directly from the heart of Paris. We believe that a personalized, friendly service and quality go hand-in-hand and that is what we are here for! Allow us to transport you to Versailles and to other sites Monarchy, as a royalty, in one of our premium cars with your own chauffeur. Be enchanted by the stories of our tour guides, who will be delighted to share their special interests and passion with you. All in fluent English of course.
All of our tours were designed with your needs in mind, offering authentic, unique and exclusive packages. However, these can also be tailored to individual requirements.
What makes our private tours special?
- Separate tour guide and chauffeur for a full experience.
- Selected tour guides who excel in their field.
- Exclusive & private Mercedes cars and attentive chauffeurs ensuring comfort throughout.
- Quality over quantity: first come- first served basis, limited tours per day.
Book in advance, don’t miss your opportunity!
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Hidden doors half day tour
“Lou alone transformed an otherwise great day into an amazing one with her style, knowledge and charm. Xavier, and especially Lou, made our day at Versailles without a doubt our best day in France.”
Chris, LA, USA 
Hidden Gems have crafted a collection of engaging tour experiences for you to Versailles, its surrounding countryside and to nominated sites in Paris. Whether you are a new or returning visitor or you are in for a different experience, you can select from a range of half and full day tours. Can’t find what you are looking for? Contact us and we will be happy to customize the tours to your needs.
^ Marie Antoinette’s Estate Tour ]
if you are keen to know more about the extravagant life and personality of France’s last Queen, this is the tour for you.
Price: 145€ / pers for 6 Duration: 4 hrs door-to-door
^ The Unmissables Half Day Tour ]
A perfect taster to Versailles if you are short of time or if you are a first time visitor.
Price: 155€ / pers for 6 Duration: 5 hrs door-to-door
^ Through The Hidden Doors half day Tour ]
On this tour, your tour guide takes you behind the scenes with exclusive access to areas that aren’t open to the public.
Price: 300€ / pers for 6 Duration: 5 hrs door-to-door
^ Vaux le Vicomte Tour ]
A true hidden gem! A magical place that inspired the construction of the Palace of Versailles. Come with us to see for yourself how the King of France found himself a rival. The largest, still inhabited private estate in France, Vaux le Vicomte will not disappoint.
Price: 180€ / pers for 6 Duration: 5 hrs door-to-door
^ The Louvre Tour ]
Residence of the French King before becoming a Museum, who wouldn’t have heard of the most famous art Museum in the world? But with this tour, you will discover a more hidden history of this grandiose landmark. Plus, view and interpret our selection of the best artefacts found at the Museum.
Price: 90€ / pers for 6 Duration: 2,5 hrs door-to-door
^ Giverny & Versailles Tour ]
Captivating art, impressive history, stunning gardens! Enjoy this and even more with this special tour, visiting two of the most alluring places in France. Learn about Monet & the Impressionist art movement in Giverny then immerse in the life of the French Monarchs in Versailles.
Price: 270€ / pers for 6 Duration: 9 hrs door-to-door
^ Versailles Garden Tour ]
These majestic gardens were the scene of many of King Louis XIV’s splendid balls and shows. Learn more about the significance of the gardens & of how magic came to life!
Price: 145€ / pers for 6 Duration: 5 hrs door-to-door
^ 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.
Price: 220€ / pers for 6 Duration: 9 hrs door-to-door
^ 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.
Price: 375€ / pers for 6 Duration: 8 hrs door-to-door
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…
from Paris To Versailles with Hidden Gems
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.