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Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen Farm Entrance

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    Versailles Bike Tour with Palace & Queen Farm Entrance

    4.8

    39 reviews

    From US$ 114.84 per person

    Skip the lines of the Palace of Versailles and grounds on an 8-hour bike tour, with transfers from Paris. Go to a local farmers market to purchase fresh French produce for a picnic lunch on the lake, see Marie-Antoinette’s private farm, and much more.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Mobile ticketing
    Use your phone or print your voucher
    Duration 8 hours
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    Skip the line through a separate entrance
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    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    Itinerary
    5.5 hours

    • Paris

    • 35 minutes

    • Traditional market

    • 45 minutes

    • Picnic

    • 20 minutes

    • Grand Trianon (visit)

    • le Petit Trianon (visit)

    • The Queen's Hamlet (visit)

    • 20 minutes

    • Palace of Versailles (free time)

    • 35 minutes

    • Versailles

    Meeting point
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    Other stop
    End point
    Highlights
    • Explore the formal gardens and extensive grounds of the Palace of Versailles by bike
    • Visit the farmers market in Versailles town to select fresh produce for a picnic lunch
    • Skip the lines and see the opulent interior of the Palace of Versailles at your own pace
    • Go to Marie-Antoinette’s private village and farm, hidden in the Royal Grounds
    • Learn about the scandals that started the French Revolution
    • Escape the crowds on a small group tour
    • Marvel at the grandeur of the King's Apartments and Hall of Mirrors
    Full description
    Explore the 2,000-acre grounds of the Palace of Versailles on a full-day bike tour from Paris with a skip-the-line ticket, and discover the unrivaled opulence of the Sun King’s royal residence. Following your transfer from Paris, start the day at the farmers market in the town of Versailles. Select the produce you want for a picnic lunch later in the day, choosing from the mounds of cheeses, fresh fruits, charcuterie, and more. Then, it’s time to cycle the landscaped grounds of the Palace, cruising effortlessly from one picturesque spot to another on lightweight aluminium bikes. Your guide will take you to the outhouse chateaux of the Petit and Grand Trianon, and show you Marie-Antoinette’s private village and farm. Pedal through sumptuous landscapes, ending with a look inside the Chateau of Versailles itself. Here, you will be given plenty of time to focus on what interests you most, using the audio guides to explore at your leisure. Feel free to take a rapid tour in 30 minutes, or loiter for 3 hours to marvel at the Hall of Mirrors, Marie-Antoinette's bedroom, the King’s Royal chambers, and more. Learn about the life, legends, and scandals of the decadent Sun King (Louis XIV) and Marie Antoinette, and the resulting French Revolution that brought about the beheading of the French Royalty.
    Includes
    • Skip-the-line access to the Palace, both Trianon summer houses and Marie-Antoinette’s estate
    • Audioguide
    • Train tickets to & from Versailles/Paris
    • Bike rental
    • Helmet
    • Local guide
    • Gloves and rain Ponchos
    • Market purchases for lunch
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    Traveler requirements
    • You are required to bring and wear a mask

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    Meeting point

    Meet with your guide in central Paris, outside of a train station named Gare Saint-Lazare, in front of Starbucks Coffee, located 2 Rue de la Pépinière.

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    Important information

    Know before you go

    • At the end of the tour, you'll be free to visit the Palace at your own pace and spend more time in the gardens (additional cost on Fountain Show days). You'll be given easy instructions, a map and a train ticket in order to go back to Paris whenever you want to. The last train leaves Versailles around 11:00 PM.
    • This is an outdoor activity and the tour runs rain or shine, please dress according to the weather: gloves and hats in winter.
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.8 /5

    based on 39 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.8/5
    • Transportation
      4.8/5
    • Value for money
      4.4/5
    • Safety
      4.7/5

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    It was the highlight of our holiday trip!!! Cecilia was our guide, super attentive to everyone taking thw tour: curious kids as well as grown ups. I signed up with my friend and had lots of fun riding the bikes, putting together our picninc basket and just learning and walking with the group. I would 1000% do this again!

    January 6, 2020

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    Isabel Cristina – Costa Rica Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    This was the very BEST way to see all of the behind-the-scenes of Versailles. We started our day at the train station in Paris where we met up with our group. Our guide, Robin, was incredible-so friendly, inclusive, and knowledgeable of Versailles and Paris, in general. From there we traveled to the town of Versailles, we walked to the market in Versailles to buy our picnic provisions for our lunch picnic on the Grand Canal. We then walked to the garage of Blue Fox Travel where the bikes are kept, got our bikes and helmets, packed our lunches in the basket on the bikes and took off on bikes to Versailles! Riding along the Grand Canal and seeing all of the structures on the property includng Marie Antoinette's Estate, farm, animals, gardens, the King's summer home, and the Palace. ALL incredible. Got much information of history and had a wonderful time! Don't hesitate-Book now!

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    October 19, 2019

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    Kimberley & Roberto – United States Verified GetYourGuide customer

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    The tour was excellent. The was exactly as described. We left from the indicated location on time and arrived at our destination as indicated. Our guide was engaging, informational and friendly. He provided a great history of the area and answered any questions. The biking was not difficult and the market shopping was a great experience. The tour was just enough time to complete all of the activities and have enough free time.

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    September 16, 2019

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