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Versailles Bike Tour with Market, Gardens & Guided Palace Tour
★ 5.0 (1,419 reviews, Viator and Tripadvisor) · Operator: Boutique Bike Tours
- 8 h on the listing; the time can vary by option
- Up to 12 people, up to 12 per booking
- Live guide: English
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Editor's take
After the picnic, Boutique Bike Tours guides you inside the Palace. The day lasts 8 hours with up to 12 people. Your Palace visit includes the Hall of Mirrors.
Your bike tour also takes in the Versailles market and the Gardens. The Queen's Hamlet is on your route. Bikes are included. Budget separately for your picnic by the Grand Canal: food and drink cost extra.
Does the Versailles bike tour include a Palace guide?
1 option. Prices are per adult for a party of two, the usual lowest price of each option. The booking page shows the price for your date.
| Option | When | Guide | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 08:00, 09:00 | English | €160 |
What's included
Included
- All Versailles Access
- Wet weather jackets & good humor, if the worst were to happen!
- Small Group Personal Tour (We limit our group sizes)
- Guide Conférencier (State Registered Professional Licensed Guide, able to guide inside monuments)
- Earpiece to hear your guide inside the Château.
- Bikes (Comfortable Quality Bikes,, Vintage Look, Modern Spec) Helmets & Child seats available upon request (no charge)
Not included
- Food & Drink (Picnic Lunch)
Tour or official ticket?
The tour starts from €160 with Palace admission, against €25 for a standard low-season Passport. The extra pays for bike hire and live guiding inside the Palace. Choose the Passport if you want to explore on foot at your own pace.
Meeting point
Please meet us at the top level of the Montparnasse train station, 10 minutes before the experience start time, under the Platform 20 & 21 sign.
Itinerary
From the operator: Boutique Bike Tours's own description of the route.
Our pages on places of this route: Hall of Mirrors, the Palace, the Gardens, the Park and the Grand Canal, Queen's Hamlet.
Palace of Versailles
Stop at the front of the Château to set the scene and introduce the day.
Notre-Dame market, Versailles
The town of Versailles (our home!) to meet local market vendors & taste a range of cheeses & shop for our picnic lunch (cost not included).
Gardens of Versailles
Visit the Royal Gardens & Fountains.
Queen's Hamlet
Park the bikes to follow in the footsteps of France’s most famous queen, Marie-Antoinette.
Grand Canal
Having worked up an appetite we lay out our authentic French picnic lunch by the Grand Canal. Picnic at guests cost.
Hall of Mirrors
Post picnic we explore the Château: State Rooms, King’s bedroom & Hall of Mirrors. We are proud to be one of the few tours licensed to guide inside.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Know before you go
From the operator: Boutique Bike Tours's own notes for this tour.
Access and children
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Easy Ride, all fitness levels welcome
- Children Bikes & Tandem Bikes available
Good to know
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Tours run rain or shine
Reviews
5.0 out of 5 from 1,419 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor together. 100% gave 4 or 5 stars.
Tripadvisor
5.0
1,041 reviews
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Photos
From the Boutique Bike Tours listing, 15 photos in all.
From the operator
From the operator: Boutique Bike Tours's own description of the tour.
-We are amongst the few licensed to guide you inside the Château not abandon you with an audio. We mic up so you don't miss a thing! -We visit: the Château, Royal Gardens, Fountains, Marie Antoinette's Hamlet -We are local to Versailles, it is our home town! -See more with ease by bike and access places the crowds do not.
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