VIP VERSAILLES DISCOVERY HALF DAY

Would you like to experience a special VIP treatment during your VIP Versailles Discovery Half Day tour?

VIP Tours will give you full satisfaction taking you on this unforgettable journey of 4 hours in Versailles that will introduce you to the most marvelous and largest royal residence in the world. The Palace of Versailles has been the symbol of absolute monarchy for more than a century and is now a jewel of architecture.

Your personal, licensed driver-guide who is a specialist of the history of Versailles will pick you up at your hotel in a luxurious Mercedes minivan or car and will tailor your tour to your specific wishes and needs.

During the VIP Versailles Discovery Half Day tour, your personal driver-guide will give you first an introduction to the history of the palace and the century of the Sun King. Arriving at the Palace of Versailles, your personal guide will take you to a special entrance (NO LINES) to start your private guided visit that initiates with the Royal Chapel, followed by the visit of the King’s Grand Apartment.

This prestigious seven-room enfilade served as a parade apartment. It was therefore sumptuously decorated and was reserved on 3 evenings a week for the court. You will visit the following rooms: Hercules Salon (reception and Ball Room), Abondance Salon, Venus Salon, Diana Salon, Mars Salon (that served as a ballroom), Mercury Salon (that served as a gaming (cards) room), Apollo Salon (that served as a concert or music room).

The visit of the King’s Grand Apartment will lead you to the magnificent Hall of Mirrors (La Grande Galerie des Glaces as it was called in the 17th C, that served daily as a passageway and a waiting and meeting place frequented by courtiers and visiting public), the War Room, the Queen’s Grand Apartment (Guard’s Room, Salon des Nobles - when not used for audiences it was used as antechamber to the queen’s bedroom, Queen’s Bedchamber – birthplace of the Royal children in front of the court-), the Peace Room and the Hall of French History and Hall of Battles.

After the private visit of the Palace, your personal guide will take you for a stroll into the Gardens to discover the planted architectural patterns and the groves (during the season – from April to October – on Saturdays and Sundays you have the Fountain Display in the Gardens – Les Grandes Eaux – not to be missed) and where you will look down on the grand perspective.

Then, your personal guide will drive you through the Park where you will have a close look (outside) at the Trianons (Grand Trianon and Petit Trianon) before driving you back to your hotel.

This tour due to the VIP treatment that we provide will leave you without doubt outstanding memories of your half-day in Versailles.