10 Private Palace Tours in Paris Worth Booking

1.Versailles Palace, Garden Entry Ticket – Optional Private Guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 147 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Review of Versailles Palace tickets with audio guide, flexible entry, gardens, Trianon access, pricing, queues, and practical planning advice.

“Still had a hard time getting to. They closed off seeing the chapel for????reason. Fake board facade in front so entry blocks the beautiful view. Opulence is getting a bit dingy. Construction in the gardens ruins the effect. I checked off a bucket list item Viator tickets had a hard time loading all three of our tickets”

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2.Sainte-Chapelle, Conciergerie & Palais de Justice Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $163Top rated

Review of a private Île de la Cité tour with Sainte-Chapelle, Conciergerie, Notre Dame, a lively guide, and practical booking advice.

“Maurizio from Napoleon tours was a fantastic tour guide. He was wonderfully informative with entertaining stories throughout. He's quite a showman. I'd book him for any tour in France! Susan”

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3.Versailles Palace Private Half Day Guided Tour including Hotel Pickup from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $551

Review of a private Versailles half-day tour from Paris with hotel pickup, palace access, expert guides, gardens, pricing, and practical tips.

“Great narration and history of period. Guided us through entire castle and surrounding areas. Great time!!!!”

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4.Versailles Palace & Marie-Antoinette’s Estate Full Day Private Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $790

Review of Versailles Palace and Marie-Antoinette’s Estate private tour, with hotel pickup, expert guides, gardens, Trianon, lunch tips, and value advice.

“Wonderful drive and tour of all that Versailles offers. Weather was cold but guide took good care of us.”

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5.Fontainebleau & Vaux-le-Vicomte Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · 8 hours · from $303

Compare Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte on an 8-hour private Paris day trip with hotel pickup, entry tickets, gardens, and royal history.

“Really liked Vaux le Vicomte. We tried to hire a golf buggy to tour the grounds. We tried 4 different cards and none worked. No biggies were being hired out. I wonder why?”

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6.Palace of Versailles Ticket with Private Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 24 reviews · 6 hours · from $222

Review of the private Versailles tour from Paris, with hotel pickup, audio guide, gardens, Trianon Estate, pricing, timing, and practical tips.

“Yessir, our driver was excellent! Such wonderful conversation that the ride to Versailles from Paris was over before we knew it. Our pickups at beginning and end were exactly on time as promised. Highly recommend!!!”

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7.Private tour: Chateaux de Vaux le Vicomte & Fontainebleau

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 10h 30m · from $306

Review of a private Paris day trip to Fontainebleau and Vaux-le-Vicomte, with hotel pickup, skip-the-line entry, guides, and lunch advice.

“We had a wonderful trip to see these two chateaux with Andy. Andy was so very knowledgeable about the chateaux and so much more. He was a delight to spend our time with and our day went by so fast. He guided us through each chateau, suggested a delicious spot for lunch, and drove expertly through Paris traffic and the beautiful countryside. We can't wait to plan our next trip to include a tour with Andy! Thank you so much for this experience.”

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8.Private Day Tour to Fontainebleau Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4 reviews · 5 hours · from $312

Review this private Paris to Fontainebleau tour, with Vaux-le-Vicomte, palace visits, forest time, costs, limits, and practical booking advice.

“We paid for a "tour with a local", for Fontenbleu, $528 for 4 of us, but only had a ride. No tickets, no audio, no guide. This was a misrepresentation. We paid about 5 times more than a taxi ride, which is essentially what we got. CHEATED is how we felt, and we will use a different company next time.”

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9.Private transfer Château Versailles van 7 people 4H

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 4 reviews

Review the private Paris to Versailles van transfer for seven, with timing, value, accessibility, palace tickets, and reliability tips.

“No one ever fucking showed up! Yet you charged me. No one answered my calls. Theft!”

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10.Palace of Versailles Private Tour with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $918

Review of a private Versailles tour from Paris with skip-the-line entry, private transport, a guide, and an optional Château de Chantilly visit.

“Wonderful trip! Our guide, Nils, was kind and very informative. Catered to our day and made the visit very special. Definitely recommend.”

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