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Versailles, with fewer crowds

Private Versailles afternoon tour.

From your hotel lobby to the Hall of Mirrors late in the day, with your own licensed guide, then the gardens. Your group only.Your own licensed guide, late in the day, then the gardens. Tuesday to Sunday.

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2 guests

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€990per group, tickets and pickup included

Prices by group size

Per group: €990 for 2 to 4 guests, €1,290 for 5 to 6 guests, €1,490 for 7 to 8 guests, €1,790 for 9 to 12 guests.

Cancel up to 7 days before your visit for a 70 percent refund. No refund inside 7 days, including bookings made less than 7 days ahead. Full refund if the palace closes or cancels.

Why the hour matters

Switch the crowds off.

Same palace, other hour. By late afternoon most coach groups have headed back, and the rooms are noticeably quieter.

The crowds

  • Coach groups through the Hall of Mirrors
  • A flag to follow, a headset in your ear
  • Saw it, felt nothing

Uncrowds

  • In as most coach groups head back
  • Your own guide, your questions
  • The gardens as the palace closes
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Calmer than the midday peak, not empty.

The crowds. The palace front at midday, drawn with its crowd.
  • Coach groups through the Hall of Mirrors
  • A flag to follow, a headset in your ear
  • Saw it, felt nothing
Uncrowds. Late in the day, a few people left on the forecourt.
  • In as most coach groups head back
  • Your own guide, your questions
  • The gardens as the palace closes

Calmer than the midday peak, not empty.

Your afternoon

What will we see at Versailles?

Uncrowds runs a private afternoon tour of the Palace of Versailles for your group only, up to 12. We meet you in your hotel lobby; your licensed guide waits at the palace with your tickets. In about 3 to 4 hours you see the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors, then the gardens. From €990 per group.

  1. Early afternoon

    The lobby. Nicole or Emma meets you in your hotel lobby and rides out with you to Versailles, about 40 minutes by train. Palace tickets included; train tickets not included.

  2. At the gate

    The State Apartments. Your guide waits at the group entrance with your tickets.

    1. The Marble Court of the Palace of Versailles reflected in the wet checkerboard pavement under a blue sky The apartments of MesdamesThe ground-floor rooms of Louis XV's daughters, a quiet way in.
    2. The King's State Apartment
    3. Louis XIV in coronation robes, oil after Hyacinthe Rigaud's 1701 portrait The Salon of ApolloThe throne room, named for the sun god, which was rather the point.

  3. Then

    The Hall of Mirrors. The pace follows your questions, not a group waiting behind you.

    1. The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles with a crystal chandelier below the painted vaulted ceiling The Hall of MirrorsSeventeen arches of mirrors facing seventeen windows onto the gardens.
    2. Marie-Antoinette with a rose, oil after Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, after 1783 The Queen's State Apartment

  4. As the palace closes

    The gardens. Onto the terrace as the light drops, the Grand Canal ahead of you.

    1. The Water ParterreOut into the gardens, with the palace facade behind you.
    2. The Latona Fountain and the Grand Canal view
  • NicoleConcierge in Paris
  • EmmaConcierge in Paris
  • Your guideA licensed guide, for your group only
Nicole, the Uncrowds concierge in Paris, smiling on a terrace with the Eiffel Tower behind her
Nicole Concierge in Paris

Paris, from your hotel

Your afternoon starts in your hotel lobby.

Nicole or Emma meets you in your hotel lobby and rides out with you to Versailles; train tickets not included.

  1. You book
  2. Nicole or Emma on WhatsApp
  3. We meet you in the lobby
  4. To Versailles and your guide
  5. Afterward
How it works

Nicole and Emma look after our guests in Paris. From the moment you book you can message them directly, and on your afternoon one of them meets you in your hotel lobby and rides out with you to Versailles and your guide.

  1. You book. Online in a few minutes, at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. You get Nicole or Emma on WhatsApp. She sets your pickup with you and answers anything you want to ask before the day.
  3. We meet you in your hotel lobby. In the early afternoon, Nicole or Emma is waiting for you downstairs.
  4. We ride out to Versailles with you. About 40 minutes by train, then a short walk; your guide waits at the group entrance with your tickets. Train tickets not included.
  5. Afterward. Peter, our founder, offers you a short call to hear how it went.

Nicole or Emma meets you in your hotel lobby in central Paris and rides out with you to the palace; train tickets not included. Or meet us in front of the palace 20 minutes before your entry time; the exact spot is in your confirmation email.

Good to know.

16:20
Tuesday to Sunday, 15:20 in winter
4 h
until 20:00, 3 h in winter
12
guests at most, your group only
70%
refund up to 7 days before
Included
Hotel pickup in central Paris with Nicole or Emma, your private licensed guide, palace entry with the group booking, the gardens and headsets from 5 guests.
Not included
Train tickets between Paris and Versailles, food and drink, the King's private apartments and Trianon.
Languages
English, French, Spanish or Italian, one per group.
Ages
All ages; every guest's palace ticket is included, and children count in your group.
Meeting
Nicole or Emma meets you in your hotel lobby, or meet us in front of the palace 20 minutes before your entry time.
Booking
At least 72 hours ahead, booked the moment you pay. Your entry time may move up to 20 minutes; we confirm it by email.
Closed days
Mondays, 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
Cancellation
Cancel up to 7 days before your visit for a 70 percent refund. No refund inside 7 days, including bookings made less than 7 days ahead. Full refund if the palace closes or cancels.

Last updated 18 October 2026, by Peter, founder.

Guests

What our guests say.

I wish I could have had Jeremy walking around with me the entire time I was in Paris. He was so knowledgeable and shared so much about the sites and Parisian life.

Kerry C., Google Uncrowds guest, Paris sunrise tour Read it on Google

Herbert provided a brilliant experience, he is extremely knowledgeable about all things French and specifically Parisian.

Kirsten H., Tripadvisor Uncrowds guest, Paris sunrise tour Read it on Tripadvisor

Questions

Before you book.

What people ask before they book. Anything else, a person answers.

What if the palace closes on our day?

We refund you in full.

How do we get there from Paris?

With us: Nicole or Emma rides out with you by train, about 40 minutes, then a short walk. Train tickets not included.

Can we see the palace after it closes?

Yes, on request: after closing, the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors open for your group alone, with a guide of the palace. Quoted per date.

The Orangerie parterre at Versailles in late light, with potted orange trees and a lake beyond

Your next step

Your afternoon, your group only.

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