Versailles: Food & Palace Bike Tour
Most PopularEscape the hustle and bustle
Why walk with the crowds & stand in line when you can ride a bike & skip the line?
Join us on this memorable day trip to ride, taste and explore. We'll escape the crowds, skip the line, explore the Château, Royal Gardens, and Hamlet – and discover secret places even unknown to Parisians.
If you are looking for a unique experience, out of the city, away from hoards of tourists, and want to make the most of your time in Versailles - look no further than this day trip.
What’s Included
Roundtrip fast train from Paris to Versailles
All Versailles access tickets: Château, gardens, fountains & Marie Antoinette's estate.
Classy Bike & optional helmet
Skip the line entry to the Château via a side entrance
Guided tour inside the Château de Versailles with an English speaking licensed guide
Guided tour of the Royal Gardens & Fountains
Visit to Versailles' award winning food market for picnic supplies (*picnic at guest's cost)
Guided bike tour of the Royal Grounds
Guided tour of Marie Antoinette's hamlet
14 Guests or Less
Full Day Tour
Easy Riding
English Speaking Expert Guide
Fast Train to Versailles
Central Paris Meeting Point
Skip the Line Access
The Ultimate Versailles Experience
What You’ll Do
Skip the line on a guided Château tour: explore the opulent Hall of Mirrors, royal chambers and marble corridors.
Explore Versailles' Royal gardens and fountains - the most famous gardens in the world.
Visit the local market: shop like a local at the award-winning market packed with fresh produce, cheese, and baked goods.
Escape the crowds: leisurely bike ride through the grounds to explore the very best of Versailles.
Picnic by the Grand Canal: settle in by the water for a classic French picnic with views worthy of Marie Antoinette.
Discover Marie Antoinette's Hamlet - the private estate of the most notorious French Queen.
Meet us in Central Paris & hop on a 12 minute fast train to Versailles (& back at the end of the day!)
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🚀 Skip the Lines
Enjoy pre-reserved, timed entries at the Louvre, Versailles, and other major sights. Spend your time exploring, not waiting. Winners don't wait in line.
🎓 Expert Local Guides
All our tours are led by accredited, English-speaking guides, a passionate team who bring every story to life.
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What to Expect
Fast train to Versailles, hop on bikes to explore the beautiful town, award-winning food market & shop like a local for a French picnic lunch. Ride through the breath-taking Royal Grounds, explore Louis’ Royal Gardens & Fountains, ride past the Trianons & visit Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, all while hearing the gossip & scandalous tales of the French Royal Family.
Having worked up an appetite we lay out our authentic French picnic lunch by the Grand Canal.
Our Versailles Bike Tour includes a skip the line guided tour inside the Château. Versailles was home to the most powerful family in the world for over a century, if there is one Château to see, this is the one!
Tour Highlights
Winners don't wait in line. So let yourself be chaperoned skillfully by our guide, through the Château.
Reserved for licensed guides, we'll enter through a side passage to show you the Grand Apartments, State Rooms, King’s Apartments, Hall of Mirrors and Queens Apartments.
We are proud to be one of the few tours licensed to guide inside the Palace & mic up so you that you won’t miss a thing! Your guide will bring the Château to life with stories, making memories you won't soon forget.
Explore the famous gardens of Versailles, home to 55 fountains, the beautiful Orangerie garden and the largest open-air museum in the world. Every fountain & sculpture has a story & every view is photo-worthy.
Then ride like a royal past the crowds, to ride through tree-lined pathways and experience the best views of Versailles from the Grand Canal.
Step into Versailles’ award-winning market, alive with colors, aromas, and local life. With your guide leading the way, discover hidden gems and artisan flavors that most visitors miss.
Then, with your hand-picked cheeses, breads, and pastries, enjoy a royal-style picnic by the Palace’s Grand Canal—a food experience found only here.
Follow in Marie Antoinette’s footsteps to her fairy tale hideaway — a storybook hamlet tucked deep within the Versailles estate. Built as an escape from royal life, this stop is a surprising and enchanting contrast to the grandeur of the palace.
Hidden within the gardens and best reached by bike, it’s a best kept secret waiting to be discovered.
Don't take our word for it.
We had an absolutely wonderful trip! Our guides were great storytellers and friendly! The communication of this company is perfect with very clear directions. It was so easy to find them and get to Versailles. The bikes were lovely and adjusted to us by a very friendly team. The tour was entertaining and the biking was easy and beautiful! We were able to see so much of the grounds and the town as well getting to shop in the market and picnicking after a lovely bike ride. Even our 16-year-old son enjoyed the tour!
I read the reviews before booking so expectations were high & happy to report that the tour exceeded all our expectations. The train from Paris is super easy, the bikes are high quality & the tour is excellent. What sets the tour apart is the team - attentive, friendly, making sure everyone had the right size bike & could ride safely. We spent weeks in London & Paris doing wonderful activities - our children (aged 9 & 12) chose this as their standout, number 1 activity for the vacation. Just book it. You won't regret !!
Such a great day! Shortest 9 hours of my life! We met at the train station in Paris, received our bikes in Versailles and headed straight to the palace. We were so lucky to have a guided tour through the palace; you could learn the stories behind what you were seeing. Absolutely necessary when walking through the beautiful halls and apartments of the King and Queen. I would not trade this for anything, it was absolutely the best tour I have ever been on.
We had an absolutely wonderful trip! Our guides were great storytellers and friendly! The communication of this company is perfect with very clear directions. It was so easy to find them and get to Versailles. The bikes were lovely and adjusted to us by a very friendly team. The tour was entertaining and the biking was easy and beautiful! We were able to see so much of the grounds and the town as well getting to shop in the market and picnicking after a lovely bike ride. Even our 16-year-old son enjoyed the tour!
I read the reviews before booking so expectations were high & happy to report that the tour exceeded all our expectations. The train from Paris is super easy, the bikes are high quality & the tour is excellent. What sets the tour apart is the team - attentive, friendly, making sure everyone had the right size bike & could ride safely. We spent weeks in London & Paris doing wonderful activities - our children (aged 9 & 12) chose this as their standout, number 1 activity for the vacation. Just book it. You won't regret !!
Such a great day! Shortest 9 hours of my life! We met at the train station in Paris, received our bikes in Versailles and headed straight to the palace. We were so lucky to have a guided tour through the palace; you could learn the stories behind what you were seeing. Absolutely necessary when walking through the beautiful halls and apartments of the King and Queen. I would not trade this for anything, it was absolutely the best tour I have ever been on.
Our family of 4 (including two teenage girls) loved this tour. The tour was outstanding! We were provided a great overview of the day and made to feel comfortable with the entire process. The riding around Versailles was easy and safe. We absolutely loved the Versailles palace tour, but we were especially grateful for the picnic lunch by the canal with the palace in the background. The queen's hamlet was amazing, and our guide was great. The entire day was fantastic.
The bike tour was 5++ stars! The customer service was fantastic. The communication was excellent. This company is very organized, they had all of our tickets ready to go at all times. Everything ran like a well oiled machine along with the best personal touches! The bikes were very good. The guide was exceptional - very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. This was the best tour we did on our 2 week vacation to London and Paris. Versailles is beautiful. I would highly recommend this tour.
If you really want to experience Versailles then this is the way to do it. We had such a great time taking in the beauty of the palace, biking around the grounds and having lunch at the grand canal. Special mention must go to our tour guide Clara. She was so much fun and engaging, you could tell how passionate she was. It was truly awesome.
Our family of 4 (including two teenage girls) loved this tour. The tour was outstanding! We were provided a great overview of the day and made to feel comfortable with the entire process. The riding around Versailles was easy and safe. We absolutely loved the Versailles palace tour, but we were especially grateful for the picnic lunch by the canal with the palace in the background. The queen's hamlet was amazing, and our guide was great. The entire day was fantastic.
The bike tour was 5++ stars! The customer service was fantastic. The communication was excellent. This company is very organized, they had all of our tickets ready to go at all times. Everything ran like a well oiled machine along with the best personal touches! The bikes were very good. The guide was exceptional - very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting. This was the best tour we did on our 2 week vacation to London and Paris. Versailles is beautiful. I would highly recommend this tour.
If you really want to experience Versailles then this is the way to do it. We had such a great time taking in the beauty of the palace, biking around the grounds and having lunch at the grand canal. Special mention must go to our tour guide Clara. She was so much fun and engaging, you could tell how passionate she was. It was truly awesome.
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