Signature experience — Versailles
Trianon and the Queen’s Hamlet
Duration
Full day
Price
From €560
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
At 9:30 a.m., beneath the lime trees of the Grand Trianon, the pink Languedoc marble glows softly and Trianon-sous-Bois is almost hushed. A straight view draws the eye to the waterways, and just beyond stands Ange‑Jacques Gabriel’s Petit Trianon (1762–1768), where the Temple of Love was re-sited in 1778. Ten minutes by car, Richard Mique’s Queen’s Hamlet reveals its crafted “rustic” follies. This is no static backdrop: a working landscape of gardens, glasshouses, and waterworks designed to produce, to display, and to step away from court ritual.
Your Amani Limousines driver collects you from your Paris hotel at 8 a.m., Mercedes on hand throughout. They handle access and tweak the order to outsmart crowds, waiting while you lunch at La Flottille by the Grand Canal or wander the English Gardens two kilometers from the Petit Trianon. You taste and explore while they drive, with no fixed clock. Add, if you wish, a short detour to Ferme de Gally for seasonal treats before an unhurried return to Paris around 5 p.m.
Your itinerary
- I
8:00 a.m. pick-up at your Paris hotel and a 45‑minute drive to the Queen’s Gate entrance.
- II
9:30–11:00 a.m.: Explore the Grand Trianon and Trianon-sous-Bois, salons and aligned parterres.
- III
11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Petit Trianon, French Pavilion and Temple of Love, then lunch by the Grand Canal.
- IV
2:00–3:30 p.m.: Queen’s Hamlet and English Gardens, depart back to Paris around 4:00 p.m.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated day driver
- ✓ Mercedes E or V-Class
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ On-site waiting and luggage
Your chauffeur’s tip
Aim for the Grand Trianon right at opening on Tuesdays or Thursdays outside school holidays; the low morning light flatters the marble and it’s quieter than the Petit Trianon before 11 a.m.
Book this experience
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