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Take a trip in a rowing boat along the Grand Canal and discover the park from a different perspective. Enjoy a truly relaxing moment offering the perfect bucolic interlude between a visit to the Palace of Versailles and the Trianon palaces.

Rates

  • 14 € per half-hour,
  • 18 € per hour,
  • 4.5 € for additional 15 minutes.
  • Discount for Subscribers (20%) as well as for disabled people (40%), but the rowing boats are not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Payment : card or cash.

Deposit per boat : one piece of valid ID.

Life vests are available for children free of charge.

Opening hours and access

From Monday to Friday :

  • from 1pm to 5.30pm in March,
  • from 11am to 6.45pm from April to June,
  • from 10 am to 6.45 pm from July to August,
  • from 1 to 6.45 pm from September to October,
  • 1pm to 5pm from early to mid-November.

On weekends and public holidays :

  • from 11 am to 5.30 pm in March,
  • from 10:30 to 18:45 from April to June,
  • from 10 am to 6.45 pm from July to August,
  • from 10:30 to 18:45 from September to October,
  • 11am to 5pm from early to mid-November.

Annual closure from mid-November to the end of February.

Last ticket 30 minutes before closing time.

Consult all hours

Access : In the park, hire point on the banks of the Grand Canal near Little Venice.

Group bookings : For bookings of 10 rowing boats or more please use the booking form

Information : +33 (0)1 39 66 97 66 (no booking) | astel-versailles.com/t/informations-barque

 conditions

• Minimum hire period : 1/2 hour.

• Maximum number of people per rowing boat : 4 (or 5 if including children).

• There must be an adult (18 or over) present in every rowing boat.

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from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Closed on Mondays

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from 12.00 pm to 5.30 pm
Closed on Mondays

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from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm

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from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm

Place d'Armes
78000 Versailles
France

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+ 33 1 30 83 78 00
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