Your group will discover the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations in Geneva, and learn about the UN in a unique working environment.

-All our availabilities are online -No ticket sales on site.

Duration

1 hour

Our tour guides will inform you about the activities of the United Nations and about how the UN impacts your life, among the people who make it happen. You will also discover the Palais des Nations, a unique building, formerly the headquarters of the League of Nations.

The Palais des Nations is currently being refurbished in certain areas. The Human Right room is at the moment not accessible. Many attractions are still accessible.

What you will see, depending on our daily schedule of meetings:

• Salle des pas Perdus
• Assembly hall (subject to the availability of the day)
• some of the newly renovated conference and commission rooms in the historic part of the Palais des Nations.
• Part of the Ariana Park and the monument commemorating the conquest of outer space.
• Gifts presented by various countries to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
• You will discover the Sustainable Development Goals.
• You will learn how a conference works at the United Nations.

Steps to visit the Palais des Nations

1. Select the desired date and pay for the guided tour.

2. Register your personal data to receive your digital access badge. The link to register is in the confirmation email for the guided tour.

3. Prior to your guided tour, please check that you have received your digital badge by email.

4. Arrive 30 minutes before your tour at the meeting point indicated in your confirmation email with your digital badge (in digital form or printed) and your ID documents.

Important Notices:

• Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled tour time to leave enough time for security screening.
• The meeting point is at the Pregny Gate, on 14 avenue de la Paix in Geneva, opposite the ICRC (Red Cross). (subject to change from March 2026)
• Immediately upon receipt of the tour confirmation, all visitors from the age of 14y.o. must register through the provided link to receive a digital access badge by email.
• Our tour route and schedule may be affected by the meetings which take place at the Palais des Nations.
• The Visitors' Service may also need to close at short notice, depending on the events taking place at the Palais des Nations.
• We regret that late arrivals cannot be accommodated.

Security Information

• All visitors must carry an Access badge and a valid passport (UN Member or Observer State). ID cards from the Schengen Zone are also accepted.

• Visitors may not enter the Palais des Nations with luggage or large bags.

The United Nations Office at Geneva is a workplace: Delegates hold their meetings in the conference rooms where visitors enter during the guided tours. Visitors are reminded to please keep noise levels down and to dress in a way that respects the professional working environment of the United Nations.

• Within United Nations premises, all persons are required to comply with safety and security rules given by the tour guides at the beginning of every guided tour. Any act that disrupts the guided tour and/or the normal functioning of the organization’s programmatic activities, such as public displays of any form, including, but not limited to, clothing, banners, placards or other written or visual means, as well as vocal/audio sounds, gatherings, or demonstrations of any kind, including passive, is not allowed.