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Giverny and Versailles Tour: Private Day Trip from Paris
4.3
9 Ratings
Paris
Embark on an intimate full-day tour from Paris to Giverny and Versailles. Discover Monet’s tranquil water lily gardens and explore the opulent Palace of Versailles. Enjoy a traditional lunch and convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off.
Embark on an intimate full-day tour from Paris to Giverny and Versailles. Discover Monet’s tranquil water lily gardens and explore the opulent Palace of Versailles. Enjoy a traditional lunch and convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Paris - Begin your journey from your central Paris hotel and set off for Giverny, the former home of Monet. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure by exploring two iconic French landmarks: Versailles and Giverny.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Discover the enchanting beauty of Giverny, the charming village that inspired its…
- Paris - Begin your journey from your central Paris hotel and set off for Giverny, the former home of Monet. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure by exploring two iconic French landmarks: Versailles and Giverny.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Discover the enchanting beauty of Giverny, the charming village that inspired its most renowned resident, Claude Monet. With your driver-guide, delve into his exquisite gardens, a living masterpiece featuring numerous oriental plants, the Clos Normand, and the Water Garden, famous for its Japanese Bridge and water lilies.
- Fondation Claude Monet - Afterwards, enjoy free time to explore Monet’s house, where you can see the workspace and home of the celebrated painter, who spent 43 years of his life there.
- Le Moulin de Fourges - Pause for lunch at the delightful Moulin de Fourges (or a similar) restaurant.
- Palace of Versailles - Following a delightful lunch in a charming countryside restaurant, discover the splendid Versailles Palace.
- The Hall of Mirrors - Inside, view the suite where Louis XIV resided, the frequently photographed Hall of Mirrors, and the apartments of the Dauphin and Dauphine. Your guide will bring to life the Royal Apartments and the famous Hall of Mirrors by sharing stories of the notable figures from French history who lived in the Palace.
- Jardins du Chateau de Versailles - Venture out to explore the vast and stunning gardens of Versailles at your leisure, including on days featuring Musical Fountains or Musical Gardens.
- Paris - Return to your hotel at the conclusion of the excursion.
What's Included
- Guided visit of the Royal Apartments of the Palace of Versailles
- 3 course lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private excursion by minibus for 1 to 8 persons
- Qualified and passionate guide at your disposal
- Visit on your own of the marvellous Versailles gardens
- Guided visit of the somptuous Giverny gardens and free time in Monet’s house
- Guided visit of the Royal Apartments of the Palace of Versailles
- 3 course lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private excursion by minibus for 1 to 8 persons
- Qualified and passionate guide at your disposal
- Visit on your own of the marvellous Versailles gardens
- Guided visit of the somptuous Giverny gardens and free time in Monet’s house
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Enjoy an immersive full-day tour, with collection from your Parisian hotel or home, aboard a comfortable air-conditioned minibus. Discover the peaceful water lily garden at Monet’s Giverny house with your exclusive guide, then tour the extravagant Palace of Versailles, on this day outing from Paris. Pause in the delightful Moulin de Fourges for a…
Enjoy an immersive full-day tour, with collection from your Parisian hotel or home, aboard a comfortable air-conditioned minibus. Discover the peaceful water lily garden at Monet’s Giverny house with your exclusive guide, then tour the extravagant Palace of Versailles, on this day outing from Paris. Pause in the delightful Moulin de Fourges for a classic lunch (provided). Return to your accommodation at day’s end.
- Please note that due to actual traffic situation in Paris the real Pick-up may take place up 30 minutes later than the time indicated on the voucher. Pick up location will be from the hotel or Private residence in Paris (Zip code must start by 75), should the address be provided to us at least 72 hours (local time) prior to tour’s departure. Without the accommodation address and if booking is made less than 72 hours (local time) prior to departure, the pick-up will be from to HOTEL PULLMAN PARIS TOUR EIFFEL 18 avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris Meeting point 22 Rue Jean Rey with our representative with a Paris City Vision sign
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- The tour itinerary may subject to change
- During the high season, this popular destination can experience significant crowds. As a result, there may be some unavoidable queues, especially during the morning hours when visitor numbers tend to be highest. We appreciate your understanding and recommend visiting later in the day if you prefer a slightly less busy experience.
Location
Paris
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(9 Ratings)
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Melissa_b
Jul 3, 2022
A perfect day! - The guide, Clemance, immediately began our tour and gave us interesting information as we passed by places. She made the entire tour interesting and fun. Giverney was made even more memorable with the facts that she shared with us on the way. She gave a biography on Monet’s life that made me appreciate him even more! Lunch was at a lovely old mill restored to a bed and breakfast and restaurant. It was very peaceful, and we enjoyed our menu selections!
Versailles came to life as Clemance gavé us an in-depth tour. We got some wonderful pictures and have even better memories of it. Seriously, this is the best tour we ever had, and we have done many private tours in European countries! Many thanks for giving us such a perfect day!
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Susan_r
Jun 22, 2022
Nice day/good experience - Our guide Clemence was excellent. She was extremely knowledgeable and pleasant to spend the day with... The day's order was flipped without our knowledge, so we started at Givenchy and ended at Versailles. We were a little crunched for time, but Clemence was wonderful and gave us a lot of information in a very short timeframe. Also, the lunch at Givenchy was outstanding (just one added benefit).
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Jeff_r
May 3, 2022
Best way to see and learn about Monet’s Garden and Versailles - Great time with a incredible guide who shared her deep knowledge of Claude Monet and his gardens. Had a wonderful lunch followed by a beautiful tour of Versailles. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to truly experience the beauty of Paris
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Terry_m
Sep 15, 2019
Excellent tour and experience. - This was a very good well run tour. Our guide Honori we really excellent and went above and beyond to make this a great experience. The lunch stop was one of the highlights.
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Discover289464
Jun 14, 2019
Great Day - Our guide was excellent. He was knowledgeable and very helpful. The food at lunch was excellent and exceeded our expectations. Of course, Versailles and Giverny were impressive and not to be missed. We felt this was a great value.
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David
Aug 30, 2018
Reveiw - Had a great tour of Monets garden long walk back to bus at carpark then on to a old flour mill near a river with a delightful waterfall lunch was excellent 3courses with wine bottled then coffee served outside near the flowing river then on to palace of Versailles a lot of walking the tour guide you could not fault she was a real professional sardine was her name very impressed a thoughly enjoyable day hope tomorrows tour is the same highly recommend
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Joanne_f
Aug 4, 2018
Amazing Day Trip from Paris - Our guide promptly retrieved us from our Paris apartment and, as we made our way out of the city, gave us a brief history of Paris and the connection to Versailles. He provided the perfect balance of morning quiet with relevant and interesting commentary as we drove. We had time to explore the gardens and, with no wait, entered Versailles with our guide. His knowledge was impressive and my adult children, their partners, and my husband and me were thrilled with the experience. Our visit was followed by a glorious lunch in the countryside and all dietary restrictions were accommodated with ease. We had a beautiful table near the water under the shade of a large tree-simply lovely! We then traveled to Giverny for a visit to Monet's house and gardens. Truly, truly spectacular.
The day was long but the perfect balance for our group who had mixed interests. I would highly recommend the tour especially for those who have a limited time in Paris!
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Paula
Jul 3, 2019
Too little time, too much rushing, not enough organization - Very excited to be seeing Monet's gardens and Versailles with my daughter.
Arrived in plenty of time for tour as requested but due to others arriving late for tour and after a lot of general confusion we left Paris about 20mins or more later than specified departure time. Then we were late to the gardens which meant less time there. Our guide was very knowledgeable but had said once in the gardens we could do our own thing but spent so long going through everything in minute detail we had to interupt to say we were going off on our own and then we barely had 1 hour to explore both gardens including queuing for toilets and shopping in the gift shop.
Again people were late getting back on the bus which delayed us further & meant we had to rush through our very delicious lunch at the next stop. Versailles was super busy anyway, it is summer, but lots of confusion about splitting the group, extra guide arrived who clearly had been thrown in the deep end . Took us so long to get into the palace due to the general disorganization, then so many visitors it was not enjoyable. We were left with barely 10 minutes to see the gardens after the palace which was what we really interested in, queue up for toilets, buy a drink (was incredibly hot) and/or visit the gift shop. Again people were so late back to the bus we could had time to at least look in the shop or buy a cold drink in the end but we didn't as we were told to be on time for departure. I have been on other tours where you are warned that any latecomers will be left behind and have been. I don't think the whole group should be held up by a thoughtless few.
The guides, including the last minute one, were very pleasant and very interesting with a lot of information but the organisation was lacking. They spent a lot of time talking to each other in French and not directing our large group at the start.
Unless you love being herded around like sheep with minimal explanation about what is going on don't do this tour. I booked through an agant and had no idea small tours were available, do a small one. Definitely don't recommend this one.
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Road27846557623
Sep 26, 2023
THIEVES - We booked a trip with your company to go to Giverny Gardens and Versailles and the bus DID NOT COME!
2 groups were left behind.
We WERE there at 8:15 as requested.
We called and called.
Someone finally answered and hung up on me.
Called again a woman told me the bus left.
The other group that was left behind got a WhatsApp message. SEE ATTACHED. The message said they DID have verification that we were there ON TIME so they don't know what happened.
The agent who responded to my WhatsApp message stated that there were only 2 out of 22 groups that did not show up. How could 22 groups get on a bus at 8:15 a.m. yet we didn't see any of those people? How could 22 groups be at that little cafe in the rain, which by the way is a dumb place to meet?
On top of the verification that WE WERE THERE, as per the ATTACHED, an agent for a different group was there all morning and he said that the "guy in the red jacket" that we were supposed to meet was NOT there ALL morning.
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