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Paris Day Trip: Exploring Monet's Garden in Giverny & Van Gogh's House in Auvers-sur-Oise
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Walk in Monet’s gardens, explore Van Gogh’s house, and immerse in art history on a Paris day trip.
Walk in Monet’s gardens, explore Van Gogh’s house, and immerse in art history on a Paris day trip.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - See the beautiful pond full of water lilies and cross the little green, Japanese style, bridge that are featured in thousands of Monet’s paintings.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Wander through the lovely Clos Normand flower garden where a hundred different flowers are in bloom
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- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - See the beautiful pond full of water lilies and cross the little green, Japanese style, bridge that are featured in thousands of Monet’s paintings.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Wander through the lovely Clos Normand flower garden where a hundred different flowers are in bloom
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Enjoy free time to visit Monet’s home of more than 40 years where he raised his 8 children and put the final touches on his paintings.
- Eglise Sainte-Radegonde de Giverny - Visit the final resting place of Claude Monet that is hidden away in a little church’s graveyard.
- Auvers-sur-Oise - When you arrive in the little town of Auvers-sur-Oise you’ll be able to take at least an hour long break. There is a boulangerie with fresh baked goods as well as several little restaurants that serve good local foods at reasonable prices. You can choose to eat in whichever establishment best fits your taste and budget.
- Maison de van Gogh - Discover how Vincent Van Gogh’s lived and spent his last days in the boarding house: Auberge Ravoux.
- Auvers-sur-Oise - Follow the Artists trail that leads from “The Stairs in Auvers” to the “Wheat Field with Crows”, stopping along the way to see “The Church in Auvers” and many more of the sites that inspired his final paintings.
- Tombe de Vincent van Gogh - Pay your respects to Vincent Van Gogh at his humble gravesite that is covered in ivy.
What's Included
- All entrance fees
- Small-group tour: 8 people max
- Driver/guide
- Return transport from Paris by A/C minivan
- All entrance fees
- Small-group tour: 8 people max
- Driver/guide
- Return transport from Paris by A/C minivan
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food
- Gratuities
- Food
Additional Information
Walk in the footsteps of two amazing artists: Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh on this small group day trip from Paris. Discover the unparallelled beauty in the Clos Normand and Japanese Water gardens of Claude Monet, in Giverny. You’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into one of his Impressionist paintings as you walk among the willow trees and cross…
Walk in the footsteps of two amazing artists: Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh on this small group day trip from Paris. Discover the unparallelled beauty in the Clos Normand and Japanese Water gardens of Claude Monet, in Giverny. You’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into one of his Impressionist paintings as you walk among the willow trees and cross the little green bridge over his pond of water lilies. Then you’ll explore inside of his colorful family home.
- Small Group Tour 8 persons max
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 7 years
Location
Café des Dames
Avenue de Villiers
Please be there at least 15 min before the official departure time!
A café called "Café des Dames" is located at that address.
Tours always start sharp at the appointed starting time.
Your driver-guide will arrive with a grey minibus about 10min before the scheduled departure time of the tour.
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
4.9
(309 Ratings)
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Lafou
Jun 16, 2025
Perfect way to see outside of Paris. - Valeria was an excellent tour guide. She was both amusing and informative. She’s also good photographer and helped us all get nice shots of ourselves at the different sites. I particularly like being in the van, so it’s not private and super expensive and it’s more personal than being on a bus. It’s the perfect happy medium. I highly recommend this tour company and will book Blue Fox again when I go to Paris.
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Ian_n
Jun 15, 2025
Excellent trip - Excellent and informative day trip. A great guide and a super itinerary. Fantastic sights in Giverny and Auvers.
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Laura_e
Jun 14, 2025
Alice was very... - Alice was very informative and knew the area well. Attentive to the small group and didn’t want anyone to miss out on a thing. Would highly recommend!!
Thank you
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Carrie
Jun 12, 2025
Gorgeous! - Monet's gardens and house were incredible. It was also very interesting to see the last place where van Gogh lived and painted. Our guide Martjin was very knowledgeable, helpful and just generally a great person. This tour made it easy to get around to everything.
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Tmc70416
Jun 8, 2025
Paris 2025 - The gardens are absolutely stunning with color and variety. Seeing where Monet worked and lived was wonderful. Seeing the Japanese Bridge and other areas of his gardens that he painted so often made my day
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Kellyjo_l
Jun 8, 2025
Excellent - This was a great experience, really good way to get out of Paris. Our guide (Martijn) was incredibly knowledgeable, and a genuinely enjoyable person that provided so much context and knowledge about Monet, Van Gough, and art in general.
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Alison
Jun 7, 2025
Stepping into the Paintings you love - Fabulous day trip from Paris. Well executed and good amount of time at each stop. Lovely to get out into the countryside and the two stops were a fascinating look into the lives of Monet and Van Gogh.
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Jerrymx5561ul
Jun 20, 2025
Nice step into the lives of Monet and Van Gogh. - Guide was friendly and helpful. Gardens were beautiful. Unfortunately there were so many people we could not get into Monet's house without waiting a long time. On the other hand, Auvers was a charming small town without the crowds and it was great to actually get into the room where Van Gogh spent his final months. This is a must see.
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Vkwp5b2kyx
Jun 22, 2025
Guide - Guide was bored the entire trip. Did not talk much. Not an art enthusiast. Just getting his paycheck. And would not stop for bathroom break for my granddaughter. ///. Howler the two destinations were fantastic.
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Nancyad558wt
Jun 16, 2025
Overpriced and underwhelming - I expected for the cost of this tour that it would be "guided". Instead, we arrived at Giverny and basically told to meet back at a certain location and time, so we were on our own. It was extremely crowded, I got separated from the group and essentially was lost in a maze of people. I had to call Blue Fox to have them contact the tour guide to let her know I was lost. The tour in Auvers sur Oise was somewhat better but my overall impression of the tour guide was that while she was very nice and friendly, she was very inexperienced and didn't have enough knowledge to share with the group. Very disappointing.
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