Giverny Private Half-Day Trip including Claude Monet' Gardens & House from Paris
Description
Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Paris for a private half day trip to the edge of Normandy, to visit the home of one of the most famous 19th-century artists', Claude Monet. Experience the atmosphere of his gardens, his well-known Japanese bridge in the midst of its flowered paths and wather-lily ponds, from where he drew inspiration for some of his most famous Impressionist pieces. See his colorful house, and his studio. Then before leaving the village of Giverny, pay a last tribute to this universally acclaimed artist, at his grave.
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Itinerary
This half-day trip will lead you to the edge of Normandy, where you will visit the idyllic home of Claude Monet located in the small village of Giverny. Your tour, will start from Paris City Center where your guide will pick you up at your hotel or private apartment. You will be transported aboard a deluxe vehicle with one of our guides, so you can, relax and make the most of your trip. Once at destination in Giverny, you will enjoy time in the gardens which have been replanted as they once were and offer visitors the “painting from nature” which Claude Monet’s contemporaries considered to be one of his masterpieces. The rectangular Clos Normand, with archways of climbing plants entwined around brilliantly colored shrubs, lies before the house and studios, offering from Spring to Autumn the palette of varying colors to the painter-gardener who was “ecstatic about flowers”. Lastly, the Water Garden, formed by a tributary of the Epte, lies further away, shaded by weeping willows. With its famous Japanese Bridge, its wistarias, azaleas and its pond, it has once more become that casket of sky and water which inspired the pictorial universe of the water lilies. You will also have the opportunity to discover a precious collection of Japanese engravings displayed in several rooms, hung in the marmer chosen by the master of Giverny himself. Claude Monet’s property at Giverny, left by his son to the Académie des Beaux-arts in 1966, has, after completion of large scale restoration work, become the Claude Monet Foundation, inaugurated in 1980. The huge Nymphéas studio, a stone’s throw from the house, has also been restored and contains the Foundation’s Shop. Then before leaving the village of Giverny, pay a last tribute to this universally acclaimed artist, at his grave.
During this private half-day tour to Giverny, you could also enjoy free time to stroll through the village of Giverny, enjoy the view of the flowery houses, the art galleries, and have a look at the famous Rose-colored Hôtel Baudy, which was a hangout for American Impressionists.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick-up from all hotels and private residences inside Paris
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- All clients must make sure to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before departure.
- The guide will not guide you inside Monet's Home
Reviews(6)
Our private half day tour was excellent. Our driver/Guide was informative and personable. By going in the morning we missed the huge crowds and half a day was just the right amount of time. The private tour is expensive but if you can afford the splurge it is worth it. You get picked up at your hotel and everything is convenient and easy. Recommended.
Michelle was a fantastic guide. Extremely knowledgeable and amazing with our two young kids. We wish we would have had her for a tour guide for every trip we took. Thank you for a great day.
Our trip was canceled last minute because they couldn’t find us a driver that didn’t have Covid supposedly. And they still charged my credit card $850. I am now having to waste my time on the phone trying to prove why we didn’t go on the trip to get refunded.
Bonjour Ryan, As you know 2022 was a recovery year for us all in the Tourism Industry. We are really sorry we had to cancel your tour on a very last minute notice. Like most companies in our business, Human resources has been quite difficult to handle especially when having Drivers or Drivers/Guides who are reporting sick very last minute. Unfortunately for you, we had to cancel your tour, but fortunately for your health, we have enforced a strict COVID-19 screening on all of our staff which led us to cancel your trip. As far as the charge on your credit card, please note that we never had your money and if you have to claim money from someone you should deal directly with VIATOR whom you paid when reserving the tour. We are sorry to hear that you had to waste time on the phone to prove things when we did everything in the first place to ask VIATOR to provide you with a full refund. As far as the "Not a good company" is concerned, are you talking about "VIATOR" who took time to process the refund to your credit card, or about us "Paris TRIP", though we made sure not to provide a service with a Driver/Guide tested positive to COVID19? You might want to think twice about it and I am sure you know we meant well when taking the decision to cancel. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to tell others how much we care about their health. Arnaud
We booked this tour online before we left the U.S. and weren't sure what to expect, so we were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the office to find we were the only people on the tour! Isabelle was our driver/guide, excellent in every way. We climbed into a nice air-conditioned van and were off. En route she provided some commentary—the drive took about an hour. Once off the highway she navigated along some country lanes and, voilà, we were at Monet’s famed house and gardens. She got our tickets and escorted us inside, where she showed us around the large and impressive water-lily gardens. She then left us alone for about 1.75 hours to explore on our own. The gorgeous gardens are vast and lush, planted with seemingly endless varieties of flowers and trees. It was enchanting and we took our time wandering the paths around the iconic pond, admiring many reflections and vistas. Inside the house we passed through the atelier, bedrooms, hallways, dining room, and kitchen, decorated with period furnishings and reproductions of Monet’s paintings, plus Japanese prints by Hiroshige, Hokusai, etc. We finally wound up in the gigantic gift shop, which formerly was the master’s studio, illustrating the huge amount of space needed to paint the large-scale water-lily panels of his late career. Isabelle kindly drove us back to a Paris taxi stand so we didn't have to return to the office. This tour was well worth every cent, and we sincerely thank Isabelle and Paris Trip.
