Giverny and Monet

Paris, France

Visit the beautiful home and garden that inspired the master of Impressionism, Claude Monet, on a half-day tour from Paris. The tour takes in Monet's restored home, garden and workshop at Giverny, where the famous Impressionist artist lived from 1883 to 1926. A particular highlight is the water-lily pond with its famous Japanese bridge which featured in many of Monet's masterpieces.

Your half-day tour to Giverny will take you through the Normandy countryside to the charming country village of Giverny, where Monet settled with his family. It was here in Giverny that Monet indulged his love of nature, in his painting, his gardening and his photography. As you stroll in the exquisite gardens and admire the pond and bridge, you'll enter into Monet's world where art and nature became one.

USD $95.76

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Beth U	April 2012
Half day tour of Giverny - decent guides - spoke english well. They do not go into the gardens/house with you - so the background is very generic on the bus on the way there about 20 minutes. You only have about 1 1/2 hours to explore the grounds - so if you need more - this is not the trip for you. It was fine for us - but we definately had to manage our time. Next time, I'd probably do the bike tour or take the train on my own. Tour is pricey for what you get.

Review by: Brian M	April 2012
Not really a guided tour as you are left to wander on your own. Well worth a visit

Review by: Russell T	December 2011
A must see if you are a fan of Monet. A long day but well worth it.

Review by: Jillian	November 2011
Quite disappointed in Monets Gardens in that the gardens although in Autumn, were in quite a state of unattention with lots of dead flowers and messy garden beds. The house and town were quite good and I'm sure that this would be quite beautiful at the right time of year

Review by: Timothy H	November 2011
Excellent guide.

Review by: Marichu M	November 2011
Wonderful way to spend an afternoon. The guides were competent and you were given enough time to explore on your own.

Review by: battybudgie	November 2011
Even though the gardens were past their best the spirit of Monet was apparent in the house and garden. Good value. Guide excellent

Review by: Maggie	November 2011
Too expensive but I enjoyed it

Review by: Cynthia S	October 2011
Great job of pointing out all the significant areas and then letting us explore on our own. I like that approach a lot.

Review by: Jackie	October 2011
Our tour guide was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Review by: Jan	October 2011
Great and well organised with enough time to wander the gardens.

Review by: Karen R	October 2011
Even though the day was rainy and gray, it was the most beautiful garden I have EVER seen. Well worth it to see.

Review by: Isobel	October 2011
A gem of a tour! This was the tour I was looking forward to most and it didn't disappoint! We had interesting commentary on the bus ride to Giverny about Monet and the Impressionists, then we were given 2 hours of free time to tour Monet's home and gardens. Monet's studio was breathtaking and the lily pond were everything you'd imagine it to be. We were lucky that the gardens were still in bloom even in October. My only caveat for this tour is you need to make your own way back to the bus, and our bus left early, so make sure you give yourself enough time to make your way through the village of Giverny to the bus. And a tip - if you don't like crowds, try returning to Monet's studio after visiting the lily pond. I did this and was the only one there, just soaking it all in!

Review by: Barb	October 2011
Excellent.

Review by: Marie G	October 2011
Even though weather was cloudy, it still was a beautiful sight to see the gardens at Giverny. Tour guide was pleasant and helpful and we had enough time to do everything on the grounds and visit the house. We didn't do the museum, thought it would have been a little close with the time that was alloted us before we left to return to Paris.

Review by: Helen J	October 2011
An easy way to visit a place you have always wanted to see - however you don't get long there and the tour guide likes to keep you together. Expensive trip but worth it - to me anyway.

Review by: Frank S	October 2011
Guide's commentary was excellent and the gardens and house were superb. The crushing crowd made it difficult to enjoy the experience fully.

Review by: Troy	October 2011
Lovely Garden! If you have a spare day in Paris, consider to book this trip. Not only you can visit his garden, you get a chance to visit his house too. A great afternoon excursion!

Review by: Lee	October 2011
Excellent tour. Bus was comfortable and the tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable.

Review by: Lynne T	October 2011
well worth doing for anyone who likes Monet's work. Even though it was a bit late in the season to see the gardens at their best it was well worth the trip.

Review by: Susan F	September 2011
Great trip ... Giverny was all and more than expected. Water lillies in full bloom ... absolutely stunning.

Review by: Mario D	September 2011
Well done by tour folks. Thought it was English only, but French as well. Not a big issue. Worth the time and money.

Review by: gutowiczl	September 2011
A must excursion. Truly a wonderful afternoon in a most beautiful country retreat. Such history and beauty. Guide and trip were excellent!

Review by: Owen M	September 2011
Very interesting insight into Monet's world. A good way to visit the gardens if you have no private transport in Paris.

Review by: Meaghan M	September 2011
One of my favourite tours._br/_ Spring/Summer is definitely the best time to go._br/_ Make sure to save some time to wander into the village. Completely different from the hurly burly pace of Paris.

Review by: Meaghan M	September 2011
One of my favourite tours._br/_ Spring/Summer is definitely the best time to go._br/_ Make sure to save some time to wander into the village. Completely different from the hurly burly pace of Paris.

Review by: MARK	September 2011
most of the trip taken up by 3 hrs travel. The Monet house and copies of painting underwhelming

Review by: tiffo	September 2011
I would recommend tour if your are a fan of Monet.

Review by: Jack K	September 2011
This "tour" insults even the word waste since even the term "waste" connotes the possibility of some prior use of which this debacle had none. Dear reader, please save your money and use it to book yourself a train to Vernon and then take a local bus or taxi to Giverney so you can take your time while visiting Monet's garden and house and also the delightful village and the Clark art gallery. We were rushed through and had no time for the Clark or perhaps to have lunch or dinner in Giverney. There was no tour, one was left to scurry in only 1:45, one hour 45 minutes, on their own. What little information was given on the bus could easily be provided better with Wikipedia. This was nothing but a 77 Euro bus ride with a truncated much too abbreviated stay at Giverney. In short, a ripoff, about $100 for a bus trip. Be advised to skip this bus ride and go by train on your own and be masters of your own time. Read Wikipedia and have some time to also visit the Clark,eat lunch and perhaps buy a painting from the delightful old artist Patrick Hans who also has a small gallery on the way to the Clark from Monet's house.

Review by: Carole G E	September 2011
We visited Giverny on Sep 14th. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and the visit. The office in Paris was easy to find. The English guide was informative. The gardens are absolutely wonderful. We saw lots of waterlilies as well as the many other flowers in the gardens. The house was interesting. The gift shop offered an interesting selection of items. I'm looking forward to planting my poppy seeds next year. Thx.

Review by: Carole G E	September 2011
We visited Giverny on Sep 14th. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour and the visit. The office in Paris was easy to find. The English guide was informative. The gardens are absolutely wonderful. We saw lots of waterlilies as well as the many other flowers in the gardens. The house was interesting. The gift shop offered an interesting selection of items. I'm looking forward to planting my poppy seeds next year. Thx.

Review by: Roberta B	September 2011
Everything met our expectations. The location was convenient, the personnel competent, we enjoyed the visit to Giverney. The weather was not perfect but out of our control.

Review by: Adrian H	September 2011
Good excursion, nice new coaches and good guides. The only down side for me was that due to traffic we ended up with just over an hour at Giverny, which might not be enough for some people. Otherwise a great excursion and a wonderful place to visit.

Review by: nibble	September 2011
Giverny is an amazing place. Guide was lovely and helpful but I feel that there was not enough free time given. It felt quite rushed.

Review by: Mark G	September 2011
Simply outstanding!! The tour guide was excellent and very knoweldgeable and Giverny was breathtaking. I highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Lloyd	August 2011
Good value

Review by: Joan B	August 2011
When we arrived it was raining. The tour guides had us run from the bus to the house in the pouring. Lovely to spend the next 2 hours in soaking wet clothes. Could we not have waited 15 minutes until the rain let up? Or have the bus drop us at the entrance? _br/_ The bus driver smoked in the bus while we were away so when we returned it stank of tobacco. Wet and now tobacco. Sorry not my idea of a good afternoon. However it will be memorable.

Review by: Kathryn G	August 2011
We enjoyed this tour. The guides were knowledgable, we had plenty of time to look around the Garden and the organisation was efficient.

Review by: Livia H, United States of America	July 2010
Informative, colorful and comfortable.

Review by: Stephen S, Canada	July 2010
A lovely half day outing. No wonder Monet was inspired to paint such beautiful flowers! Well organized and well paced afternoon. It was an opportunity to step back in time and imagine what life was like.

Review by: Kathryn G, United States of America	June 2010
Flowers were incredible!

Review by: Robyn E, Australia	May 2010
Just beautiful! A must-see for anyone interested in art, colours and gardens.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	April 2010
We had a great time!

Review by: Paul S, Australia	April 2010
It was well organised punctual informative guide beautiful gardens giverny is a very cute village thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.

Review by: Diane C, Canada	November 2009
Excellent trip!

Review by: Barbara P, United States of America	October 2009
Excellent.

Review by: Christi W, United States of America	October 2009
Giverny is just as lovely in the fall as the spring and yet the crowds are much lighter. Wonderful trip.

Review by: Kimberly W, United States of America	October 2009
Giverny was beautiful in September.

Review by: Rebecca P, United States of America	September 2009
The bus left on time, the tour guide was excellent and the garden and home were amazing. My only suggestion would be to be give more free time for folks to explore on their own. The property, house and gift store take longer to go through without being rushed.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	August 2009
The best part of our trip to Paris!