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Private Versailles & Giverny Day Tour from Paris
Day TripsFamily-friendlyCultural
Full Day
Private Tours
2-8 guests
Travel from Paris by private vehicle to the Palace of Versailles and Monet’s Giverny, with timed entry to both sites, guided visits of royal rooms and gardens, and return to your Paris accommodation.
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Why you’ll love this tour
Expert guide shares captivating French history
Admire Monet's Japanese Bridge and Water Garden
Skip-the-line entry to Monet's Giverny
Stroll the famed Hall of Mirrors
Explore the magnificent Palace of Versailles
Your day at a glance
Discover two defining expressions of French culture on a private Versailles and Giverny tour from Paris. Begin at the Palace of Versailles, where timed entry allows you to explore the royal interiors with your guide, including the Hall of Mirrors, before walking through the formal French gardens. After free time for lunch, continue to Giverny, the village where Claude Monet lived and found lasting inspiration. Visit Monet’s house and gardens, stroll among colorful flower beds, see the Japanese Bridge, and experience the Water Garden associated with his celebrated water-lily paintings. Travel by private vehicle throughout the day, with pickup and return at your Paris accommodation.
Pickup at Your Paris Accommodation
Your private day begins with pickup at your accommodation in Paris. Travel by private vehicle with your guide toward Giverny, where Claude Monet lived and developed the landscapes that inspired many of his best-known paintings.
Your private day begins with pickup at your accommodation in Paris. Travel by private vehicle with your guide toward Giverny, where Claude Monet lived and developed the landscapes that inspired many of his best-known paintings.
Arrive in Giverny and visit Monet’s house, where the artist lived for more than four decades. Discover a home shaped by his personal taste, with rooms that reflect the world of one of France’s most influential Impressionist painters.
Arrive in Giverny and visit Monet’s house, where the artist lived for more than four decades. Discover a home shaped by his personal taste, with rooms that reflect the world of one of France’s most influential Impressionist painters.
Walk through Monet’s vibrant gardens, passing colorful flower beds that inspired his work. Continue to the Water Garden, where the Japanese Bridge and water lilies evoke the scenes celebrated in Monet’s paintings.
Walk through Monet’s vibrant gardens, passing colorful flower beds that inspired his work. Continue to the Water Garden, where the Japanese Bridge and water lilies evoke the scenes celebrated in Monet’s paintings.
Pause for lunch before continuing to Versailles. This free time offers an opportunity to rest between the artistic atmosphere of Giverny and the royal grandeur of the former French court.
Pause for lunch before continuing to Versailles. This free time offers an opportunity to rest between the artistic atmosphere of Giverny and the royal grandeur of the former French court.
Arrive at the Palace of Versailles with timed entrance. Explore the palace interior with your guide and discover richly decorated rooms associated with the French monarchy, including the celebrated Hall of Mirrors.
Arrive at the Palace of Versailles with timed entrance. Explore the palace interior with your guide and discover richly decorated rooms associated with the French monarchy, including the celebrated Hall of Mirrors.
After visiting the palace, walk through the formal gardens of Versailles with your guide. Discover fountains, carefully structured vistas, and the formal landscape design that extends the palace’s grandeur across its grounds.
After visiting the palace, walk through the formal gardens of Versailles with your guide. Discover fountains, carefully structured vistas, and the formal landscape design that extends the palace’s grandeur across its grounds.
This private day tour visits Versailles and Giverny from Paris.
Timed entry is planned for the Palace of Versailles and Monet’s House.
The day combines palace interiors, formal gardens, and Monet’s gardens.
The itinerary includes a lunch break during the day.
The experience includes guided discovery at both destinations.
Know before you go
Be ready for pickup at your Paris accommodation.
Expect walking through palace rooms and extensive garden areas.
Wear comfortable shoes for garden paths and outdoor exploration.
Dress for the weather, especially for time in the gardens.
The Water Garden includes the Japanese Bridge and water lilies.
Included
Private transportation from Paris
Timed entrance to Versailles and Giverny
English speaking driver/guide
Excluded
Meals and drinks (lunch)
Personal travel insurance, expenses
Gratuities for the driver/guide
Additional information
This tour is ideal for private groups, art lovers, garden enthusiasts, and travelers who want to pair the grand royal heritage of Versailles with the intimate artistic world of Claude Monet. It is particularly suited to guests drawn to the Hall of Mirrors, French landscape design, Impressionist art, and Monet’s water-lily gardens. The private journey from Paris offers a coherent way to experience the contrasts between formal royal architecture and the colorful natural setting that inspired Monet’s paintings.
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If any hotel or predetermined meeting place changes, notify Ophorus immediately. Otherwise be at location 10 minutes prior to pick up time
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Up to 22 days prior to departure > full refund except for all the non‐refundable tickets required for bookings*
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* Cancellations fees for non‐refundable tickets
- Museums or Attractions (Louvre, Orsay, Rodin, Sainte Chapelle, Conciergerie, Mont Saint-Michel Abbey …): 25 euros/person
- Giverny Monet House: 25 euros/person
- Loire Valley Castles: 75 euros/person
- Château de Versailles: 60 euros/person
- Champagne tastings : 120 euros/person
- Eiffel Tower with access to the 2nd floor: 40 euros/person
- Eiffel Tower with access to the 3rd floor: 55 euros/person
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