Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comVersailles and Giverny Day Trip
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See more than Paris and take a day trip to Monet's garden at Giverny and Louis XIV's palace of Versailles. The full-day tour combines the two most popular excursions from Paris in one trip. You'll explore France's royal history at the incomparably grand Versailles palace and see the gardens that inspired so many of Claude Monet’s masterpieces at Giverny.
Monet lived at Giverny from 1883 to 1926, and it was here that he created such paintings as his famous "Nympheas" water lily sequence. Monet was the master of Impressionism, inspiring many visiting American Impressionist artists who walked through the gardens you'll visit on your Giverny tour. The Japanese bridge crossing the famous water-lily pond also featured in Monet's paintings.
Your tour continues to Versailles, where you'll enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch it's time for the glory and splendor of Versailles when you enter the gilded world of King Louis XIV. You’ll visit the opulent Grand Apartments, the stunning chandelier-lit Hall of Mirrors and the Queen's Apartments. Along the way your expert guide brings the past alive with illuminating details of courtly life in the palace. While visiting Versailles you have free time to visit the formal gardens "a la Francaise".
Versailles Fountain Show Special Program (April 01–October 26):
For a selected time you have the option to see the magnificent fountain displays, which reveal the skill and artistry of three centuries of French garden design and engineering. The display is accompanied by music composed at the time of Louis XIV's court.
Giverny, France
Seasonal
April 01 to October 31
Daily except Monday
Fountain Show:
April 01 to October 26, 2008 - Saturday and Sunday
Unavailable Dates:
- May 01
- August 15
- December 25 (Christmas Day)
1 rue d'Alger 75001 Paris. The closest metro station is TUILERIES. From the station exit, cross the street, turn left and walk 100 meters on rue de Rivoli, turn right on rue d'Alger.
Departure Time:8:15am
Return details:Tour returns to original departure point at approx. 5:30pm
Hotel Pickup:Hotel pickup not available
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- Entrance fees
- Lunch with drinks
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Conducted by a qualified guide-interpreter
- Fountain Show Special Program (if option selected)
- Optional gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drink, unless specified
- This tour must be booked at least 48 hours in advance of your travel date
- Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking
- This tour is not accessible by wheelchair
- This tour allows enough time to visit the Great Royal Apartments and the Gardens only
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This was a wonderful trip, one I would wholeheartedly recommend to other visitors to Paris. The gardens ... Read more ›
Joyce G, South Africa, October 2008
