Versailles and Giverny Day Trip
- Location:Paris, France
- Duration:9 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- TOUR Code:2050GV_GVE
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.
Highlights
- Combined Versailles and Giverny tours day trip from Paris
- Walk through Monet's inspirational garden
- Tour of the grand chambers of Versailles palace
- Optional Versailles fountains display
- Lunch at the Moulin de Fourges restuarant, a picturesque mill on the banks of the Epte River
- Illuminating commentary from your expert guide
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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, on the way you will stop for lunch at the Moulin de Fourges, a picturesque mill on the banks of the Epte River. 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".
April 3rd to October 31st (Saturdays & Sundays) and May 18th to June 29th (Tuesdays). For a selected time you have the option to see the magnificent fountain displays, which reveal the skill and artistry of 3 centuries of French garden design and engineering. The display is accompanied by music composed at the time of Louis XIV's court. Entrance fees are included in the cost of the tour.
Schedule Details
Giverny, France
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8:15am
Duration:9 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Return details:Returns to original departure point at approximately 5:30pm
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Additional Information
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees to the Versailles Fountain Show Special Program (approx. 8 euros per adult)
- Lunch with drinks
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- This tour allows enough time to visit the Great Royal Apartments and the Gardens only
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Great trip. We left on time; guide was knowledgable. Very comfortable bus accomodations. ... Read more ›
Janice L, November 2011
