Private and exclusive experience to discover Giverny & Versailles with a private professional guide. Two of the most popular day trip destinations outside the French capital – Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles and Monet's gardens and house in Giverny.
Private Tour - 9 hours
Exclusive services
Licensed Professional Driver Guide
Skip the line entrances
Admission to Monet's house & gardens
Admission to Versailles Palace and Gardens even when Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens
Headsets if necessary
Hotel pick up & drop off
Activity location
Fondation Claude Monet
84 Rue Claude Monet
27620, Giverny, France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
Fondation Claude Monet
84 Rue Claude Monet
27620, Giverny, France, France
Check availability
Private Tour
9h
English
Pickup included
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:00 am
Price details
NZ$1,201.99 x 2 AdultsNZ$2,403.98
Total
Price is NZ$2,403.98NZ$2,403.98
* Select 8 adult tickets to get our lowest price of NZ$466.08 per adult
Until Sat, 28 Sept
What's included, what's not
Licensed Professional Driver Guide
Transport by air-conditioned minibus
Skip-the-Line access & Priority admission.
Private Tour
Exclusive services
Pick up and drop off from your accommodation / hotels in Paris
Guided visit: Monet's house and gardens & Versailles's palace and gardens
Lunch
Service charge
Know before you book
Specialised infant seats are available
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Choose to visit Versailles in the morning and Giverny in the afternoon, just let us know
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Activity itinerary
Fondation Claude Monet
2h
Admission ticket included
The House and Gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny
Pierce the secrets of one of the pillars of Impressionism, Claude Monet. Leader of the pictorial movement of the 19th century, he brought a wind a change to academic representative art introducing heightened perception, emotions and light. The painter devoted more than forty years of his life to one of his finest masterpieces: his garden in Giverny
The Water Garden
Wander through the romantic water garden, with its famous Japanese bridge, the wisterias, the water-lilies pond, the weeping willows and irises... Behold this living picture with its profusion of reflected light and colours.
The House
Visit the master's charming pink house where a family atmosphere reigned. Discover the painter's everyday life surrounded by eight children: the drawing room, the pantry, the bedroom, the study, the dining room and the beautiful kitchen...Admire his collection of Japanese prints, another source of inspiration.
The Studio
End your visit with the big studio where the famous water-lilies paintings saw the light of day. These paintings are exhibited at the Orangerie Museum in Paris.
Giverny
1h
Giverny is a delightful, typical Norman Seine-side village. It lies on the right, or north, bank of Normandy’s mightiest river, close to the town of Vernon. Were it not for the arrival of Impressionist master Claude Monet in 1883, the village might have remained a quiet provincial backwater. The long years Monet spent here would turn it into a place of artistic pilgrimage, even in his lifetime.
Palace of Versailles
2h
Admission ticket included
The Palace of Versailles, or in french "Château de Versailles", is one of the largest castles in the world. A World Heritage listed, the Palace of Versailles is one of the finest achievements of French art in the seventeenth century. The former hunting lodge of Louis XIII was transformed and expanded by his son Louis XIV who installed his court and his government in 1682. Until the French Revolution, kings have succeeded, embellishing each the Castle. This royal jewel is definitely a must-see French landmark.
Venture in the Palace, discover its spectacular architecture, and its splendid rooms like the King and Queen’s apartments, many livings room with its stories and the breath taking Mirror Hall design to impress visitors with its three hundred and fifty seven mirrors, its marble and bronze decorations and its gilded bronze sculptures. The visit ends with an introduction to Versailles Gardens.
Thanks to skip the line access, the guide invites you to discover the Royal Apartments.
Royal Apartments - King and Queen’s Royal Quarters
These parade apartments were used to accommodate the official acts of the sovereign. They are decorated with a sumptuous Italian-style decoration, composed of marble panelling and painted ceilings. Open to everyone, everyone could see the king and the royal family. Here were organised evenings under the reign of Louis XIV, several times a week.
Overlooking the Midi parterre, the Queen's Grand Apartment is symmetrical to the King's Royal Quarter. But unlike Louis XIV who abandoned his Royal Apartments, the Queen continued to occupy it, which explains why the decor was changed several times in the eighteenth century.
The Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors or Grande Galerie is designed from 1678 by Mansart: a monumental room of 8072 square feet, dedicated to the wealth and know-how of the Kingdom of France. On around 239.5 feet long, the Hall exalts the political, economic and artistic successes of France. The compositions painted by Le Brun illustrate the glorious history of Louis XIV: military victories, diplomatic and kingdom reforms. The 357 mirrors, technological prowess, symbols of great luxury, demonstrated the wealth of France.
Its design is a constantly changing show in which the lights and colours of the gardens are reflected. A magical moment.
The Gardens of Versailles
Our expert tour guide will enable you to see the best part of the Gardens.
In 1661, Louis XIV charged André Le Nôtre to create the gardens of Versailles. The creation of gardens requires a gigantic work about forty years: levelling spaces, landscaping garden beds, creation of ponds and the Canal. Louis XIV considered gardens as
important as the castle. André Le Nôtre created an ultimate French Style garden: a terrace with a global view of the gardens, a geometric organisation of the axes, ponds, flowerbeds, groves. The garden is designed like a building, a walk playing on the perspectives. Charles Le Brun drew a large number of statues and fountains. The 221 sculptures make Versailles as the world's largest open-air museum of sculptures. Fountains and groves adorn the gardens. The groves regularly hosted the King's walk and the entertainment of the court. Appreciate a stroll trough the Le Nôtre's gardens.
Each summer, Versailles offers superb entertainment in the gardens to give visitors the experience of the magnificence of the celebrations in the garden at the time of Louis XIV.
Your guide will offer you a visit to the musical gardens (Tuesday from June to October) and the musical fountains show (Saturdays and Sundays from April to October).
Jardins du Chateau de Versailles
1h
Admission ticket included
Our expert tour guide will enable you to see the best part of the Gardens.
In 1661, Louis XIV charged André Le Nôtre to create the gardens of Versailles. The creation of gardens requires a gigantic work about forty years: levelling spaces, landscaping garden beds, creation of ponds and the Canal. Louis XIV considered gardens as
important as the castle. André Le Nôtre created an ultimate French Style garden: a terrace with a global view of the gardens, a geometric organisation of the axes, ponds, flowerbeds, groves. The garden is designed like a building, a walk playing on the perspectives. Charles Le Brun drew a large number of statues and fountains. The 221 sculptures make Versailles as the world's largest open-air museum of sculptures. Fountains and groves adorn the gardens. The groves regularly hosted the King's walk and the entertainment of the court. Appreciate a stroll trough the Le Nôtre's gardens.
Each summer, Versailles offers superb entertainment in the gardens to give visitors the experience of the magnificence of the celebrations in the garden at the time of Louis XIV.
Your guide will offer you a visit to the musical gardens (Tuesday from June to October) and the musical fountains show (Saturdays and Sundays from April to October).
Location
Activity location
Fondation Claude Monet
84 Rue Claude Monet
27620, Giverny, France, France
Meeting/Redemption Point
Fondation Claude Monet
84 Rue Claude Monet
27620, Giverny, France, France
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