Giverny Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Giverny. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Giverny Monet's Home and Gardens Half-Day Tour From Paris

• Giverny Small-Group Half-Day Trip With Monet's Gardens From Paris

• Giverny Small-Group Minivan With Hotel Pickup or Meeting Point

• From Paris: Monet Gardens & Giverny Bike Tour With Picnic Stop

• Giverny Monet's Garden & Auvers-sur-Oise With Van Gogh House Full Day From Paris

Giverny itself is a village and is free to visit. But almost all travelers come here to see the house and gardens where Monet painted his wonderful waterlilies. Standard tickets cost €13; students and children ages 7–17 pay €7; travelers with disabilities pay €6 (companions pay full rate); children ages 6 and younger go free.

Yes, Giverny is well worth visiting. For art lovers and garden fans, the village is a place of pilgrimage. Monet lived in his Giverny home for more than 40 years, creating a spectacular garden which he depicted many, many times in huge impressionist canvases. Many travelers visit on a tour that includes transportation from Paris—as well as a guide who can show you the village sights.

Per one customer who booked the Giverny Small-Group Half Day Trip With Monet's Gardens From Paris, "This tour was the best.....Martjin our guide was so wonderful with such expertise, the time of day was perfect around 3:30 to Giverny and awesome late afternoon lighting in the gardens, and into Monet's house around 5:00 with no queue! Crowds had subsided considerably by then and you could really meditate in the beautiful surroundings! We had a group of only 6 and that was the perfect size! By the end, we were all like "family!" I do plan to stay in contact with Martjin as he shared a memorable afternoon at a beautiful place and enhanced the magic there for us all! 💚💙"

That depends. Tours of Giverny can range from 1.5 hours up to a full day, depending on the type you choose. Full-day tours typically involve round-trip transit from Paris, by car or by train, and may also stop at nearby attractions like Versailles. Shorter tours begin directly in Giverny.

Spring is the best time to visit Giverny. It's when the gardens at the Fondation Claude Monet will be in full bloom, and you can admire the water lilies and many other blossoms that Monet immortalized in his canvases. Alternatively, explore in fall to see the gardens with vibrant foliage.

If you are visiting the Fondation Claude Monet, you should book your tickets ahead. This busy destination's ticket office is often closed, and the landmark requires advance purchases. It's also a good idea to book Giverny sightseeing tours in advance, as they can be popular in spring and summer.

It's wise to set aside at least half a day to explore Giverny—especially if you want to visit multiple sights in one day. Tours of Fondation Claude Monet typically last several hours, and additional time is needed to see the Museum of Impressionisms (Musée des Impressionnismes) and for round-trip travel.

If you want to see the Fondation Claude Monet before the crowds set in, arrive right when it opens in the morning. Arriving early also means you'll have the maximum amount of time to see the rest of the village, and the Museum of Impressionisms (Musée des Impressionnismes).

There are tons of fun things to do when you're done visiting Giverny. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in and around Paris:

• Eiffel Tower

• Louvre Museum

• Notre-Dame Cathedral

• River Seine

• Musée d'Orsay

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Paris.