Giverny Small-Group Half Day Trip with Monet’s Gardens from Paris
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Paris, France
- 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If you’re a fan of Claude Monet, then this guided tour from Paris to his gardens in Giverny is a must-do experience. Discover where the great Impressionist artist lived for 40 years and delight in the familiar scenery as you stroll through the Japanese Garden and admire the iconic water lilies. Learn from your local guide about Monet’s life, artistic vision, and family.
You’ll also visit the village church and Monet’s grave, an off-the-beaten-path spot that many visitors overlook, offering a more personal glimpse into the artist’s life and lasting legacy.
This small-group tour is limited to just eight people, ensuring personalized attention throughout your visit.
- Small-group tour ensures a more memorable experience
- Admire in real life the same scenery Monet depicted in more than 250 of his paintings
- Gain insight into the artist’s inspirations you'd never get if you explored alone
- Round-trip transport by comfortable minivan from Paris included
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
A small group size ensures you can hear the guide clearly and easily stay with the group.
What's Included
- Small Group Tour limited to 8 people
- Expert Guide and Chauffeur
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- A tranquil and calm time during your visit to a busy city!
- Entrance fee - Entrance fee
- Tips aka Gratuities for a guided visit well done.
- Food or drinks. Tour ends next to the Champs Elysées and a dozen different great places to eat.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- La Flamme6 Av. de Wagram, 75008 Paris, France
Please be there at least 15 min before the official departure time! Tours always start sharp at the appointed starting time. For this tour it is absolutely necessary that you arrive before the tour starts as there is no way of catching up with the group once the tour has started.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Giverny (Pass By)
1
The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Fondation Claude Monet
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Fondation Claude Monet
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Eglise Sainte-Radegonde de Giverny
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age for all tour participants is 7 years old.
- The paths are gravel and there are steps to climb on this tour. Walkers are not very helpful.
- Not recommended for travelers who have trouble walking on their own.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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Excellent tour. Philippe was a great guide and driver. He has extensive experience with the topic and provided an informative and entertaining experience. Everything ran smoothly and on time. Would definitely recommend Philippe and Blue Fox.
Absolutely lovely trip. Great guide and excellent driver made it so easy. Having a small group and a minivan made it it fast, efficient, time saving in many ways. Gardens in tge afternoon were incredible with a beautiful lighting.
Very little input from the guide for the group. We were on our own for the trip through the gardens and the house. The most concerning issue was the driver going so fast he almost had an accident in a tunnel.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback.
We’re sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your comments regarding the guide and driving, and we will share them with our team to help us improve.
Your feedback is very important to us.
Kind regards,
- Alice
We had a wonderful experience visiting Monet’s House and Gardens in Giverny. The gardens were absolutely beautiful and even more special to see in person. Our tour guide, Ryan, was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, friendly, and genuinely passionate about the history of Monet and Giverny. He made the experience interesting, relaxed, and enjoyable from beginning to end. We loved every minute of it and would highly recommend this tour, especially with Ryan as your guide!
Amazing tour guide Wendysam. Made this experience inclusive and informative while still having independent time to explore! Would absolutely recommend.
Ryan our guide was excellent. Provided just the right amount of information. Although it was extremely busy and crowded, he was able to work around the crowds.
Terrific outing to learn about Monet and see the beautiful little town in which he spent 1/2 of his life. Book the early depart and you are back in Paris for the afternoon.
Clementine was a wonderful driver and guide to Giverny. She gave us lots of information about Monet, and gave us plenty of time to visit the Gardens and home. It was a lovely trip.
Ryan kept the tour light and moving with lots of historical information, illustrations and humorous anecdotes. His love of Giverny and Monet came through.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review!
We’re so glad Ryan made your visit to Giverny enjoyable with his knowledge, humor, and passion for Monet and the gardens.
We’ll be sure to share your kind words with him!
Kind regards,
- Alice
Spectacular place - very inspirational. Short drive from Paris! Our guide was very energetic and entertaining.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful review!
We’re delighted you enjoyed the beauty of Giverny and had such a great time with our energetic guide. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
- Alice
Our 1/2 day trip to Giverny was well organized and very interesting. Our guide (Brun) was knowledgeable and good natured. We enjoyed our experience immensely.
I was looking forward to the experience and arrived an hour early for the 745 am meeting time. I checked in and then the van driver said he had 4 couples so I’d have to wait for another van. The next one came and filled up and I had to wait for another one: I wouldn’t recommend this for single travellers or odd numbered parties.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
We’re very sorry for the inconvenience and understand your frustration. We always do our best to accommodate everyone and make the experience enjoyable for all our guests.
- Alice
Frankie was a wonderful tour guide! He was extremely knowledgeable and we had a fantastic day at Giverny! I would highly recommend this tour!
Kareem is a literal professor of Art and history . Not to mention his delivery of information is incredibly entertaining! We are so blessed to have spent time with him.
Magical place and Michelle was very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend this tour. The house gets crowded though
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted you enjoyed the magic of Giverny and that Michelle made your visit special with her knowledge and friendliness. We truly appreciate your recommendation!
Kind regards,
- Alice
Giverny is beautiful! We went there on August 22, 2026, meeting in Paris at 8 AM. Our tour guide was wonderful - kind, organized, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned so much about Monet and the general art world. Thank you for a great experience!
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review!
We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the beauty of Giverny and that your guide made the experience so enjoyable with their knowledge and kindness.
We’re thrilled you learned more about Monet and the art world. Thank you for joining us, and we hope to welcome you again soon!
Kind regards,
- Alice
Really need a day at Giverny
Missed the house not enough time
The tour guide Clementine was fabulous very pleasant helpful and very knowledgeable.
Easy pick-up location, comfortable transportation, but learning a little of Monet’s life story, the focus of his artistic style, and the complications of relationships within family and art community, culminating in his latter years as a gardener was so insightful… the day gave rise to much discussion afterwards - thank you for imparting both passion and knowledge.
The entire trip was amazing. Our guide, Theo, was terrific. He was knowledgeable, professional and provided us with information to make our visit that much more interesting. The grounds were spectacular as many flowers and waterlilies were in bloom. Absolutely a must do tour while visiting Paris.
This was a fantastic tour. I am so glad we went in the morning as the lines were so long as we were leaving Monet’s house and gardens. Serena was our tour guide and she was wonderful. She was very nice and provided a ton of information and was lovely. She told us what to expect for the day and gave us timing at the start which is always helpful. I would recommend this tour!
We had a wonderful afternoon out with Olivier! He told us so many wonderful stories about Monet's art, and also about his life, loves and motivation. Olivier was great company and we learned a lot about how things work in France, which was so interesting and entertaining.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review!
We’re delighted to hear that you had such a wonderful afternoon with Olivier and enjoyed his stories about Monet and life in France. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with him!
Kind regards,
- Alice
Ryan is an excellent tour guide and driver. Very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Going a the opening hour is key to avoid crowding.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review!
We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the excursion with Ryan and appreciated his knowledge and enthusiasm.
We’re also glad the early start helped you enjoy Monet’s Gardens with fewer crowds. We hope to see you again soon!
- Alice
Ryan was a great guide. It is a long drive to get there and back. No excessive talking on way back. Small group with pre purchased tickets skipped the long line.
What a lovely way to enjoy Giverney! For anyone who appreciates art and nature (and a dose of history) this is an excellent tour. Wonderful flowers, even in August! The ease of the pick up and drop, the friendly and well informed guide (Sabrina) and the pleasant drive to and from the destination all added to our positive experience.
The Gardens and house of Monet were an excellent tour. The guide was knowlegable and personal. He went out of his way to be nice and informative.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for your lovely review!
We’re delighted you enjoyed Monet’s gardens and home, and that our guide made the experience both informative and personal.
We truly appreciate your feedback!
- Alice
We met Ryan at a café very near the Arc de Triomphe and he gave us information about the day and the area on the way to Giverney. We toured Monet’s family gravesite and then once inside the entrance, we visited the house and gardens on our own. It was well worth it to be in a small group. Although it was crowded, I was most impressed with the pond. It felt like you could be stepping in one of his paintings. The garden was also magnificent. A highlight of my trip! I would highly recommend this activity.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted that Giverny and Monet’s gardens were a highlight of your trip.
We’re also glad you enjoyed the small-group experience and Ryan’s insights along the way.
Thank you for recommending us!
- Alice
Easy way to go see the gardens from Paris. My guide was informative and helpful. Made the experience easy and had time to explore the gardens and house once there.
It was a great tour to Giverny with Sarena. She was very informative. Would not have seen the church or the burial site if not for the tour.
Vehicle was comfortable.
Sarena was able to create a comfortable time for a tour with strangers.
Our afternoon trip to Giverny was perfect in every way. I appreciated the comfortable van ride but even more, our guide’s breadth of knowledge and his experience around the best approach to managing our time with respect to the crowds at the house, gardens and gravesite. He did an outstanding job with pleasant good humor all day. And he knows a lot about Claude Monet! To top it off he recommended a favorite local restaurant of his to end our wonderful day! Thank you Nicolas! We highly recommend you!
It was hot in Paris at the time. Book the earliest tour, 8am start.
It is a popular place to visit. Getting a solo photo on the Japanese bridge is almost impossible.
I have the erase feature on my phone.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re glad you enjoyed the beautiful gardens and appreciate the tip about visiting early.
We hope to welcome you back to Giverny again soon!
- Alice
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