This half-day trip will lead you from Paris to the edge of Normandy, where you will first visit the idyllic home of Claude Monet. Your private driver-guide will pick you up and drop you off at your Parisian accommodation, so you can sit back, relax and make the most of your day. The leader of the Impressionist School lived here from 1883 to 1926, the colourful décor and pink brick facade are an intimate reminder of its former life. The precious collection of Japanese engravings is displayed in several rooms, hung in the marmer chosen by the master of Giverny himself. Claude Monet’s property at Giverny, left by his son to the Académie des Beaux-arts in 1966, has, after completion of large scale restoration work, become the Claude Monet Foundation, inaugurated in 1980. The huge Nymphéas studio, a stone’s throw from the house, has also been restored and contains the Foundation’s Shop.

The gardens have been replanted as they once were and offer visitors the “painting from nature” which Claude Monet’s contemporaries considered to be one of his masterpieces. The rectangular Clos Normand, with archways of climbing plants entwined around brilliantly coloured shrubs, lies before the house and studios, offering from Spring to Autumn the palette of varying colours to the painter-gardner who was “ecstatic about flowers”. Lastly, the Water Garden, formed by a tributary of the Epte, lies further away, shaded by weeping willows. With its famous Japanese Bridge, its wistarias, azaleas and its pond, it has once more become that casket of sky and water which inspired the pictorial universe of the water lilies.

During this tour you will also have the opportunity to visit the “Musée des Impressionismes Giverny”, a museum that allows you to get to the heart of a movement that changed the face of art in the late 19th century.

Highlights:

5-hour tour of Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny
Wander around the Impressionist painter’s former home
Visit the gardens to see beautiful sights where some of Monet’s inspiration came from
Pickup and drop-off from your Central Accomodation in Paris

The price includes:

Entrance fee to Claude Monet's Home
Professional guide
Transport by air-conditioned Car or Minivan

The price does not include:

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities (optional)
Guide at Monet's Home and Gardens

Cancellation policy

Cancel up to 3 days in advance to receive a full refund

COVID-19: Preventive Measures Implemented

Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Face masks required for travelers and guides in public areas and vehicles
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Signatory of Caring Attitude, the health commitment charter of the city of Paris

Meeting point

Pick-up from your accommodation in Paris (hotel or private apartment)
To benefit from the complimentary pick-up at your hotel or private apartment, your accommodation must be centrally located in Paris and have one of the following postal / zip code: 75001, 75002, 75003, 75004, 75005, 75006, 75007, 75008, 75009, 75015, 75016, 75017
The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email