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Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour

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Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour
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Get out of Paris for a trip to the countryside on this tour to Giverny, the location of Claude Monet's House and Gardens. Travel by bus to the Monet property, where you have free time to wander around the house and grounds independently. An audio guide, available in several languages, is included, which you receive before departure. Select a morning or afternoon departure time when booking.
  • Self-guided tour to Claude Monet's House and Gardens in Giverny
  • Enjoy free time at the property to explore on your own
  • Listen to recorded commentary by audio headphones for information about Monet and his life here
  • See his water lily pond and Japanese bridge
  • Entrance fees included
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Round Trip Transportation From Paris
Audio-guided Visit in 10 languages
Free visit of the Gardens, Monet's House
Service of a multilingual host
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guide
22 Rue Jean Rey , 22 Rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris, France
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Meeting time 30 minutes prior to the departure, in front of the HOTEL PULLMAN PARIS TOUR EIFFEL 18 avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris - Meeting point 22 Rue Jean Rey with our representative with a Paris City Vision sign, outside the hotel.

This activity will end right where it started.
Your tour starts at a central location in Paris, where you receive your audio guide for your visit to Monet's House and Gardens. Then board the bus for the drive from the city to Giverny. 

When you arrive, you have independent time to explore Monet's studio, home, and vibrant gardens. Monet lived here with his family for more than 40 years, working on some of his Impressionist masterpieces. Inside, you can see his kitchen, sitting room, reading room, dining room, and bedroom, plus admire his collection of Japanese prints, which provided him inspiration. 

Outside, stroll around rows and rows of flowers—from roses to nasturtium to blooms from East Asia—and visit the water lily pond and Japanese bridge, surrounded by weeping willows. This is a scene you probably recognize from some of his paintings. Throughout your self-guided tour, listen to the audio guide for commentary about Monet's work and life. 

When your time is up, return to the starting point in Paris, where your tour ends.
Itinerary
Pass By:  
22 Rue Jean Rey
Fan of Monet? Want to see where he lived and the garden that inspired him? Your wish is our command with this half-day trip! Then, meet us near the Eiffel Tower with a departure by coach in either the morning or afternoon (depending on option selected when booking).
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Pass By:  
Giverny
After about a 1h30 min trip through the verdant countryside, you will arrive in Giverny. Enter this world famous village, famous for its pictural nature.
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Stop At:  
The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet
The visit starts with a stroll through the luscious Monet garden, which was the main source of inspiration for this indisputable founding father of impressionism. Cross the Clos-Normand, where you will find flowers from the Far East. Finally, you’ll come upon the magnificent water garden, famous for its water lilies, weeping willows, and the celebrated Japanese bridge spanning the pond. 
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Duration: 45 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Stop At:  
Fondation Claude Monet
Thanks to your audio-guide, you will have two hours to tour Monet’s home, his studio and vibrantly colored gardens. Claude Monet lived with his family for more than 40 years in this Normand village. Follow in Monet’s footsteps as you visit the house, which includes the “blue sitting room,” his reading room which opens into the “pantry” where he kept tea, oil, spices and eggs. Continue on to the dining room, which houses the private apartments and one of the world’s largest Japanese print collections.
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Duration: 45 minutes
Admission Ticket Included
Pass By:  
Paris
Time to drive back through the landscape of the Eure French Region. You will be dropped back at the departure point.
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  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Paris CityVision
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour?
A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
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What is the policy on sanitization during Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
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What is the social distancing policy during Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour?
A:The policy on social distancing is:

  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Giverny & Monet's House From Paris Audio Guided Half-day Tour?
A:The policies on staff health & safety are:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
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  • "Be patient and mindful with all the other travelers - they are all there for the same reason you are." See review
  • "This trip may take your away from Paris for a few hours but it is well worth it." See review
  • "During the half day tour there is only time to see the house and gardens." See review

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star-5
Wonderful afternoon!
Danielle_H
, Jul 2022
This excursion was perfect! Bus very confortable and thé guides and drivers where very Nice and professionnel. The tour respond to all of our expectations. Good work Viator as always!
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star-3
Our guide was not nice...
Monica_B
, Jul 2022
Our guide was not nice but bus ride was nice and bus driver very helpful, we overall had a good time with the exception of the rude lady that was helping in the bus.
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star-4
A memorable experience
Roland_T
, Jul 2022
Beautiful house and gardens, a memorable experience. Well worth it in every respect. Highly recommended.
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Giverny Tour
Jane_K
, Jun 2022
There was a lot of chaos getting your organized. Sorting out who was in what group and who got what equipment took a lot of time. Time at Giverny was very short due to organization problems. Bus was comfortable and house and gardens were wonderful.
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Be on time or left behind
Tessa_V
, Jun 2022
My daughter and I were a few moments late and the bus left us and we had to find our own transportation back to Paris. Lesson learned, they are serious about the departure times.
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star-4
Overall great trip to Monet’s Gardens
Diane_M
, Jun 2022
The visit to Monet’s gardens and house were beautiful. The bus was clean and comfortable. The tour provided a map with audio information if you chose to listen which was great. The tour guide did not offer much information however.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
Picture Perfect Givenchy Gardens!
Vivienne_D
, Jun 2022
Such a peaceful beautiful village to visit. The ease with this tour with the audio and the lovely guides. Highly recommend this tour out of Paris.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
Lovely!
Mirian_O
, Jun 2022
Tour was great. The company was well organised, tour left on time from Paris. The self guided audio tour was worth as well.
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Disorganized
Janet_G
, Jun 2022
Very disorganized. The route back to the bus was not clear. The walk from the bus to Monets garden was very long and several people with our group were disabled. We arrived late and were rushed. The little time at the garden was not worth the long bus ride.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-4
Basic tour: transport and self paced audio tour
Sheryl_B
, Jun 2022
This tour was perfect for me- I just needed a way to get to the gardens. After the bus drops you at the parking lot, you are on your own with a map and Audioguide. I enjoyed that I could go at a self pace. If you have a way to get to the gardens or want to take public transport then skip this tour as it really only provided the transportation. They allowed 2 hours of free time. If you are quick you also have time to walk thru town to the cemetery and see Monet’s grave and maybe time for a beverage in a cafe. Otherwise there is not much to do and very, very tiny town. Only 1 cafe was open when I went on a Friday at 11:00 am.
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Not good value for money.
Susan_S
, May 2022
Group leaders were unsure of audio equipment, which was spotty in its operation. When we arrived in the parking lot, she was unclear about which entrance we should use and lost others in her group. Giverny was jammed with people. Nice flowers, but for three of us it would have been cheaper and more pleasant to book tickets on line in advance and arrive before morning opening and take a round trip taxi ride from Paris.
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star-3
Good but too short a visit
Karen_C
, May 2022
Great to see the house and garden but we had less than two hours which is just not enough time to spend in the gardens. The visit needs to be 3 hours to give time to look in detail and just sit and enjoy.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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Sunday trip to Giverny
Hope_R
, May 2022
Beautiful gardens to view in the spring and the audio guide pretty good. But... Don't go on a Sunday. Way too crowded. Glad I wasn't trying to hear a live guide because the audio guide you could put directly to your ear and listen instead of trying to huddle around a live person trying to speak. Disappointed no information from the guide as we drove to Giverny. And half day not enough time if you want to explore the town. Only 2 hours at the actual site. But glad we went.
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Stunning Gardens
Valerie_S
, May 2022
The gardens were very beautiful. It was, however very crowded. I wish we could take the 8:30 bus out and returned with the 2:00 group so we could have had more time to explore the village, as well.
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star-5
So beautiful we were speechless
Eric_C
, May 2022
The Lilly pond! The bus ride over & back was easy and informative with audiotour. Plenty of time to walk around & see everything. Would have helped to have a map of area with path to Lilly pond & garden as it's large and group entrance a bit hidden.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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Monet’s House…a must see
Vikram_A
, Apr 2022
Wonderful visit to actually seeing the ponds, colourful flower gardens. A must see. Provides the context for the lilies.
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star-3
Pretty but crowded
Michael_M
, Apr 2022
Beautiful gardens. We had the audio guide version and were treated kindly but clearly second class it is into those who had the guided tour option. Also, the bus driver refused to turn on the auxiliary power system so we could not charge phone on the bus. At the end of April, the weather was spectacular and the flowers were a riot of color. The water lilies were not doing much. unfortunately, the place was mobbed. It took a little bit of time to compose my mind to block out the hyper tourism. It might be better to go without a tour via a train.
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star-3
As described
RafhaelDalto
, Apr 2022
It's basically transport, tickets and the audio guide. We need to ask for the audio guide, or else they'd forget to give it to us. On premises, the place is really nice and it was a enjoyable half day tour.
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star-5
Happy we didn”t miss the oportunity.
Lucia_F
, Apr 2022
Great experience, very well organized, nice guide, a lot of flowers of all colours, exactly like Monet’s art.
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The young man who was our...
Linda_L
, Apr 2022
The young man who was our guide was exceptional. He was kind to everyone and very clear about expectations for time related concerns. Even at the end of the trip he was helping people find how to get to their homes by sharing what he knew about public transit. When I think of Paris he will be in my memory.
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