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Paris Day Trip: Exploring Monet's Garden in Giverny & Van Gogh's House in Auvers-sur-Oise
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Walk in Monet’s gardens, explore Van Gogh’s house, and immerse in art history on a Paris day trip.
Walk in Monet’s gardens, explore Van Gogh’s house, and immerse in art history on a Paris day trip.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - See the beautiful pond full of water lilies and cross the little green, Japanese style, bridge that are featured in thousands of Monet’s paintings.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Wander through the lovely Clos Normand flower garden where a hundred different flowers are in bloom
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- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - See the beautiful pond full of water lilies and cross the little green, Japanese style, bridge that are featured in thousands of Monet’s paintings.
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Wander through the lovely Clos Normand flower garden where a hundred different flowers are in bloom
- The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Enjoy free time to visit Monet’s home of more than 40 years where he raised his 8 children and put the final touches on his paintings.
- Eglise Sainte-Radegonde de Giverny - Visit the final resting place of Claude Monet that is hidden away in a little church’s graveyard.
- Auvers-sur-Oise - When you arrive in the little town of Auvers-sur-Oise you’ll be able to take at least an hour long break. There is a boulangerie with fresh baked goods as well as several little restaurants that serve good local foods at reasonable prices. You can choose to eat in whichever establishment best fits your taste and budget.
- Maison de van Gogh - Discover how Vincent Van Gogh’s lived and spent his last days in the boarding house: Auberge Ravoux.
- Auvers-sur-Oise - Follow the Artists trail that leads from “The Stairs in Auvers” to the “Wheat Field with Crows”, stopping along the way to see “The Church in Auvers” and many more of the sites that inspired his final paintings.
- Tombe de Vincent van Gogh - Pay your respects to Vincent Van Gogh at his humble gravesite that is covered in ivy.
What's Included
- All entrance fees
- Small-group tour: 8 people max
- Driver/guide
- Return transport from Paris by A/C minivan
- All entrance fees
- Small-group tour: 8 people max
- Driver/guide
- Return transport from Paris by A/C minivan
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food
- Gratuities
- Food
Additional Information
Walk in the footsteps of two amazing artists: Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh on this small group day trip from Paris. Discover the unparallelled beauty in the Clos Normand and Japanese Water gardens of Claude Monet, in Giverny. You’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into one of his Impressionist paintings as you walk among the willow trees and cross…
Walk in the footsteps of two amazing artists: Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh on this small group day trip from Paris. Discover the unparallelled beauty in the Clos Normand and Japanese Water gardens of Claude Monet, in Giverny. You’ll feel as though you’ve stepped into one of his Impressionist paintings as you walk among the willow trees and cross the little green bridge over his pond of water lilies. Then you’ll explore inside of his colorful family home.
- Small Group Tour 8 persons max
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Minimum age is 7 years
Location
Café des Dames
Avenue de Villiers
Please be there at least 15 min before the official departure time!
A café called "Café des Dames" is located at that address.
Tours always start sharp at the appointed starting time.
Your driver-guide will arrive with a grey minibus about 10min before the scheduled departure time of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(242 Ratings)
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Sightseer04377365648
Sep 8, 2024
Monet and van Gogh in a day - Great tour. Meeting with the tour and travelling in the van was much easier than finding public transport. Enjoyed monets house and gardens, we were the first there before opening, so had the garden to ourselves for a little bit.
The trip out to van gochs resting place at Auvers sur oise in the afternoon was really interesting with a lot to see there.
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Fionaandmatthew_f
Sep 7, 2024
Thanks to Brunhide our fabulous guide! - Brunhilde was an amazing guide. Monet’s garden was great, but super busy!
Van Gough was the most memorable for me. To see where he worked for the last period of his life and physically experience the subjects of many of his paintings. Our guide brought it all to life, you could feel his presence.
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Anglophile777
Sep 5, 2024
Great tour and guide, but if it looks like rain, be prepared! - It was ultimately a great day and Clement did a great job adapting to the downpour while we were at Monet’s gardens. Given how quickly the garden paths flooded, I recommend waterproof boots if it looks like it will rain. There was also an unexpected (to me) short nature hike that was entirely uphill—not like a mountain but a constant incline with plants growing into the path. Wear pants.
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Pemquid
Sep 1, 2024
Very worthwhile, informative, beautiful. Good value - Wonderful tour and wonderful tour guide, Will. Very informative, plenty of time to explore Monet's gardens and house on our own. In Auvers sur Oise, Will guided us to key sites around the village where Van Gogh painted, and provided informative commentary. Warning: plenty of walking in Auvers, and it was a hot day (bring water if you're going in the summer). Nice scenery en route. The group on our tour was very congenial and interesting, and that made a difference.
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Michael_b
Aug 30, 2024
Lovely day trip from Paris - Great tour seeing both sites in one day. Would be impossible to do likewise by yourself. Van was clean and comfortable. Philippe the tour guide was a good. Funny and explained things well with good tips. Enjoyed the day.
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Charmaine_lamb
Aug 28, 2024
Highly recommend :) - The trip was absolutely wonderful.
Will was a brilliant guide.
The day was the perfect amount of sight seeing, walking and informative history about Monet and Van Gogh and the areas we were in.
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Joanne_c
Aug 22, 2024
A Lovely Experience - It was a lovely experience being in the gardens before the crowds got there. Our guide Nick told us the best way to view the gardens and Monet's house that avoided lines/crowds. He was spot on.
Van Gogh is my favorite artist so I was psyched to finally be at Auvers-sur-Olise. Nick was very accommodating to everyone's requests, be the photographer for various landmarks, and even dropped us off at a location close to our hotel at the end.
Though he had a thicker accent, his positivity and jovial personality made up for it. He never stopped smiling even though we did run into a snag for a lunch spot, and helped us locate a restaurant.
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Camper524563
Aug 20, 2024
Go! - I thoroughly enjoyed this full day trip. Lucy was very informative and professional, and answered all questions. She is a credit to the company.
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902rhondaw
Aug 27, 2024
Good overall tour - Good overall day tour from Paris. The guide could have informed the guests of the general overview prior to departing so meal breaks etc could be planned a bit better. Information provided was quite basic
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Michael_h
Aug 26, 2024
Room for improvement - The tour guide was well informed but not enthusiastic. He was unfamiliar with the restaurants in town so our leisurely lunch kept other folks from the group who went to a bakery for quick lunch were kept waiting for those in the restaurant. This is bad planning. I wanted something to drink and he said all shops were closed for lunch he did not stop when I pointed out two that were open. Instead we drove for another half hour to stop at a gas station. At the end, without consulting the group, he stopped to drop us off at a different place than the stated end point which we all wanted. The tours ended one hour early. I cannot recommend this company.
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