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Versailles Palace and Giverny: Full-Day Monet and Royal History Tour from Paris
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1,786 Ratings
Paris
Immerse yourself in the world of Monet and the royal history of Versailles on this full-day tour from Paris. Wander through Monet’s gardens and explore the opulent Palace of Versailles.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Fondation Claude Monet - Home to Impressionist maestro Monet from 1833 until his demise in 1926.
What's Included
- Priority entrance tickets for both attractions.
- Guided tour of the Royal Apartments in the Palace of Versailles.
- Enjoy a provided lunch.
- Explore Versailles gardens at your leisure.
- Licensed guide service with individual earphone included.
- Tour of Giverny gardens and free time in Monet’s house.
- Roundtrip transportation in a luxury air-conditioned coach from Paris.
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
When you think of France, what springs to mind? The Palace of Versailles and Impressionist artwork is likely near the top of your list. Even on a quick visit, you’ve got enough time to savour a taste of both, thanks to our day excursion from Paris. Have you ever wished you could immerse yourself in one of Monet’s masterpieces? Well, now you can! Take a leisurely stroll through the vibrant gardens of the artist’s home, which served as the muse for his famous piece, ‘Nympheas’, among others. Following lunch, make your way to Versailles, the regal residence of three King Louises. The extravagant grandeur of this majestic Palace will surely take your breath away right from the first glance. In fact, you’re likely to spend the remainder of your visit in awe!
- The tour allows enough time to visit Versailles’ Great Royal Apartments and Monet’s Gardens only
- You’ll have a skip-the-line ticket but may still have to wait in line, especially at busy times such as high season
- The Versailles Musical Fountains Show takes place on Saturdays and Sundays
- Baby strollers are forbidden inside the Versailles Palace.
- This tour is not suitable for clients with walking difficulties
- Please note that during the Olympic Games, and ONLY from July 18th to September 11th 2024, your tour will have a different meeting point. Please check the redemption instructions on your voucher for more information
Location
45 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
***UNTIL JULY 17th***
Please note that during the Olympic Games, from July 18th to September 11th 2024, your tour will depart from 26 boulevard Auguste Blanqui 75013 PARIS
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lynda_o
Aug 6, 2024
Fantastic tour! - Monet's garden and home were beautiful . The lunch was delightful and Versailles was magnificent! We enjoyed it immensely.
Our tour guide, Natty, was absolutely wonderful. She was enthusiastic and easy to listen to. She shared her knowledge of both locations from the moment the bus started and her guidance and knowledge of Versailles was so educational and enlightening . It was a magnificent tour! Thank you!!!
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Michelle_b
Jul 30, 2024
Fantastic trip - Very knowledgeable guide, friendly driver. Thank you for making the trip very special. Food was fabulous in a glorious location
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Markaa96ag
Jul 27, 2024
Monet garden/Versailles tour - The most beautiful and well organized tour of the 10 days we spent in Paris! I highly, highly recommend this your company! You will not be disappointed.
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Lisa_j
Jul 26, 2024
Modest artist v extravagant politician living - Walking in the garden where Monet walked was so interesting, like you were walking through his paintings.
Versailles was massive and impressive. Our guide had great knowledge of each of the stops.
Our only additional wish would be to have more time in the gardens. There are so many and so large it takes some time to just see them from the top, much less explore a little.
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Aline_g
Jul 5, 2024
Monet home gardens, Versailles - Monet and gardens were unbelievably exquisite the flowers, bridges water lilies just like in all his pictures. So glad went there prior to going to Musée Orsay, because it all became so real . The picture perfect lunch spot and lunch couldn’t have been better. Versailles was over the top. And we couldn’t have had a better guide Steve, and driver it was a perfect
Day. Thank you Steve and to the driver who brought us thru Normandy what a treat!
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Debbie_b
Jul 4, 2024
Excellent day - Steve was an excellent guide, humorous and very knowledgeable and very helpful. The included lunch was delicious and gave us a chance to meet the other travellers.
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Marye_l
Jul 1, 2024
Fantastic combination - Monet’s Gardens were beautiful. The luncheon was delicious, and allowed us to dine at a table with several other travelers. I can not say enough about the Palace of Versailles. It was breathtaking. Unfortunately, the gardens were void of flowers. They had removed all the old flowers and had not replanted yet. It was still an amazing landscape. Oh yeah, our guide and driver were so accommodating.
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Angela_k
Jun 30, 2024
How One Thing Can Spoil a Whole Day - What we saw & experienced was absolutely marvellous, but too much for 1 day. at Versailles we were rushed through each room & with the crowds, it was difficult to take photos.
Our guide Elizabeth & our driver were excellent.
The lunch, however was below standard. Beautiful location, but the food was disappointing.
1 person to serve everyone. the entre was tasteless, main course chicken was very dry with just cream poured over (not a sauce) & no salad. Ten at our table, one bottle of water provided & it was a hot day. Had to ask for more.
2 guests were vegetarian: entre was a tiny green salad with no dressing & for main they were served the same potato as the rest, which was fine, but the substitute for the chicken was a few green salad leaves. Both ladies were hungry.
Considering the cost & quality of the tour, lunch was a complete disappointment.
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Barrynoah
Jul 30, 2024
Guide walked too fast so missed half the guided tour. - Overall we enjoyed the day. My main issue was with our guide who walked too fast and when we went to Giverny she walked off without us so we did not get the guided tour we paid for.
She did better at Versailles after I told her three times to slow down. We did have some issues getting to lunch due to traffic problems and again our guide got off the bus and walked about 1/4 mile to the restaurant but walked so fast she lost the entire group. I really did not feel I got my money's worth because the guide kept losing us.
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Dwight_h
Jul 28, 2024
Speak Clearly - Versailles and Giverny were wonderful places. However, our guide did not speak English clearly, so we were unable to understand most of her comments which detracted from our experience. Also, the food at lunch was poor.
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