Giverny & Versailles palace Full day tour

Private tour with skip the Line & Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off

Our Private tour of Giverny & Versailles Palace is designed for you if you wish to discover two famous sights close to Paris, but located in the French countryside:

GIVERNY, classified as one of the most beautiful villages in France was the home of Claude Monet, father of Impressionism. He created a series of marvellous gardens with many colours, flowers and oriental design which became the subject of his most well-known works: The Waterlilies and the Japanese Bridge.

VERSAILLES PALACE designed by the King Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is one of the most beautiful palaces in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Both the gardens and his royal residence became the gemstones of interaction between extravagance, luxury and the finest art of the time. Explore this magical place with your dedicated tour guide and imagine the life of the French royals of the 18th century.

Opening Days
6/7 (except Monday)

Meeting-Point
Your hotel or apartment

Duration
9Hrs (full day)

Access
Skip the Line

Transport
Executive car

Type of tour
Private, up to 17 people

What is included

We escort you (round trip) from your hotel to Giverny then to Versailles and back.
Relax in our executive car with Chauffeur.
Enjoy a private tour: the painter is missing but your guide is there to let you immerse in Monet’s life… And the King Louis XIV too.
Feel like a Queen: skip-the-line tickets.
Admission to Musical Fountains Show or Musical Gardens included when running. (Gardens of Versailles when not running)

What to discover in Giverny?

At Giverny: Monet’s House & Gardens.
Walk around the village of Giverny and the Baudy Auberge. (option depending on the schedule)
Discover a old medieval church. (option depending on the schedule)
Visit Monet’s grave.(option depending on the schedule)

What to discover in Versailles?

Visit the Apartments of the Sun King « Louis XIV ».
Visit the Apartments of the Queen. (except when it is closed for refurbishment)
Visit the Hall of mirrors.
Best of the 70 hectares of the Gardens.

Choose a 5 star tour to Giverny & Versailles.

Driving a car and telling interesting stories require different specific skills. For maximum enjoyment and safety, we propose you to be guided by an expert, licensed tour guide and driven by a specific chauffeur.
This way, your Versailles specialist guide will be completely dedicated to you with more time on his/ her hand to share entertaining stories and anecdotes. Meanwhile your safety and comfort will be taken care of by a professional driver.

Claude Monet's house

Gardens at Giverny

Gardens of Versailles

The 3 Fontains at Versailles

Tour Description

Important information

Tour Description

On the footsteps of Claude Monet

We will pick you up at your hotel for your very special journey to the marvelous Giverny village.
By the time Monet moved to Giverny, he was a well-established artist and well-known as the father of Impressionism, but this was not always the case. His new artistic style focusing on depicting the changes of light was not common at the time. But what a better way of fulfilling one’s passion, than creating a live studio in the French countryside! In the quiet Normandy village of Giverny, Monet found a place where his love for gardening and outdoor painting could be fully expressed: he designed two different gardens both aesthetically expressive with plenty of life, colors and shapes: the Clos Normandie and the water gardens with Japanese influence. We will go for a wander here to fully appreciate Monet’s live subjects: let’s soak up the harmony of light and immerse in his bouquet of different shades of colors of flowers & plants.

Gardens at Giverny

Clause Monet's dining room at Giverny

Monet's House at Giverny

Monet's Kitchen Giverny

After visiting the gardens, we will step inside Monet’s home. Let’s get immerse by the colors he choose to decorate his house: you will be amazed by the manifestation of his painting palette.

Walk around with your guide bringing alive each rooms and their stories so you can step inside the daily life of Monet and his family. Admire the bright yellow dining room with its yellow furniture (very modern at the time!) and his unique collection of Japanese art. Soak up the atmosphere in the bright blue kitchen with its contrasting copper red utensils and imagine the culinary concoctions made here for Monet and his family.

The village itself is well worth a walk to discover the Auberge Baudry where artists from France but also from the United States came to pay a visit to Monet. On request and if time allows, you’ll also discover the little medieval church and Monet’s grave.

A visit to Giverny is a perfect day trip out of Paris to meet Monet and take a glimpse at rural France.

Tour the Palace of Versailles

After lunch, we will visit the magnificent Palace of Versailles built by and for the King of France in the late 17th century. For a half day, we will visit all the main highlight proposed in the castle and its gardens. To get a full overview of what is proposed in our half day tour, please refer to : The Unmissable half day tour.

The hall of Mirrors - Palace of Versailles

Perspective at Versailles

The Royal Chapel - Palace of Versailles

End of the tour

To finish the tour, your guide & her/his driver will take you back to your hotel.

Important information

When is the best time to visit?

The Palace is the busiest on Tuesdays and during the weekends.
Afternoons tend to be less busy at the Palace (but we can’t guarantee)
If you wish to see the Fountain Shows or the Musical Gardens, please refer their availability below.

Does the tour include the Musical Fountain Shows & the Musical Gardens?

Yes, if you book the tour on the following dates:

Musical Fountain Shows (fountains display with music): available every Saturday and Sunday between March to October & Tuesday from end of May until the end of June.
Musical Gardens (no water displays): available every Tuesday & Friday from March to October.

How to book this tour?

This tour is available every day except on Monday. (the Palace is closed)

The Palace sells a limited number of tickets with direct access to professional travel agencies ONLY. These sell out very quickly. In high season (April-August), we advise you to book 6 weeks in advance, if it’s possible. Otherwise, please try to book an afternoon tour when the Palace is less busy.
If it’s possible, please provide us with alternative dates and times.

How to book this tour as a gift?

Why not offer some fun and educational ?

You can buy this tour for you and your family or buy it as a gift to your friends or relatives. To buy this tour as a gift, just click on the red button “buy as a gift” on the booking form and follow the instruction. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Paypal. Then, you will get a gift card and a Voucher number. The lucky one will be able to apply this number and he will be able to choose the date of his visit to Versailles online. They have 1 year to make this private tour after buying the gift card.

Does my tour include lunch?

Only our Full Day tours include a lunch break (meals are not included in the tour price).

Can you store my luggage during the tour?

Normally not. If you would like to have this service, please Contact Us in advance. This service accrues an extra charge.

Can I take my wheelchair?

For information on accessibility and wheelchair use, please refer to our FAQs or Contact Us directly.

Please Note:

The Palace is not privatised during this tour. There will be other visitors and at times the palace might be crowded. During this tour, we have no control over the visitor flow of the Palace. If you wish to have a semi-privatised visit, then you must book our Hidden Doors tour here. With the Hidden Doors tour you will visit the private apartments of King Louis XV and of Louis XVI, in a semi-privatized environment. The rest of the Palace will still be opened for the public during your visit. On request, we can also fully privatize the palace after the opening hours. As you can imagine, this is a very special service that is only available on requests, booked in advance, a few times a year.
If you book this tour with transport, we expect to meet you in Paris. If we should meet you outside Paris, please contact us before booking to get the rate. (airport, or anywhere in the suburb)

Helpful Hints

As you will be walking and on your feet for a few hours, we would recommend comfortable shoes (sneakers for example) and comfortable clothing.
For the best experience during the Summer months: a bottle of water, suncream and hats are recommended. During the Winter months: warm clothes and sturdy shoes (in case it’s slippery) to keep you comfortable in the Gardens.

Renovation

The Queen’s apartment are closed for refurbishment until 2019. We propose you to replace these rooms with The Mesdames’ apartments. These rooms will give you an idea of what women apartment look like.

The Mesdames’ apartments were recently restored (2013) to their state of princely apartments. Mesdames, as the six daughters of Louis XV were referred to, settled there in 1752, but only two of them, Adelaide and Victoire – who did not marry and lived a long life – lived there until the revolution.

Safety 's Note

Next to the reinforcement of the security to enter in the Palace, the control may take longer than usual. Our skip the line tickets enable us to avoid the long queue. However you may have to wait a bit for the checking , especially during the high season.

Price list

Number of people	Total Price all included
2 people	635 € / pers
3 people	465 € / pers
4 people	370 € / pers
5 people	315 € / pers
6 people	280 € / pers
More than 6 people	On request

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Customization & option

Electric golf cart are available in the gardens. It may be an option for people with limited mobility or for people who want to save their feet! The palace doesn’t allow to book in advance this extra except if you need more than 5 golf carts. Our guide accompanies you to the golf cart’s provider (it cost €35/hour as an extra). Mandatory presentation of a driving licence. You ll have the occasion to ask about this option when you’ll meet your guide during your trip by car from your hotel in Paris to Versailles.
Experience a real 100% VIP experience: discover the gardens &/or the Palace outside opening hours. Contact us for more info.

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