Paris to Giverny Half Day Trip Monet's House & Gardens by Minivan

When in Paris, don’t just look at Claude Monet’s paintings in a museum – go and walk inside the landscapes that inspired them. In less than 1.5 h you’ll swap the city streets for Giverny, a fairytale village where Claude Monet lived and painted for over 40 years. Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned minivan with a small group and a multilingual driver-guide who shares stories about Monet, Impressionism and the region on the way.With your included ticket, step straight into Monet’s estate: explore his pink-walled house, his studio and rooms filled with Japanese prints, then wander through the Clos Normand flower garden, a riot of colours from spring to autumn. Cross to the legendary water garden with its green Japanese bridge, bamboo and water-lily pond – the exact scenery that appears in his most famous canvases. This half-day small-group trip is perfect for art and garden lovers, but also for anyone who wants a peaceful, photogenic break in one of France’s most beautiful villages.

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   Stop 1

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   Meet your driver-guide at our central Paris agency, just a short walk from the Louvre. Settle into your air-conditioned minivan and leave the city via the Normandy motorway towards the Seine valley.

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   Fondation Claude Monet

   1 hour

   On arrival, use your pre-booked ticket to enter Monet’s estate. Discover the painter’s pink house restored as it was in his time: the blue sitting-room, the pantry and kitchen, the dining-room filled with Japanese prints and his private bedroom on the first floor. The house where Claude Monet lived for more than 40 years and raised 8 children.

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   The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet

   1 hour

   Outside, stroll through the Clos Normand, a riot of colours with more than 100 different types of flowers– roses, nasturtiums and seasonal blooms from Europe and Asia that Claude Monet arranged like a living canvas.

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   Stop 4

   30 min

   Cross the road to the famous water garden, where you’ll find the green Japanese bridge, wisteria, bamboo and the water-lily pond that inspired Monet’s Nymphéas series. Take your time for photos and to recognise the exact motifs you’ve seen in his paintings.

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   Rejoin your driver-guide and relax on the drive back to central Paris, arriving with your camera full of images that look like Impressionist paintings.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.