All Day Audio Guided Giverny and Skip The Line Versailles with lunch from Paris
Highlights
- Explore the Palace of Versailles via its large royal apartments
- Discover Monet's impressionistic source of inspiration through his magnificent gardens
- Anecdotes and fascinating stories at both sites thanks to the audio-guides
- Enter Claude Monet's universe in Giverny
- Priority access to the palace to step in the royal universe of the Kings and Queens of France
Overview
Take your seat aboard an air-conditioned tour bus departing at 8:15 a.m. from our office located in the center of Paris. You’ll be driven to the Fondation Claude Monet, where you can visit the garden at Giverny and Monet’s home at your own leisure. See Giverny at your own pace, starting with Monet’s home. There, you will learn about the life of the artist, who lived there until his death at the age of 43. You can appreciate the reading room, also called the “blue room,” the sunflower-yellow dining room adorned with Japanese prints, and the private apartments. Continue your visit in Monet’s studio, today a gift shop where you can find a variety of souvenirs. Next, turn on your audio guide for commentary as you visit Monet’s garden. Amble through flower-lined paths that inspired the artist’s impressionist paintings. Revel in the lavish, multicolored flower beds. Step into the Clos-Normand, home to many Far Eastern plants and vegetation. Cross the water garden by the Japanese bridge. Peer over the edge to see its famous water lilies, found in the celebrated painting of the same name. Take your time as you experience Monet’s universe in an exotic, ethereal atmosphere.
Next, climb aboard your bus. It will take you to the Moulin de Fourges restaurant 10 minutes from Giverny, where you will be served a lunch that includes traditional Normand fare.
Menu *:
Fish terrine, sour farm cream and mixed green salad
Roasted chicken breast, mushroom cream and mashed potato with salted butter.
Norman apple tart, scoop of ice cream.
Drinks: White and red Wine OR Cider of local production on demand + Still and sparkling water, Coffee or Tea
Note: Alternative choices to food restrictions (vegetarian, gluten-free...) available on site.
*menu subject to modification
After the meal, it’s off to the Palace of Versailles. Priority access lets you get the most out of your Versailles visit. Your audio guide will point you in the right direction as you discover the King’s chambers. You will enter seven rooms, each decorated in the style of a God. Next, enter the magnificent Hall of Mirrors, where guests were invited during celebrations. The hall overlooks Versailles gardens. Admire the emblem of the Sun King, Louis XIV, one of the most ornate symbols to represent 17th century French art. If it is not the season for the Musical Fountains Show and Musical Gardens, you can take time to explore the gardens, where statues, sculptures, fountains, flowerbeds, coppices and reflecting pools are all aligned. Under Louis XIV, André le Nôtre designed the Palace’s gardens, endowing them with unique, grandiose proportions.
You will depart Versailles around 5:00 p.m., reaching our office in Paris at about 5:45 p.m.
What's included
- Entrance ticket to Giverny Claude Monet house and garden
- Skip the line entrance ticket to the Palace of Versailles and the gardens
- Lunch , 3 courses menu, drink included
- Audio guide available in 10 languages
- Transfers to and from your accommodation
- Guided visit
Additional Information
From June 1st, 2023, the new departure point will be at 45 Avenue de la Bourdonnais 75007 Paris – outside of café LE CHAMP DE MARS.
Important: to make sure that already booked passengers will get the service, during 2 months we will also have a pick-up at the actual meeting point (outside of the Pullman Tour Eiffel hotel).
Round Trip transportation by air-conditioned coach from Paris
Audioguide for Giverny and Versailles in 10 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Korean)
Lunch, 3 Courses Menu, drinks included
Entrance ticket to the house of Monet and the gardens (priority access)
Entrance ticket to Versailles Palace (priority access)
Entrance ticket to Versailles gardens, even the days of Fountains Shows or Musical Gardens
Service of a multilingual host
Audio guides may not be used inside the Monet House and in the studio, as the rooms are very narrow
Audio guides should be picked up at our office before departure
We strongly advise against high-heeled shoes (parquet flooring in the rooms and cobblestones in the courtyard)
Strollers are not permitted inside the palace
Access to the palace is challenging for those with reduced mobility
Photography without flash is permitted inside the palace
The skip-the-line access is subject to the Versailles Palace procedures: The Vigipirate plan, the security control or an unforeseen crowd can slow down the entrance
On-site visit duration: 7h
Please note for any issues please contact Paris City Vision at +33 (0)1 44 55 60 00 (Customer Service)
Know before you go
Signatory of Caring Attitude, the health commitment charter of the city of Paris
Face masks required for travelers in public areas, on board vehicles, in our premises
Face masks or vizor required for guides
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
cashless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 2 calendar days before departure.
