Giverny Small-group Half Day Trip With Monet’s Gardens From Paris

Wendy was a fantastic guide and gave us a tremendous experience while discovering and exploring Giverny on my 40th birthday. Very cool, very kind, very polite, very knowledgeable.. very much appreciated! Thanks Wendy

Guide Clementine was wonderful. Pleasant, knowledgeable and thoughtful. Amount of time allocated to exploring village, etc was perfect.

W.C. was our tour guide and he was so knowledgeable and so much fun! He made the tour fantastic. I loved the gardens, they were amazingly beautiful, just as I imagined. It is definitely worth it! Go if you can!

This was my third visit to Giverny. Each time, I learn more and appreciate the fact that not only was Monet a great Impressionist painter, but he was a soil scientist and landscaper. He built this garden- both the landscaping and the soil. Then, he shared it with the world in his paintings. If you are a Monet fan, visit Giverny. We were picked up in front of a cafe near the Arc de Triumph. Do not be alarmed by all the other people who show up. This is apparently the pick-up point for several tours to Normandy, Giverny and various other places. The cafe was not open. Someone from the tour company showed up and started separating the various groups and boarding us on vans for our trip. The van was comfortable and the trip is quite lovely. However, if you want to hear what the guide has to say, sit in the second seat. In the back, one cannot hear. When you arrive at Giverny, unless you got a guided tour, you are on your own to explore the gardens and the great souvenir shop and the small village. Monet's flowers are three times bigger than any similar flowers. The plants are eight feet high and the blooms are as big as your hand. The gardens are just amazing. You are able to tour the house, as well. Look carefully for the directional signs or you will be going the wrong way and miss parts of the house. Save adequate time spend in the gift store. There so many beautiful gifts and books. If you have people to buy souvenirs for, buy some of the seeds for the flowers you just saw. And, they do grow to be as huge as the ones in Giverny. If time allows, walk down the main street behind the gift shop towards the town and you will find an eclectic cafe on your left to enjoy a cup of cocoa. This is an most enjoyable and zen day!

We had such a good time on this trip! Clementine was friendly and engaging, telling us about the area as we were driving, chatting about the town of Giverny, and then telling us about the house and gardens. The gardens are just unbelievable - really, just so beautiful. We went in the autumn and can't wait to go back in the spring, too. The house is also lovely. Monet is my favorite artist, so this was a dream trip for me, and this was a wonderful way to do it. Highly recommend!!