Blue Fox Travel · Paris
A minivan takes eight people at most from Avenue de Wagram to Monet's house and gardens in Giverny and back in about 4.5 hours, entry included. It doesn't go to Étretat: it's the other half of the Monet story, for a separate morning or afternoon from Paris.
Get the geography straight first. Giverny is about 75 km west of Paris and roughly 170 km from Étretat, 2 hours apart by road. This tour stays in Giverny. If you want both in one day, the Clewel private day does it; otherwise book this for one half day and the cliffs for another.
Blue Fox Travel's guide is also the driver. You meet at La Flamme, a café at 6 Avenue de Wagram, 15 minutes early: the tour leaves on time and there's no catching up. On the way the guide covers Monet's life and family. In Giverny you usually stop first at the churchyard of Sainte-Radegonde, where Monet is buried, then the Clos Normand flower garden, the water garden with the green Japanese bridge, and the house, with entry included. Guests on the 8:00 run report being back before 1 p.m.; there are afternoon departures too.
With 1,999 reviews averaging 4.8, it's well tested. The complaints are about time alone: inside the gardens you mostly explore by yourself, and one guest said 'there is no real tour'. The queue for the house can be long. Monet's house and gardens open from 1 April to 1 November 2026, so this is a spring-to-autumn trip. Minimum age 7; the paths are gravel with steps, which makes it hard with a walker.
6 Avenue de Wagram, near the Arc de Triomphe.
Commentary on Monet on the way.
The churchyard of Sainte-Radegonde in the village.
The Clos Normand, the water lily pond and bridge, the house and studio.
Drop-off at the meeting point, close to the Champs-Élysées.
★★★★★The meeting location was easy to find and we left precisely at 8AM. [...] The drive to Giverny was approximately 1 hour and we stopped at the cemetery where Money is buried. [...] We were back in Paris before 1 PM.
★★★★★He provided a great orientation via a small walking tour prior to arriving to the Gardens. The tour was in early October, not crowded at all. There was plenty of time to tour the beautiful Gardens.
★★★★★Ryan was a wonderful tour guide - interesting, enthusiastic, informative, helpful, courteous, and funny. He was extremely knowledgeable of Monet, the home, the period, and the town of Giverny.
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No. It covers Monet's house, gardens and grave in Giverny only. Étretat is about 170 km further on; the Clewel private day combines both.
Yes. Entry to Monet's house and gardens is included. Bought separately it costs 13 euros per adult in 2026.
About 170 km, roughly 2 hours by road. Our Monet guide explains how to see both.
At La Flamme, 6 Avenue de Wagram in the 8th arrondissement, near the Arc de Triomphe. Arrive 15 minutes before departure.
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Monet's house, the water lilies and the Japanese bridge with eight people at most, back in Paris by lunch.
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