Paris and Monet's Garden

France contains a wealth of stunning palaces and gardens and this holiday offers arguably the most famous; the exquisite Palace of Versailles with its sumptuous interior, and Monet’s garden at Giverny.

5 days from £499pp

Single Room Supplement from £169pp

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Your Tour Includes

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 3 evening meals
  • Local joining points
  • Porterage at the hotel

Itinerary

Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, and continue to our hotel, situated on the outskirts of Paris.

Optional excursion to Versailles, home to the famous château and gardens. Originally created for Louis XIV, the Château of Versailles has been a member of the UNESCO World Heritage list for over 30 years. 

You can choose to admire the magnificent gardens or spend time exploring the interior of the château. No expense was spared in the creation of the sumptuously decorated palace, best known for its Hall of Mirrors.

If visiting the gardens, enjoy a relaxing stroll along Versailles’ own Grand Canal, or why not discover the many fountains and pools, some of which are fine examples of sculpture.

If you choose to visit the palace then there are various types of admission tickets available depending on what areas you would like to see. (Château entrance is at extra cost and subject to local queueing times. Ticket prices vary depending on the type of ticket you purchase, but approximate cost is between €18 and €27).

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Optional Excursions

  • Versailles
    • 2023: £29.00pp
    • 2024: £30.00pp
    • 2025: £31.00pp

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

Enjoy a visit to Monet’s Garden at Giverny. The perspectives, symmetries and colours of the flower garden and water garden were the inspiration for some of his most famous works.

The artist lived here from 1883 until his death in 1926, and today his house and in particular the gardens, made famous by his painting of the water lilies, have been restored to Monet’s original designs.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Monet's Garden

Included visit to Paris, without question one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Known worldwide as the City of Light, Paris has been a major tourist destination for centuries.

The city is renowned for the beauty of its architecture, as well as the wealth of its museums. Built on an arc of the River Seine, it is divided into two parts, the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to the south.

See the many famous sights of the city, including the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, the majestic boulevard of the Champs Elysees, the splendour of the Place de Concorde and the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

Join our optional guided tour to see the best of the sights.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Dinner

Included Highlights

  • Paris

Optional Excursions

  • Paris Guided Tour
    • 2023: £30.50pp
    • 2024: £32.00pp
    • 2025: £33.00pp

The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).

Return home.

Included Meals

  • Breakfast

Single Room Supplement from £169.00 (5 days).

Accommodation

You will stay for four nights at the 4-star B&B Hotel Cergy Port. 

Single Room Supplements

Single Room Supplement from £169

Reviews

3.9 Out of 5 ( 14 Reviews )

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Quality

3.7 / 5

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4.1 / 5

Julie Nolan, 0 years ago

Travel, drivers and guides plus all connections and services were excellent. Excursions good but exceptionally busy in the summer months. Versailles is a must and Monets Gardens and house were superb. Hotel, welcoming and very clean. The only problem, was that the chef was on leave and evening meals were not to a good standard, with no choice at all.

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Joanne Slade, 0 years ago

We loved our trip particularly Monet’s garden/house and Paris was amazing. Me and my best friend had a wonderful break away 🤩

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Jackie Pritchett, 0 years ago

Mixed feelings about this holiday! You get to visit three popular tourist attractions in a short space of time without having to worry about transport, petrol, etc,. However, two of the trips had extra costs if you wanted to do additional tours. Also the amount of time at Monet ‘s garden was extremely short compared to the other days, which was disappointing as we primarily went see the garden and chateau, we felt we were clock watching and there was so much to see you could have spent a whole day there! The most disappointing part of the holiday was the hotel. It was basic and rather neglected in places. There was an outside seating area but it was overgrown with weeds and sun loungers were stacked up the side obviously unused for some time as was an old worn table tennis table! The food was awful and many of the coach party complained and sort meals elsewhere, if you have special dietary requirements it’s definitely not for you! However, the shearings drivers were friendly and experienced drivers who made the journey feel relaxed and safe.

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Hilary Dunne, 0 years ago

Poor communication about getting in to Versailles Palace- no information about having to book in advance so unable to go to see inside. No choice of meal at hotel. Very limited communication by drivers. Uncomfortable coach. Hotel was clean and comfortable and friendly staff. Trips good other than not seeing Palace. Unlikely to use again.

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MR S MAYCOCK, 0 years ago

Wonderful locations and worth visiting

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MS JULIE EVANS, 0 years ago

Everything fine apart from the food in hotel.

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Our customer service reviews

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Found the Front of House Manager Vicky (if she was) very rude and confrontational. Deeply disappointed that the lift was out of order and having to climb 4/5 flights of stairs to reach my room. Being almost 83 and having walking difficulties I had to make sure I had everything each morning to avoid going up the stairs unnecessarily. Chris the driver was very helpful and polite at all times and tried to cater for everyone's needs.

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driver (Chris) was excellent, above and beyond helpful.

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Had really nice time, met some lovely people and well looked after the Shearing's staff. Trips were both enjoyable and very informative, Would definitely recommend and will be booking again. An all round good value for money holiday.

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