Private Giverny And Rouen
Enjoy a nine-hour tour that takes you to explore Monet's House and Gardens in Giverny, iconic architecture of Gothic Cathedrals in Rouen, and more on this private excursion near Le Havre. You'll get roundtrip transportation to and from your port pickup and drop off location as well as a private tour with a licensed professional driver and expert guide who is a passionate storyteller, making this the ideal trip for cultural aficionados that are looking for an intimate, high-quality experience with individual attention. Your tour also comes with skip-the-line tickets for priority admission to Monet's House and Gardens, where you'll get to see the famous Flower Garden and Water Garden of this famous painter. You'll also get to explore the cobblestoned streets of the charming city of Rouen, where you can shop for souvenirs and visit iconic attractions like the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Begin your private tour in Normandy by meeting your guide at the Le Havre port terminal and hopping on a luxury vehicle to head to Giverny, where you'll get priority access to Claude Monet's illustrious home and gardens thanks to your skip-the-line tickets. Your expert tour guide will share the stories of this famous French Impressionist painter, including his impact on the Impressionism movement. Monet is known for notable art pieces like "Water Lilies" and "Rouen Cathedral series" and led the 19th-century pictorial movement that introduced elements like heightened perception and light. Feel the calming atmosphere of the colorful Clos Nomad garden as you stroll through its rose and tulip flower bed-lined walkways and pathways lined with Japanese cherry blossom trees. Witness the masterpiece of Monet, who worked on these gardens for 40 years.
Admire the enchanting Water Garden of wisterias and weeping willows, which is home to the famous Japanese bridge that crosses the water lily-filled pond. Follow your tour guide as you explore Monet's House, a vivid pink house that depicts his life with eight children and love for his garden. Here, you'll find various rooms like his bedroom, dining room, drawing room, and study room along with a source of inspiration for his artwork: a Japanese print collection. Take a deeper look into the mind of an Impressionist master as you stroll through Monet's studio--the very location where his "Water Lilies" art piece was created.
As you exit Monet's Home and Gardens, you'll get a chance to go souvenir shopping and have leisure time to enjoy a midday lunch of French cuisine. Next, head to Rouen, a charming city known as the "City of 100 Steeples" thanks to its collections of many Gothic cathedrals, including the Church of St. Joan of Arc, the Saint-Maclou Church and the famous Notre-Dame Cathedral. Monet painted a series of 28 art pieces from an apartment across the street from the cathedral. Head down to see the Courthouse and Saint-Oben Abbey and see the Jewish monument of France and visit one of Rouen's most beautiful neighborhoods, the Antiquarian District, where you'll find streets lined with picturesque half-timber homes.nd Wrap up your tour exploring iconic sites like the old cemetery grounds of Saint-Maclou Atrium built during the Great Black Plague, the square where the martyr Joan of Arc was burned and the Great Clock and Belfry before heading back to your port destination.
From enchanting gardens to a historic town, there's much to see and do on this private guided tour. Make memories that last a lifetime with a visit to Rouen and Giverny and reserve your spot today on this scenic tour near Le Havre!
- Arts and Literature
- Gardens, Foliage, and Nature
About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
