Le Havre Shore Excursion: Private Tour of Giverny, Rouen and Honfleur

Adrian was an amazing guide. Very personable and extremely knowledgeable. We really enjoyed spending the day with him touring Giverny and the beautiful city of Honfleur.

It was so memorable to see Monet's house & gardens. Our guide, Adrian was fabulous....very knowledgeable & personable.

Having Marion as our guide made for a wonderful experience. She was lively, informative and engaging. We enjoyed learning about her life in France and her interests and concerns. The garden at Giverny were exceptional and not terribly crowded that day. Overall, it was a great experience.

Lucie, our guide, was charming, informational, and attentive to our priorities. We spent longer in Giverny than we probably should have, since she was able to provide us with a wonderful lunch spot that took extra time. (What a wonderful surprise!) Had a short visit to Honfleur, but all was perfect for our day's adventure! Just need to come back and spend time in Rouen & Honfleur.

Going to Giverny was a dream come true. We Could not have had a better guide than Gwen. He had so much knowledge to share and clearly loved it too.

Excellent ending to our cruise of the British isles. I would never have know. Monet was not Roman’s area of expertise. I had been to Giverny before but the guides knowledge of the museum and house made it so much more interesting. We just loved it. Minivan that picked us up was very comfortable. No trouble finding him at the cruise pier. We had a little bit of rain and couldn’t go to Honfleur right away and he pivoted and took us to Calvados (an apple brandy) experience/distillery. We had said we enjoyed that type of thing. This was an unexpected and added really fun experience. We were really happy. He took us to some really great views and a church overlooking Honfleur. My friends were sort of tired at the end as it was our last cruise day of a long cruise. So we drove through Honfleur on the way back to the ship. Thanks so much. Quality experience.

MONET! MONET! and MONET! Everything you could possibly want to learn about the Father of the Impressionist movement. Our guide Roman was a wealth of knowledge about Monet and everything Le Harve. We also toured Giverny and its magnificent church and the spot where Joan of Arc met her demise. Wonderful private tour: the ONLY way to go.

Our guide Adrian M was knowledgeable of the area and saved us from unnecessary walking. He knew about the parking lot next to Giverney ticket office. He got us there well ahead of the crowds. Ended with lunch at Honfleur. A perfect day!

<p>Our family of two adults and two teenage boys had a wonderful time on this private excursion. As frequent visitors to France, we were especially happy that we were able to customize the tour to our interests and set the pace ourselves. As we had previously visited Roeun, we opted out of visiting it again and instead chose to spend more time in Giverny enjoying Monet's home and gardens.</p> <p>On this particular visit, we were traveling on a cruise making a port of call in Le Havre. Rather than taking a group tour offered through the ship, we booked this fabulous private tour through Viator and were delighted with our choice. Our driver promptly picked us up at the cruise terminal that morning, in a comfortable and clean van and safely drove us to Giverny. She was very knowledgeable and pleasant and she spoke English fluently.</p> <p>We enjoyed the spectacular landscape of Normadie, traveling past scenes of grazing cows and rolling fields. When we arrived early that morning, we simply showed our tickets and entered. Independently, we had previously purchased our tickets online directly through the Fondation Claude Monet, which saved us from waiting in line. We enjoyed visiting at our own pace and after a few hours exploring Monet's gardens, studio and home, we invited our guide to a leisurely lunch in the charming cafe across the way. On our way out of town, she drove us to see the cemetery where Monet's tomb is planted with a flower bed.Then, we drove through the charming town of Giverny, past half-timbered buildings before heading back towards the coast and catching a quick nap in the car on our way to the port of Honfleur. </p> <p>We were familiar with Honfleur from previous vacations, so we simply asked our guide to leave us there to explore on our own. Before doing so, she took a walk through the town with us to the tourist agency and helped us to line up a taxi service to bring us back to the cruise terminal later that evening. She also gave us her private number and told us to call her if the taxi didn't show up. NB: On a separate side note, unrelated to the day's tour, in hindsight, when reserving the taxi, I think we should established a set price with the tourist agency, because the taxi driver whom they recommended took advantage, demanding an exorbitant fee once we arrived at the cruise terminal. At that point, we had no option, but to pay, since we needed to catch the ship. </p> <p>Back to the day, overall, we loved our private excursion to Giverny and Honfleur and highly recommend this company for a private tour. It was so worth the price being able to have a private car/driver/guide for the day and it was one of the highlights of our family's vacation.</p>

<p>Our tour guide was terrific. She accepted our pace and was personable and accommodating. She also had a wealth of information that she shared about the Normandy area. What a relaxing and easy day it was!</p>