Day 1 Paris - Palace of Versailles - Giverny Village - Giverny Premium Outlets - Paris
Note: Minimum 3 passengers required for group formation, reconfirmation needed!
Trip Overview
09:00 Gather and depart for Versailles.
Arrive at the Palace of Versailles at 09:45. Visit the Palace of Versailles, one of the world's five great palaces. In the latter half of the 17th century, Louis XIV built it as a symbol of royal power. For the next 100 years, it flourished as the political center of the nobility, renowned throughout Europe. Its extraordinary splendor has also earned it the nickname "The Enchanted Palace."
Lunch at 12:00.
12:30 Head to the town of Giverny. Originally just an ordinary rural town in France, Giverny gained fame as the place where the Impressionist master Monet spent his later years. The gardens and water lilies here have long been imprinted with the mark of Impressionism.
Arrive at 14:00 and visit the Fondation Monet in Giverny and the artist's former residence.
16:00 Head to McArthurGlen Outlet in Giverny, where you can enjoy shopping to your heart's content.
Return to Paris after the tour ends at 18:00.
Arrive in Paris at 19:00, itinerary ends.
Tour start location
D1 Paris Assembly time: 09:00 Assembly location: 157 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France
Drop-off location *For reference only, the actual location is subject to the guide's arrangement.
Day 1 Paris
The Palace of Versailles requires advance reservation of admission tickets, please purchase tickets for entry around 10:00 AM.
We recommend purchasing other optional admission tickets in advance as availability cannot be guaranteed if bought from the guide on the day of the tour.
Fondation Monet in Giverny will be open for visits from April 1, 2025 to November 1, 2025. Due to the winter closure of Monet's former residence, Fondation Monet in Giverny will be relocated to Château de Chantilly during this period.
!!! [From January 6 to 24, 2025 and every Tuesday when Château de Chantilly is closed, it will be replaced by Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye.]
Note: The times indicated on this webpage are for reference only. Actual arrival times may be delayed due to unforeseen circumstances such as weather, traffic congestion, accidents, holidays, events, riots, or strikes. We appreciate your understanding. If you have connecting travel arrangements requiring other transportation to another city, we strongly recommend allowing at least 3 hours of buffer time to avoid inconvenience caused by delays. Our company will not be responsible for any losses incurred due to insufficient buffer time in your self-arranged itinerary. Thank you for your understanding.
Three meals
Breakfast: Not included Lunch: Not included Dinner: Not included
Accommodation
None
Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Round-trip Tourist Bus
- Local Chinese-speaking guide service
Exclusions
- Additional costs incurred due to force majeure, such as transportation delays, strikes, weather conditions, aircraft/mechanical failures, flight cancellations, or schedule changes.
- On-site laundry, haircuts, telephone, fax, pay-per-view TV, beverages, tobacco, and alcohol, as well as other personal expenses.
- Other items not included in the above "inclusions."
- Single supplement.
- (1) Optional attraction admission tickets: Guests can choose whether to participate based on their own preference. The guide will collect fees for attraction tickets uniformly after the tour begins.
- (2) Lunch and dinner: Guests can choose to have group meals or select local cuisine on their own.
- (3) Driver-guide gratuities.
Recommended optional activities (self-paid)
Attraction admission ticket price for the Palace of Versailles: 21 € [Palace of Versailles closing day: Every Monday]
Fondation Monet in Giverny: House and Gardens: Adult: €12.5 | Student/Child (under 18): €7
Château de Chantilly: €18
Lunch & dinner fee
Chinese-style lunch (standard group meal: six dishes and one soup) €15-20
Chinese-style dinner (standard group meal: six dishes and one soup) €15-20
Minimum gratuities per guest per day for driver-guide: €4 for 1-day tours
The above prices are for reference only. Any adjustments will be based on the officially published prices at that time.
For optional activities (fees excluded), please cooperate with and follow the guide's itinerary arrangements, which shall take priority.
