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

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!

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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!

What a lovely day with our incredible guide, Karin. She picked us up promptly from our cruise ship, and off we went to Giverny and a great discussion of the local area on the ride. We were travelling with our 8-year-old daughter, and Karin was incredibly patient, pointing out things that were likely to be of interest to children. Her knowledge of Monet and the gardens was vast, and she had genuine answers for every query. We followed with a walking tour of Rouen, and the story of Joan of Arc, particularly aimed at my daughter. She could see we were getting a bit tired by the end of the day and was very accommodating on the pace of the trip. There is no way the cruise line excursion could have come close to the quality of our experience. Highly recommended!

This tour was one of the highlights of our trip. David was amazing -- knowing just where and when to take us to avoid crowds. Our trip to Giverny in Early October was stunning -- a special memory I'll hold forever!

Excellent guide Gwen, who included much historical info and allowed us to meet our friends in Rouen. A wonderful trip.

This was one of the best tours I've ever taken! Adrian our driver and guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything. The gardens were at their peak! We also went to Honfleur and that was so pretty. This tour was the best!!

Everything went exactly as we planned. Excellent guide and driver. Very knowledgeable about the area with lots of history and antedotes. Could not have wanted anything better. Rose was terrific.

This was a beautiful experience. Our guide, Adrean, made the whole trip so perfect. He is a wonderful, knowledgeable guide who shared many unknown and unusual facts with us about the three destinations. We loved the trip, but Adrean made it perfect! Please let him know that we won't forget him. Nona and Bill Kramer and Susan and Mike Hoke.