Private tour in Paris Celia S

Chateau de Versailles and Giverny Monet garden - Full-Day Tour

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Celia S.

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Private Paris Tours — Highlights, Museums & Versailles with your Local guide, Celia S. Bonjour et Bienvenue! Planning a trip to Paris? Whether it’s your first visit or a return journey, I would be delighted to help you discover the city in a meaningful and enjoyable way. I have called Paris home for over 30 years. Born in Hong Kong, I fell in love with this city through both its history and its everyday life, and I continue to enjoy sharing it with visitors from around the world. As a French government-certified Guide-Conférencier with over 10 years of experience, I offer carefully designed private tours that combine iconic landmarks with authentic Parisian atmosphere. My experiences include Paris highlights tours, charming neighborhood walks, and museum visits such as the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay. I also guide day trips to Versailles, where I am specially qualified to offer the Private Apartment of Kings VIP tour as well as longer excursions to destinations such as Normandy or Mont Saint-Michel. My approach is structured yet flexible: each tour has a clear design, while remaining adapted to your pace, interests, and travel style. I enjoy bringing history to life through storytelling, while also including simple pleasures such as café stops, bakeries, and local discoveries. My goal is to offer you a relaxed, enriching, and beautifully balanced experience of Paris and beyond. French government-certified Guide-Conférencier Member of FNGIC (Fédération Nationale des Guides Interprètes)

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Overview of your Paris tour

Out of the busy city of Paris, we will drive through the picturesque landscape of Normandy to Monet's house. The water garden he created there was the source for his series water-lilies painting series. We can walk through the lush gardens, breathe in the fragrant air and be transported to the world of peace and serenity of Claude Monet. In the afternoon, we will explore the splendid palace of Versailles. Chateau de Versailles is one of the most beautiful palace in the world, a model for many European palaces. You will be impressed by the opulent architecture, the lavish interior decor and the sumptuous garden. Moreover, you will be fascinated by the stories of the royal family that I am going to tell you ! This tour is perfect for art and history lovers, and anyone who wants to experience the beauty of the French countryside. Tour available only from April to October. Please note that Versailles and Giverny entrance tickets are not included in the tour price. Kindly ask me for details of settlement.

Recent Reviews

Tracy L.United States
June 2026

Celia is the most wonderful tour guide , our family of 5 including our son with special needs did 3 days of tours with her , from the moment I contacted Celia she was so friendly and accommodating, she gave me lots of help and advice and kept in touch all of the time. Her knowledge of Paris is amazing , she tailored everything to make sure we saw everything we wanted too , we couldn’t have done and seen a fraction of what we did without her expertise, we would definitely tour again with Celia , we loved our time in Paris, Giverny and Versailles with her.

Rebecca R.United States
July 2024

Good pace and excellent knowledge of history

Isabelle M.United States
October 2023

We had a great full day experience with Celia at Versailles and Giverny. She was extremely knowledgeable and gave an interesting and exciting tour. She went above and beyond to ensure we had the best possible experience. We cannot recommend her enough!

Summar P.United States
July 2023

Our family of 5 really enjoyed our tour of Giverny and Versailles with Celia. She was professional, knowledgeable, kind and engaging. She kept the attention of our 10 year old and teenagers and made sure she hit on things that interested them. Celia took care of every detail and made it an awesome carefree day of site seeing for our family. We highly recommend Celia!

Erin S.United States
June 2023

Celia is wonderful and her guided tours to Monet's House in Giverny and Versailles were fantastic! She is prompt and efficient with all the logistics: coordinating the driver, handling tickets, secret back door/side gate entrances, headsets while we were at Versailles so we could hear her speak in the crowds, arranging a delightful lunch at an impromptu site when other options were too crowded. She is extremely knowledgeable about the history and collections at both places. William (driver) was fabulous.

Your Paris tour itinerary

Pick up in your hotel in Paris city. The drive to Giverny is about 1h30. Skip-the-line entrance to Claude Monet's last residence. Visit the house and the gardens. Stop by the tomb of Monet in the cemetery. Lunch in the area or the way to Versailles. Skip-the-line entrance to Chateau de Versailles. A short walk in the garden. Head back to your hotel in Paris. The order of the visits may be modified. Option : It is possible to combine the Giverny visit with Auvers-sur-Oises instead of going to Versailles. Auvers-sur-oise is the town where Van Gogh lived his last two months of life. We will walk through places that Van Gogh had painted including doctor Gachat's house, the Church of Auvers-sur-Oises , the wheat field. . . We will also see Van Gogh and his brother's tombs. Please ask me the availability of entrances tickets before booking !!!

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

In private car Mercedes or equivalent with driver

What's included
Other: Earphones will be provided for better comfort of the tour Prebooking service. (Kindly ask me to inquire the availability of the entrance time before booking. Children under 18 is free for the chateau and reduced price for the garden but still need to book for the entrance)
Private Guide
Private Transportation
What's not included
Other: Gratuity is not compulsory but appreciated if you are satisfied with my service.
Food Drinks Snacks
Tickets: Versailles and Giverny entrance tickets. I will send you link for payment after tour confirmation. Price is 100€ per person
Meeting location

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Pick up in your hotel or an address in Paris city.

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
Day Trip
History
Museums
City Highlights
Tour reference number
1109594
Languages
English
Cantonese
French
Mandarin
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

Traveller reviews

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Hours icon 8 hours 30 minutes
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