Details Our bike tours were designed with the English-speaking traveller in mind (we are American owned and operated)! We offer you the best orientation, an informative and entertaining guide and loads of fun.
Now you can visit Claude Monet's breath-taking gardens, unique house, the quaint villages of Vernon & Giverny and enjoy a fabulous bicycle ride on our private path along the Seine. Allow us to make the out-of-town trip an easy and enjoyable one for you. We'll go by rail through the beautiful wheat & sunflower fields of Normandy, along the lazy Seine river to the village of Vernon.
Once in Vernon we will visit their charming farmers' market to buy our picnic supplies. We'll then hop on our bikes and pedal across the river to a beautiful park along the banks of the Seine for lunch (see the park). At lunch we'll also sample the local's favorite drink: cidre. Of course we know where to send you to buy the best cidre in the region if you want to take some home for a future celebration.
It will then be time for our relaxing 5 km ride down the bike path to the village of Giverny and the world-famous gardens of Claude Monet. We'll cruise past the Giverny church and its cemetery containing graves of local citizens dating back to the 17th century, British soldiers from World War II and even Monet himself buried within his family's vault. We'll pass the Hotel Baudy where Monet welcomed guests such as fellow-Impressionists Manet and Renoir to paint.
We will spend about 1 1/2 hours enjoying Monet's gardens, his house and the famous water lily pond where some of his most famous works originated. Be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film! Additionally, the village of Giverny offers you the American Museum of Art (across the street from Monet's gardens), numerous cafes and small streets begging to be explored. You also have the option of spending some of this time riding 3 km to the actual cidre producer. It's a tough climb at the beginning, but with thousands of bottles of cidre awaiting you at the top, why not? The glide down the hill back to Giverny is effortless too.
Additional Info:
This tour is operates on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:00am from April 1st through May 15th. From May 16th through September 30th, this tour operates Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 10:00am.
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Bicycle Rental
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Personal Guide
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Roundtrip train fare to Giverny
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Entrance into Monet's Gardens
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Dress comfortably. This is a leisurely-paced tour, and cycling gear is not required. Please don?t bring too many belongings with you. The bikes are equipped with bungee cords on the back but they do not come with baskets or satchels.
Supplied By Fat Bike Tours of Paris
Pricing and Availability Monet's Garden 09/07/2010 09/08/2010
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Redemption Instructions Once you have completed your purchase, you'll get an e-mail linking to a voucher for each attraction and service. You must print the voucher and present it in order to gain admission or redeem services.
Reservations are required. The phone number for Fat Bike Tours will be on your printed voucher. After purchasing your tour, call to confirm your tour upon your arrival to Paris. Meet at the Gare St. Lazare on platform #22. Please be sure to be on time; we will leave the platform at 10 minutes after our tour meeting time to catch our train and we will not be able to wait for those who are running late! To get to platform #22 from the metro (subway), simply follow the signs out of the underground to "Trains - Grandes Lignes" (Main Line Trains). Each platform will be numbered and we will be standing in front of #22. Closest metro: St. Lazare (lines 3, 12, 13).
Terms & Conditions Voucher may be redeemed for the Monet?s Garden by Bike. Voucher may only be redeemed once.
