Final-year school trip to Paris, Versailles and Giverny: the Louvre, the Sun King’s palace and Monet’s gardens (5 days)
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Reference RTO-05-558
- Duration 5 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Paris and the Seine, Versailles' Hall of Mirrors and Monet's water lilies at Giverny: five days of French history and Impressionism.
This trip links three places that shaped French history and art: Paris, with the Eiffel Tower, the Seine cruise, Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Montmartre; Versailles, where pupils walk through the Hall of Mirrors and Le Nôtre’s gardens; and Giverny, where they step into Claude Monet’s paintings, between the flower garden, the Japanese bridge and the water lily pond, before seeing his great Water Lilies again at the Orangerie. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote. The journey is made in daytime, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving, and the coach stays with the group on site for the excursions.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Paris
- Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, daytime drive to Paris (about 3.5 to 5 hours depending on your region, excluding stops).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Arrival around midday, free lunch, then a walk from the Trocadéro to the Champ-de-Mars, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
- Up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower (on request).
- One-hour cruise on the Seine, then check-in at the accommodation for four nights, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 2: Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Montmartre
- Visit to Notre-Dame Cathedral, reopened in 2024 after its restoration (free admission).
- Visit to the Louvre Museum and the Mona Lisa (on request).
- Free lunch, then the Tuileries Garden, the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Élysées.
- Late afternoon in Montmartre: the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (free admission) and the Place du Tertre.
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: The Palace of Versailles
- Drive to Versailles (about 45 minutes) and visit to the palace: the Hall of Mirrors, the State Apartments and the King’s Bedchamber.
- Free lunch in the gardens designed by Le Nôtre.
- Visit to the Trianon estate and Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet (on request).
- Walk through the gardens, along the Grand Canal.
- Return to Paris, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Giverny, Claude Monet’s gardens
- Drive to Giverny, in Normandy (about 1 hour 15 minutes).
- Visit to Claude Monet’s house and gardens: the flower garden, the water lily pond and the Japanese bridge.
- Free lunch in the village.
- Visit to the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny (on request).
- Return to Paris, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 5: Monet’s Water Lilies at the Orangerie and return to your school
- Departure after breakfast.
- Visit to the Musée de l’Orangerie and Monet’s great Water Lilies (on request).
- Free lunch, then daytime drive back to Belgium, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours of driving.
- Arrival at your school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group's disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver
- 4 nights in a hotel or youth hostel in Paris or its inner suburbs, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 5
- The one-hour cruise on the Seine
- The visit to the Palace of Versailles and its gardens
- The visit to Claude Monet’s house and gardens in Giverny
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower
- Visit to the Louvre Museum and the Mona Lisa
- Visit to the Trianon estate and Marie-Antoinette’s Hamlet
- Visit to the Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny
- Visit to the Musée de l’Orangerie and Monet’s great Water Lilies
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card or passport, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), to be requested from your health insurance fund a few weeks before departure.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions); in Paris, pupils always move around as a group and stay alert to pickpockets in crowded places.
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school's online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: April to October, as Monet’s house and gardens are only open from April to early November (the water lilies bloom mainly from June to September); the Palace of Versailles is closed on Mondays, the Louvre and the Orangerie on Tuesdays, and group slots are booked well in advance. National monuments and museums are free for under-26s living in the European Union; lunches are not included, allow around €12–15 per pupil per day.
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A tailor-made trip for your group
- From 20 participants
- On the date of your choice, departing from near you
- Free quote, without obligation
Free places
- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
Quote request
Final-year school trip to Paris, Versailles and Giverny: the Louvre, the Sun King’s palace and Monet’s gardens (5 days)
Choose your date, your pick-up points and the options you like: we will send you a personalised quote, free and without obligation.
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- From 20 participants
- From the departure point of your choice
- Free places for the group
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