Top 15 Half-Day Tours in Paris

1.Giverny, Monet’s Home & Gardens Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,887 reviews · 6 hours - 690 minutes · from $89Our pick

Paris to Monet’s Giverny home and gardens by air-conditioned coach, with self-guided app and a Versailles upgrade option.

“Only criticism, is meeting point direction/address. Suggest state meeting place is the monument diagonally opposite the Hyatt. As I happened to see a congregation of people & a lady in blue, no flags!! Guide DiDi was excellent!! especially mastering A French from her Indian back ground.”

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2.Giverny & Monet’s House Audio Guided Half-day Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 379 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $102.3

Audio-guided half-day from Paris to Monet’s Giverny gardens and house, with bus transit and tickets included, plus self-paced free time.

“This was so disappointing. I paid for the audio tour—$94 only to find I could not connect to get it. Indeed the attitude of our guide was “too bad”, but you’ll enjoy the flowers. Then, when I got my ticket and the price was 10 euros, I really felt taken—$80 for the bus ride and an uncaring guide? What a rip off! I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.”

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3.Versailles Palace Small Group Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 163 reviews · 4 hours · from $194

Small-group half-day Versailles tour from Paris with skip-the-line entry, guided State Apartments and Hall of Mirrors, plus garden time.

“Driver/Guide was excellent! Just in time pick-up and huge knowledge of Paris and history of Vercailles”

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4.Giverny and Monet’s Garden Half-Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 123 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $158.21

Half-day Giverny trip from Paris with skip-the-line entry to Monet's house and gardens, plus Clos Normand, water lilies, and village time.

“This is a van ride to/from giverny, not what I would call a “tour”. The driver was nice and did a good job driving, but not much of a talk in the car describing what we would see. When we got there he gave us our tickets to get in and told us he’d see us again in 2 hours at the van. There’s no skip the line to get in to the house, but we were early on a Monday morning so we beat the crowds.”

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5.Giverny Monet’s House & Gardens Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 85 reviews · 5 hours · from $113

A relaxed half-day trip from Paris to Giverny for Monet’s house, Clos Normand, and the water garden. Small group, timed comfort, photo time.

“Our guide, Amine was awesome. Loved the whole trip.”

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6.Paris Private Custom Tour: Half-Day Experience with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $310.89Top rated

Private 4-hour Paris tour with hotel pickup and a local guide, custom stops from Saint-Germain to the Louvre, plus a lunch reservation.

“Our time with Walid was great. We thoroughly enjoyed our day in Paris however fast it was! Walid did a fantastic job guiding us through the museum given such a short time. Lovely to see artwork in person. He was very knowledgeable, personable and kept us on pace. We were saddened to not see the Eiffel Tower up any closer or the Seine, however with the Olympic restrictions it was understandable. We enjoyed the chocolate mousse and boulangerie. We would've been lost and stressed to figure anything out to see in such a short time. We will have to come back someday to enjoy a longer visit. A whirlwind visit…”

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7.Private Half-Day Guided Tour of Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · 3 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $278.74

A private half-day Paris drive with hotel pickup, Montmartre views, Eiffel Tower photos, and fast stops at major landmarks for up to 4 people.

“I would strongly recommend this private tour, especially if it's your first visit to Paris. David was an amazing guide! He was very knowledgeable and informative about the sites around the city, including historical facts. David was friendly and patient and never rushed us during our stops.”

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8.Private Half-Day Guided Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $1,415

Private half-day Versailles tour from Paris with hotel pickup, skip-the-line entry, State Apartments, Hall of Mirrors, and garden time.

“Carlos was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and quick with historical anecdotes, very entertaining. Great learning experience.”

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9.Giverny Half-Day Small-Group Tour from Paris – Max 7 Guests

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 38 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $180.23

Small-group Paris to Giverny tour with hotel pickup, air-conditioned ride, skip-the-line Monet house tickets, and free village time.

“We were the 2nd stop so our pick-up was slightly delayed, but overall pick-up and drop-off was seamless with a very good and very professional driver. Our guide was pleasant, engaging, and knowledgeable once we got to the gardens, b”

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10.Paris Half-Day small group Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $384.45

Paris highlights in 4 hours for a small group of up to 6, with an English guide, A/C minivan comfort, and major stops.

“very informative, enjoyable tour of the major attractions in Paris. Our guide Anneli was wonderful— pleasant , excellent communicator and knowledgeable — we were very pleased”

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11.Half-Day Private Paris City Tour with Private Guide and Driver

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $942.29

Private half-day Paris tour with hotel pickup, a custom sight list, and an air-conditioned van, led in English with your guide-driver team.

“Gilbert did a good job showing us the traditional highlights of Paris. He was accommodating and friendly. Language was a little bit of an issue but he tried to show us what we wanted to see and describe the highlights.”

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12.Half-day Walking tour with Fun Guide & Arc du Triomphe Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $104.21

Half-day small-group Paris walk with metro training and included Arc du Triomphe tickets, plus narrated stops from Montmartre to the Louvre.

“It was a great way to get a taste of Paris and also taught us to use the metro. Rudy was amazing!! Gave us a lot of history along the way.”

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13.Fontainebleau Private Guided Tour: Half-Day Trip from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 5 hours (approx.)

Private half-day trip from Paris to Château de Fontainebleau with skip-the-line entry, an expert guide, and comfy AC transport.

“Enjoyed this tour very much. We were picked up right on time and our driver gave us a wonderful history of the Fontainebleau chateau and French history. He also tied into art movements and explained to us about the painters who first painted open air in the forests surrounding the chateau. It probably would have been nicer if we went in the spring or summer when everything on the grounds would be alive and in bloom, but that was our choice to visit in January. I would not hesitate to book with Viator again.”

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14.Half-Day Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 24 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Cycle Versailles highlights in 4 hours: Grand Canal, Petit Trianon, Marie Antoinette’s Hamlet, then the Hall of Mirrors.

“Fietstour op zich was heel goed. Toch misschien ergens een stop voorzien om even te rusten en iets te drinken en/of te eten vooral als het warm weer is, is dat geen overdreven luxe”

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15.Giverny Half-Day Guided Tour from Paris

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $456.09

Private skip-the-line Giverny tour from Paris with hotel pickup, a licensed guide, and time in Monet's gardens and house, plus Clos Normand.

“Excellent experience! Phillipe was on time for our hotel pick-up. The minivan was impeccably clean, the seats were very comfortable, the air conditioning worked well (important on a hot day!) and there were plenty of bottles of water for our group. The drive was smooth, and Phillipe talked about Giverny and Monet on the way there. He's very knowledgeable! He guided us through the gardens & Monet's house; he shared more history on-site, including historical photos; and took pictures of us. We took a scenic route back to Paris, where he showed us, among other things, homes built into the side of a mountain, and we stopped for a snack…”

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