Tour Du Mont Blanc Express
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Overview
Highlights
- Explore Chamonix
- Experience incredible hike up to Lac Blanc
- Visit to a little cheese-making cooperative on the way
- Explore Courmayeur
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- Certified hiking guide
- All local transfers including lift tickets
- Luggage transport on all days
- All accommodation
- All breakfasts, lunches and dinners
- Detailed Trip Package including map
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Itinerary
Welcome, Trip Briefing and dinner in Chamonix.
A day-hike up to Lac Blanc, which is an integral part of the TMB, famous for its views of the Mont Blanc Range. Lunch at the Lac Blanc refuge, followed by fresh fruit tart and coffee.
A warm-up day that enables us to check the gear and make sure that everything works.
A quick transfer to Les Contamines, followed by a hike up to the Col du Bonhomme and its refuge of the same name for a picnic lunch, or a hot soup/salad combo. Freshly energized, the descend to the little hamlet of Les Chapieux awaits us, in the heart of the famous cheese-making region of the Beaufort, the Queen of the Gruyère cheeses.
After a visit to a little cheese-making cooperative on the way, and the purchase of some cheese for our lunch picnic, we say good-bye to France, and hello to Italy. Over the Col de la Seigne leads our way to the Rifugio Elisabetta for a well deserved italian coffee! A...
Explore Courmayeur and have a last espresso before we transfer to Arnuva, and hike from the Italian Val Ferret into the Swiss one. This is a gentler day. Again, we have time to have an afternoon snack at La Peule, where Nicolas and his wife produce an excellent Raclet...
We stay in Switzerland, and hike either over the Fenêtre d’Arpette or along the Bovine Trail from Champex-Lac to Trient.
The circle completes, and we will finish where we started, in Chamonix in the French Alps, for a much deserved drink, and later on our farewell dinner in one of the nice restaurants in Chamonix.
Depart at your own leisure from Chamonix.
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Cancellation fees, Group Departures:
More than 90 days prior to trip departure: None!
90 – 61 days: 20% of trip price (deposit)
31-60 days: 50% of trip price
30 days or less: 100% of trip price
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45 days or less: 100% of trip price
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Alpine Interface Inc. is not responsible for any additional costs such as hotels, meals, transportation or any other expenses incurred by the client in case of necessary itinerary changes due to circumstances beyond the control of Alpine Interface Inc. such as bad weather, trail conditions, excessive snowfall, sickness of clients, war, terrorism, civil war, and other events that are beyond the control of Alpine Interface Inc.
Alpine Interface Inc. reserves the right to use trip leaders and accommodations other than stated in the brochure and to modify trip itineraries due to conditions beyond the control of Alpine Interface Inc.
Alpine Interface Inc. reserves the right to refuse any further participation of clients it judges to be incapable of meeting the safety requirements and necessary skills required by Alpine Interface Inc. in order to participate in the trekking activities, or any person whose actions or behavior is judged by Alpine Interface Inc. trekking leaders to be unsuitable for group travel. A refund will be given within the limits of any unused land services.
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