Tour du Mont Blanc Trek
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- Trek 148 km over 5 mountain passes through outstanding scenery
- Stay in comfortable accommodation with all meals included on the trek
- Explore Courmayeur on a mid-trek rest day
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The trip starts today at our chalet-style hotel in the village of Les Houches in the Chamonix Valley. Your trek Leader plans to meet everyone in the hotel reception at 6pm for a welcome meeting and trek briefing. Afterwards, for those that wish, there will be the ...
After breakfast we take a local bus for 20 minutes from Les Houches to Chamonix and walk along the River Arve for about 30 minutes to Les Praz (1065m/3494ft) from where we take the Flegere cable car up to 1900m/6234ft. From here we hike through open countryside for on...
From the hotel we walk through Old Argentiere and hike up to the Col des Posettes (1997 m/6552 ft) for superb views of Mont Blanc and the Chamonix Valley. From here, we traverse to the Col de Balme (2191 m/7188 ft) and look directly into Switzerland. We then descend t...
Todays's hike starts with a short climb to the Col de la Forclaz (1526 m/5007 ft) from where we walk along the Bovine Route to Champex (1486 m/4875 ft). The route winds its way through meadows, forests and open country with views of the great Sion Valley and the mount...
From here it is a gentle 5 to 6 hour trek to La Fouly (1600 m/5249 ft) along the Val Ferret. We start our walk descending from Champex following the river along a pretty valley covered in trees to Praz-de-Fort. We then ascend in similar surroundings with wonderful vie...
We continue from La Fouly along the Val Ferret and cross the impressive Grand Col Ferret (2537 m/8324 ft). From here, the descent is slightly steeper but rewards us with outstanding views of 2 of the Alps most iconic mountains - Le Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc. We ...
Today has been left free to take a rest from the trail and soak up the ambience of the Alps. Nearby Courmayeur is one of Italy's premier ski resorts and is full of pretty shops, cafés and restaurants. Close by, there is the hot spring spa at Pre St Didier, the Skyway cable car that revolves as you ascend and plenty of other walking opportunities.
Meals Provided : Breakfast
We take take public transport for approximately 25 minutes and travel to Val Veny under the spectacular South Face and ridges of Mont Blanc. We trek along a wide glacial valley surrounded by glaciers and high peaks to the Col de la Seigne (2516 m/8255 ft) which marks ...
We make a steep ascent above Les Chapieux through marmot country and on through open meadows to more barren scenery. We cross two cols (2479 m/8133 ft and 2329 m/7641 ft) in wild surroundings with fabulous Alpine Flowers and marmots, weasels and chamois. We then head ...
Leaving Les Contamines we follow the Tour du Mont Blanc, passing the pretty hamlets of Gruvaz, Champel and Bionnassay. We then make the short, 500 m/1640 ft ascent to the Col du Voza (1653m/5423ft) which forms part of the huge massif above Les Houches. This is a fitt...
The trip ends today after breakfast at our hotel in Les Houches. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart from Les Houches at any time. If you are departing later in the day luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. It's easy t...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Linden
Oct 2023
Tour du Mont Blanc Trek
Sophie provided a great experience with her knowledge and enthusias...
James
Sep 2023
Tour du Mont Blanc
Beautiful scenery, great walk, luckily excellent weather
Trusted Customer
Sep 2023
Tour du Mont Blanc
Epic views every day, wild marmots and chamois were just some of the highlights. We were lucky with the weather - one cold day at the beginning, then hot sunshine ev...
Alan
Sep 2023
Tour du Mont Blanc
Our leader Sophie. Excellent leadership skills and great communication.
Stuart
Aug 2023
Tour du Mont Blanc
Obviously the walk which was very good but the accommodation was good and the guide was excellent as were my fellow hikers. It is good to walk with a guide who is a ...
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