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Tour du Mont Blanc
From £2,950 Altitude 2,665m Grade: T4
Tour du Mont Blanc
The best known Alpine circuit across three countries, three different cuisines with comfortable accommodation plus baggage transfers
This is one of the world’s best long distance walks circling Western Europe’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc. Starting from Les Houches near Chamonix, we trace an anti-clockwise route around the massif, visiting Italy and Switzerland on the way. We cross high passes and take the most exciting variations to give you, the client, not only the best views on offer but also a fantastic sense of achievement. En-route, we stay in comfortable mountain refuges, lodges and hotels, many in dramatic locations overlooking spectacular scenery. This walk provides a balanced blend of high mountain landscape with glaciers and rock pinnacles interwoven with splendid alpine meadows and colourful flowers.
Our 13-day itinerary means that you will have time to enjoy this fantastic walk to the full.
Dates & Prices
Availability
* A deposit of £400 will be required at checkout.
** Flight prices are estimated and will be confirmed prior to final payment.
Payment Schedule:
Initial Deposit as quoted above upon booking
Interim Deposit £400, due 4 months before departure
Final Balance due 10 weeks before departure
Extras
Extras can be added per-person when you book onto a date
| Item | Price | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Paradiso Summit | £1,350 | +4 days |
* A deposit of £200 (or the full extra price, whichever is lower) will be required at checkout for each extra added per-person on this trip
What's Included
- International flights and taxes (flight inclusive package)
- 12 nights accommodation in Hotels / Inns and Refuges
- Evening meals and breakfasts as shown on the Trip Dossier
- All road transfers during the trek unless specified in the exclusions
- Qualified group Tour Leader
- Cable cars where they are part of the itinerary
- Adventure Peaks logoed top
- Baggage transfers (partly backpacking)
- 24 hour back up and support from UK staff
- 15% discount off the RRP on clothing and equipment purchased at Adventure Peaks shop
What's Excluded
- Travel to and from Les Houches
- Travel Insurance
- Meals except those specified in 'Inclusions'
- Drinks and personal spending
- Personal equipment
- Tips if required
- Visas if required
Itinerary
Day 1 | Fly to Geneva and travel to Les Houches. Rendezvous with your leader by 7pm. |
Day 2 | We start by taking the cable-car to Col de Voza. From here intricate paths lead past the Bionnassay glacier and over the Col de Tricot (2120m) to the Chalets de Miage, and from there past the Chalets de Truc to descend to Les Contamines. Our hotel is in a peaceful setting on the outskirts of this lively mountain village. |
Day 3 | We climb through alpine pastures and over snowfields to reach the Col du Bonhomme and then traverse to the higher Col de la Croix du Bonhomme (2433m). We descend from here to the small hamlet of Les Chapieux for the night. |
Day 4 | A much shorter day over the Col de la Seigne (2516m) and across the Italian border to the Elisabetta hut, perched near its impressive glacier. |
Day 5 | (Please note that days 5 and 6 provide some of the best days of the Tour; however, some trek operators either leave them out completely, or combine them with other sections to give excessively long days). The aiguilles, ridges and glaciers of the Brenva face are revealed as we wander across flower-filled hillsides to Col Checrouit, where we descend by cable-car to Courmayeur. |
Day 6 | A steady climb leads onto the Mont de la Saxe. All day now there are dazzling views of the south face of the Grandes Jorasses, before we drop down towards La Vachey. From here we take a short bus ride to the valley head before finishing the day at the Elena Hut, close to the Glacier de Pre de Bar. |
Day 7 | A delightful walk up to the Grand Col Ferret (2537m) with views of Mont Dolent, where three countries meet. Then down gentler slopes into Switzerland and a night at a comfortable mountain hotel in La Fouly. |
Day 8 | A fairly easy day through woods to our accommodation situated in a valley above Champex and its lake. |
Day 9 | A testing climb over the Fenêtred’Arpette (2665m), then down by the side of the Trient glacier to the village of the same name. |
Day 10 | A well-graded path leads us up through cool woods and onto the Col de Balme (2191m) where Mont Blanc, the Aiguille Verte and the Drus capture the eye. From here we descend via the Montagne de Posettes to our hotel in the bustling village of Argentière. |
Day 11 | A tremendous day! The Grand BalçonSud leads via the beautifully situated Lac Blanc (2352m) to Plan Praz from where we take a cable-car down to Chamonix. All day there are amazing views of the Verte, the Chamonix Aiguilles and Mont Blanc itself – the “snowy roof of Europe”. |
Day 12 | Take the cable-car back up to Plan Praz and climb to the top of the Brevent on mountain paths and across easy snowfields. A long descent follows to return to our starting point at Les Houches. |
Day 13 | Set off on return journey |
Insurance
It is essential for a trip of this type that you are adequately insured. When researching insurance options, please ensure the policy covers you for the following:
- Cancellation or curtailment
- Helicopter rescue (most insurance companies will no longer cover for ‘search and rescue’ but providing you stay with the group, they will assist with ‘rescue’)
- Repatriation
- The altitude that you are expected to attain
- The location especially when travelling to Antarctica
- Grade of trek/climb/expedition
- Medical cover
Adventure Peaks partners with Global Rescue to offer the world’s leading travel protection services. Medical and security emergencies happen. When they do, we rely on Global Rescue to provide our clients with medical, security, travel risk and crisis response services. Without a membership, an emergency evacuation could cost over $100,000. More than one million members trust Global Rescue to get them home safely when the unexpected happens. We highly recommend our clients enroll with Global Rescue, in particular for peaks over 7000m:
https://partner.globalrescue.com/adventurepeaks/
We are aware the following provide insurance:
For UK based clients:
Treks under 7000m - Campbell Irvine Direct : http://www.campbellirvine.com/AdventurePeaks
For Trekking Peaks under 7000m (such as Mera & Island Peak) ensure to contact them directly prior to purchasing a policy, including your trip itinerary to ensure your trip is covered
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK) www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
Rothwell & Towler: www.world-first.co.uk Tel: 0345 908 0161 (under 6400m)
J S Insurance: www.jsinsurance.co.uk Tel: 0844 848 1500
Snowcard: www.snowcard.co.uk Tel: 01295 660836
The B.M.C.: www.thebmc.co.uk Tel: 0161 445 6111 (call and speak to Jim. Please note the BMC cannot cover Mt Damavand)
Dogtag: www.dogtag.co.uk Tel: 0800 036 4824 (Check excess etc)
For non-UK based clients:
HCC Medical Insurance Services: LLC sales@hccmis.com Tel: 1-800-605-2282
Travelex Ins. Services: www.travelexinsurance.com Tel: 1-800 228 9792
True Traveller Ins: www.truetraveller.com Tel: 0333 999 3140 for treks including over 4500m
Austrian Alpine Club (UK): www.aacuk.org.uk Tel: +44 (0)1929 556870
AXA Worldwide Travel Ins: www.axainsurance.com Tel: +44 (0)844 874 0360
Ingle International: www.ingleinternational.com Tel: (USA) 1.800.360.3234
Insure for Less: www.insure4less.com.au (Australian clients)
You do not have to use any of the above, but if you make your own insurance arrangements documentary evidence of your own policy is required.
Please forward the details of your Insurance as soon as you have it: we need the insurance company’s name, their 24 hour emergency telephone number and your insurance policy number – admin@adventurepeaks.com