About this trip
This is the Tour du Mont Blanc done properly — ten days on foot, circling Europe's highest peak through three countries. You'll cross from France into Italy and Switzerland and back, with the mountain itself as a constant, shifting backdrop.
Expect long days on high passes and through alpine meadows, with glaciers and steep valleys for company. It's a proper physical challenge rather than a stroll, and the reward is some of the best mountain scenery in Europe.
Nights are spent in simple mountain refuges, eating hearty food after a hard day's walking. It's a fully guided group trip, so you're not navigating the route alone.
What you'll do
- Circle Mont Blanc on foot through France, Italy and Switzerland
- Cross high alpine passes with glacier views
- Walk through open alpine meadows and steep valleys
- Stay overnight in traditional mountain refuges
- Eat mountain cuisine after each day's trek
- This is a physically demanding trek — good fitness and multi-day hiking experience will help
- Accommodation is in simple refuges, not hotels, so expect shared, basic facilities
- Fully guided throughout, so you're walking as part of a group each day
Worth it if you're properly fit and don't mind shared dorm rooms. Think twice if you have sensitive feet or need solo recovery time.
- Guide Denis was genuinely excellent and knowledgeable; views spectacular; food very good throughout.
- Terrain tougher than advertised; no elevation gain/loss details on itinerary means you won't know what you're getting into.
- Shared dorm rooms with six strangers risky; reviewers got ill from sick roommates and felt unwell for days after.
- Hotel check-in process at end disorganised; expect potential lobby waits despite available rooms.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Chamonix · 24 Jul – 25 Jul
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