Tour du Mont Blanc

France | Italy | Switzerland Code voyage : VSMFRAGP0017NAN

A guided hiking tour • 7 days • 6 nights • nothing to carry • level : 2 / 5

Faithful to its myth, the Mont Blanc is no doubt one of the most beautiful massifs of the Alps. Our circuit
will lead you from France to Italy and Switzerland in order to discover its various faces. The sceneries
are breath-taking with innumerable alpine peaks and stunning glaciers surrounding the impressive
Mont Blanc massif constantly in the background. This walk is not too difficult, you only need to carry a
light backpack each day. In the evenings, you will enjoy scrumptious French and Italian cooking, paired
with a hearty serving of Swiss hospitality in the traditional alpine villages you will stay in.

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 PROGRAMME
D1 • Chamonix-Mont Blanc
On this day, you begin your journey in the charming, traditional village of Chamonix-Mont Blanc.
Meeting with your guide at the hotel. Presentation of the trip and dinner.
It is possible to book a taxi transfer from Geneva airport for extra charge.
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Chamonix ; half board.

D2 • Lac Blanc – Lac des Chéserys – Balcon des Aiguilles Rouges

Short transfer in the morning with public bus (or train) to get to the cableway of La Flégère, which takes
us up to 1877 m. Enjoy the wonderful Balcon des Aiguilles Rouges, before a climb to Lac Blanc. Take in
all the beautiful scenery that follows: Aiguille Verte, Les Drus, La Mer de glace, Aiguilles de Chamonix,
Mont Blanc du Tacul, Aiguille du Goûter, and last but not least, Mont Blanc! Descend back to Chamonix
by the cableway of La Flégère.
4 hours of walk, +500m, -500m.
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Chamonix ; half board.

D3 • Col de Balme – Trient – Col de La Forclaz

Short transfer to La Tour where we take the cableway Charamillon and the chairlift Autannes which
bring us under the pass of Col de la Balme. Easy hike to the pass which is the frontier between France
and Switzerland. We hike a long downhill in the valley of Trient before climbing up to the Col de la
Forclaz where we spend the night.
3h30 to 4 hours of walk, +260m, -930m.
Overnight in lodge in Col de La Forclaz; half board.

D4 • Col de La Forclaz – Bovine – Champex

We hike through the pastures of Bovine via a balcony trail overlooking the Rhone valley to Champex.
The longest hike of the trip, but without difficulties.
5 hours of walk, +680m, -760m.
Overnight in hotel in Champex Lac; half board.

D5 • Champex – Grand col Ferret – Courmayeur

Taxi transfer to Ferret. Today we cross the border between Switzerland and Italy. Hike up to the pass of
Grand col Ferret through the pastures of La Peule. We then hike down to the val Ferret, in Italy, where
we take a taxi down to Courmayeur.
4h30 to 5 hours of walk, +830m, -770m.
Overnight in hotel in Courmayeur ; half board.

D6 • Courmayeur
Free day in Courmayeur. You can, for example, take the cableway up to the Pointe Helbronner (not
include), 3462 m.
Overnight in hotel in Courmayeur ; half board.

D7 • Courmayeur – end of the trip

End of the trip after breakfast. You can reach Chamonix or Geneva airport by bus or taxi (look at
“extra charge” for taxi transfer).

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 MORE DETAILS
Warning ! All information given, which does not correspond to services included in the price, must be verified
and do not engage the responsibility of Grand Angle.

Level 2 / 5
For intermediate hikers. Expect 4 to 5 hours of walking by day, from 260 to 830m of ascent by day.

Luggage Transport
You only need to carry a small rucksack with the necessary valuables for the daily hike. Your luggage
will be transported by vehicle. 1 soft, sport type bag, transported luggage by person 15 kg max. If the
bag is heavier, the driver will charge you (20 € / kg above 15 kg).
Possibility of luggage storage during the week.

Transfer
Transfers by public bus or train on D2 and D3.

Private transfers on D5 (in the morning and end of afternoon).

It is possible to book private transfers on D1 and D7 to get to/from the airport of Geneva as extra
charge.

Group
From 6 to 12 people.

Supervision
Grand Angle’s guide. The guide stays with the group throughout the trip.

Duration
7 days / 6 nights / 4 days of walking.

Accommodation
► Accommodations
Accommodation in rooms in hotel or lodge-auberge with or without an en-suite bathroom (no reduction
if the room does not have en-suite bathroom). Mostly rooms for 2.

Suggested accommodations (suggest to availabilities):

D1 & D2 : Hotel Heliopic **** in Chamonix : https://www.heliopic-hotel-spa.com/

D3: Hotel de la Forclaz in Col de la Forclaz: https://www.valleedutrient.ch/fr/col-de-la-forclaz
D4 : Hotel Splendide *** in Champex : https://www.hotel-splendide.ch/
D5 & D6 : Hotel Triolet *** in Courmayeur : https://www.hoteltriolet.com/

► Catering
Half board with breakfast and dinner + packed lunch (except on D6, no packed lunch include).

If required and told in advance, we can adapt meals to participants with specific diets (for example for
vegan, gluten free diet).

Beginning / End
► Beginning
On D1 at your hotel in Chamonix, in the end of afternoon.

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► End
On D7 at your hotel in Courmayeur, after breakfast.

Price per person

Number of 6 to 7 8 to 9 10 to 12
participants

PRICE per 2 200 € 2 020 € 1 890 €

person

► The price includes

• Accommodation
• Supervision by Grand Angle’s guide
• 6 dinners (D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6)
• 4 packed lunches (D2, D3, D4, D5)
• 6 breakfasts (D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7)
• Luggage transport
• Internal transfers according to the program
• Cableways on D2
• Cabelways on D3

► The price does not include:

• Drinks
• Insurance
• Transfers not planned in the program
• Any other expenses incurred outside of the “price includes” list

► Extra charges :
• Private transfer Geneva Airport – Chamonix: +330 € for a group up to 8 persons / +660 € for a
group up to 16 persons.
• Private transfer Courmayeur – Geneva Airport: +480 € for a group up to 8 persons / +960 € for a
group up to 16 persons.

Getting there
► By plane
The closest airport is Geneva airport.

Responsible and sustainable tourism

► ATR label (“Take action for a responsible tourism”)
Grand Angle is an active member of the ATR association, which conformity with the label has been
certified by Ecocert Environment.

The common values of the label, shared by all the members, are represented by: transparency (between
the client and the travel agency), partnership (between the local service providers and the travel agency)
and coherence (synonym of good communication inside the team of the agency).

Being a member of ATR commits us to:

• Promote a quality tourism
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• Respect the environment, the heritage and the local populations
• Sensitize the clients to local traditions
• Openly inform the clients about travel conditions
For more information on the ATR association: www.tourisme-responsable.org

► The European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas

In 2014, Grand Angle was one of the first tour operators to be certified as European Charter for
Sustainable Tourism, created and developed by Europarc, the federation of European protected areas,
which combines Regional Natural Parks, National Parks and natural reserves.

The European Charter has as a mission to develop a quality tourism, sustainable and responsible, in
keeping with mankind and the environment, in protected areas. Being certified as CETD is an
acknowledgement of our commitment in sustainable tourism and development rooted in territories,
on the economic, social and environmental fronts.

The certification is a confirmation of the confidence that the Parks have in our agency and its approach.

Grand Angle’s partner in this certification is the Vercors Regional Natural Park, our homeland:
http://parc-du-vercors.fr

For more information on the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism:

http://www.europarc.org/sustainable-tourism/

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 WHAT TO BRING
Équipment

− An anorak or a "Goretex" + a fleece

− A raincoat or a "Goretex" or similar
− A warm sweater or a fleece
− 2 comfortable hiking pants
− 2 pairs of shorts
− A cap or a hat, a pair of gloves, 5 good pairs of socks
− Good, comfortable, waterproofed mountain hiking shoes with stiffener and notched sole
− A pair of outdoor shoes: for the evenings or eventually in case your mountain shoes hurt. Please
note that these shoes do not replace your hiking shoes.
− A comfortable rucksack (40 to 50 l)
− A 1l water flask, a knife, a flash light or a frontal lamp, including an extra battery
− Good sunglasses, sunscreen cream
− Passport
− Your toilet bag and a mini first-aid kit
− Other clothes, personal change, a towel
− A travel bag or a small suitcase for the luggage transport

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 INFORMATIONS PRATIQUES
Country
Pays : France, Italy, Switzerland

Further informations
Weather Forecast:
By telephone: Haute Savoie - Tel: +33 (0)8 92 68 02 74

On web sites:
http://www.hiver.com/fr/sinformer/meteo.html
http://ns1.rmcnet.fr/gazoline/meteo/f/meteo.htm

Le Fayet Tourist Information: tel. +33 (0)4 50 93 73 78.

Chamonix Tourist Information: tel. +33 (0)4 50 54 02 14

Téléphone
France : +33, Italy : +39, Switzerland : +41

Maps
IGN TOP 25 maps 1:25 000
N° 3630 OT Chamonix and 3531 OT St Gervais-Les Bains

Devise
Euro and CHF.

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