Tour du Mont Blanc TMB Circuit

Spend the day exploring the charming town of Chamonix. You can take a cable car ride up to Les Brevent for a stunning view of Mont Blanc or stroll around the cobbled streets of the town. In the evening, join the group for a dinner and briefing with our trek leader.

Today, we drive to Les Houches and take the Bellevue cable car to the Col de Voza. We then descend to cross the Bionnassy Glacier's melt stream before climbing to the Col de Tricot. After a rest at the Miage refuge, we head to the charming hamlet of Les Contamines, where we spend the night.

We start the day with a transfer to Notre Dame de la Gorge. From there, we head along the Chemin Romain, an old Roman road, before crossing a Roman stone bridge. We continue to La Balme and then up a steep section to Col du Bonhomme. From there, we descend to Les Chapieux, where we stay for the night.

Today, we transfer to the Ville des Glaciers and head up to Col de la Seigne, the frontier between France and Italy. We then descend to the valley below, where we can enjoy a hot meal or coffee at Refugio Elisabetta. We then continue to the beautiful Italian town of Courmayeur, where we spend the night.

After breakfast, we set off on a path from Courmayeur, climbing through thick larch forests to the refuge Bertone. From there, we ascend the Mont de la Saxe ridge, cross the airy summits of la Tete Bernarda and la Tete de la Tronche, and reach Refuge Bonatti. We then head down to the valley floor to Val Ferret, where we spend the night.

This morning, we head up to the Grand Col Ferret, the frontier between Italy and Switzerland. We stop at Refuge Elena for a morning tea or coffee, then head down to La Peule for lunch. From there, it's another 2 hours through wildflower meadows to the village of La Fouly, where we check into the delightful Hotel Edelweiss.

We transfer to Col de la Forclaz and ascend to reach the Col de Balme, the border between Switzerland and France. As we descend towards the village of Le Tour on the French side, a spectacular panorama opens up across the entire Mont Blanc range. We spend the night in Argentiere.

From Argentiere, we transfer to the Col des Montets and ascend into the Aiguilles Rouge on a spectacularly high-level path known as the Grand Balcon Sud. We can make a detour to Lac Blanc, a famously photogenic spot. After lunch, we continue on to the Plan Praz cable car that takes us directly into Chamonix.