Chamonix Valley Treks

Day 1 is arrival day. If you require pick-ups from Geneva airport, please let us know otherwise we’ll meet you at the RockyPop hotel or Chamonix central train station. Check-in starts at 3 PM but we can store our bags at the hotel and roam around if we arrive early. Chamonix is a beautiful village and we highly recommend taking the time to explore it. A team dinner and briefing will take place at 7:30 PM with your team leader at the Little Boxes restaurant in Chamonix Sud.

Our first day together will start at 8:00 AM. We’ll depart from the hotel in the direction of the Flegere cable followed by the l’Index chairlift. The Mont Blanc will be directly behind us as we ascend. After the lifts, it’s about a 2 hour walk to the beautiful Lac Blanc. We’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the lake and the beautiful views with a picnic lunch prepared by your team leader. From there we’ll begin our descent on foot to the Flegere cable to catch our ride back down. The descent will take around 3 hours to complete. Dinner will be at the hotel.

The icon of the Chamonix valley is the towering Aiguille du Midi. On this day we’ll be taking the cable all the way to the very top station that brings us right up to the glacier. We’ll start our day with a tour of the top as well as some free time to take photos and wander around. After that, we’ll descend to the mid station called Plan Des Aiguilles where we’ll begin our trek in the direction of Mer de Glace. This trek takes around 5 hours and we’ll be stopping along the route for a picnic. Once we arrive to Mer de Glace, we’ll have the opportunity to visit the ice cave inside the glacier before catching the mountain train back to Chamonix.

The day will start with a bus ride to Le Tour followed by a cable car trip and a chairlift ride to the Col de Balme. This is actually the natural border between France and Switzerland. From there we’ll be walking up the mountain trail to the Albert Premiere hut. The trek takes around 4 hours up and sits on one of the most spectacular glaciers in the region. Lunch will be at the hut a la carte. After lunch, we’ll follow the trail back down to the cable and onwards to Chamonix.

The day kicks off with a bus ride to the Bellevue cable followed by a mountain train ride to Nid D’Aigle. From here there are spectacular views of the Bionassy glacier. The trekking portion of the day is mostly downhill and will take us close to the glacier moraine and then through a beautiful pined forest before ending at the top of the Bellevue cable for our descent back to Chamonix.

Our final day of trekking in the Chamonix valley begins with a cable ride to the highest reachable point for trekkers at the top of the Brevent cable. The exit of the cable boasts the best views of the Mont Blanc so we’ll be taking our time here to soak it all in before we start to make our way along the trail down in the direction of Chamonix. Our farewell dinner will be hosted at a trendy restaurant in town.

Our final day together will be dedicated to airport transfers and farewells. Breakfast is included on the day. Please make sure that you provide us with your departure details before the first day of the trip so that arrangements can be made.