France, Italy & Switzerland: The Mont Blanc Circuit
9 Days
Starting From
$5,495.00
12 Days
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$6,595.00
per person, double occupancy
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With one foot in France and the other crossing into Italy, it’s time to savor the reward for your morning’s climb. The 15,781-foot Mont Blanc dominates the horizon, its rocky aiguilles (needles) soaring above Lex Blanche Glacier and Val Vény’s braided river channels. Since leaving Chamonix, Europe’s highest peak has become your constant companion. Next up: a nearby rifugio’s sunny mountain-facing deck, where a well-deserved lunch of hearty mountain fare awaits: risotto, venison ravioli, and fondue with gnocchi. Five more spellbinding days await on your Mont Blanc hiking tour as you close the loop, crossing from Italy into Switzerland and back to France, enjoying an insider perspective brought to life by your exceptional mountaineer guides. By the trail’s end in Chamonix, you’ll feel the satisfaction of conquering one of the world’s classic walking routes.
Highlights
- Ride the La Flégère cable car into the Chamonix Valley and witness its breathtaking panoramic views of impossibly green hillsides, fragrant forest, and the curving Arve River.
- Delight in the best of Savoyard cuisine after an invigorating day on the trail, from creamy fondues and raclettes to savory stews and delicious tarts.
- Enjoy the mountaineering culture of the Alps in Courmayeur, visit local shops, or sip a cool drink at a café beneath towering Mont Blanc.
- Accompanied by your expert mountain guide, experience the thrill of hiking through the borders between France, Switzerland, and Italy.
- Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or visit your hotel’s spa after a rewarding day on the Mont Blanc circuit.
Positive Impact
Country Walkers is proud to support Wine to Water with a donation on behalf of each guest on this tour. Wine to Water is an international organization providing access to clean drinking water and emergency supplies in water-challenged regions. We believe in giving back to the places that have enriched the lives of our guests. We’re committed to identifying and supporting sustainable initiatives in a variety of areas including education, world health, economic equality, safe drinking water, the environment, and the preservation of cultural traditions.
Accommodations
Linger Longer with a Tour Extension
2024 Pre-Trip Extension - Chamonix
- One night at Hôtel Le Morgane
- Airport car service for arrival
- Daily breakfast
- City information
1 Night From $145
per person, double occupancy
Single Supplement: From $95
Your vacation is about to begin! Spend your first night aloft and arrive ready for an unforgettable trip.
A Country Walkers representative will greet you at the Geneva Airport to start your adventure off right. A complimentary car service will whisk you to your centrally located hotel in Chamonix. From here, you are perfectly positioned to explore this charming city at your leisure.
After a delicious included breakfast at your hotel, you are free to explore on your own, using our included city information packet to guide your discoveries.
Included Meals: Breakfast
Hôtel Le Morgane
Even the most prolific writers would have a challenging time putting into words the whole of TMB experience, and our Country Walkers guides, Clair and Patricia, were simply outstanding. Their passion for hiking, attention to detail, and breadth and depth of expertise were nothing short of amazing. They took time each day to explain the schedule, hiking route, expectations, etc. During the hikes, they were a fountain of information and made even the most difficult parts of the hike so enjoyable. The hiking was exhilerating and exhausting all in one and the scenery was intoxicating! We (group of 6) reviewed…
France, Italy & Switzerland: The Mont Blanc Circuit
My wife and I just completed the Country Walkers (CW) 8-day Mont Blanc Circuit trek. From the outset, our experience with CW was excellent. Unlike other travel tour companies we have used, we appreciate that CW assigns you a travel advisor. Our advisor was fantastic. She answered the myriad of questions we had; always with accurate and prompt information. She assuaged our concerns as 60+ hikers, providing us with insights on the trek as she had personally completed it a few years before. The logistics of the trek were handled seamlessly, starting with a personal car hire from Geneva to…
France, Italy & Switzerland: The Mont Blanc Circuit
Expert Local Guides
Experience your destination like an insider with people who call it home.
Patricia Corbiller
Making her home in Chamonix for over 30 years, Patricia Corbiller is a certified hiking guide in the region as well as a ski instructor. Walking and nature are her dual passions, which she is inspired to share with visitors to the Chamonix Valley. In her free time, she enjoys discovering trails in the mountains around the globe.
Javier Torrecilla
Based in Chamonix but originally from Spain, Javier Torrecilla made his first trek when he was just 6 months old and since then his love for the mountains has only grown! Eventually turning his passion into a career, Javier has been leading groups through the Pyrenees, the Alps, and Morocco’s Atlas Mountains for over 10 years. When he’s not guiding, you can find him hiking, climbing, skiing, or canyoning
Corinne Jouin
Born in Rouen, Corinne Jouin has been working as a guide since 1994, including being certified as a hiking guide in the Chamonix Valley. In addition to fulfilling her career goal of working in the outdoors, she has traveled and lived abroad for part of her life, and especially enjoys returning to her roots to visit her family in Normandy & Brittany, where she boats along the Baie de Somme, bikes along the coast of Brittany, and hikes in Arromanches Bay with her husband and children. Originally trained as a graphic designer, she applies her creativity to the Swiss folk art of silhouette paper cutting, and also enjoys exploring the Alps and visiting historical sites throughout France with her family.
Claire Thioliere
A native of Chamonix, Claire Thiolière spent months during her youth vacationing in Normandy thanks to her parents’ passion for the local history of Honfleur, Mont Saint-Michel, and the Cotentin Peninsula. She also traveled extensively in her youth throughout Africa before returning to France where she received a Master’s degree in Geography and Geomorphology. She is a certified guide who has been leading people throughout the Alps for more than 25 years and has also led groups along the Norman coast when not sailing that same coast herself! An avid hiker and skier, Claire’s enthusiasm extends to the impressionist painters whose artistic movement was born in Le Havre, as well as French literature, architecture, and gastronomy.