hiking complete tour du mont blanc

• Mont Blanc Experience roadbook with hike descriptions and detailed itinerary maps.
• IGN maps for your hike (TOP 25 St Gervais 3531 ET & TOP 25 Chamonix 3630 OT at 1/25 000°).
• My Roadbook" travel assistant via our mobile application.
• All documents required to organize your stay.

NB : at the start and/or end of the season, some public shuttles necessary for the tour are not operational. We will offer alternative solutions and give you taxi contacts in the roadbook.

We draw your attention to the fact that wearing a seat belt is compulsory at the front and rear in all vehicles you use during the trip, when they are equipped with one, regardless of the regulations in effect in the country visited. By booking an Mont Blanc Experience trip, you agree to respect this obligation. Mont Blanc Experience cannot be held liable in the event of bodily injury(s) and/or material damage(s) if it turns out that this provision was not respected by you. 

You'll stay in hotels (mainly 3*) located in the valleys, as well as in carefully selected mountain inns and huts. This choice of accommodation has been made to enable you to stay as close as possible to the original route of the Tour du Mont-Blanc.

These mountain inns offer a high level of comfort, with private rooms. Shared bathrooms are generally located on the same floor as the rooms.
Three-bed rooms (1 double bed and 1 single bed, or 3 single beds) are especially designed for groups of three.

As the Tour du Mont-Blanc is a very popular itinerary, accommodation options can be limited. Depending on availability at the time of the booking, we might have to offer you an alternative accommodation, while try to keep the same level of comfort.

If private rooms are not available on the original itinerary, we might have to get you down to the valley in a comfortable hotel or inn.

As a last resort, to ensure an optimal itinerary, dormitories in mountain huts may be offered.

Important: it's possible to book a single room in hotels. However, it may be more difficult, or even impossible, in some mountain huts and lodges. If you would like to make this request, feel free to contact us. We will then inform you of the accommodations where a single room can be offered.

Don't worry, you'll receive all the details of your accommodation before the final confirmation of your trip, and you'll also have this information in your roadbook.

Some lodgings do not necessarily provide towels, as such, we invite you to bring a travel towel with you.

Our goal is to ensure that you eat well-balanced meals suited for the effort required each day, and to lighten your pack load as much as possible.

Breakfast :
The hotels offer a generous and varied buffet: pastries, fresh bread, homemade jams, fruit and cereals. Savory lovers will also find something to their liking, with a choice of breads, cheeses, ham and eggs.

In mountain inns or huts, breakfasts are often simple: bread, butter, jam, coffee, tea and orange juice. If you need extra energy for your day's hiking, remember to pack dried fruit, cereal bars or other snacks.

Dinners :
In the hotels, dinner typically consists of a fixed three-course menu, including a starter, main course, and dessert.

In mountain inns or huts, meals are convivial moments when you share the table with other hikers. These meals are a real highlight of the day, providing an opportunity to savor home-cooked meals while sharing with people from all over the world. Meals generally consist of a soup starter, followed by a meat-based main course with carbohydrates (pasta, rice, polenta, etc.), then cheese and dessert. If you wish, you can add a beer or glass of wine to your meal for an additional charge.

If you have strict dietary constraints, we invite you to communicate them to us before departure, in your personal space.

Dinners in Chamonix and Courmayeur are not included to give you all options in town and a dinner on your own.

Lunches :
You can buy local products in supermarkets or bakeries in the valley. If you are staying in the mountains, you also have the option of ordering a packed lunch from the refuge upon your arrival, for around 15 euros per day. These packed lunch usually include one or two sandwiches, a fruit, a bottle of water and a cookie or chocolate bar.

Drinks :
Beverages (excluding water) are not included. Please pay for all drinks consumed on site before your departure, to avoid any additional charges after your stay.

Depending on the package you choose:

- With luggage transfers included: you will only carry what you need for the day's hike. Your bags are transported to your accommodations by vehicle, and you will have access to them every night (except at Bonatti Hut, which is not reachable by car, you will carry spare clothes for the night and the day after).

- Without luggage transfers: plan to carry everything you need for the entire week on your back (pay attention to weight!).

• The identification of service providers operating during your stay
• GPS guidance on a map background
• Photos of crossings
• The various points of interest on the hike: natural or heritage.

This application, included for this trip, must be downloaded before your departure and works offline (without network).
To learn more, feel free to read our article: Mon Roadbook, your digital travel guide.

For each stage, make sure you check the latest information on trail conditions; the manager at your accommodations should also be able to provide you with up-to-date information if you ask.

Considering the Environment:
While trekking you have to be careful not to destroy the environment you are enjoying so much. It is not only for your enjoyment, but people and wildlife also rely on this environment.
 
Here are some simple tips:

• Pick up any litter along the trail,
• Burn all your toilet paper and bury your faeces, make sure you go at least 50m away from any water source,
• Drink tap water instead of mineral water as plastic bottles are an unnecessary waste,
• Stick to the trails to prevent erosion and damage to fragile alpine flora,
• Ensure all rubbish is packed and bring them back down to the villages.

Insurance :
All tour participants should obtain their own personal insurance which covers medical and emergency evacuation at a minimum. You will of course also want cover for loss or damage to personal effects, flight or trip cancellation etc. Please ask us for advice.

Final tips!

• To ensure that you have the best time possible, please respect local traditions, customs, values and the environment.
• Respect privacy when taking photographs.
• Your attempts at speaking some French or Italian will open hearts and break the ice!
• Protect the natural environment, see above.