5-day TMB hike starting from Chamonix
Join a 5-day TMB hike starting from Chamonix and discover some of the most amazing sights on one of the most famous routes in the Alps with a certified local guide.
Private
Alps
5 Days
May - Oct
High
Intermediate
Highlights
- Discover the famous Tour du Mont Blanc route.
- Enjoy amazing panoramic views.
- Visit lovely villages and stay in cozy cottages.
- Join a 5-day TMB hike with a true local who knows the area better than anyone.
Description
The Mont Blanc massif is a perfect place for hiking. Over the course of 5 days, we will cover some of the ground of the very well known Tour du Mont Blanc, which will take us over 3-countries and allow us to explore some amazing valleys, glaciers, and mountains.
The TMB is one of the most famous tours of the Northern Alps and involves 3 countries, 7 alpine valleys, 71 glaciers, and 400 peaks. The emblematic Mont-Blanc will be our pillar on this hike that begins in Chamonix and ends in Val d’Aosta.
Each day, you will hike between 5 to 7 hours. Altitude gain will be an average of 700 m/day, sometimes less, sometimes more. Therefore, a good fitness level is mandatory. In the evenings, you will stay in mountain huts and cottages, typical of the Mont Blanc massif, lovely places to enjoy dusk together, far away from everyday troubles and concerns. You can find a detailed itinerary below.
Up to 12 people can join this hike. Local IML certified guide François will be guiding the tour. He is a true local as his family settled into the region over 500 years ago and he is the ideal TMB hiking guide because he truly knows the area and the culture like the palm of his hand.
Please contact us if you would like to join this unique hike around Mont Blanc. We will plan the tour together, on the most convenient date for you. It will be a great pleasure to guide you on these beautiful trails and to be able to share these terrific places in the mountains.
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Price details
- Included: Guiding fee
- Not included: Accommodation, food for participants and guide
Itinerary
Day 1: Chamonix
We begin by taking a lift up to the Plan-Praz plateau (2000m). Then we will head to the Brévent summit (2,525m), where we will catch great views of Mont-Blanc. Then we will descend to Bellachat refuge (2,152m) then the Merlet animal park. Night in hotel.
Elevation gain: 525m – Drop: 1025m
Day 2: Montjoie
We will take the Bellevue cable car and after crossing the famous Bionnassay suspension bridge, we descend towards the village of Contamines to reach the Montjoie valley. Night in a hostel, in a double and triple room.
Elevation gain: 750 m – drop: 1,300 m
Day 3: Beaufortain
After a transfer to Notre Dame de la Gorge, we will head towards Col du Bonhomme (2,479m). We will leave Val Montjoie for Beaufortain and head for the southern end of the Mont-Blanc Massif. Then we will enjoy a quiet descent through the pastures towards the isolated valley of the Glaciers and the hamlet of Chapieux (1,549m). We will spend the night in a hostel. Elevation gain: 1340 m – Vertical drop: 950 m
Day 4: Val Veny
We will visit the cheesemakers at Ville des Glaciers. Then, via the Col de la Seigne (2,516m) we will reach the Italian border and the Val Veny, from where we will choose the route to the Elisabetta refuge (2,195m) located at the foot of the Glacier de the White Lée. Night at the refuge, no access to luggage.
Positive elevation: 730 m – negative: 320 m
Day 5: Val d'Aosta
On our last day, we will start with a descent to Lac Combal. Then we will climb to the Arp Vieille pastures, which gives access to a gorgeous balcony facing the most famous mountaineering Aiguilles: Noire
de Peuterey, Dent du Géant, Grandes Jorasses, and others. We will descent to Courmayeur and return to Chamonix via the Mont-Blanc tunnel in the afternoon.
Elevation gain: 460 m – Vertical drop: 990 m
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