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Les Drus from far below in the Chamonix valley
Les Drus from far below in the Chamonix valley

Chamonix Mountain Walking
Self-guided walking holiday

Details
6 days' walking
French Alps
Intermediate (Walking grades)
Self-guided
Starting in Argentiere
Ending in Chamonix
Typical walk 15km, 850m ascent
Highest altitude 2,525m

A barn at the hamlet of Charousse, in the hills near Les Houches
Above Les Houches (Photo gallery)

Accommodation
7 nights, staying in:
3-star hotels (2)
2-star hotels (4)
Mountain huts (1)

Included
Accommodation and itinerary
Breakfasts
Expert and unlimited advice
Routecards, maps, local info
Emergency card, language card

Dates
July to mid-Sept 2010
Choose any date to start on

Prices
£520 per person
(Single supplement £90)

Chamois above Col des Montets
Spot the chamois (Photo gallery)

Options
Come for a weekend or a fortnight
Swap the hut for a luxury hotel
Self-cater for the whole week
Let us transport your bags


+ High Alpine paths and valley trails
+ Expert routecards and local information
+ Many options for tweaking your schedule


Latest news May 2010
Good availability around Chamonix. Please contact us about this trip, starting from July.

For mountain walkers the Chamonix valley is a natural place to go. Chamonix itself is a famous base for mountaineers, skiers and walkers, and the whole valley has huge prospects for exploration on foot.

Our standard schedule for Chamonix plots a course among four different bases, the aim being to show all that the valley and surrounding hills have to offer. We propose starting in quiet Argentiere, then spending a night in a hut with views to Mont Blanc (weather permitting!) and moving on to Les Houches, before finishing in Chamonix in the heart of all the action. This is a highly flexible schedule and many of our Chamonix clients ask us for variations. Shorter or longer, more luxurious or more basic, more settled or more nomadic, we have itineraries to suit all.

This being a self-guided holiday, you're free to complete the walks as you choose: we arrange everything for you, including booking accommodation and providing you with routecards for the walking, and then it's up to you to carry out the walks yourself.

We stay in good, family-run hotels that give a great welcome, plus spectacularly sited huts.



Happy clients

"Helpful, patient, full of enthusiasm and useful advice.

"Staying in a refuge was a great suggestion. We loved staying high in the mountains."

Meg and John, UK
(Chamonix Mountain Walking, August 2008)



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See alternatives
Tour du Mont Blanc
Walker's Haute Route

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