Tour du Mont Blanc
Guided walking holiday

+ Alpine scenery from the grand to the tranquil
+ Characterful huts and family-run hotels
+ Led by an International Mountain Leader

Latest news May 2010
For 2010 we offer three guided TMBs open to all. Please see the dates below. Of course, private guided trips are available throughout summer 2010 - please contact us.

The Tour du Mont Blanc leaves the Chamonix valley to make a spectacular circuit of Western Europe's highest mountain, Mont Blanc (4,808m). Trekkers return after 11 days of superb walking having visited Italy and Switzerland en route.

Alpine Exploratory groups walk the full Tour du Mont Blanc route. We don't skip any sections - it's all too good to miss, and we seek the satisfaction of completing the trek in full. We link up the pleasant hamlets and huts that sit along the TMB, as well as stopping in the larger villages and towns of Les Contamines, Courmayeur, Champex and Argentiere.

Trek in the company of a fully qualified International Mountain Leader (IML). Each day the group decides its route based on the weather and energy levels; many stages have alternative trails such as that to Lac Blanc in the Aiguilles Rouges. Two rest days are built in, in Courmayeur and Argentiere, and in both places we can relax or make the most of the local activities.

The group stays mostly in hotels and auberges but with two nights in mountain huts. Both huts are spectacularly sited and offer good food and trekking company.

Options

If you join us for a private guided TMB as opposed to a scheduled one, then we can adjust your itinerary in various ways as follows:

Faster treks
Fit parties can complete the TMB in fewer days. We can recommend itineraries of 9 or 10 stages, and sometimes fewer. Rest days can be skipped too. It's just as valid to take longer over the TMB, for shorter stages and more time to absorb the scenery.

More huts or auberges
As standard our TMBs have 3 hut nights; if you prefer more, we can readily book 5 or 6 nights in huts. It's tricky to complete the TMB entirely by staying in huts, because of their spacing, but with a slightly less even spread of stage lengths we can make your trek almost entirely based in huts or hut-like places. We can also make more use of auberges or dormitory accommodation, for a more basic trip. Please ask us for what you prefer.

No dormitories
If you'd like to avoid dorms, please let us know. We can certainly book such itineraries, and it doesn't necessarily mean missing out on huts.

Accommodation
Please let us know if you fancy a more comfortable or a more basic TMB. Our normal schedule is a good mix; at certain villages we can adjust your accommodation, booking more auberges or more smart hotels as you prefer. Our 'comfy' itinerary of mainly 3* hotels is a good starting point for many.