Tour du Mont Blanc South
Self-guided trekking holiday

+ Trek from Chamonix to Courmayeur
+ Expert routecards and local information
+ See Mont Blanc from several angles

Latest news January 2012
Please ask us about our 2012 season which starts on 1 July. Thank you.

Walk half of the Tour du Mont Blanc in an exhilarating week's walking holiday. Cross high passes with views of the massif; and cross from France into Italy.

This walking holiday takes you on the Tour du Mont Blanc stages around the Southern side of Mont Blanc, starting in Les Houches near Chamonix and finishing in Courmayeur on the Italian side of the mountain. Cover 5 of the 11 stages of the Tour and have one rest day in Courmayeur, a splendid little Italian Alpine town with much going on. The terrain means that the walking is slightly tougher overall in this Southern half of the route than in the Northern half.

A typical day on trek involves walking up to a pass, then down through meadows and along the valley to the next village. We book your hotels and huts and we give you routecards and maps for the walking. It's a self-sufficient and satisfying type of holiday, full of local interest... and to finish off the TMB, simply come back the following year!

Your accommodation is a mix of valley hotels and auberges, plus one night in a comfortable Italian mountain hut. The variety can be invigourating and your stays give you the chance to meet other trekkers.

Options

We can adjust your TMB South in various ways, as follows:

Add a day
As normal, you end the trip with 3 nights in Courmayeur which give a rest day plus a daywalk over the fifth stage. If you prefer, we can extend your trip by one day so that you finish at La Fouly in Italy, for 6 days of walking. The rest day can of course be skipped. Other combinations of stages are possible, for example to spend longer in the Chamonix valley before setting off on trek. If you have a longer or shorter time available, please say and we'll advise on an itinerary to make the most of it.

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 South. Our normal schedule is a good mix; at certain villages we can adjust your accommodation. We can book more huts, or more of our smart family-run hotels.