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The Mont Blanc range from the Italian side, with a TMB sign on a rock
The Mont Blanc range from the Italian side

Tour du Mont Blanc
Self-guided trekking holiday

Details
11 days' trekking, 2 rest days
French, Italian and Swiss Alps
Red3
 Grade (Explained)
Self-guided
Starting in Les Houches
Ending in Chamonix
Typical walk 16km, 1,000m ascent
Highest altitude 2,584m

Latest research
June-Sept 2012 (Joy, Pete, Allan, Stewart, Lucy, Keith & Simon)

Crossing a rocky stream on the TMB
A rocky stream (Photo gallery)

Accommodation
14 nights, staying in:
3-star hotels (5)
2-star hotels (4)
Auberges (2)
Mountain huts (3)

Included
Accommodation and itinerary
Breakfasts and 6 evening meals
Expert and unlimited advice
Routecards, maps, local info
Emergency card, language card

Season for self-guided treks
1 July to 20 September 2013
Trek on your ideal dates

Prices

Our classic mix
Hotels, auberges & huts
£950 per person
£180 single supp
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Our comfier mix
Smarter hotels
£1070 per person
£240 single supp
Book

Our hutty mix
More auberges & huts
£820 per person
£120 single supp
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We take 11 stages and 2 rest days as the norm; please ask us for a shorter or longer trip

Rifugio Bonatti, a fine Italian hut on the Tour du Mont Blanc
Rifugio Bonatti (Photo gallery)

Baggage transfer
Let us move your bags between stops. Please contact us for a price

The TMB in the Alps

Map of the TMB within the Alps


+ Trek all the stages, completing the whole circuit
+ Start on any date you choose
+ Expert, unlimited advice on all the options


Latest news May 2013
Please ask about our 2013 season which starts on 1st July. Thank you.

The Tour du Mont Blanc is a trek of superlatives: the most famous trek in Europe, forming a circuit of Western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc (4,808m). Our circuit takes the standard 11 days, starting and finishing in the Chamonix valley.

Tour trekkers are treated to grandstand views of the Mont Blanc massif, but the route never strays from mountain walking terrain. Cross from France into Italy, then into Switzerland and finally back into France. On a typical day your route climbs up to reach a col with wide mountain views before dropping down to the next verdant valley. Here you find the hamlet, village or town that will be home for the night. Our normal schedule also stays in huts for three nights.

Our routecards follow the main Tour du Mont Blanc route, with some optional diversions such as that to Lac Blanc for views across to Mont Blanc. Two rest days are built in, based in Courmayeur and in the Chamonix valley with lots to explore. This holiday misses out nothing from the Tour and you will cover the whole circuit in one very satisfying fortnight.

Your accommodation reflects life as it's lived in these mountains and is a mix of comfy valley hotels and simple auberges, plus three huts, all chosen for their friendliness and location.


Map showing the route of Alpine Exploratory's Tour du Mont Blanc self-guided walking holiday

Options

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

Faster treks
Each year many clients ask to complete their TMBs 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.

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.

No dormitories
If you'd like to stay in fewer dorms, please let us know. We can usually book private rooms at at least one of your huts. To avoid dorms entirely means a hotel in place of at least one hut; we can advise.




Happy clients

In Courmayeur: "Really great breakfasts, I mean amazing choices from fruit custard tarts, fruit salad, muesli, meats, cheeses. A perfect choice.

"A very well organised, efficient, helpful and reliable organisation. Whole trip very well researched and up to date. Great and useful route cards that allowed us choice depending on weather. Good maps. To be commended."

Nicki Spicer, UK
(Tour du Mont Blanc, August 2011)

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About our walking holidays (FAQs)
Our guide to the TMB

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See alternatives
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided)
Walker's Haute Route

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