Scheduled guided trips
Summary for 2027
Alpine Exploratory offers the following guided hiking routes in 2027: the Tour du Mont Blanc (full and Highlights), the Alta Via 1, the Alta Via 9, the Dolomites Highlights, the Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland and the Walker's Haute Route.
We have 12 trips on offer for 2027, across these 7 routes:
July 2027 starts
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 3 to 16 July 2027 (led by Rob)
Tour du Mont Blanc Highlights (Guided) 10 to 18 July 2027
Alta Via 1 (Guided) 17 to 27 July 2027
Dolomites Highlights (Guided) 24 to 31 July 2027
Walker's Haute Route (Guided) 24 July to 8 August 2027
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 31 July to 13 August 2027
August 2027 starts
Alta Via 1 (Guided) 7 to 17 August 2027
Walker's Haute Route (Guided) 14 to 29 August 2027
Alta Via 9 (Guided) 28 August to 10 September 2027
September 2027 starts
Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland (Guided) 4 to 12 September 2027
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 4 to 17 September 2027 (led by Rob)
Walker's Haute Route (Guided) 2 to 17 September 2027 New dates!
Take away the stresses of the trail
A guided hike takes away the stresses of the trail. Your International Mountain Leader leads you throughout the hike, navigating and showing the way through any tricky terrain. Every evening your leader will discusses the distance, ascent and terrain of the coming stage, in conjunction with likely weather. There are often options available and the group will decide on the best one.
Perfect for solo hikers
Our scheduled guided trips are perfect for solo hikers and are a great way to meet fellow hikers. In the evenings our groups usually eat together and your guide recommends local restaurants. The make-up of our groups varies trip by trip. If you'd like to know in advance who's already booked on a particular departure (ages and home towns), please just Contact us.
Please read more
Keen to find out more about what a guided hike involves, or keen to find out more about walking in the Alps in general? Please read our Walking in the Alps and Guided or self-guided? pages.
Thank you.
"This was my first guided trip. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The guide's knowledge of the area, the geology and the history added a lot to my trip."
Mike Spalding, Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided), 2022
"Anna was excellent. She is a local and was incredibly knowledgable about the area's geology, flora and fauna, history and culture. She was also very good at gauging how fast we should be going for an enjoyable walk that ensured we got where we we going on time."
Martin C, Alta Via 1 (Guided), 2022
"The guide Rob was excellent, I felt very confident in his abilities and his decision making. We had to change course one day due to inclement weather and it turns out he made a good choice for the group. He was also funny and easy going. His years of experience in the area were appreciated. I had done a self guided before (Alta Via 1) and while I loved it, I also appreciated gaining some local knowledge."
Aimee Wade, Walker's Haute Route (Guided), 2023
Photos from the Alta Via 1 (Guided) in August 2026
Simeon assembled some lovely photos of this group
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Guided Holidays
Forcella di Lech on the Alta Via 1
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