Why Alpine Exploratory
OUR DIFFERENCE
Hiking Up to Col de Tricot on the first stage of the Tour du Mont Blanc
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Why Alpine Exploratory

Alpine Exploratory is a system of knowledge on the best mountain trekking in our areas, giving clients superb holidays based on this exploration. Alpine Exploratory is different:


We put boots on the ground

Alpine Exploratory's aim is to offer the most accurate, the most up-to-date and the most helpful materials available, on each of our routes... allied to the best service. We work towards this goal by hiking our trails on a regular basis, in many cases more than annually.

All Alpine Exploratory People travel once a year to one of our Alpine or Scandinavian treks, and once a year to one of our UK treks. (We are a great place to work!)

The Exploratory System

Rocks and the lake, at Refuge du Lac Blanc
  Rocks and the lake, at Refuge du Lac Blanc    Tour du Mont Blanc


We are real people and we talk to you

Much of our days are spent emailing with our enquirers, our clients and our hotels. We enjoy this process and it helps us to get the details right as we organise your trip. Please ask us any questions, as we help you to find the approach to the trek that suits you. We do not seek to cut short or avoid this necessary process.

People - see the person who you are emailing!



Walking between Sils and Maloja above St. Moritz, Switzerland
  Walking between Sils and Maloja above St. Moritz, Switzerland    Davos to St. Moritz


We run our own trips

Alpine Exploratory takes pride in running its own affairs. With the exception of the taxi or transfer companies who help us to offer baggage transfer, and of course the hotels, Alpine Exploratory runs everything. We manage all aspects of your trip from our office in Edinburgh, UK. We do not subcontract.

On a guided trip, your leader is a freelance employee of Alpine Exploratory. All of our leaders are International Mountain Leaders (IMLs).

Our People know your name and your requirements. We keep your details in our spreadsheet and our office is abuzz, all day long, with yours and others' arrangements.

Thank you!


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United States Tour Operators Association

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Alpine Exploratory is delighted to be an Associate Member of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA). However, Alpine Exploratory is NOT a participant in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers' Assistance Program and is not held by USTOA to certain other standards required of Active Members.

Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites
  Hiking the Alta Via 1 in the Italian Dolomites    Alta Via 1


Alpine Exploratory
Alpine Exploratory is a system of knowledge on the best mountain trekking in our areas, giving clients superb holidays based on this exploration.

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