Walking Mont Blanc Center Based

Itinerary – Walking Mont Blanc

Day 1: Arrival
Pick up at Geneva airport at the arrival time of the Aer Lingus flight Dublin to Geneva and transfer to Les Contamines.
You will stay in the Holiday centre Cap France L’Aveniere, about 3km from Les Contamines, located in the charming valley at the foot of the Domes des Miages. The hotel has a large dinning area, and comfortable rooms, excellent service and very good local food!
Dinner included.

Day 2: Chalet du Truc walk
Today you will start from the hotel and will discover the area with a lovely to the Mont Truc. Truc is the local dialect means rounded dome, which suits Mont Truc admirably. This walk will take some of the track of the “Tour du Mount Blanc” circuit. You will also find a delightful cafe at the top for a well deserved break!
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

Day 3: St Nicolas de Veroce – Les Contamines walk
This walk will introduce you to super ridge with some magnificent views of the Mount Blanc mountain range. Mont Joly is one of the best belvedere from which to view the Mount Blanc region. Cole up are the domes des miage and the aiguilles de tré la tête, de Bionnassay, then beyond Mount Blanc are the Vanoise and Ecrins national Park.
From the ridges the views are spectacular to Megeve and Praz sur Arly also.
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

Day 4: Chamonix – Lac Blanc balcony walk
After a transfer by bus to Chamonix, you will take a cable car up to the Aiguille rouge mountain range.

This walk, part of the tour du Mount Blanc circuit, offers the best view possible of Mount Blanc. You will also stop by a glacier lake, the “Lac Blanc”, near a hut where you can stop for refreshment!
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

Day 5: Free Day.
A lot of options possible in Les Contamines, you can enjoy the town swimming pool and lake, stroll around the town or just relax!
Also you can take the very efficient public bus and spend a day in Chamonix. In Chamonix you can take the cable car the Aiguille du Midi, or the Mer de Glace (huge glacier), or visit the two super museums Alpine museum and Cristal museum.
Alternatively we also offer you the possibility to experience a proper once in a lifetime climb (easy scrambling and glacier climb) with a mountain guide, with the Cosmique ridge from the Aiguille du Midi (3842 m).
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

On option: Mountaineering experience.
Arete des Cosmiques climb. 2 People per mountain guide.
For the best hillwalker, with no fear of heights and relatively good scrambling skills.
Also on option: Via Ferrata, Rafting, Paraglinding tandem flight.

Day 6 : Lac d’Armancette and Tre la Tete hut walk
You will enjoy a walk at the foot of the giants. The walks will offer the possibility to either go to the Tré la Tête mountain hut and admire the Tré la Tête glacier, or to go to the lake d’Armancette.
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

Day 7: Col du Joly – Tour du Mont Blanc walk
For your last day, we enjoy a spectacular walk at the end of the Contamine valley. For of this walk will take place along the tracks of the Tour du Mount Blanc circuit.
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.
Breakfast, Picnic lunch and Dinner included.

Day 8: Farewell!
Spend the morning at your own pace before a transfer to the airport to match Aer Lingus Geneva to Dublin flight time.
Breakfast included. Picnic lunch not included.