The evening before
Meet with your guide and the other participants at the Bureau des Guides des Contamines at 6:30 p.m., for a preparatory meeting around a drink. This meeting with your guide will be an opportunity to ask your last questions about the trip.
Day 1
Contamines – Col and Savoie valley
From the summit of Contamines Montjoie cable-cars (Le Signal 1,875 m) you will go towards the Roselette ridges (2110m), from where the view is remarkable over the Mont Blanc and Beaufortain massifs, we will begin our 7-day Tour du Mont Blanc itinerant hike quietly and serenely. It is likely that you will encounter more marmots than hikers during the first two days of the journey, it is also our way of sharing our corners, our knowledge of the mountain, a true haven of peace.
Elevation: + 550m / - 800m
Walking time: about 5.5 hours
Day 2
Col de la Croix du Bonhomme – Vallée des Glaciers.
Through the secret paths of shepherds and guides we arrive at a mineral landscape with gorges and tumultuous mountain streams. Further on, the green mountain meadows and the snow-capped peaks of the Mont Blanc massif contrast. The herd bells guide us to the hut. Dinner and overnight stay in an authentic private hut with about twenty places.
Elevation: +820m/D-740m
Walking time: 6 hours
Day 3 Col de la Seigne – Vallon de la Lée Blanche – Val Veny.
Transfer in the morning, then a climb to the Col de la Seigne (2516 m), easy descent from the Lée Blanche valley to Combal Lake (1970 m). From there, a narrow mountain road and then a forest path lead us to the Monte Bianco mountain hut. The Col de la Seigne marks the border with Italy. Further on, the impressive south side of Mont Blanc gradually appears, dominating Val Veny and its soft green larch forests. The terrace of the hut where we spend the night offers a beautiful view of the nearby Aiguille Noire de Peuterey and the Brenva Glacier (eastern slope of Mont Blanc). Dinner and overnight stay in Val Veny.
Elevation: +700m/D-850m
Walking time: 7 hours
Day 4
Entrèves – Mont de la Saxe – Pré de Bar.
Via the small path that leads to the valley, we go to the town of Courmayeur to do some shopping and taste a famous Italian ice cream. The rest of the day we continue the beautiful path of the Italian Val Ferret, which offers a beautiful panorama and extends from the top of Mont Blanc to the Grandes Jorasses. For us, everything consists of rocks, snow-capped peaks over 4,000 meters above sea level and glittering glaciers. The hut is located opposite the Pré de Bar glacier, the end of which reaches the bottom of the valley. Dinner and overnight stay in the Italian Val Ferret.
Elevation: + 700m / D- 550m
Walking time: 5 hours
Day 5
Grand Col Ferret – Border – Swiss Val Ferret.
Discovery day off the beaten track, along Col Ferret (2537 m) which marks the Italian-Swiss border. We descend through mountain meadows to the Swiss Val Ferret: radical change in landscape, we leave the deep Valdotan reliefs for the Swiss curves. From La Fouly we take the bus to Champex to spend the night there.
Elevation: + 550 m, D- 550 m
Walking time: 5 hours
Day 6
La Fouly to Champex – Trient valley.- Chamonix valley.
Depending on the conditions and your level, the guide will choose between making you benefit from the spectacular scenic point on Rhône valley or reaching Arpette window via a tiring and more delicate way to the rocks, before getting to Col de la Forclaz. From there a bus will drive you to the nice Moulin lodge.
Elevation + 1,100 m / - 1,385 m
6-and-a-half-hour walking.
Day 7
Argentière – Cheserys – Chamonix.
After a pleasant ascent towards Cheserys lakes (beautiful neighbouring lakes of Lac Blanc). you will see the imposing Mont-Blanc in front of you, surrounded by the famous summits of Aiguille du Midi, Aiguille Verte, Aiguille des Drus and Glacier du Tour, Glacier des Bossons and Mer de Glace... You will get to Chamonix valley and will come back to St Gervais/les Contamines-Montjoie by taxi.
Elevation + 1,000 m, - 900 m
6-hour walking.
The guides could be led to change the program depending on the weather conditions, the mountains and the level of the participants.
Register either directly online, or by returning the completed 2025 registration form to us by email, dated and signed.
For further information, please contact us by e-mail or telephone on +33 (0)4 50 47 76 55 (Saint-Gervais) or +33 (0)4 50 47 10 08 (Les Contamines). We’ll be happy to guide you in the realization of your project.
All the practical information for the Tour du Mont Blanc in 7 days, with a hiking guide.
Group sessions:
In a private group:
Departure possible on the date of your choice depending on the availability in the huts.
Guidance is done by a qualified, local French hiking guide (State diploma).
Groups from 6 to 10 people in group sessions, from 1 to 12 people in private groups.
For people in good physical condition, practicing regular endurance sports throughout the year, without any medical counter indication to hiking in the mountains with a 6 to 8kg backpack. Experience in other multiple day hiking trips is recommended. Rocky and maybe even snowy surfaces are to be expected. Between 3 and 6-and-a-half hours of walking on trails per day. Backpack with your luggage for the day and your pick-nick.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you are not sure about the required physical capacities.
Group sessions:
€1190 per person in group: minimum 6 participants (if you are less than 6, a supplement may be proposed to maintain the departure, with the agreement of all participants).
Private groups: (groups of 12 maximum per guide):
- 1 participant: €4060
- 2 participants: €2400/pers
- 3 participants: €1850/pers
- 4 participants: €1570/pers
- 5 participants: €1420/pers
- 6 participants: €1310/pers
- 7 participants: €1250/pers
- 8 participants: €1200/pers
- 9 participants: €1260/pers
- 10 participants: €1120/pers
- 11 participants: €1090/pers
- 12 participants: €1040/pers
The price includes
The price does not include
To be covered by an insurance «assistance-repatriation» is mandatory to participate in our stays.
If you do not have «assistance-repatriation» insurance, we can offer you one at the price of €5 per day.
We also offer optional «cancellation» insurance at the price of €12 per day. This insurance does not take into account the sporting character of our stays.
The insurance booklets can be downloaded here for cancellation and assistance-repatriation.
You have a briefing with the guide the day before departure at the Contamines office in the center of the village at 6:30 p.m. Our address : 18 route de Notre Dame de la Gorge, 74170 Les Contamines.
If you are unable to attend, please call us around the same time so the briefing can be done by phone.
Pay attention to prepare 2 bags, one as your day-pack and one for the luggage transportation
1/ YOUR BACKPACK
Your backpack shouldn't be heavier than 6kg. Keep in mind to leave some space for your daily picnics.
Clothing:
Accessories:
Various:
2/ YOUR LUGGAGE
15 kgs maximum: if your bag is heavier, you could be asked by the taxi to pay an additional fee. Choose a durable, soft bag, big suitcases cannot be taken by the taxis.
Clothing and accessories:
Medication and other
