Explore Mont Blanc in 5 days

The beautiful village of Les Houches is easily reached by train or bus from Geneva Airport in just over an hour. 

Upon arrival, you can settle into a comfortable hotel, stroll around the town and prepare for your adventure on the Tour du Mont Blanc.

Overnight in Les Houches

Start the Tour du Mont Blanc route by climbing from the Chamonix Valley in Les Houches to Bellevue, or by taking the Bellevue cable car for a short 10-minute tour (recommended).

From Bellevue, you can choose between taking a challenging route or an easier one. The challenging route will be through the idyllic Chalet de Miage, which is dominated by the Dome du Goéter and Aiguille de Bionnassay mountains as it passes just below the mouth of the Bionnassay Glacier.  

It is an 18 km ascent to 1,440 metres of altitude, and a descent of 1,262 metres. After passing the Chalet de Miage, you descend to Les Contamines.

The easiest option takes you through beautiful forests and alpine meadows through Bionnassay to Les Contamines. There are 17.3 km in ascent and a climb of 1,036 metres, with a descent of 853 metres. On the two routes you can reduce the time (2 hours approximately) and the effort (900 metres in ascent) using the cable car. 

Overnight in Les Contamines

For the first 5 km, you'll walk along the bottom of the valley to the Chapel of Notre Dame de la Gorge, or take a bus for this stretch if you wish.

Continue the road going around and climbing constantly along Chemin Roman, through the Contamines-Montjoie Nature Reserve, and head towards the distant Col du Bonhomme mountain pass.

As you ascend, be amazed by the increasingly rugged sights of the high peaks. Afterwards, you will quickly reach the landscapes of Col du Bonhomme (2,329 metres). Walk an hour more in the middle of rugged, rocky terrain, and the Col de la Croix du Bonhomme will appear. 

Be ready and climb up to Col des Fours (2,665 metres) and then descend dramatically to Les Chapieux.

Les Chapieux: if there is no accommodation available at Les Chapieux, you will have your accommodation at Bourg-Saint-Maurice. We will make the corresponding arrangements so that you can have the necessary transfers between the towns.

Overnight in Les Chapieux

Leave France and head to Italy, departing from the Col de la Seigne Pass which is 750 metres above the Refuge des Mottets. It will seem that you can touch the steep south side of the Mont Blanc massif, formed by irregular peaks, hanging glaciers and deep waterfalls. The spectacular views will surprise you!

Descend along a path adorned by alpine meadows and cross the Elisabetta refuge towards the Val Veny valley. Choose here between the difficult option or the easy one. 

On the difficult route, climb through Col Checrouit to Courmayeur. On the easy one, cross the mouth of the huge Miage Glacier to the village of Visaille, where you can take the bus to Courmayeur.

Overnight in Courmayeur

Stay in Courmayeur one or two more nights for local walks and a relaxing cappuccino, while watching people wander around the square. 

We suggest you take the cable car to the Torino Refuge and Punta Helbronner Mountain, from where you can enjoy the most spectacular views of the Mont Blanc massif.

To return from Courmayeur, you can, by public transport to Chamonix and then take a shared transport to Geneva Airport. If you are travelling with more than 2 people, it is advisable to take a private taxi transfer from Courmayeur directly to Geneva Airport.

End of our services.