The best time for a tour du Mont Blanc trek is in the summer (from June to September.) In the winter months, most trekking routes are coated in a thick layer of snow.

With thousands of metres of ascent and descent there's no getting around this being a serious challenge. You do need a level of fitness and we would recommend doing a bit of trekking before, but our guides are on hand to help you so limited technical knowledge is required. Many of our team have done the Tour du Mont Blanc trek so would be happy to offer advice if you call the office.

Our guided tour du Mont Blanc holidays are led by an experienced and qualified mountain leader. There is also a support vehicle for baggage transfer.

Alternatively we offer a number of self-guided Tour du Mont Blanc treks for those looking for a little more independence.

Most of our Mont Blanc holidays start in Chamonix.
Arriving by air: Fly to Geneva Airport and make use of an airport transfer service.
Arriving by rail: Train tickets can be booked through to Chamonix
Arriving by road: If you are driving to Chamonix we will provide route details and directions to the group hotel in the Chamonix Valley.

The water in many of the huts and hotels is drinkable without being treated. However in some of the higher and less accessible huts the water is not suitable for drinking. Here you will need to purchase bottles of water. Your leader or guide will be able to let you know when to fill up your water bottles and when you will need to buy bottled water.

In the Alps, there is no porter system like the ones found in Nepal and Peru, where local porters are commonly hired to carry gear for trekkers and climbers. On some trips your main luggage is transferred between overnight stops by vehicle. On our high level treks and climbs, where we stay in mountain huts inaccessible by road, you will have to carry everything you need for the trip. However, given that all necessary bedding etc. is provided in the huts, your pack on these holidays does not need to be more than a manageable 10kg. For our Mont Blanc Climbing trip, on summit day, you will carry only what you need for the climb.

The French Grande Randonnée are maintained long distance trails. The general assumption is that walkers on these routes should not require technical climbing skills to follow them and any obstacles such as cliffs or rock steps are equipped with chains or wires or ladders, designed to facilitate walkers. On the Mont Blanc Circuit there is a short section of ladders encountered on the climb to Lac Blanc.

Yes and many people do! If you have time it is well worth spending some extra days in the beautiful locations of the start and end points of our Alps tours.  Just let us know and we can easily arrange extra nights for you at the group hotel.

Getting to the group hotel from Geneva Airport couldn’t be simpler. You just make an online booking with mountaindropoffs.com. They will meet you at Geneva airport and take you right to the hotel door. Transfers have to be booked at least 72 hours in advance.

There is wifi available at the group hotel (first and last night of the holidays), however during the trips it is not common for wifi to be available, especially on trips where you are in mountain huts.

Phone signal is available in the Chamonix Valley and it is present in most places on the Tour Du Mont Blanc trips. The only places where there may not be signal is in the mountain huts and on the higher mountain passes.

The actual group size depends largely on the availability of beds in the huts. Generally our Mont Blanc trekking groups are maximum of 10.