• All accommodation as described

• Meals as described in the Meal Plan

• Luggage transfers between hotels (not including to the mountain hut on day 6)

• Self-guided information pack containing your map and route notes

• Travel insurance
• Travel to and from Chamonix
• Local transfers and lifts
• Visas (if applicable)
• Tourist Taxes may apply and are usually under 5 Euros per person per night
• Some meals as described in the Meal Plan
• Personal equipment
• Any additional activities/excursions indicated as optional

Each self-guided holiday comes with comprehensive route notes and a map or pocket guidebook of the area you are exploring. The route notes contain information about the places you will visit and the local transport you might need, along with the detailed route notes for your daily walks or cycle rides. We even include some tips for the best places to stop for lunch.

You can expect to receive your Self-Guided Pack containing your route notes, a map or guidebook, and all your relevant documents, no later than 3 weeks before your holiday start-date. We will send your documents using a signed-for courier so that you can track your package and know that it is safely on its way to you. For bookings of more than 4 people we will send an additional Self-Guided Pack. If you do not need this additional pack please inform our Sales Team. Your pack will be sent to the lead booker, so please remind them to pack it before setting off.

Should your self-guided trip be part of a longer adventure requiring you to leave home more than three weeks before your holiday start-date, please inform our Sales Team so that we can make alternative delivery arrangements.

Our Self-Guided Holidays are perfect for your next family holiday and are suitable for children of all ages.

Our partner hotels and accommodations are able to provide cots for young children, and some offer family rooms. We can also arrange hire of children’s bikes and tag along bikes for most of our self-guided cycling trips and with trips such as Lake Constance and the Danube offering routes on designated cycle paths you can rest assured in keeping your family safe.

As a parent we trust that you know your own child’s capabilities, so please read the itinerary details to ensure the distances covered each day are suitable for your family. If this is a first time walking holiday for your family, a centre based trip is a fantastic option as it allows you to easily opt out of a days walking if a day of building sand castles, swimming in the pool or visiting museums is calling instead.

Please discuss this further with our sales team who will be happy to assist in picking the best trip for your family.

TRAVEL TO YOUR DESTINATION

In some cases you may choose to take a ferry and/or train to your holiday start and end destination. Please see further information on Travelling by Train.

If flying from the UK there are low cost airlines available to the start and from the end of your holiday.

To benefit from full financial protection, ease your holiday planning, and avoid dealing with airlines, we can book scheduled flights from the UK as part of a flight inclusive package. Scheduled flights are usually more expensive than low cost alternatives, however potentially less stressful if your flight is cancelled or delayed. If you book flights through KE Adventure Travel we will offset the carbon of your flight.

This trip starts and ends at your accommodation in Chamonix. All of our self-guided holidays are sold on a Land Only basis allowing you the flexibility to choose the travel method which best suits you. The nearest airport for this trip is Geneva Airport with many departures from regional UK airports.

If you are flying in to Geneva the easiest way to get to Chamonix is to make use of an airport transfer service. We recommend mountaindropoffs.com - transfers are around €40 each way. Please note that transfers are subject to availability and your flight details are required a minimum of 72 hours before your arrival in Geneva. Hotel contact details and an emergency number will be provided with your booking confirmation.

You may even wish to make the Tour du Mont Blanc part of a bigger trip or pair it with one of our other holidays. We can arrange additional nights accommodation before or after your self-guided trip, ask our sales team to find out more about this.

If you would prefer to make the journey part of your holiday why not consider travelling by Eurostar and enjoy the option of stopping off along the way in Paris.

This trip is on a half board basis for 8 nights on the trail. While in Chamonix and Courmayeur your stay is on a B&B basis, allowing you the flexibility to dine at your choice of the many restaurants available in these vibrant towns.

There are mountain huts along the route where you can enjoy lunch; alternatively you can purchase picnics from some of your accommodations or local supermarket and bakeries. Having a supply of cash is recommended as some huts cannot process card payments.

We also suggest you bring a few additional trail bars and snacks with you - these can of course be purchased along the way, but it is sometimes nice to have your favourite hill food with you.

When in the towns and villages all tap water is drinkable. In mountain huts there is usually not a sustainable drinking water supply. Water in plastic bottles is brought in to the hut. All huts have a recycling point. If you have to purchase water in plastic bottles please buy the largest bottle you can so as to use less plastic. Please take purification tablets or a filter bottle (such as a Water-To-Go bottle) to treat your water if you can fill from a local stream. Bottled water is not provided. We do not encourage the purchasing of single use plastic bottles. Local authorities are working to find solutions to using plastic water bottles in huts. We monitor the situation carefully for updates.

This trip is on a half board basis for 8 nights on the trail, and B&B for the 5 nights in Chamonix and Courmayeur where you will be spoilt for choice for restaurants to dine at. As to be expected, the food available in restaurants and hotels in France, Italy and Switzerland is excellent. In huts, the food is simple and wholesome usually with a set menu which will include a vegetarian option. Continental breakfasts and evening meals are provided by your accommodation.  Packed lunches are available from some of the hotels and mountain huts, payable locally. Please ensure you pre-order your pack lunch the evening before. Alternatively, there are plenty of mountain huts along the route where you can enjoy some of the local specialties. Not many huts are able to accept card payments so having a supply of cash would be a good idea.

On this trip you will stay in a selection of simple Alpine hotels and comfortable mountain huts or auberges, handpicked for their superb locations and accessibility to your route each day. Starting and ending your trip in a hotel in the bustling town of Chamonix, you can enjoy mountain views and great access to facilities.

All accommodation is on a twin or double room basis. Triple rooms are used for bookings of three, and occasionally quad rooms for bookings of four. Single rooms are not available on this trip. Part of the mountain hut experience is communal living and as such, most mountain hut accommodation is with shared bathrooms.

Please note that the Tour du Mont Blanc is highly subscribed every year and availability is very limited.

With high demand during the peak season, if we are unable to arrange private rooms in mountain huts, we will offer either shared dormitory accommodation in the huts, or alternatively a private room in a hotel or guesthouse in the valley below.

Where accommodation options are limited in small hamlets such as Les Chapieux, La Fouly and Trient, we ask that you have flexibility to allow adjustments to either the location of your stay, or to the accommodation basis. Alternative arrangements could be to use shared dormitory accommodation; or to stay in a hotel or guesthouse in a different location in the valley, making use of transfers to get between the village and the trail.

Many accommodations will not accept reservations for the following season until the end of the current year; as such please note that accommodation confirmations for each on-request booking may only be received late in the current year. Any necessary changes will be clearly communicated with you at the point of confirmation.

This holiday involves going to moderately high altitude.  During the course of your trip you will reach altitudes in excess of 2500 metres.  Most people will have no difficulty with this level of altitude but before coming on the holiday, we recommend you read the advice on trekking at high altitude.  You can also talk to one of our trekking experts if you have any concerns about altitude.

Your main luggage will be transferred between each of your accommodations while you are out on your trek (except to the Bonatti Hut). We ask that you please ensure your luggage is limited to one piece per person, and that the weight is kept under 15kg. You should use a soft bag such as a duffle bag. Please ensure that your luggage is ready for collection each morning. You will also need a daypack to carry your daily essentials such as waterproofs, etc with you.