• All accommodation as described

• Meals as described in the Meal Plan

• Organised luggage transfers

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

• Travel insurance

• Travel to and from Chamonix

• Local transfers and lifts as required by the itinerary

• 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.

The trip starts and ends at your hotel 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 (dinner, bed and breakfast) for six nights on the trail. For the two nights in Chamonix, your stay at the hotel is arranged on a bed & breakfast basis.

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 a good idea as not many huts can take card payments.

We do recommend you bring a few additional trail bars and snacks with you - these can of course also 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 7 nights on the trail. At the hotel in Chamonix, your stay is arranged on a bed & breakfast basis. You can be sure to find excellent food available in restaurants and hotels in France, Italy and Switzerland. 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 usually available from your accommodation, payable locally. Please ensure you pre-order your packed lunch the evening before. Alternatively there are plenty of mountain huts along the route where you can enjoy local delicacies.

On this trekking holiday, you will stay in simple mountain inns, auberges and refuges in mixed-sex dorms with shared bathrooms. Each of these locations offer outdoor seating areas where after an excellent day of hiking, you can soak in the incredible surroundings with a refreshing drink.

Sleeping arrangements in the communal dorms are on bunk beds, with duvets and pillows supplied. You will need to have your own sheet sleeping bag, travel towel and hut shoes, along with a change of clothes for the evening. Your luggage will be transferred between each of your accommodations so you do not need to carry these overnight items with you while you are trekking.

While the facilities are modest, having the opportunity to staying in these traditional mountain refuges makes a part of the intangible Alpine experience. Whiling away the evenings amidst like-minded adventurers, you will get to share the buzz of tales from the trails, enjoy the atmosphere and take away plenty of memories.

It would be a good idea to carry a supply of cash, as not all huts can accept card payments.

The first and last nights of your trip will be in a 3* hotel in Chamonix, where rooms will be arranged on double/triple/quad basis based on the number of travellers in your booking.

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. We ask that you please ensure your luggage is limited to one piece per person, and 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.