Mont Blanc massif, France / Italy / Switzerland
Tour du Mont Blanc (Highlights)
Route detail
About this route
The best stages of the TMB with the Chamonix guides: high passes, valley villages and the whole massif turning beside you.
Daily activity
5–8 hr/day.
Terrain
High passes, village trails and long balcony traverses.
Best season
June to September
Your guide office
Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix
Based in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
What's included
Guide, accommodation, luggage transfer, breakfasts and dinners.
Not included
Flights, lunches, drinks.
Itinerary
- 1
Les Houches to Les Contamines
Time: 3–4 hr
Col de Voza and the gentle opening valley.
- 2
Col de la Croix du Bonhomme
Time: 8–10 hr
First big pass, long views back to Mont Blanc.
- 3
Into Italy
Time: 4–5 hr
Col de la Seigne and the Val Veny huts.
- 4
Courmayeur balcony
Time: 5–6 hr
The Mont de la Saxe ridge above town.
- 5
Grand Col Ferret
Time: 5–7 hr
Crossing into Switzerland and the Val Ferret.
- 6
Fenêtre d'Arpette
Time: 6–8 hr
The wild variant above the Trient glacier.
- 7
Back to Chamonix
Time: 5–7 hr
Col de Balme and the descent home.
What to pack
Built for this route's terrain, altitude and number of days. Tick items off as you pack — without the right footwear or hard shell, a guide can refuse to take you up.
0 / 29 packed
Footwear and pack
Broken in before the trip — new boots are the most common cause of an abandoned day.
Clothing layers
Three layers, no cotton. Temperatures can swing 20 °C between valley and summit.
Sun, health and altitude
UV rises roughly 10% every 1,000 m of altitude.
Hut and overnight kit
Mountain huts supply blankets and pillows, never sheets.
Boots, crampons, ice axe and harness can usually be rented from Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France — confirm sizes when you agree your dates.
Traveller feedback
Ratings collected from travellers who completed this route with Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix.
4.9
★★★★★176 ratings
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Questions about this route?
Talk to the guides who run it — gear, fitness, weather windows, private dates. We answer within one working day.
€1,450
per person
Guide, accommodation, luggage transfer, breakfasts and dinners.
Next departure · 6 July 2027
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