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Tour Du Mont Blanc (14 days) - June - July 2010
The Tour of Mont Blanc, or TMB, is among the finest recognised mountain walks in the world. It is a 200 km hike over 12 walking days, around the Mont Blanc massif mostly following valley sides, giving unparalleled views of and encircling the Mont-Blanc massif in the French, Italian and Swiss Alps, crossing several high passes and taking the hiker through spectacular mountain scenery.
The route generally follows good paths, taking the average walker 10-12 days to complete. Our trip will take 14 days (we have allowed 2 rest days along the way), so allowing a little more relaxing time. There are spectacular views to be enjoyed on every day of the TMB (weather permitting). Some sections are quite high, at over 2,500 m, but most of the walking is between 1,500 and 2,000 m ASL which is comfortable enough. The paths vary in quality from tarred roads to snowfields, but mostly good pathways, so some experience is essential.
We overnight staying at Mountain huts (or refuges, as they are known), hotels and camping in tents. Facilities may be fairly basic in the refuges (sleeping in unisex rows in a dormitory, and only cold water for washing), but the hotels are as you would expect and the campsites all have hot showers.
Join WILDWAYS Adventures on our trip to hike the Tour du Mont Blanc in June/July 2010. Our trip will be from June when we arrive in Chamonix and then it finishes on in July when we make our way back to Paris / Geneva for our flights home. Cost is based per person sharing and is on a minimum of 10. This cost includes a specialist guide for the whole trip, meet and greet at Chamonix railway station and transfer to the Chalet, accommodation and meals as stated in the itinerary below, cableway tickets for Plan Praz cableway. We have not included the flights as each person may wish to travel via different routes.
Early bookings essential.
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