2025 Tour du Mont Blanc
Hiking Adventure with Vai Fitness
Dreaming of a unique experience in an exceptional setting with a group of like-minded outdoor enthusiasts? Join our luxury, co-living, self-guided hiking tour at the foot of the majestic Mont Blanc! Embark on our Tour du Mont Blanc, starting and finishing in Chamonix, France. Enjoy 10 days of 6-8 hour hikes each day with only a day pack, as your bags are transported for you. Visit three countries and stay in a different hotel or mountain hut each night.
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Your experienced Vai Fitness hosts, Silvia and Mike, will be with you every step of the way to ensure your trip goes smoothly. With extensive hiking experience in the Peruvian Andes, Brazil, New Zealand, Chilean Patagonia, and California’s Sierra Nevada, they will provide guidance, resources and encouragement throughout the journey. This is a fantastic opportunity to make new connections with fellow hikers as you share breakfast and dinner in cozy hotels and mountain huts, and enjoy picnic lunches out on the trails. Connect with others who share your passion for adventure and enjoy the camaraderie of this unique hiking experience with a supportive group. Whether you’re making new friends over dinner or supporting each other on the trail, this journey offers the perfect blend of adventure, fitness, and social connection.
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Our tour includes a customized, comprehensive training plan designed to help you hike Mont Blanc with confidence and strength. Whether you're a seasoned climber or a beginner looking to tackle new heights, our program offers everything you need to succeed. Silvia, an experienced trainer who has prepared for numerous marathons, triathlons, and hiked peaks worldwide, will guide you through a personalized training regimen that builds your endurance, strength, and technical skills. Your package includes nutritional support tips to fuel your body for optimal performance and community support connections with other participants through our Mont Blanc WhatsApp group.
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Turn your Mont Blanc hiking dream into reality. Our training plan ensures you’re physically and mentally prepared for the challenge. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore one of the most breathtaking trails in the world with a group of supportive and enthusiastic hikers. Join us for an unforgettable adventure on the Tour du Mont Blanc!
The Highlights of Your Tour:
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A classic multi-day, self-guided mountain hike
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France, Italy, and Switzerland exploring 3 Alpine cultures
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Hike to Lac Blanc included
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Dates: September 4 to 15, 2025
Closest Airport: Geneva, Switzerland
Duration: 12 Days (10 days of hiking, as days 1 and 12 are travel days)
Guiding: Self-Guided
Cost: $3,900 (Double Occupancy in Hotels, Triple Occupancy in Mountain Huts)
Deposit: $1,400 due by October 25, 2024 (plus 3.5% fee if paying by credit card)
Mont Blanc, meaning "White Mountain" is located on the French-Italian border and is the highest mountain in the Alps and in all of Western Europe at 15,766 ft.. The summit of Mont Blanc straddles the watershed line between France and Italy. Circling the Mt. Blanc Range means hiking as close as possible to this legendary alpine giant without actually climbing it. Every day you will enjoy many new discoveries as you explore the different sides, cultures, and landscapes of the range: first through France, and then Italy and Switzerland. The well-marked trails are trade and communications routes that have been used, in some cases, since antiquity. This is hands down one of the world's most classic and popular multi-day mountain hikes!
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Price Includes:
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Accommodations in hotels and mountain huts.
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Transportation from Geneva airport to Chamonix hotel and return to airport at the end of the tour
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Transporting your bags between hotels and mountain huts
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Breakfast for days 2 through 12.
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Dinners, except in Chamonix and Courmayeur.
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Detailed hiking maps of the region, trip itinerary, alternative routes and the "Roadbook" app which includes the itinerary and GPS guidance.
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Access to 7/24 support hotline.
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Customized Vai Fitness Mont Blanc Training Plan with weekly phone meeting to assess progress and keep you on track
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Price Does Not Include:
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Airfare
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Transportation to the meeting point at the start of the trip and from the point where the trip officially ends to your Chamonix hotel.
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Dinners in Chamonix Mont Blanc (1st night) and Courmayeur (Day 5).
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Insurance for trip cancellation/interruption, lost/stolen baggage, or assistance.
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Anything that is not specified in the "included in the price" list.
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Personal expenses.
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Credit Card Fees: 3.5% fees to be passed on at time of payments
Other Expenses:
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Lunches: purchased at grocery stores or mountain huts for your picnic lunches.
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Public transportation and chairlifts/gondolas during the tour.
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The cable-car between Chamonix and Plan Praz, approximately €15 (approx. $16.50).
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The cable-car between Les Houches and Bellevue, approximately €15 (approx. $16.50).
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The shuttle between Les Chapieux and Ville-des-Glaciers, approximately €3.5 (approx. $3.85)
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The shuttles (regularly scheduled) from Visaille to Courmayeur, approximately €3 (approx. $3.85). At the beginning and the end of the season, you need to reserve a taxi. Check with your hotel/hut/guest house manager to ask if there are other hikers in the same situation with whom you can share the fare.
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Optional: the Col de Balme chairlift and gondola at Le Tour, approximately €20 (approx. $22).
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Tickets to visit monuments or museums.
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Drinks.
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Tips.
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Deposit: Due to limited space, there is a non-refundable, non-negotiable deposit of $1,400 (plus 3.5% fee if paying by credit card). Mont Blanc is one of the most popular hiking destinations in the world so this deposit must be paid as soon as possible to secure our hotel and mountain hut reservations. The deposit deadline is October 25, 2024. (please refer to the contract for details regarding deposit and cancellation policies). The remaining balance must be paid by July 3, 2025 (Contact us for payment plan information).​
Lodging: You will stay in a selection of comfortable premium hotels, mountain inns or mountain huts, in either a single, double or triple room (huts only). The mountain inns are communal living and most of the room comes with a shared bathroom.
Meals: Our goal is to ensure that you eat well-balanced meals suited for the effort required each day, and to lighten your pack load as much as possible.
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Dinners and breakfasts are prepared by your accommodations. Dinners in Chamonix and Courmayeur are NOT included.
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Lunch : There are a few grocery stores and small shops all along the tour where you will be also able to purchase food supplies. Your accommodations (huts or guest houses) should be able to cater to your needs as well.
Luggage transfer: With luggage transfers included, you will only carry what you need for the day's hike. Your bags are transported to your accommodations by vehicle, and you will have access to them every night (Except at Bonatti Hut, which is not reachable by car, you will carry spare clothes for the night and the day after).
Trails: As this is a self-guided tour, you are responsible for knowing how to read a map and use a compass. You will receive a set of detailed hiking maps of the region, and a roadbook describing your itinerary (lots of tips and some alternative routes are included). You will have access on your mobile phone to the “Roadbook” mobile app which includes an itinerary description and GPS guidance. Finally, you will access to a 7/24 support hotline to assist during the tour.
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Insurance: All tour participants should obtain their own personal insurance which covers medical and emergency
evacuation at a minimum. You will of course also want cover for loss or damage to personal effects,
flight or trip cancellation etc.
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Itinerary: Click Here for Detailed Itinerary.
Required Fitness Level: This trip is a Level 4 in difficulty requiring an average of 5 -7 hours of hiking per day on well-marked trails with up to 800 to 1000 meters (2,600 - 3,300 feet) of vertical gain, and/or distances up to 15 to 20 kilometers. (9.3 - 12.4 miles ).
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To take full advantage of your trip, make sure that you stay in good shape by walking or hiking least once or twice per week around 15km (9 miles) on a trail with considerable vertical gain (250m/hr) or by participating in a moderately intense physical activity or strength training for 1 to 1.5hrs.
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All participants will be required to sign a "Fitness Pledge" to affirm their commitment to being in shape for the tour.
Mont Blanc Training Plan: Your tour includes a customized, comprehensive training plan designed to help you hike Mount Blanc with confidence and strength. Whether you're a seasoned climber or a beginner looking to tackle new heights, our program offers everything you need to succeed. Learn from an experienced trainer who has trained for numerous marathons, triathlons and other peaks worldwide. Follow a personalized training regimen that builds your endurance, strength, and technical skills. Your package includes nutritional support tips to fuel your body for best performance and community support connections with other participants through our Mount Blanc What’s App group. Turn your Mont Blanc hike dream into reality. Our training plan ensures you’re physically and mentally prepared for the challenge.
For questions or to learn more about this unique and exclusive opportunity Click Here to contact us!
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