Geneva Day Trip to Mont Blanc glacier and 3860m Top
Description
Door to door tour from your Hotel lobby in Geneva. Travell in serenity aboard an air-conditioned SUV or Mini van through the valleys and mountains of the French alps after crossing the border into France, discover the always snowy Mont Blanc as you arrive to Chamonix. Various activities are waiting for you in Chamonix, choose the best ones suitable for your schedule or interest! If you are not afraid of heights and you want to feel like on the top of the world, choose a cable car ride onto Aiguille du midi, which stands 3862m above ground! Visit a real glacier until you can, get a glacier train ride to Montenvers and look out over the glaciers of Mer the Glace, and walk inside in one of its ice caves! Those who wish to have a leisure day in Chamonix, at the foot of Mont Blanc, can enjoy a glass of wine, a fine meal a lunch at one of Chamonix’s traditional restaurants. After filled up with new memories, you will be transferred back to your Hotel in comfort.
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Itinerary
Chamonix Mont Blanc is located 1 hour ride away from Geneva airport to the Haute-Savoie department in the Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. More than 2.5 million tourist visiting each year for the beauty of its snowy mountains, for its traditional french cuisine, and mountain activities like skiing, mountain biking and trailing. Take a self guided day tour in Chamonix city centre, and enjoy a shopping day on the top Europe!
From Chamonix centre, you can choose to catch a ride in one of the cute, red Glacier trains and go to Montenvers, to wonder the breathtaking view of the world famous Mere de Glace glacier! Mer de Glace is a compound valley glacier, gaining ice from snowfields that cover the heights directly north of Mont Blanc at an altitude of around 4,000 metres. It flows for a total distance of 12 kilometres, covering an area of 32 square kilometres. The iconic red Montenvers train runs on a rack and pinion (or cog) railway just over 5 kilometres in length (3.2 miles) and snakes its way up from Chamonix to the top station at 1,913 metres. The train was first put into use in 1908 when the line stopped at Caillet, and then fully opened all the way to the top in 1909.
Aiguille du midi is one of the main attractions in Chamonix, at 3842m on top of the Alps. Easily accessible by cable car. Peak in the panoramic look out, have a coffee in the snack bar, have a lunch in the restaurant! All can be done at 3842 m above ground. Bring your winter coat, cause the temperature can fall down to -10 degrees celsius, even in summer.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The driver will contact you 30 minutes before pick up time. Please, wait at your hotels lobby!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This tour needs at least 3 people to operate.
- travel to Aiguille du midi is not advised for pregnant women, children younger than 3 years and for people with respiratory difficulties
Reviews(4)
We had a wonderful day with Gabor. He picked us up at our hotel in a spacious minivan and we drove to Mont Blanc. He did not accompany us in the cable cars to Aiguille Du Midi, but we had time to explore at the top. Unbelievable views all around. After we came back down, we walked into Chamonix for lunch then took the cogwheel train to the Mer de Glace glacier. Hiking down & exploring the ice cave was another wild experience. Gabor was a kind and informative guide and the day was well-planned & paced. People should know this does not include lift or train tickets, complain accordingly. Overall, it was a day very well spent.
Great trip with a great host. Learned a lot and my wife and I had a blast, A+++. Would highly recommend.
We missed the ice cave by one day & the gondola to top was closed due to wind. Yet, our guide, Gabor, was wonderful as we toured the area. Rode the train up to the caves and were able to see the glacier. The views were breathtaking!
We had great experiences! A lot of things to learn and see ! We also had a great tour guide - Garbor. He picked us up and dropped us off at the hotel, went over the plan and schedule to make sure we were able to catch everything for the trip. He walked with us through the tour and gave us the short description or history of the place is. Besides visiting the places that we would like to see, while we were in the car traveling, not only Gabor tried to get the responses for all our varieties of questions, but also provided the trip suggestions during our stay. Had a perfect time & Highly recommended - a small group tour !!
