Chamonix Family Alpine Adventure

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France's Chamonix Valley, with its spectacular backdrop of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is the perfect setting for a family adventure holiday. Based at our comfortable chalet in the village of Argentiere, this superb activity holiday will ensure that your family gets the most out of their week in the Alps. This holiday is designed to involve the who...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Aiguille du Midi cable-car ride and canyoning with the family
    • Whitewater rafting or Hydrospeed ride on the River Arve
    • Excellent chalet based accommodation outside Chamonix
    • An exciting overnight at a mountain refuge on a 2 day mini trek

What's this trip about?

    France's Chamonix Valley, with its spectacular backdrop of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, is the perfect setting for a family adventure holiday. Based at our comfortable chalet in the village of Argentiere, this superb activity holiday will ensure that your family gets the most out of their week in the Alps. This holiday is designed to involve the whole family, with a fun packed itinerary and the option to finish off the evening with a soak in the hot tub! Adapting the itinerary as necessary, the local guide will escort you on the activities and choose scenic day hikes along famous Alpine trails close to the border with both Switzerland and Italy. Activities offered include introductory canyoning, whitewater rafting or ‘hydrospeed' on the River Arve, as well as the exciting high ropes course at the Chamonix Adventure Park. You will also be able to ride Europe's highest cable-car to the breathtaking viewpoint of the Aiguille du Midi, take the Mont Blanc Express train to Vallorcine and stay overnight in a mountain hut. Also available locally are swimming, ice-skating, biking and the summer 'luge'. This is an action-packed week of fun and adventure at the heart of the French Alps.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 10 people
Age range8 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityChamonix
End CityChamonix

Travel Themes

  • Family Friendly
  • Hiking & Walking
  • High Adventure

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • Nature
  • Rock Climbing
  • Trekking
  • Whitewater Rafting
  • Wildlife Viewing

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 10

Trip includes

    • A professional English-speaking guides and local instructors
    • All transfers
    • Cable cars (apart from Aiguille du Midi) involved in the itinerary
    • All accommodation as described in the trip dossier
    • Meals as detailed in the meal plan

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Meet at the group chalet in Argentiere in the Chamonix Valley.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

Meet at the group chalet in Argentiere just a few kilometres from Chamonix. The accommodation we use for the Chamonix Family Adventure is the Yeti Lodge chalets. The chalets have bright and airy rooms, south-facing sun...

Day 2: Walk to the Valley of the Bears and the Swiss border. Return by train.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

We begin our week with an easy acclimatisation walk. Starting from your accommodation we walk through the old town of Argentiere and through the neighbouring hamlets of Frasserands and Monroc to re...

Day 3: Possibility to take the Aiguille du Midi cable 3800m, afternoon optional rafting or

hydrospeeding.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

The Aiguille du Midi cable car leaves from the centre of Chamonix. It is a journey of two stages. The first brings visitors to the Plan de l'Aiguille at 2300 metres. The second stage traverses the ...

Day 4: Balcony walk from top of the Flegere to Plan Praz. Mont Blanc Panorama walk.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

This walk visits the Aiguilles Rouge Nature Reserve with a landscape of granite cliffs, wildlife, and often old snow left over from the winter. Our route begins at the Flégère cable car where we ta...

Day 5: Possibility to go canyoning or rock climbing. Afternoon free for optional biking or luge or

swimming.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

Canyoning involves wearing protective gear whilst descending steep gorges and river courses. This can involve abseiling over rocky steps, jumping and sliding over waterfalls and swimming through hi...

Day 6: Start of the 2 day trek on the Tour de Mont Blanc. Walk from Les Houches cable car to Miage

Refuge (1560m).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Mountain Hut / Refuge

Today we need to be organised and pack our little rucksacks to start a 2-day walk along the world famous trail of the 'Tour du Mont Blanc'. We set off for our adventure from Les Houc...

Day 7: Descend from Le Truc (1720m) to Les Contamines Adventure Park (optional). Return to

Argentiere.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Chalet

After our breakfast in the chalet, we make the short ascent up to the alpage or Alpine meadow at Truc. Here, we have the option of walking up to the viewpoint summit of Truc for 360 degree views. W...

Day 8: Departure day.

Meals: Breakfast

After our breakfast in the chalet, we make the short ascent up to the alpage or Alpine meadow at Truc. Here, we have the option of walking up to the viewpoint summit of Truc for 360 degree views. We then have a gentle descend from the col to L...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,460
Price per day$183
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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Prices may vary due to local taxes and trip seasonality. Click "Request Info" to inquire directly with the tour operator for the final trip price.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Travel Insurance
    • Visa fees (if applicable)
    • Airport transfers
    • Activities (Aiguille du Midi / rafting / hydrospeeding / canyoning / rock climbing / tree tops)
    • Miscellaneous personal expenses

Accommodation

During this trip, the group will spend 6 nights in chalet-style accommodation at Yeti Lodge in Argentiere. The apartments in Yeti Lodge all enjoy bright and airy rooms with floor-to-ceiling picture windows with private south-facing sun-decks facing Mont Blanc, real fireplaces, satellite TV/DVD and free Wi-Fi. The chalet has a sauna, hot tub and wonderful views. The family rooms are twin, triples or quads with either en suite or shared bathrooms depending on availability. The group will also have use of a comfortable lounge area. Yeti Lodge offers secure car parking and is non-smoking. One night will be spent in mixed dormitory style accommodation in a mountain hut.

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts,6 Lunches and 7 Dinners

Age Requirements
8 years and up
Optional Activities
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Trip ID
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