Trips / Les Houches to Courmayeur
Tour du Mont Blanc - Les Houches to Courmayeur
The TMB in a long weekend. Three days on the trail, back at work on Monday
- Duration
- 3 days
- Distance
- 58.2 km
- Total ascent
- 3,392 m
- Total descent
- 2,729 m
- Countries
- 2
- Start
- Les Houches
- Finish
- Courmayeur
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Endurance demand
- Moderate
About this trip
This is the first quarter of the classic circuit, walked as a standalone long weekend. You start in Les Houches, cross the Col du Bonhomme and the Col de la Seigne, and finish in Courmayeur on the Italian side.
Three days is enough to feel what a multi-day alpine hike really is: sleeping in a mountain refuge and walking above 2,500 metres, without needing two weeks off work. And with our free porter service, your main bag travels ahead, so you can walk light with just a daypack.
We recommend it as a first trip. Plenty of our hikers do this route one summer and come back for the full circuit the next.
Every one of our trips has demanding mountain days. Choose based on how many hard days in a row you are ready for.
Itinerary
- Day1
Les Houches to Les Contamines
The classic opening. A lift-assisted start to Col de Voza, then a long, forgiving descent through pasture and forest into the Montjoie valley.
- Day2
Les Contamines to Les Chapieux
Up the old Roman road to Col du Bonhomme and Col de la Croix du Bonhomme, the first taste of high, open ground above 2,400 m.
- Day3
Les Chapieux to Courmayeur
Over Col de la Seigne and into Italy. The moment the Mont Blanc massif opens up on your left is the one everybody photographs.
Trip info
What's included
- Luggage transfer between accommodations
- 2 nights in mountain refuges and guesthouses (dormitory rooms) and 1 night in 2-3 star hotel
- 3 breakfasts and 4 dinners
- Public transport guidance and lunch-stop recommendations for every stage
- Full training programme: three online sessions plus one in-person meet-up for participants in Denmark
- GPS route files and offline maps for the whole trail
- 24/7 phone support from Denmark for the duration of your trip
- Certificate and completion recognition at the finish
What's not included
- Lunch, snacks and drinks
- Travel to the start point and home from the finish
- Cable cars, ski lifts and local transport tickets
- Travel insurance - mandatory, and you must show it before departure
- Personal hiking equipment and clothing
- Tourist tax at accommodations (roughly €2-3 per night)
- Flights and any visas you may need
Optional extras
- Airport transfers at either end
- Extra nights in Chamonix before and/or after the trip
Quoted on request - tell us what you need in your enquiry.
Dates and prices
Calendar
August 2027
September 2027
- Places left
- Few left
- Sold out
- Your dates
- Free day
All departures
| Departure | Places left | Price | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Aug - 08 Aug 20273 days, from Les Houches | 6 of 10 | DKK 3,999 | Available | Enquire now |
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