The cost of staying at Refuge la Flégère was €47 per person for dinner, bed and breakfast and bookings can be made by e-mail or telephone (04 50 55 85 88 ). We used the Cicerone Tour of Mont Blanc guide by Kev Reynolds – we found it to be an excellent guide for both the clockwise and anti-clockwise route with detailed route guide, maps, accommodation information and points of interest along the route.īookings for Refuge de Bellachat can be made only by telephone (04 50 53 43 23) and cost €40 for dinner Bed & breakfast. Resources for those walking the Tour de Mont Blanc
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Double rooms in the summer season €86-99 plus €10 breakfast.Ĭlick here to get the FREE Tour de Mont Blanc Packing guide In the Chamonix valley we stayed at the modern, stylish, Hotel Slalom that is perfectly placed in Les Houches for summer walking opposite the start of the anti-clockwise TMB route.
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Although we couldn’t compete with those who were making the full 12 day Tour de Mont Blanc circular trek, we agreed that the time we’d spent walking was just right for us and that we’d love to come back another year to continue our walk on the same TMB circuit. Later that afternoon we made our way down to Chamonix in the valley and caught the bus back to our boutique Hotel Slalom at Les Houches, where a long hot bath and a comfy bed awaited us after our exhilarating three days of walking on the Tour de Mont Blanc Trail. On day 3 we stayed at high altitude to climb up to Lac Blanc for a view of an amazing milky green glacial lake in stunning mountain scenery. Refuge la Flégère seemed like 5 star luxury after the more basic Refuge de Bellachat – it even had an indoor bathroom with hot showers! – bliss after a hot, sweaty day. We rested a while on the sunny cafe terrace at the cable car station and watched the paragliders taking off, before walking the final 2 hours to Flégère through mountain meadows and along forest trails. After that we decided to divert slightly from the more demanding Tour de Mont path with metal steps and handrails over tricky stretches, in favour of an easy walk down the stony piste trail to Plan Praz. On Day 2 we climbed up to the peak at Brévent not once but twice, as we misread our Tour de Mont Blanc guide book and made a mistake with the route. Before dinner, I climbed up behind the refuge to see the blue pool of Lac Brévent, reflecting in the evening sun.
In the video you’ll hear me talking on Day 1 about our punishing walk uphill from Les Houches in the valley to Refuge de Bellachat, where we found basic accommodation but a view of Mont Blanc to die for. Heather at Refuge de Bellachat near Chamonix