Tour du Mont Blanc
The Tour du Mont Blanc is the base-camp experience without a summit: 170 kilometres looping the massif through France, Italy and Switzerland, sleeping in mountain refuges where dinner arrives in vats.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportAnnecy (NCY)
Happens around Chamonix, France — nearest airport Annecy (NCY), about 60km away.
The experience
Eleven days is the classic itinerary, and skipping a stage by bus is entirely legal. You need hill fitness rather than mountaineering skills — think six-hour walking days with a light pack. Book refuges by January for July and August, or let a self-guided operator do it.
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When to go
Daytime highs run from about 2°C in January to 23°C in July. Wettest in June, with rain on about 21 days.
The year at a glance — pick a month for detail
August23° · rain 14 daysMild and often wet.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to base yourself
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Flights
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