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Summer Haute Route (Full Version with Huts)

  • Geneva Airport, Switzerland
  • Active & Adventure
France, Switzerland, Europe

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from $2,595* per person10 DaysAugust
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Adventures Within Reach 12 people max
The Summer Haute Route (or "High Level Route") is considered one of the most famous treks in the world and listed by National Geographic as one of the planet's top-ten distance trails. You'll complete this high-altitude, alpine adventure all while staying in the excellent system of mountain huts with half board and welcoming interiors.

Accompanied by a Swiss or French mountain guide, you will experience a true adventure traversing a majestic landscape crowned by the greatest concentration of 4000-meter peaks in the Alps.The Haute Route joins two of the great mountaineering centers in the world - Chamonix and Zermatt - one overshadowed by the highest massif in Western Europe (with the Mont Blanc or "White Mountain" at 15,781 feet), and the other by the most iconic, and probably the most elegant, of Europe's alpine peaks (the Matterhorn at 14,692 feet). Along the way you can take in breathtaking views of rugged peaks and pristine glaciers and look forward to local specialties including rösti potatoes, fondue and raclette.

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France, Switzerland, Europe

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  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrival in the Chamonix Valley

Visiting: Geneva to Chamonix

Greeting at Geneva airport and transfer to Argentière. Meet your trekking guide in the evening. Overnight in Chamonix.

    Meals:
    Standard Lodging: Bed and Breakfast

Day 2 : Hike from Argentière into Switzerland

Visiting: Argentière to the Col de la Forclaz

After breakfast, you start hiking to Aiguillete des Posettes (7,221 ft / 2,201 m), enjoying wonderful views over Le Tour glacier, the Chamonix valley, and the Mont Blanc. Soon you reach the Col de Balme (7,188 ft / 2,191 m), a mountain pass along the border of France and Switzerland. Overnight at a lodge at the Col de la Forclaz.

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 3 : Hike from the Col de Balme to Champex

Visiting: Col de la Forclaz to Champex

After your first night in Switzerland, you start the day hiking to 6,693 feet (2,040 m). The wooden chalets and the crystal clear lake make Champex a perfect place to end the day.

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 4 : Transfer Champex to Verbier then hike to the Louvie Hut

Visiting: Champex to Verbier To Louvie Hut

Transfer to the vicinity of Verbier. After a climb big you spend the night in a mountain hut far away from the nearest town.

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut - Cabane de Louvie or similar

Day 5 : Hike over several high mountain passes

Visiting: Louvie to Prafleuri Hut

This stage of the trek is very wild and chances are that you will spot some ibex. You'll hike over several passes to reach the Prafleuri hut

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut - Cabane de Prafleuri or similar

Day 6 : Hike along the Dix Lake

Visiting: Dix Lake

Today is full of surprises: hike along Dix Lake; find edelweiss in the wild; walk over a suspended bridge; and view the Matterhorn for the first time, in the distance. You'll cross an impressive pass and reach the town of Arolla in the evening.

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 7 : Hike past Lake Moiry to the village of Grimentz

Visiting: Arolla to Zinal

Today the climb up to Torrent Pass (2919 m) is pleasant and not too steep. The descent across alpine meadows down to Moiry lake (2249 m) is gorgeous. The Dent Blanche (4357 m) appears in the distance with lush alpine pastures in the foreground. To get to Zinal (1650m), the trail heads over the Sorebois Pass (2835m) with an unforgettable view over the surrounding 4000m peaks.

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 8 : Hike from Zinal to Gruben

Visiting: Zinal - Gruben

After a steep hike into a superb larch and spruce forest, the path quickly gains altitude to view points of the Dent Blanche and the Ober Gabelhorn. The very summit of the Matterhorn comes into view, along with the Bishorn and the Weisshorn.

Here you leave the French speaking part of the Wallis (Valais) region, and enter German speaking Switzerland.

The end of the day takes you to the summer mountain hamlet of Grüben (1822 m) in the Turtman valley (Turtmantal).

    Meals: BLD
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 9 : Hike to Saint Niklaus

Visiting: Gruben – Saint Niklaus - Zermatt

In the morning you hike up the Augsbordpass (2894 m). During the long descent to St Niklaus (1100m) looking down to the Mattervispa valley, you can stop at the alpine village of Jungu (1955 m), and take a moment to admire the surrounding summits: the Weissmies (4023 m), the Mischabel range and with its many 4000 m peaks (Dom 4545 m, Täschhorn 4490 m etc.). From Jungu the trail heads down an ancient Way of the Cross to the small town of St Niklaus. The group transfers by taxi to Zermatt for the night.

    Meals: BL
    Budget Lodging: Mountain Hut/ Hiker's Inn

Day 10 : Departure

Visiting: Zermatt

Explore the area near Zermatt on your own or depart at the time of your choice for Geneva or Chamonix.

    Meals: B

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