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Chamonix Mont Blanc day trip cable car and mountai

Geneva 10 hours

As soon as you get to Chamonix, get on the cable car to enjoy an exceptionnal scenery from 12602 feet high. The view on the surrounding mountains and on the Valley of Chamonix will make you breathless! Then in the afternoon take the cogwheel train to go to the Mer de Glace, one of the most famous glaciers in Europe!

Itinerary

Aiguille Du Midi: This rocky 3842m or 12,604ft. peak close to the Mont Blanc is reached in 20 minutes by a two-stage cable car. The summit offers unique panoramic views of the Chamonix Valley and major peaks of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. The most famous cable-car in the world will take you, after a dizzying aerial voyage, as far as the Aiguille du Midi (3842 meters). This high-mountain site, equipped for your comfort and safety, offers you a unique 360-degree panorama, taking in the majestic Mont-Blanc as well as the whole of its massif. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see mountaineers linked by ropes trying to conquer one of these prestigious summits. The Aiguille du Midi comprises 4 sites: The Piton Nord on which your arrival and departure station, cafeteria, souvenir shop, terrace for looking at Chamonix from above. The Piton Central with the Mont-Blanc gallery, the lift and the terrace at the summit (3842 meters). The Mont-Blanc terrace, the finest view of Mont-Blanc. Not to be missed. In winter, access to the Vallee Blanche is via the ice tunnel, Vallee Blanche exit. In summer, access to Helbronner Italy (Mont-Blanc panoramic cable-car), is via the Rebuffat footbridge. Mer De Glace: A comfortable electric rack-railway conveys passengers from Chamonix to Contenders ( 1913m or 6276 ft) a vantage point with fine views of the Mer de Glace. This magnificent glacier is 7 km or 4 miles long and averages 1200m or 3/4-mile in width. The Montenvers train: La Mer de Glace (Ice Sea) This charming little red train has been ferrying travellers up to the Montenvers site and the world famous Mer de Glace glacier since 1908. Surrounded by prestigious summits, Les Drus (3754 m), Les Grandes Jorasses (4205 m) and Les Grands Charmoz (3842 m), the Montenvers site offers numerous exhibitions to enable everyone to know more about the life of the largest French glacier (7 km long) and about nature in the Alps.

Includes

Bus ticket Cable Car ride Guide Mountain train

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