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Chamonix Mont Blanc Independant with cable car & m

Geneva 10 hours 30 minutes

This half-day tour from Geneva will take you to Chamonix Mont-Blanc, on a cable car up to Aiguille du Midi and on a mountain train to Mer de Glace.

Itinerary

You can go to Chamonix at 7:30, 10:30 or even 12:30. Enjoy the bus ride to the third natural mountain spot most visited in the world, spend some free time in the picturesque village, take a breath of fresh air and stroll on the little streets full of charm. And enjoy a ride with a Cable car to the summits. Discover the Alpine Village of Chamonix at the foot the majestic Mont-Blanc. Enjoy the view on the mountain and discover the typical alpine village. Explore the stunning alpine scenery of Chamonix, in the French Alps. During a 90 minutes' drive, get impressed with an amazing view on the white motorway, a valley surrounding by The Alps. Chamonix is a picturesque town and the most famous mountain resort in France from everywhere in the city if you look at the sky. You will see It, The roof of Europe, The Majestic Mont-Blanc. Enjoy the bus ride to the third natural mountain spot most visited in the world. Take a breath of fresh air and stroll on the little streets full of charm. Chamonix hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has re-emerged on the freeride wave as the capital of all-mountain skiing. This busy little town is a popular place for day-trippers, you will find lots of boutiques selling local produce such as cheese, meats as well as fresh Savoie honey and also famous brands of mountain clothes, equipment. Chamonix Mont-Blanc has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760 when a Genevois scientist offered a prize for the first ascent of the highest Alp. It had its first growth spurt in the Victorian era, hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has re-emerged on the freeride wave as the capital of all-mountain skiing. This steep-sided valley, draped with tumbling glaciers beneath a crown of rocky spires, is where snowsports and mountaineering meet. With Chamonix being renowned as the world capital of alpinism, freeride skiing, ice climbing and ultra-trail running, this busy little town is a popular place for day-trippers. A good place for shopping, designer brand, fashionable mountain brand or trendy surf wear settled in Chamonix. Lots of boutiques are selling a local product as cheese, meats or fresh Savoie honey. The cable car will bring you at the summit of Aiguille du Midi, the peak just in front the Mont-Blanc, from there you will have an amazing view on the peaks of French, Swiss and Italian Alps! At 3842m enjoy the feeling of touching the sky. In the afternoon enjoy a ride through the mountain landscape to get to the largest glacier of France also known as "La Mer de Glace" The Ice sea. A panoramic terrace gives you the best view on the Glacier. If the season allows it you can visit the Ice cave.

Includes

Bus trip Mountain train Cable car Map of Chamonix

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