Itinerary
DAYS 1-2: WHITEWATER RAFT IN CHAMONIX
A day of whitewater Alps rafting awaits in Chamonix! 🚣♂️ We’ll hop on the glacier-fed Arve River, which carves through Alpine canyons and flows under charming bridges 🌉. Continuous class II rapids provide the fun while the panoramas of Chamonix provide endless views, making it one of the best combinations in our teen adventure programs. 🌄
Accommodation: Hostel Chalet
DAYS 3-10: HIKE THE TOUR DU MONT BLANC
Get ready to spend eight wondrous days trekking the most famous trail in Europe: the tour du Mont Blanc (aka the TMB) 🥾. The TMB circles the Mont Blanc massif itself and covers three countries: France, Switzerland, and Italy 🇫🇷🇨🇭🇮🇹. While we won’t cover the entirety of the TMB, we’ll be constantly rewarded with never-ending, panoramic Alpine views on this Alps trip: the Aiguilles Rouges, Aravis massif, Mont Dolent, Grand Combin, and more! 🏞️ This is a hut-to-hut tour, meaning we’ll carry light backpacks and sleep in different (and beautiful) Alpine huts every night with three nights of van-supported camping mixed in (with access to facilities) ⛺. We won’t be eating freeze-dried food, either—we’ll pass through villages almost daily, getting to savor local meats, cheeses, bread, and more 🧀🍞.
Accommodation: Mountain Hut and Camping
DAY 11: CANYONEER IN ITALY
Across the border in Italy, we’ll spend a day canyoneering—a Bold Earth favorite, that was invented as a way to navigate narrow canyons in the Alps 🏞️. A combination of rock climbing, ziplining, and rappelling will take us over bridges and waterfalls 🌊; get ready to explore the stunning river gorge in an entirely new way!
Accommodation: Hostel Chalet 🏨
DAYS 12: VIA FERRATA IN CHAMONIX
Since we love to get outside and see beautiful scenery on all our teen adventure programs, we’ll rise above the valley of Chamonix by way of via ferrata in Passy! 🧗♀️🌄 This common way of traversing mountains in Europe has a history dating back to Alpine regions in the 19th century. You’ll experience long-range views of the Arve River and the Mont Blanc massif and a never-ending thrill of traversing limestone while connected to cables and wooden beams. 🏞️
Accommodation: Hostel Chalet
DAYS 13: ROCK CLIMB NEAR LACS DES GAILLANDS
This is our last day of the Alps trip, so get ready to don your helmet and tie into your harness! 🧗♂️ We’ll spend a day rock climbing the gneiss cliffs in the Gaillands area of Chamonix Valley, where there is something for every level. After, we’ll eat lunch 🍽️ and spend time exploring the quaint town of Chamonix, relishing the last full day we have together. 🏞️
Accommodation: Hostel Chalet
*Listed above is Bold Earth’s intended itinerary for this trip. All itineraries are subject to change in order to provide the best possible program quality.
