From Introduction Level | Private Guiding
From Introduction Level | Private Guiding
♦ Experienced UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guides
♦ The best Chamonix treks & hikes
♦ Amazing views
♦ Great family & friends outing
- location | Chamonix
- Season | May – October
- dURATION | Any number of days
- Guide Ratio | 1-6
- Technical Level | Any Level
- Fitness Level | From A
- Minimum Age | 10
Check our Grading Page
Book Early for any hiking in the high season
Hiking or trekking is a great way to explore the mountains around Chamonix. An amazing network of trails gives huge opportunities for making interesting and worthwhile days on the trot and experiencing the beautiful surroundings.
Going with a mountain guide is a way to get introduced to this activity and make sure you hit the right trails for your group and optimize your time. The guide will take care of the planning and decide on a route that fits the level of the group.
Summer 2025
| No. of Participants | Guide-fee 1 – 2 days booked | Guide-fee ≧ 3 days booked |
|---|---|---|
The prices are displayed as the guide’s day rate according to the number of participants. Have a look at what is “Included” and “Excluded” under the price table.
Included
Organising itinerary & reservations needed
The guide will organise a walk fitted for the group’s ambitions & level.
We will take care of reserving lifts, huts and restaurants when needed.
Hiking guide
Your guide will be a UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide or a certified hiking guide
Group equipment
The guide will bring the group equipment for navigation, first-aid and radio/telephone and a rope to safeguard exposed passages if needed.
Excluded
Any cost not mentioned in the “Included” section. The most important ones are:
Personal equipment
Check the gear section.
Lunches & drinks
Bring a sandwich/water bottle
If you decide to eat in a buvette or one of the nice restaurants on the walk it is expected that you pay for the guide.
Insurance
You should make sure you are adequately insured. Check our page on insurance.
Lift tickets
On some routes, we might want to take a lift to save time getting up in altitude.
Transport
We strive to make meeting points easily reached with—the valley bus/train system. If we have cars (guide + potentially client car), we will use them when needed.
If we drive further away, the participants must pay the transport cost (fuel, parking, road tolls, tunnel fee, etc.).
The prices are displayed as the guide’s day rate according to the number of participants. Have a look at what is “Included” and “Excluded” under the price table.
Included
Organising itinerary & reservations needed
The guide will organise a walk fitted for the group’s ambitions & level.
We will take care of reserving lifts, huts and restaurants when needed.
Hiking guide
Your guide will be a UIAGM/IFMGA mountain guide or a certified hiking guide
Group equipment
The guide will bring the group equipment for navigation, first-aid and radio/telephone and a rope to safeguard exposed passages if needed.
Excluded
Any cost not mentioned in the “Included” section. The most important ones are:
Personal equipment
Check the gear section.
Lunches & drinks
Bring a sandwich/water bottle
If you decide to eat in a buvette or one of the nice restaurants on the walk it is expected that you pay for the guide.
Insurance
You should make sure you are adequately insured. Check our page on insurance.
Lift tickets
On some routes, we might want to take a lift to save time getting up in altitude.
Transport
We strive to make meeting points easily reached with—the valley bus/train system. If we have cars (guide + potentially client car), we will use them when needed.
If we drive further away, the participants must pay the transport cost (fuel, parking, road tolls, tunnel fee, etc.).
We will establish a program for the day(s). The guide will contact you the day before to establish a meeting point.
We dress according to the weather and where we hike.
On a day hike we can when the weather is good bring only a light wind-jacket and be fine. On a cold day with precipitation and wind, we need more clothing and stuff sacks to keep our equipment dry.
Hiking pants/shorts
T-shirt
Sweater
Light wind-resistant jacket
If the weather is cold or wet consider bringing:
Rain-jacket & pants
Gloves & hat
Good hiking shoes/boots
Hiking sticks (poles)
Backpack (around 25-30l)
Food, snacks and drinks
Small first-aid set/blister kit
Mobile phone
Sunscreen
Tour Grade: Any Level/From A
Please read through the requirements for participating in this tour and follow the link to the “grading page.”
Technical Level
We can adapt the walk to any level and experience in the group. Mostly we are on good trails without much exposure or danger.
We avoid trails with exposure when we are bringing younger children. If an exposed section is encountered and someone isn’t feeling good about it, the guide can safeguard the passage with a rope for this person.
Fitness
You must be physically healthy and ready to be on the go for several hours.
General Information
Getting to Chamonix or the course venue
For most of our clients, the easiest way to get to Chamonix or the Alps, in general, is by plane. The nearest airport is Geneva.
Read more about getting to Chamonix here – Click here.
Valley accommodation
Not everyone wants the same accommodation type, so we rarely include Valley accommodation. Check our suggested hotels, B&B, and campsites on this page – Click here.
If you want us to include hotel nights in the price, please let us know what standard you are looking for.
Insurance
You must take out search & rescue, repatriation, and cancellation insurance. Read more about insurance here – Click here.
Safety
We believe our finest task is to give every client a unique mountain experience without taking unnecessary risks. The experience of the mountain guide, access to the most recent weather forecasts, and information sharing between guides are some of the important elements for making good and sound judgment calls. Suppose conditions or other situations render an attempt at a peak dangerous, avalanche conditions of a ski tour no longer possible, etc.. In that case, the guide will do his/her best to devise a good alternate plan. This might be a 100% change of the program. Emphasis is put on staying safe and having a great time!
Mountain huts
In some of our courses, we stay in mountain huts. On hut-to-hut trips, they are part of the itinerary; at other times, we use them as the starting point for a climb or ski tour.
The mountain huts offer basic accommodation in bunk-style rooms. Blankets and duvets are in the huts, so you don’t need to bring a sleeping bag. It is obligatory to bring a sleeping bag liner.
We are served a simple breakfast and a 3-course dinner (soup, main meal, dessert).
We will let the guardian of the hut know if you are on a special diet (vegetarians, allergies, etc.). Vegans will need to bring supplementary food.
There are hut slippers available for use inside the hut.
It’s helpful to bring cash for personal expenses (water, soft drinks, beer, lunches, etc.)
There is mostly no tap water in the huts, and you must buy bottled water.
You will be able to charge your phone.
Some mountain huts have showers. You must mostly pay for this; only a few huts can provide towels.
Make a booking
Please read through all the course information. Please make sure that you have the required level to join the course.
Contact us if you have any questions.
Read more about the booking process here – Click here.
We will need all to join a course to complete our “Participation Form.”
