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Vanoise Glaciers, Circular Trekking

Classic, short trekking around glaciers in Vanoise National Park

This trekking will take place in the first and most picturesque National Park of France - Vanoise. You will pass at the foot of the highest peak of Savoie - Grand Cass (3855 m), and also go around the glaciers from the peaks: Dome de Chasseforet (3586 m), Dome de I'Arpont (3999 m), La Dent Parrachee (3697 m), Pointe de I'Echelle (3418 m), Aiguille de Peclet (3528 m).

  • The National Park offers: hiking, mountaineering, rock climbing, running, mountain biking, rafting and other activities. In winter - a ski resort.
  • In this park we have a Grand Tour program, which lasts more than 12 days,
  • The famous VIA ALPINA route passes through the park, which goes through all the Alps from Monaco to Slovenia,
  • Nearby are the famous resorts of Courchevel, Three Valleys, Val Thorens, and on the Italian side is the Gran Paradiso National Park, with the peak of the same name, 4061 m high.
Article:
393
Country:
France
Tour type:
Hiking and trekking
Directions:
Alps, Savoy
Complexity:
Easy
Number of participants:
From 6 people
Maximum height:
2590 m
Season:
June - August
Start of the program:
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Finish program:
Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Duration:
9 days
Price:
1 USD
Count:
Tours dates
  
15.06.202531.08.2025
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Attention!

  • This is an approximate, classic tour program by the number of days,
  • The program can be adjusted to a larger (with shorter transitions) number of days or shortened by 1 - 2 days,
  • Accommodation in huts is booked in advance, near some it is possible to put up tents

Day 1
Meeting of participants in the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1400 m). Accommodation in a hotel, apartments, camping. You can get to the village by bus from the train station of the city of Moutiers-Salins Brides-les-Bains. Other meeting options are discussed before the start of the tour

Day 2
Start of the tour. Today we have an easy, warm-up 3-hour hike to the Refuge du Col de la Vanoise (2517m)

Day 3
Crossing to the Refuge de l’Arpont (2309 m), which takes about 7 hours

Day 4
Crossing to Refuges d’Aussois (secteur Plan d’Amont), 2206 m, 7 hours

Day 5
Crossing to Refuge-porte de l’Orgère (1985 m), 7 hours

Day 6
Crossing to Refuge de Péclet-Polset (2471 m), 5 hours

Day 7
Crossing to Refuge de la Valette (2590 m), 6 hours

Day 8
Descent to the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1400 m). Accommodation in a hotel, apartments, campsite.

Day 9
End of the tour.
For those who want to continue their vacation, there are many interesting places here:

  • entertainment, swimming pools, SPA, casinos, etc.,
  • resorts - Courchevel, Three Valleys, Val Thorens, etc.,
  • cities - Annecy, Albertville, Chambery, Chamonix, etc.

There are still many beautiful places on earth to which you can organize an interesting tour.

Moutiers-Salins Brides-les-Bains (Geneva, Grenoble, Lyon) - Pralognan-la-Vanoise - Refuge du Col de la Vanoise (2517m) - Refuge de l'Arpont (2309 m) - Refuges d'Aussois (2206 m) - Refuge-porte de l’Orgère (1985 m) - Refuge de Péclet-Polset (2471 m) - Refuge de la Valette (2590 m) - Pralognan-la-Vanoise

The cost of the full package of services for a group of 6 people with accommodation on the route in huts:
- with accommodation in the Pralognan-la-Vanoise campsite (2 nights) - from ______ euros,
- with accommodation in a hotel (apartments) Pralognan-la-Vanoise (2 nights) - from ______ euros

The tour price includes:

  • accommodation in a campsite or hotel (apartments),
  • accommodation in huts (in tents where permitted) on the route,
  • guide services

The tour price does not include:

  • International air ticket and travel to/from Pralognan-la-Vanoise,
  • Travel and rescue insurance,
  • Meals in the city and on the route (we agree on the place)
  • Tips for the guide

We will agree on everything in more detail before the start of the tour!!!

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