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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,
  • There is an option for a comfortable tour by car with radial exits
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:
800 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,
  • The program can be carried out in two directions, and also start and end in the village of Modan,
  • Before the start, the program can include additional days for acclimatization, familiarization with the area,
  • 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.

Attention! Here there is an option to climb the Col du fond d’Aussois pass (2914m), from where a wonderful view of Mont Blanc opens up. And from the pass you can also climb to the top of Pointe de l’Observatoire (3012m). Then from the pass you can go down in the other direction to the Refuge du Roc de la Pêche (1911m), spend the night and then go down to the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1400m). Depending on the month and the weather, the pass can be very snowy and icy, you may need crampons, poles, etc

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.

Attention!
It is forbidden to pitch tents near this hut. On this day you can go straight down to the village of Pralognan-la-Vanoise (1400 m)

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 a full package of services for a group of 6 people with accommodation on the route in huts (tents):
- with accommodation only in tents - from 800 euros
- with accommodation in the Pralognan-la-Vanoise campsite (2 nights) and mountain huts - from 1300 euros,
- with accommodation in a hotel (apartments) Pralognan-la-Vanoise (2 nights) and mountain huts - from 1400 euros

The tour price includes:

  • accommodation in a campsite or hotel (apartments),
  • accommodation in huts (half board) or (in tents where permitted) along 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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