Between the high valleys of Maurienne and Tarentaise, the Vanoise massif is a condensed version of all the richness of the Alps: geological crossroads, protected climatic conditions and altitudes that range up to the 3855m of La Grande Casse allow for a magnificent diversity of landscapes, flowers and the remarkable presence of all the alpine fauna, at the limit of the "High Mountain".
This is our revisited Tour des Glaciers, with accommodation in rooms and new stages. A tour for a privileged immersion in this exceptional mountain!
Your roadbook can be provided in a digital format with an app to download on your phone, or with the traditional paper format send by mail (or even both versions, with a supplement of 25€). Please tell us your preference!
Departures from 19 June to 13 September 2023, 6-day comfort tour.
Without luggage transport:
Minimum 2 people : 535€ per person
Single person departure, without luggage transport: 645€
With luggage transport:
For 2 people: 950€ per person
For 3 people: 820€ per person
For 4 people: 755€ per person
For 5 people: 715€ per person
For 6 persons: 695€ per person
With luggage transport except on nights 3 and 4 :
For 2 people: 650€ per person
For 3 people: 600€ per person
For 4 people: 580€ per person
For 5 people: 575€ per person
For 6 persons: 570€ per person
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The rate is all inclusive from the meeting point to the point of dispersion.
TERMIGNON - AUBERGE DE BELLECOMBE
The hike starts in Termignon, along the Doron de Chavière river, by a steep path up across forests and grass fields. The effort pays off after arriving in the pastures, with a stunning scenery on mountain lakes, snowy mountain tops and stone houses. Installation for two nights in a refuge (2350m),
5h walk / Elevation : +1100 m -100 m
LES AIGUILLES DE LANSERLIA
From the refuge, departure for a loop around the Aiguilles de Lanserlia, a secret hike across the wild atmosphere of the Vanoise. Possible to make it longer, across the plateau du Turc. Back to the same refuge.
3h30 walk / Elevation : +480 m -480 m
5h30 walk / Elevation : +830 m -830 m by the plateau du Turc
COL DE LA VANOISE - PRALOGNAN LA VANOISE
Across the vallon de la Leisse and up to the col de la Vanoise (2517m) between the Grande Casse, highest summit of the mountain range (3855m), and the Vanoise glaciers. From the pass, down to the village of Pralognan, across the famous ford of Lac des Vaches. Installation in a hotel for two nights in Pralognan.
5h30 walk / Elevation : +500 m -1350 m
THE RIDGES OF MONT CHARVET (2362m) – PRALOGNAN LA VANOISE
A gorgeous loop from Pralognan to discover one the most famous hike of the valley. Various landscapes, 360° scenery and amazing colours. The Petit Mont Blanc ( 2680m)(+/- 1000m) or the Petit and Grand Marchet circus (2554m) (+ 1150m / - 840m) are other options for that day. Back to Pralognan in the afternoon for a second night in a hotel.
6h30 walk / Elevation : 1000 m -1000 m
COL D’AUSSOIS – REFUGE LE MONTANA OR REFUGE DE PLAN-SEC
The tour of the glaciers continue with the ascension of the col d’Aussois. After a quiet start in the Chavière valley and little break for local cheese in the Ritor pasture, the path climb across a landscape that become more and more mineral, all the way to the Col d'Aussois at 2914m ! Descent above the Maurienne valley to the dam of Plan d'Amont. Night in a refuge.
6h30 walk / Elevation : +1215 m -960 m
BALCONY PATH OF THE GENEPY – TERMIGNON
The tour ends with a gorgeous path above the valley of Maurienne and under the Dent Parrachée and the glacier of Arpont before the final descent to the village of Termignon.
5h walk / Elevation + 450 m -1350 m
End of the hike in Termignon around 15h30.
Height difference : +/- 450m to 1350m
Walking time : 4h to 6h30 per day
Type of walk : mountain route with no particular technical difficulty. Some variants are proposed with steeper passages requiring a sure footing.
Before departure, we will give you a travel pack containing
Your roadbook can be provided in a digital format with an app to download on your phone, or with the traditional paper format send by mail (or even both versions, with a supplement of 25€). Please tell us your preference!
Two options:
Without luggage transport: all your luggage is carried by you.
With luggage transport: your luggage is transported to your accommodation each day by a logistics vehicle.
COMFORT :
2 nights in a refuge in a room for 4 people,
2 nights in a hotel in a double room,
1 night in a refuge in a double room.
All accommodation is equipped with hot showers.
The accommodations that welcome us on the first and last days of this tour offer the comfort of very recent double rooms, which allow more privacy than in a dormitory, with shared sanitary facilities.
These are mountain refuges and not altitude hotels. One is a former mountain pasture chalet and the other is a refuge of the Vanoise Park. They compensate for a certain rusticity with an authentic setting and a warm welcome!
Special on Sundays evenings at Bellecombe refuge
Massage possible on Sundays evenings at Bellecombe refuge, please book with Véronique at 07 86 63 87 97 or contact@soifdebienetre.fr (a minimum of registrants is required).
Breakfasts and dinners are provided in each accommodation.
Picnics are not included and can be ordered the day before in each accommodation. You can buy food in the shops in Pralognan on days 3 and 4.
We do our best to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian etc.). However, we encourage you to bring some additional products for your own picnics.
You should be able to walk 20km (on the plains) in a maximum of 4 hours.
If this is not the case, within three weeks before departure, at a rate of 2 to 3 times a week, we advise you to undertake a good training: 4 to 5 km of jogging or 3 to 4 hours of hiking or cycling. Your physical preparation will facilitate your stay and allow you to enjoy it all the more.
Start of the hike in Termignon.
BY TRAIN
Go
The day before: departure from Paris Gare de Lyon at 12.46am, arrival in Modane at 4.52pm. Then bus from Modane to Termignon, departure at 5.10 pm, arrival at 5.40 pm
Return
Bus from Termignon to Modane, departure at 5.10pm, arrival at 6.00pm. Then train: departure from Modane at 7:12pm, arrival Paris Gare de Lyon at 11:26pm
All train timetables must be checked on SNCF.
BY CAR
Motorway to Modane then follow Termignon.
Free car park in the city center of Termignon.
End of the tour in Termignon.
OT Termignon : +33 (0)4 79 20 51 67 Hotel** La Turra : +33 (0)4 79 20 51 36
If you are late, please call the agency: +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07
Clothing
Miscellaneous equipment
A comfortable 30-40 litre rucksack for your day's belongings (warm clothing, rain cape, water bottle, picnic box and cutlery, sun protection and identity papers) and some space for a picnic and snacks.
Your luggage is transported by a logistics vehicle from stage to stage. Your change of clothes should be grouped in one soft bag not exceeding 12kg! We particularly insist on the size and weight of your luggage: during your tour, it is handled by a driver several times a day (please think about their backs!) to be transported to refuges whose access is not always easy.
Use one piece of luggage per person, as grouping the belongings of two people in a single container generally results in excessive weight. It is better to have two 10kg bags than one 20kg bag!
Beware, luggage that is too heavy or too large will not be taken in charge by the drivers!