Chamonix Mont Blanc Trip from Geneva with optional extras (shared excursion)

This is a great place to visit. It can get cold at the top so suggest bringing a ski (or thick) jacket. Note however this is not really a guided tour. We were picked up at our hotel and you get some pre-recorded commentary in the mini-van on the way to Chamonix. You are then given your tickets for the day but then basically left on your own until you are picked up for the drive back to Geneva. So this is potentially a trip that you could do on your own. There is quite a lot to see with quite lengthy waiting times so keep an eye on the time.

I was not clear that this tour was not guided. Essentially we were left alone at Chamonix and the driver was only somewhat helpful. We probably drove for 45 minutes before he even spoke to us

amazing views, great trip well worth the money. I did the full package without the lunch. heres how it goes. you are picked up at hotel, nice little benz van, takes you on a nice scenic 90 min drive to montblanc. you then get to cable car and get your reservation number which is only like a 20-30 minute wait where you can walk around a little bit. then you go on the scariest cable car ever if you are scared of heights, two cable cars to get to the top 12,500 feet. amazing views, easy cheap eatery at the top, dont waste money on the lunch package in my opinion. after about an hour at the top you want to come down, and then you have like 3 hours to explore whats around mount blonc. we took a train about 6,000 feet up with great views (included in the full package tour). at the top of this train ride there are other vistas for the less faint of heart, another eatery for pretty cheap compared to that expensive resturaunt. (there are also plenty of restaraunts in the actul town of mount blanc, its like a french alps "vail "colorado town in my mind if you been there. ) at the top of the train, you can take a gondalo ski lift down to the glacier. but what they dont tell you is that the gondola leaves you at a platform where you then have to walk 420 stairs down to the glacier. that also means 420 steps back up tp the gondalo. thats like a 35 story climb of stairs. no thanks.. All in all, great tour, Evan our guide was very nice and made sure we all met easily and gave us our tickets needed for the day. best pics and views if you are in geneva, must do.

Though we weren’t able to go up Mont Blanc due to the windy conditions, the cable car trip to the adjacent peak gave us a marvelous view of the highest peak in the Alps. Equally awesome was the trainride to and the Mer de Glace itself. The charming town of Chamonix gave us an impression of a typical Christmas town during winter that we see in Christmas cards and picture. Amazing!

Although the weather was very cloudy, we've had an unforgetable experience, also thanks to our wonderful driver, Telis.

It was great trip. Mountblanc was breathtaking. The views are gorgeous. Our driver, Zsolt is also nice. He gave us suggestion where we had to go first. Overall, the trip was great.

First of all chamonix and mont blanc were unbelievably amazing, but: 1/We arrived to chamonix 1 hours later than expected, so we didnt have enough time to go up the mountain and then have lunch, so by then we missed our lunch (that we already paid for) and most restaurants were already closed 2/I do not know if it was his first time or what, but our driver was clueless when it comes to the city and the schedule, we kept on reminding him about the stops we paid to visit 3/When we missed our lunch, we could not find our driver to drive us to the train, so we had to look it up and go there by our selves. 4/Know that there is a difference between a driver and a guide, he was not guiding us at all. Again, the place is amazing, but i would recommend going by yourself or by another agency Thanks

This tour was fantastic. Montblanc is a powerful mountain that provides a different view at every turn. I was captivated by its magnificence and could have spent all day here. The train ride to the Ice Cave was ok, there was not alot of time on this part of the tour. I did not have enough time to go down into the glacier as the ques for the train down were too long. Those on the tour who went strait to the glacier were very late coming back, which frustrated our guide. The trip is well worth it for Montblanc!

Great day trip back in June. Picked up on time- amazing audio commentary in English on the way to Chamonix and around the town. Driver was friendly and professional. Thoroughly recommend this day trip if you have some time to kill in Geneva.

Our recent trip was fantastic. We saw so much and loved every minute of it. Our transportation with GVA Transfers was great. The vehicle was very clean and comfortable. The hotel pick up was very convenient and very prompt. Our driver Evan was the best. He provided so much information about everything we were seeing. He provided time for pictures along the ride. I would highly recommend this tour and the travel provided by GVA.