World of the glaciers
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| Dates : 19 - 26 September 2009 Price : 1880 € Difficulty :  |
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Day 1 – Chamonix Valley
Meet at Geneva airport. Quick transfer to the village of Chamonix, France, situated at the foot of the impressive Mont Blanc massive. In front of us we have an innumerable number of glaciers that descend to the valley and, preceding the landscape, the highest mountain in Europe.
Overnight in a mountain hotel***, the highest hotel in the French Alps.
Day 2 – Photographing the two longest glaciers in the Alps
We spend the early part of the day photographing the glacier Mer de Glace, second-longest glacier in the Alps. After breakfast, we make our descent to Chamonix where we'll have some free time. Then we depart to the town of Brig, Switzerland. From a vantage point, we will be able to photograph the Aletsch glacier at sunset. This is Europe's largest glacier and declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
Overnight in a hotel*** in Bettmeralp.
Day 3 – Aletsch glacier
We spend the whole day hiking along the Aletsch glacier. We hike and photograph from a natural shelf with outstanding views of the glacier through out the day.
Overnight in a hotel*** in Bettmeralp.
Day 4 – Rhone glacier
We descend to the Rhone valley only to climb back up by road to the Furka pass. From here, we take a short walk to reach a vantage point and photograph the Rhone glacier. We'll also have time to photograph the Furka pass.
Overnight in a hotel** in the Furka pass.
Day 5 – Rhone glacier and Zermatt
We spend the early part of the day photographing the Rhone glacier. After breakfast, we depart to Zermatt. We spend the rest of the day photographing Zermatt and the Matterhorn mountain.
Overnight in a hotel*** in Zermatt.
Day 6 – Zermatt and Matterhorn
We photograph the impressive Matterhorn at sunrise. We spend the rest of the day exploring and photographing the region.
Overnight in a hotel*** in Zermatt.
Day 7 – Zermatt and Matterhorn
We spend the day exploring and photographing the region of Zermatt.
Overnight in a mountain hotel*** at 3000 meters high, the highest hotel in the Alps.
Day 8 – Zermatt and transfer to Geneva
We photograph the impressive Matterhorn at sunrise. The surroundings are also breathtaking, with 29 other summits over 4000 meters. We then depart for the airport of Geneva, arriving around 14h00.
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The price includes:
• Meeting/assisting at Geneva airport;
• All transportation from and to Geneva;
• 6 nights in a hotel***, single room, half board;
• 1 night hotel** , single room, half board;
• Service of the mountain leader for the entire route;
• All lifts and transports in the mountains;
• Personal mountain rescue insurance.
The price does not include:
• Airfare (for recommendations, click here);
• Beverages;
• Lunches;
• Insurance of photographic material;
• Medical insurance.
Minimum group : 6 persons
Maximum group : 12 persons
Meeting point : Geneva, Switzerland. More details upon booking.