Mont Blanc and Valais Alps, Switzerland, France and Italy
Tour du Mont Blanc and Haute Route Trekking Camps for Teens (Ages 13–17)
Run by Young Explorers Club · Established 2018
- Ages
- 13 to 17
- Stay
- Residential
- Duration
- 6 nights
- When
- Jul to Aug 2027
Summary
A week of trekking on the Tour du Mont Blanc or the Haute Route for teenagers aged 13 to 17, sleeping in tents, mountain huts and hotels.
Young Explorers Club's trekking camps take teenagers aged 13 to 17 on the great trails of the Alps for a week. The Tour du Mont Blanc runs in two sections: Champex-Lac to Chamonix (Switzerland & France) and the Col des Montets to Courmayeur (Switzerland & Italy).
The Haute Route crosses four Alpine passes from Arolla to Zermatt, about 68 km, with a mountain leader on every pass day. Nights are in tents, mountain huts and hotels. Small groups, in English and French, about one leader for five teenagers; 13-year-olds join the Tour du Mont Blanc after a fitness check with our team.
Price a week, international / Swiss resident: Tour du Mont Blanc CHF 1,940 / 1,380, Haute Route CHF 2,090 / 1,430.
Camp highlights
- Tour du Mont Blanc in two sections, through Switzerland, France and Italy
- The Haute Route from Arolla to Zermatt over four Alpine passes
- Nights in tents, mountain huts and hotels
- In English and French, about one leader for five teenagers
- Geneva Airport transfer included for international participants
Dates and prices
The camp confirms availability when you enquire.
What the price covers
Included in your stay
- Accommodation
- All meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Activities programme
- Sports equipment hire
- Airport transfers
- Pastoral care
Costs extra
- Travel insurance
Full inclusion details
- All meals and nights
- The group's tents and equipment
- All transport during the camp, with the lifts
- A mountain leader on every Haute Route pass day
- The Geneva Airport transfer for international participants
Programme and activities
What you’ll do
- Excursions
- Hiking
Academics
A typical day
Breakfast, then the day's stage on foot with a packed lunch on the trail and breaks at viewpoints and lakes. Arrival at the night's tent pitch, hut or hotel in the afternoon, dinner together and the next day's route planned with the leaders. A call day every week to phone home, depending on mobile reception.
Who the camp is for
Accommodation and meals
Supervision and safety
Location and travel
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Deposit
Pay in full when you book, or a first instalment when a payment plan is offered.
Cancellation
Without the optional cancellation insurance, fees are not refunded. With it, fees are refunded (less the insurance) for illness, accident or a death in the family, notified at least 48 hours before camp.
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More about Young Explorers Club
Young Explorers Club has run summer camps in Switzerland since 2018, from its base in Lausanne. Children and teenagers aged 9 to 17 spend one week or several in the Swiss Alps: in two chalets in Les Diablerets, or on travel camps by bike and on foot.
Camps run in English and French with campers from more than 30 countries and about one leader for five children. Every staff member is over 18 and provides a police record extract, and paid leaders hold Swiss Jeunesse+Sport (J+S) qualifications.
Phones are kept safe during the day, so the week is lived rather than filmed, and the programme changes from week to week for children who stay longer.
