Chamonix Mont-Blanc Day Trip from Lausanne

Sightseeing  :  Switzerland  :  Vaud  :  Lausanne  :  Day Trips

From Lausanne, you will travel by coach during 1 and a half hours and go directly to Chamonix. Enjoy the little streets full of charm of the town and admire the beautiful mountains that surround you and the majestic Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe !
Take the cable car to the top of Aiguille du Midi and enjoy a breathtaking view on the French, Italian and Swiss Alps and/or take the panoramic train to Montenvers in order to admire the beautiful Mer de Glace, considered as the most famous glacier in France.



As soon as you get to Chamonix, get on the cable car to enjoy an exceptional scenery from 12602 feet high. The view on the surrounding mountains and on the Valley of Chamonix will make you breathless! Then in the afternoon take the cogwheel train to go to the Mer de Glace, one of the most famous glaciers in Europe!

Aiguille du Midi
The most famous cable-car in the world will take you, after a dizzying aerial journey, as far as the Aiguille du Midi (3842 metres). This high-mountain site, equipped for your comfort and safety, offers you a unique 360° panorama, taking in the majestic Mont-Blanc as well as the whole of its massif. Perhaps you will be lucky enough to see mountaineers linked by ropes trying to conquer one of these prestigious summits.

The Aiguille du Midi comprises 4 sites :

• The Piton Nord on which you arrive : arrival and departure station, cafeteria, souvenir shop, terrace for looking at Chamonix from above.
• The Piton Central with the Mont-Blanc gallery, the lift and the terrace at the summit (3842 metres). (Access to the lift is not included in the price of the return ticket)
• The Mont-Blanc terrace, the finest view of Mont-Blanc. Not to be missed !
• In winter, access to the Vallée Blanche is via the ice tunnel, Vallée Blanche exit.
• In summer, access to Helbronner Italy (Mont-Blanc panoramic cable-car), is via the Rebuffat footbridge.

The Montenvers train - La Mer de Glace (Ice Sea)
This charming little red train has been ferrying travellers up to the Montenvers site and the world famous Mer de Glace glacier since 1908.
Surrounded by prestigious summits, les Drus (3754 m), les Grandes Jorasses (4205 m) and les Grands Charmoz (3842 m), the Montenvers site offers numerous exhibitions to enable everyone to know more about the life of the largest French glacier (7 km long !) and about nature in the Alps.

• A panorama and access to the Mer de Glace.
• A grotto cut in the heart of the ice.
• The crystals gallery cut in the rock.
• The Musée de la Faune Alpine.
• The theme trails, to learn about nature.