Signature experience — Annecy
Chamonix and Mont Blanc
Duration
Full day
Price
From €820
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
3,842 meters: that’s the top station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car, operating since 1955 above Chamonix. The 1h15 drive from Annecy traces the lake shore, cuts across foothills, then follows the Arve into the Mont Blanc range. Bossons Glacier, the needle-like Drus, and the Montenvers rack railway (running since 1909) sketch a precise map of altitude and industry. In winter, ice caves open on the Mer de Glace; in summer, metal ladders quantify the glacier’s retreat, rung by rung.
Your driver handles everything: hotel pick-up in Annecy, a spacious Mercedes on standby, and timed entries coordinated to the minute. You ride, visit, and linger over lunch facing the Drus while parking, queues, and tickets are managed for you. With a Haute-Savoie private chauffeur in Chamonix, the day stays flexible—Aiguille du Midi early, Montenvers around midday, perhaps a stop in Les Praz if the light breaks on the Aiguille Verte. On the way back, a quick affineur visit near Sallanches can slot in without a major detour.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 Pick-up at your Annecy hotel and drive via A40 to Chamonix (1h15).
- II
09:30 Aiguille du Midi cable car: two-stage ascent with Mont Blanc views.
- III
12:15 Montenvers rack railway to the Mer de Glace; ice grotto and glaciorium visit (1h30–2h).
- IV
15:00 Late lunch or coffee near Les Planards, then return to Annecy with a photo stop at Lac de Passy if skies are clear.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated chauffeur
- ✓ Late-model Mercedes
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Timed tickets handled
Your chauffeur’s tip
In summer weekends, leave Annecy by 7:30 to beat crowds, and use the “pre-booked tickets” line on the left at the Aiguille du Midi entrance.
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