Summer activities
It's funny, but Chamonix is actually busier in summer than in winter. Walkers, climbers, activity nuts and families flock here in their thousands. They must be onto something, eh???
Summer 08: book before 31 March for summer 2008 and I'll hack 10% off the listed prices... View summer 2008 prices >>
Multi-activity packages: we've put together some fab packages from £195/273€pp for up to 5 nights. Get price info now >>
There's SO much stuff to do:
- mountain biking: ride the paths around the valley or catch a cable car to the top and zoom back down…
- rafting: take to the water and enjoy the thrill of riding the rapids in France and Italy
- hydrospeeding: face-first through the rapids on a reinforced body board, wearing wetsuit and flippers…
- canyoning: jump, swim and abseil your way down mountain river canyons on the Swiss border
- trekking: enjoy a day's walk or something longer like the Tour du Mont Blanc
- paragliding: jump off a mountain and 'fly' back down to the valley floor…
- ice climbing: get right up close to the Mer de Glace glacier
- rock climbing: haul yourself up one of the many crags
- Adventure Park: great for kids & adults – walk, swing and slide between the treetops
- horse-riding: explore the area on horseback
- helicopter or balloon trips: get a bird's eye view of the Mt Blanc massif
- golf: play the 18-hole course next to the chalet
- wine & gastro: wine/food producer visits in France, Italy, Switzerland (plus chalet wine-tastings)
- tennis/squash: make use of all the courts at the Centre Sportif
- swimming: indoor/outdoor pools at Centre Sportif and lake swimming at Passy
- Wellness treatments: mountain spas, massage, hammam, sauna, gym…
- local excursions: visit lakeside Annecy, Evian, Yvoire or Geneva
DON'T FORGET: 'Insider guides' - our inside knowledge on great ways to spend a day here in summer...
Build your own activity package
As well as our own multi-activity packages, we can tailor any mix of the above activities to meet your precise needs. Or we can quote for a single day's activity. Tell us what you want to do, how long you've got and we'll give you a detailed quote - email us now.
Book a twin-centre trip: Chamonix + the south of France
Combine a trip to Chamonix with some time at my other place 'Les Beaux Terroirs' down in the sunny south of France. You'll get up to 10% off the overall value of the combined booking. Twin-centre trips >>
Corporate trip? Like wine-tasting?
Why not combine a summer activity trip with an off-site working session or a day of wine tasting? Chalet Petit Tinqueur offers corporate facilities including wireless broadband access for up to four laptops simultaneously. We can also arrange evening tastings in the chalet and guided visits to the leading wine producers of Italy's Aosta Valley/Piedmont, Switzerland's Valais and France's Savoie - all just 1-2 hrs away.







