Included:

• • An experienced, local MTB guide with extensive knowledge of the area
  • 6-day Tour du Mont Blanc e-bike holidays (4 days of guided riding)
  • Accommodation for 5 nights in high-end mountain hotels/lodges (double occupancy)
  • Round-trip Milano Malpensa Airport — Courmayeur transfers
  • All breakfasts and most dinners
  • Luggage transfers for the duration of the tour

Add-ons (available to add at checkout):

• • Single occupancy room
  • E-bike rental

Not included:

• • Transportation to Italy
  • Bikes, gear, and spare parts
  • Lunches, dinner on day 5
  • Anything not mentioned in the “Included” section above
  • Guide gratuities — optional
  • Insurance — available at checkout

This trip is meant for intermediate to advanced riders comfortable riding on narrow singletrack with some rocks and roots, as well as proactively riding most trails. If the corners are too tight or the trail is too technical, you are welcome to walk a few meters, but your guides are happy to help you work on your skills so you can ride them.

You need to be able to ride for multiple days in a row at a moderate pace for several hours each day. You should be able to handle moderately steep climbs of up to 1,000-1,500 m (3,300-4,950 ft) in a day, including some pushing or carrying your bike if required. Also, you need to have prior experience riding at altitudes of +2,000 m (6,560 ft) and understand the effect they have on you.

If this trip sounds too hard for you, you can explore more beginner-friendly bike holidays in the Alps here!

Good fit if:

• • You want to ride the Mont Blanc massif’s terrain and see all three countries it touches—Italy, France, and Switzerland—without committing to the multi-week fitness build a fully human-powered TMB circuit demands
  • You’re already an intermediate-to-advanced mountain biker comfortable on singletrack with rocks and roots, and you’ve ridden or hiked at altitude above 2,000 m before
  • You want hotel comfort every night—sauna, jacuzzis, real beds—rather than hut-to-hut simplicity
  • You can commit to 4 consecutive days of real climbing (1,000–1,500 m/day) even with e-assist taking the edge off

This isn’t a beginner e-bike trip, and it isn’t a leisure ride with an e-bike gimmick attached. It’s a real multi-day Alpine mountain-bike circuit where the electric assist changes what’s physically achievable, not what’s technically required.

Here’s a list of the equipment you need to bring:

• • Helmet
  • Eye protection
  • Kneepads — optional (but recommended)
  • Day pack large enough to carry all the items listed (around a 25-40L bag)
  • Water bottle or hydration bladder (2L capacity)
  • Comfortable biking shoes
  • Appropriate clothes for layering and 6 days of biking
  • Waterproof rain jacket
  • Sunhat
  • Toiletries (sunscreen, hand sanitizer, bug spray, toilet paper, etc.)
  • Sunglasses
  • Camera — optional (but recommended)

You can rent your e-bike in Courmayeur, but your guides can also provide e-bike rentals. If you want to rent an e-bike, make sure to contact them in advance.
Dress comfortably and for the weather in clothes you can move in. We suggest bringing clothing appropriate for the season. Layers are best and don’t wear jeans.

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Group sizes and pricing

• • For this adventure, the usual client-to-guide ratio is 7:1.
  • It takes a minimum of 4 people for this tour to operate. The maximum group size is set at 14 participants.

E-biking in the Mont Blanc area can be arranged for larger groups. Contact us to make arrangements.

Min. age requirements

• • If you are older than 18, you’re good to go.
  • Minors younger than 18 may be permitted to join the tour on a case-by-case basis, but must be in the presence of a parent or legal guardian.

If your group has bikers under the age of 18, contact us prior to booking to make arrangements.

To get to the start of your tour, plan to fly into Milan’s Malpensa Airport. Your guide will meet you there and depart at 4:30 pm for Courmayeur, the starting point of the tour. This is included in the price, as well as the return transfer to the airport (you’ll aim to depart Courmayeur by 10:30 am).

This trip crosses three countries—Italy, France, and Switzerland—and all three are part of the Schengen Area, so there’s no separate border crossing or visa checkpoint between them if you’re already traveling on a valid Schengen visa or visa-free entry (most nationalities from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and the EU don’t need a visa for short Schengen stays). What you do need is whatever visa or entry permission gets you into the Schengen Area in the first place, arranged before you fly into Milan. If your nationality requires a Schengen visa, apply through the country where you’ll spend the most time or first enter—for most travelers on this itinerary, that’s Italy. Confirm your specific requirement with your consulate before booking, since rules vary by passport.

We highly recommend that you cover all your bases with insurance. To make your booking and traveling experience as carefree as possible, you’ll be offered to simply insure your trip with Redpoint at checkout.

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