Europe Treks & Hikes

Guided and Self-Guided Hikes, Hotel-Based Treks, Hut-to-Hut Treks & Glacier Treks.

Locations include the Dolomites, Provence, and the Alps of Switzerland, Italy, Austria & France.

Custom Trips and Scheduled Group Departures Year-round with IFMGA certified Mountain Guides or Hiking Guides

Self-Guided Dolomites High Route – Alta Via 1

Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • Super scenic, 3-8-day hut-to-hut treks in the heart of the Dolomites
  • Fully catered huts, most with showers, some with private rooms
  • Lots of WWI history along the way
  • Excellent Italian and Tyrolean cuisine!

Self-Guided Dolomites High Route – Alta Via 2

Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • Super scenic, 3-9-day hut-to-hut treks in the heart of the Dolomites
  • More challenging hiking than on the Dolomites Alta Via 1
  • Exposed sections with cables (via ferrata equipment not required)
  • Fully catered huts, most with showers, some with private rooms
  • Lots of WWI history along the way
  • Excellent Italian and Tyrolean cuisine!

Self-Guided Dolomites High Route – Alta Via 9

Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • Dolomites “La Trasversale”, the only west to east high route trek
  • 3 – 8 days hut-to-hut trekking itineraries with lots of WWI history
  • Fully catered huts, most with showers, some with private rooms
  • Excellent Italian and Tyrolean cuisine!

Self-Guided: Rosengarten Dolomites

Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • Stunning ‘Rose Garden” 3- to 5-days high-level hut Treks
  • Super scenic, always staying high through the heart of the Dolomites
  • Fully catered huts, all with showers, some with private rooms
  • Lots of WWI history along the way
  • Excellent Italian and Tyrolean cuisine!

Self-Guided: Hut-to-Hut Treks in the Dolomites

Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • 3-9 day itineraries on “The Best Around Cortina”, the “Dolomites Trasversale”and other fantastic Dolomites treks
  • Many of the huts offer double rooms & showers
  • Always excellent Italian & Tyrolean food and wine
  • All of the treks require good fitness & multi-day mountain hiking experience
  • Mid-June – Early October

Self-Guided: Bernese Alps “Eiger Trek”

Interlaken / Switzerland / Alps
  • Scenic, 7-day, alpine traverse with views of the grandest peaks in the Swiss Alps
  • Challenging hiking on sometimes steep mountain trails
  • Comfortable lodging in the quaint mountain towns of Interlaken, Grindelwald, Muerren, Kandersteg, and Gstaad
  • Great Swiss cooking and hospitality
  • Luggage transfer available every other day

Self-Guided: Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB) Trek

France, Italy, & Switzerland / Alps
  • 4-12 days of self-guided trekking in the Western Alps
  • Most popular is the 6-day ‘express itinerary’ highlighting the most scenic parts of the trail while circumnavigating Europe’s highest peak, Mont Blanc.
  • Light daypacks with daily luggage transfer
  • Strenuous hiking on good trails, rocky terrain, and snow-covered passes, up to 8 hours of daily hiking

Self-Guided: Merano High Mountain Trail

Merano / Italy / Alps
  • 3-8 days hut and lodge-based trekking around the Texel Group
  • Super-scenic Oetztal Alps hiking trails
  • Fully catered huts and lodges, most with showers
  • Excellent Italian & Tyrolean food
  • Off the beaten path

Haute Route Glacier Trek

France & Switzerland / Alps
  • THE Classic Glacier Trek and the most scenic of the Alps
  • 6.5 days hut-to-hut on glaciers (40%) and trails (60%)
  • From Chamonix to Zermatt, eye to eye with Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn
  • Suited for strong hikers with very good endurance
  • Optional Mont Blanc Ascent afterwards
  • Mid-June to mid-September

Cortina Dolomites Alta Via 1 Hut Trek

Cortina / Dolomites / Italy / Alps
  • Guided 6-night/5-day hut-to-hut trek through the most spectacular mountain ranges near Cortina d’Ampezzo
  • 4 – 8 hours of hiking daily on non-technical trails
  • Option to explore the famous WW1 tunnels at Lagazuoi
  • Flexibility to adjust for weather & group’s preferences en route
  • Fully catered huts, all with showers! Excellent food!
  • Available from mid-June to end of September

Stubai High Route Trek

Stubai im Neustift / Austria / Alps
  • 3 – 6 Day hut-to-hut trek on in the Tyrolean Alps of Austria
  • Good endurance and stamina required for 6 – 9 hrs hiking daily
  • Panoramic, high-level trails, at times with cable protection
  • Eye-to-eye with the glaciated peaks of the Austrian Alps
  • Via ferrata trails and glaciated peak ascents optional for private groups
  • Mid-June to mid-September

Oetztal Alps High Alpine Hut Trek

Vent / Austria / Alps
  • 6 day hut-to-hut trek on panoramic trails with glacier travel & peak ascents
  • Spectacularly located mountain huts above 3000 m (10,000 ft)
  • One of the most glaciated ranges of the Tirolean Alps of Austria
  • Some cable protected sections & glaciated passages requiring crampons
  • Suitable for sure-footed hikers with good endurance & stamina for up to 7 hrs hiking daily
  • Mid-June to mid-September

Alps Treks & Hikes Custom Trips

France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany / Alps
  • We can customize whatever your ideal trip at no cost or obligation
  • Hut-to-hut treks, backpacking, day hikes, hotel-based treks;  you decide!
  • Mix it up by adding a day of guided via ferrata or rock climbing – beginner’s welcome!

Alta Via di Merano – Merano High Mountain Trail

Merano/ South Tyrol / Italy / Alps
  • 6 days of guided trekking in the Texel Group of South Tyrol, Italy
  • Mountain pastures, meadows, and forests on a high-level hiking route
  • Hotel, inn, & hut lodging options
  • Small group sizes
  • June – end of September

Bernese Alps “Eiger Trek”

Interlaken / Switzerland / Alps
  • 7-days guided trekking hotel-to-hotel on high-level trails in the glaciated peaks of the Bernese Alps
  • Private trips can be shortened or extended on a custom basis
  • Challenging traverse on sometimes steep mountain trails
  • Lodging in the quaint mountain towns of Interlaken, Grindelwald, Muerren, Kandersteeg to Gstaad
  • Luggage transfer available every other day
  • June – October

“Best of Provence” Hiking

Provence / Southern France / Alps
  • 6-day “Best of Provence” guided hiking trip from the mountains & wine country in the north to the rugged coastline of Cote D’Azur
  • Explore Mont Ventoux – Baronnies – Dentelles de Montmirails – Gorge Du Verdon – Les Calanques
  • Challenging day hikes based from hotels in picturesque towns of Provence
  • Via ferrata trails optional for private groups
  • Great trip for spring and fall from April – December

Tour du Mont Blanc Hike

France, Italy and Switzerland / Alps
  • 6 days of guided trekking circumnavigating Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak
  • This classic trek is an express version, highlighting the most important and scenic parts of the trail
  • Starts & ends in Chamonix, France
  • Private trips can be shortened or extended on a custom basis
  • Light daypacks with daily luggage transfer
  • Strenuous hiking on good trails, rocky terrain, and snow-covered passes, up to 8 hours of hiking per day with steady elevation gains and losses

Alps Treks & Hikes Custom Trips

France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany / Alps
  • We can customize your ideal guided hiking trip at no cost or obligation
  • Hut-hut treks, backpacking, day hikes, hotel-based – you decide!
  • Mix it up by adding a day of guided via ferrata or rock climbing – beginner’s welcome!