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Guided Walking Holidays by Alpine Exploratory

We offer scheduled guided walking holidays of our most popular hikes in the Alps. Choose from a classic hike such as the Tour du Mont Blanc, or challenge yourself on the Walker's Haute Route; a hut-to-hut experience in the Dolomites, or private rooms on the Via Alpina.

Our 2026 scheduled guided trips run on pre-selected dates throughout our season from July to mid September. All of our trips can also be arranged as a private guided trip. Below are the trips we offer as scheduled guided trips.

Guided Holidays

Alta Via 1 (Guided)

Trek from hut to hut in the Italian Dolomites with a guide

From GBP 2,880 for 9 stages, 10 nights

View over the Sassolungo, Sella group and Marmolada from Rifugio Alpe di Tires on the Alta Via 9

Alta Via 9 (Guided)

Cross the full width of the Dolomites, with a guide

From GBP 3,460 for 11 stages, 13 nights

View from near the Cinque Torri, Italian Dolomites

Dolomites Highlights (Guided)

Across the spectacular Dolomites, in hotels every night, with a guide

From GBP 2,450 for 6 stages, 7 nights

Mountain walkers pointing out the view above Chamonix

Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided)

Follow the spectacular Tour du Mont Blanc route with a guide

From GBP 3,230 for 11 stages, 13 nights

Balcony path on the Tour du Mont Blanc with Alpine Exploratory

Tour du Mont Blanc Highlights (Guided)

Take on the highlights of the Tour du Mont Blanc route with a guide

From GBP 2,220 for 7 stages, 8 nights

A barn and the Wetterhorn on the Via Alpina, above Grindelwald

Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland (Guided)

Walk East to West across Switzerland, over mountain passes, with a guide

From GBP 2,450 for 7 stages, 8 nights

A hiking group on the Chamonix to Zermatt

Walker's Haute Route (Guided)

Trek Chamonix to Zermatt, from Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn with a guide

From GBP 3,280 for 13 stages, 14 nights

Forcella di Lech on the Alta Via 1

Alta Via 1

Guided Walking Holidays Summary for 2026

2026 dates
Alpine Exploratory offers the following guided hikes in 2026. We are doing the Tour du Mont Blanc (full and Highlights), Alta Via 1, Alta Via 9, Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland and Walker's Haute Route.

Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 4 to 17 July 2026
Tour du Mont Blanc Highlights (Guided) 11 to 19 July 2026
Alta Via 1 (Guided) 18 to 28 July 2026
Walker's Haute Route (Guided) 25 July to 9 August 2026
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 1 to 14 August 2026
Alta Via 1 (Guided) 12 to 22 August 2026
Alta Via 9 (Guided) 29 August to 11 September 2026
Tour du Mont Blanc (Guided) 5 to 18 September 2026
Via Alpina: Bernese Oberland (Guided) 5 to 13 September 2026

There are 10 dates on offer, across 7 routes: these are the 7 hikes above.

A guided hike takes away the stresses on the trail. Your International Mountain Leader will accompany you throughout the hike, leading the navigation and showing the way through any tricky terrain. Every evening the guide will discusses the distance, ascent and terrain of the coming stage, in conjunction with likely weather. There are often options available and the group will decide on the best one for them.

Our guided trips are perfect for solo hikers and are a great way to meet fellow hikers. In the evenings our groups usually eat together and your guide can recommend local restaurants. The make-up of our groups varies trip by trip. If you’d like to know in advance who’s booked on a particular departure, please just ask.

Not sure whether a guided hike is right for you, or keen to find out more about walking in the Alps in general? Please read our Walking in the Alps and Guided or self-guided? pages.

"This was my first guided trip. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The guide's knowledge of the area, the geology and the history added a lot to my trip."
Mike Spalding, Tour du Mont Blanc, 2022

"Anna was excellent. She is a local and was incredibly knowledgable about the area's geology, flora and fauna, history and culture. She was also very good at gauging how fast we should be going for an enjoyable walk that ensured we got where we we going on time."
Martin C, Alta Via 1 (Guided), 2022

"The guide Rob was excellent, I felt very confident in his abilities and his decision making. We had to change course one day due to inclement weather and it turns out he made a good choice for the group. He was also funny and easy going. His years of experience in the area were appreciated. I had done a self guided before (Alta Via 1) and while I loved it, I also appreciated gaining some local knowledge."
Aimee Wade, Walker's Haute Route (Guided), 2023