Which is why I always put “toilet paper” on my Chamonix packing list. What Merlet Animal Park doesn’t have is a restroom that’s any more than a fancy bucket attached to a wall. Also, there’s a snack bar on site with a cliff-side patio and the whole experience offers, you guessed it again, amazing alpine views! There are a couple of hiking trails around the park-some easy, others difficult. Up here you’ll get views to rival even those of Aiguille du Midi, since this time you get see the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc in all its terrifyingly immense glory.Īt the top of Le Brévent there are a number of short walking trails around the top as well as much, much longer hiking trails that’ll spit you out in either Switzerland or Italy-do not confuse the two.ĭuring the summer they host several presentations on the history of Merlet and Chamonix, indigenous flora and fauna, and about the animals themselves (like how to determine the sex, age, and health of an animal by looking at its antlers/horns). On the side of the valley opposite Aiguille du Midi you can take a gondola lift from Chamonix to Plan Praz, then switch to the cable car that will take you across and up to Le Brévent, another incredible mountain peak at 8,284 feet (2,525 m). If it’s more stunning mountain views you want, make your next stop the Brévent cable car. Here are some of the best outdoorsy things to do in Chamonix in the summer: 5. You can make a pretty big dent in your Alpine bucket list here with endless activities in the air, on land, and even in water. Regardless of what you’d consider to be the best time to visit Chamonix, this town is really an outdoor-adventurer’s paradise. Just a quick walk from Aiguille du Midi to the Montenvers stationīest outdoor adventures in Chamonix in the summer Or, you can take another gondola down another mountain and head inside the glacier itself. ![]() (And if that’s the case, check out my post on the permanent motion sickness cure that changed my life, no joke.)Īt the end you can eat at the restaurant, visit the souvenir shop, or check out the Mer de Glace glacier from up above if that’s all you want to do before heading back. The train does chug along the edge of the mountainside so if you get vertigo or motion sickness, you may want to admire the views from the other side of the train. ![]() The ride is slow but beautiful and the trains are never packed (unless you’re on the last one back to Chamonix). You get to see awesome views of the mountains, hikers on the trails, and of Chamonix way, way below you. This little red mountain funicular began operation in 1908 and takes you from the Chamonix Valley up and around the mountains on one of the most scenic rides in the area. The Montenvers train actually turned out to be so fun! I agreed to purchase the Mont Blanc Multipass so I could go there (more on that in a minute), but still thought it was just going to be a cheesy ride on a red tourist train. I hadn’t even heard of the Montenvers train until the man in the Aiguille du Midi ticket office told me about it.
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