Unforgettable Mont Blanc & Chamonix: Independent Geneva Trip

Even when it rains and it's foggy, the views once you're high up on the mountains are spectacular. However, the cable cars are subject to cancellations when it's too windy. The most important word in the tour's title is "independent". Familiarise yourself with the map of Chamonix before you leave.

This was not just the highlight of our trip to Geneva, but probably one of the best experiences of our lifetimes. Getting so close to Mont Blanc completely changes your perspective about what’s important in life. It is hard to describe it, one has to experience it. The day trip was very well structured and perfectly organized. We were given clear instructions on what to expect and what to do, so there was no confusion or wondering what’s going on. Our guide Chris was amazing! He provided historical, technical, and cultural information, but also volunteered to share interesting facts and anecdotes, which made the whole experience truly enjoyable.

The Tour Company just gave you a map, bussed you to Chamonix and then picked you up at 6:30 PM. You might as well just take a bus or a train on your own and spend as much time as you wish. It is a small village and really there is nothing to do there unless you want to go hiking or take a train into the mountains to look at the snow. But you have to pay separate and schedule those activities on your own beforehand.

While adding all the excursions makes for a long day, we had zero downtime to sit and eat a meal and only a few minutes to shop. The heights and the sights were amazing and worth it, but traffic took the bus longer to arrive and we missed our first timed ticket ascent. Busy day made lines at every sight.

The bus left us stranded in Chamonix. We found another way back, fortunately. But it was a lot of stress, made us miss other plans that evening, and of course came at an extra expense.

This is just a bus ride on a greyhound style bus round trip from Geneva. Nothing else. The bus driver on the way back was also very rude & misleading. We had a 5:15 pm wristband home (what they gave us via viator booking in the tour office) & he directed us the bus was only going to the airport after waiting outside, so led us to another bus, then we couldn’t get on that bus, so we went back to him per the other bus driver & he said it was going to Geneva city center (no longer the airport) but wasn’t sure we would fit. He let in other people with a different style ticket first… it was a mess! Find a different way to see Chamonix!

We took a day coach trip from Geneva to Chamonix and back. The coach was comfortable, but we had a bad day because of the weather, and we didn't see Mont Blanc. However, we made the best of it. I lost my purse on the bus but thankfully the cleaning staff found it and we were able to collect it from the office in Geneva the next day. We are very grateful to the people who found it and handed it over.

Beautiful drive and beautiful town with incredible views! We only paid for transport to Chamonix and back, and I would say it was well worth it. There is 1 main street with shops, food, coffee that took us 2-3 hours to explore and eat. It’s a ski-town, so a lot of things (including all excursions) were closed until ski season starts in December, but spending a couple hours there was incredible!

The views to top of mountains was spectacular. There wasn't much to do in town afterwards so would have preferred having a earlier bus to return back to Geneva.

Great customer service. There were issues with AC on the return bus. I appreciated accommodating my earlier return trip to Geneva than what was scheduled