We booked the Chamonix - Mont Blanc day trip with the company and liked it a lot. The options menu is pretty good, we would advise to skip buying the lunch and just getting the full day ticket. There are plenty of nice places in Chamonix where to have lunch, the group one is pre-ordered from a narrow selection. The tour mini-bus was comfortable, our driver (M. Moussa) excellent and our guide, Neill (sp?) really made the day. He's a rather interesting Brit who knows his way around life and who takes good care of the hapless tourists in his care. The main teleferique to the Aiguille du Midi wasn't going that day, it was very windy, rainy and no doubt snowing higher up in the mountains. But he steered us towards the teleferique-gondola on Brevent-Flegere and we climbed up to about 2500 m, where we had fabulous glimpses of Mont Blanc through the clouds. We also went on the cog train to Montenvers and the Mer de Glace, only to find out that the glacier cave and cabin lift were closed due to high winds and bad weather. No matter, we still had a good time. Do take a few Euro with you if you book this excursion, it is so much easier to buy tchotchkes and coffee in Chamonix. read more