

Parc de Merlet
Les Houches
Watch chamois, ibex, and marmots roam freely across alpine meadows with Mont Blanc towering behind them. This mountainside sanctuary feels like stumbling into a nature documentary, except the animals are real and remarkably close.
Alpine wildlife sanctuary
Semi-free roaming animals
Mont Blanc views
Family nature walk
Tips
đźš—drive to the top parking lot, skip the long uphill hike
đź“…reserve online in advance (pay at entrance)
🦫marmot snack time in summer — worth timing your visit
Parc de Merlet
Les Houches


Watch chamois, ibex, and marmots roam freely across alpine meadows with Mont Blanc towering behind them. This mountainside sanctuary feels like stumbling into a nature documentary, except the animals are real and remarkably close.
Alpine wildlife sanctuary
Semi-free roaming animals
Mont Blanc views
Family nature walk
Tips
đźš—drive to the top parking lot, skip the long uphill hike
đź“…reserve online in advance (pay at entrance)
🦫marmot snack time in summer — worth timing your visit