Hi, I’m Luca Fontana, photographer, nature interpreter and hiking guide. After years of travels and expeditions in the main mountain ranges of the world, today I live in the beautiful Italian Alps: in summer I stay in the Mont Blanc valley and in winter in Upper Piedmont (the lakes and Monte Rosa region). I explore and promote a profound approach to the natural environment and the mountains in particular, focused on respect for places and multi-level exploration. In 2025 I released my first book “Tornare a Esplorare” with the prestigious Italian publisher Rizzoli.

Hike with me!
Introduction:

Private tours are the beating heart of my work as a hiking guide and nature interpreter.
Together we will explore the area, adapting the hike to your intentions, your physical abilities and your experience.

It is important that you feel free to enjoy the mountains at your own pace and in your own way: I can offer you both physically and technically challenging tours with thousands of meters of altitude difference, as well as relaxed experiences of contemplation of the environment.

I am available for single day tours, although for an immersive experience I invite you to consider at least two days with one night outdoor. For multi-day tours, I can provide you with all the necessary material such as tent, sleeping bag, mattress as well as my experience in camp cooking.

I can offer experiences that include elements of photography, cartography, naturalistic interpretation of the territory (botany, zoology, geology…), wild food, off-trail exploration and other in-depth elements depending on your interests.

At the end of the experience I will share a selection of photographs taken by me that will stay with you forever.

My territories:
I’m specialized in the areas of Upper Piedmont (Monte Rosa, Val d’Ossola, Valsesia, Valgrande, Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore) and Valle d’Aosta (Mont Blanc area)
Over the years I have developed an ability to read and hike in completely new territories. If you like my approach and would like to get to know your territory or some other destination together, I will be happy to dedicate myself to this new adventure!
I am enabled to work all over the world.

Rates:
€400 per day for a maximum of 2 people, €50 for each additional person up to a maximum of 6 people
15% discount for working days (Mon-Fri), excluded August

I request a deposit of 50 % to book the hike to be payed as soon as we agree on a date.

The expenses incurred by me must be added to the rate, for example: travel, meals, mountain huts…but if we stay in my territories and we sleep in tent, I don’t ask any extra cost.

Examples of explorations:
– two-day tour in the Mont Blanc Valleys with overnight stay in a tent above 2500 meters above sea level
– two-day tour in the Val Grande National Park with overnight stay in a bivouac
– three-day tour in Val Strona with overnight stay in a tent
– two-day photographic trek in the Mont Blanc Valleys with overnight stay in a tent/bivouac
– two-day photographic trek on Mottarone with overnight stay in a tent
– one day photographic discovery of Alpe Devero
– Mountainscaper® Experience: 3 days in my off-grid cabin at 1900 m above sea level in front of Mont Blanc

CONTACT ME
+39 3427054372 (Whatsapp only)
hello@luca-fontana.com