Super Easy Dog-Friendly Travel

France has got a reputation for being one of the most dog-friendly countries in Europe, and getting here couldn’t be easier. We recommend coming by car as it enables you and your dog to stop, stretch your legs and rehydrate whenever you need. The Eurotunnel is fully prepped for pooches; allowing you to drive here quickly and hassle-free. Remember that the rules have changed a bit since leaving the EU, so you can no longer use a pet passport issued in the UK. Instead, your dog will need an up-to-date rabies vaccination, a microchip, a recent worming tablet and a pet Health Certificate. If in doubt, visit the UK government website for all the details here.

Dog-Friendly Walking Trails with Spectacular Scenery

There are few places in the world more ideal for dogs than the mountains. With endless wilderness and fantastic trails, the Porte du Soleil is a vast playground for you and your dog to explore. The stick game is also pretty tight. From long, winding traverses to top-of-the-world summits, the myriad of hiking, running and walking trails in and around Morzine will guarantee to tire out even the most energetic of pooches. One of our particular favourites is the Brochaux waterfall, a 30-40 minute walk which crosses beautiful alpine pastureland and ends in the stunning Brochaux waterfall. Little streams offer ample opportunity for dogs to drink and take a dip, and trees provide shade throughout most of the walk for those particularly warm summer days. You can find a summary and directions here.

Delightful Dog-friendly restaurants

Many of the restaurants and bars in Morzine are dog-friendly. It’s actually quite uncommon to find a restaurant that doesn’t let dogs in. Bar Le National in St Jean D’Aulps is almost more of a local for the valley’s dogs than it is people, and with great food and a lovely upstairs terrace, it’s the perfect setting for a beer after a long hike with your four-legged bestie. Hotel du Lac is also a beautiful spot for dinner and a cocktail, and the stunning 1.5 mile walk around Lac Montriond is the ideal start or end to a dreamy evening. Central Morzine even hosts a bar that is named after their pretty pooch Poppy. As they put it: it’s a bar where you can eat. And anywhere that serves good food, good beer and loves dogs, is a winner in our book. Take a look at our foodie blogs here for some more mouth-watering inspiration.

Beautiful dog-friendly accommodation

You’ll be delighted to hear that nearly all of AliKats chalets are dog-friendly! Our favourite is Ferme à Jules.

Being the largest of our chalets, there is ample room for zoomies indoors and out, and the chalet leads onto a large driveway so there’s no worry of your dog accidentally zooming onto the road. The beautiful garden with breath-taking views of the valley is the ideal spot to soak in the hot tub, whilst your doggo taps into those seemingly endless reserves of energy! Its location in the beautiful, quiet area of Montriond lends itself to peaceful walks and stunning scenery. From your very front door there is a lovely walk up to Lac Montriond which you can extend further to the village of Les Lindarets, also known as the Goat Village, which is well worth seeing.

For more info about bringing your dog to stay with us, visit our guidelines page here.