Amazing Dolomites Alps – ITALY
Overview
Listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, the Dolomites are a chain of mountains located in northern Italy, offering stunning sceneries. A hiker’s paradise walking between amazing jagged pinnacles.
These mountains are geologically unique and incredible of verticality… The Fanes group, The Cristallo, the Tre Cime… In addition to the beauty of the landscape, some of the trails will recall the madness of men during the first world war.
The mixing of cultures, gastronomy, and welcoming huts will leave you an unforgettable memory!
Highlights
Visited Places:
Venice
Cortina di Ampezzo
Val de Fanes
Prags Valley
Rosalmhütte pass
Dolomites
Strudelkopf pass
Dürrensee
Rienztal
Tre Cime
Lago Misurina
Travel Experience:
Unesco World Heritage Site, the Dolomites
Italy culture and traditions
Local cuisine
Walking the border between Austria and Italy.
Hiking
Walking
Small towns while on a hike
Notes
Venice
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Flights
- Arrival: Day01 before 3pm (Important)
- Return: Day09 anytime after 2pm (Important)
Airport: Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) ITALY
Availability
- Seat available till the booking is open!
- Balance due 2 months before the tour departure date!
* Minimum number of members requires for all group tour. Please confirm with the organizer before any flight booking!
GRADE: VERY GOOD HIKER ***
4 to 6 non-consecutive hours of walking per day. About 1000 m of climbing per day.
Itinerary
Venice / Cortina d'Ampezzo
Description:
Welcome to Venice Italy, Today is free day to explore on your own, make sure your arrival in Venice is before 3pm today (early is better), you will take a bus to Cortina and spend the first night near the Cortina d’Ampezzo bus station. This is from where the next day hike starts.
Activities Included:
- N/A – Free time
Accommodation:
- Hotel in Cortina
Cortina d'Ampezzo - Rifugio Guissani
Description:
Today your meeting point is in Cortina di Ampezzo near the main bus station, on arrival meet the guide for quick briefing and start our most awaited hike – the Dolomite. Get a short transfer by bus to the trail head.We enter in the Tofanes mountains hiking up to Guissani hut.
Elevation: +850M
Duration: Approx. 4H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
- Shuttle to Trailhead
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation:
- mixed dorms in refuge
Rifugio Guissani - Péderu hütte
Description:
Descent along Val Travenanzes then ascent through val de Fanes, just under the Kreuzkofe.
Elevation: +650M /-1143M
Duration: Approx. 6H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation
- mixed dorms in refuge
Péderu hütte - Sennes hütte
Description:
A day exploring the Fanes Park, with the Croda Rossa and Sorapis, the emblematic mountains of this valley,
in the background.
Elevation: +923M / -1463M
Duration: Approx. 6H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation:
- mixed dorms in refuge
Sennes hütte - Dürrenstein hütte
Description:
Beautiful and enchanting site of the Eastern Dolomites. The Walshe platz then the Rosalmhütte pass crossed under the Rotwand and Croda Rossa!
Elevation: +1206M / -674M
Duration: Approx. 6H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation:
- mixed dorms in refuge
Dürrenstein hütte - Drei Zinnen hütte
Description:
We’ll walk a part of Dolomites Alta Via 3 to Strudelkopf pass and descent to Dürrensee. We are now at the ancient border between Austria and Italy. Using the path through Rienztal we arrive at the foot of the amazing Tre Cime.
Elevation: +1200M / -800M
Duration: Approx. 5H30
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation:
- mixed dorms in refuge
Drei Zinnen hütte - Refugio Lavarredo
Description:
After having a look at the military tunnel dug by soldiers, we walk between vertical faces, Croda di Toni, Popera , Cima 11… a mineral universe!
Elevation: +788M / -868M
Duration: Approx. 5H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
- Dinner
Accommodation:
- mixed dorms in refuge
Refugio Lavarredo - Cortina d'Ampezzo
Description:
We walk along the Cadini di Misurina mountains to reach Lago Misurina. Then back to Cortina. You will spend a last night at the hotel in Cortina.
The hike ends around 3 pm.
Elevation: -750M
Duration: Approx. 4H
Activities Included:
- Dolomites hiking
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch (Picnic Style)
Accommodation:
- Hotel in Cortina d’Ampezzo
Venice
Description:
Today you will get the transfer to Venice form Cortina. (3 hrs)
It’s time to say goodbye to your fellow travelers and the guide as the tour ends today with a breakfast at the hotel.Your return flight should be after 2pm.
Activities Included:
- N/A – Free time
Meals Included:
- Breakfast
Inclusions
Price Includes
- 2-night hotel stay in Venice or Cortina d’Ampezzo
-
6 Nights in mixed dorms in refuge or hotel, depending on the location.
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FULL BOARD MEALS on Hike
Picnic made up of salads, regional cured meat, cheese, fruits, or other sweets.
Half board in huts / rifugio . Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free diet … accepted, specify when registering in the comment box provided for this purpose. - Luggage transported by mule or van
- Experienced mountain guide
Price Excludes
- International flights
- Meals (other then mentioned above)
- Personal Expenses
- Travel insurance
Reviews
Most of the hotels were good except the La Quinta in Las Vegas was a true one star hotel.
All in all, a good trip. Great people on the trip also. I would travel with bucket list again but ask a lot more questions in the future.
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Very flexible and accommodating, great communicator before and during tour, and even on the departure day helped give airport taxi and accompanied to hotel exhibitions of Titanic, and the Human Body.
Good degree of being part of the group whilst also sitting back allowing the group to interact and take photo opportunities while friendships were formed. Highly recommended.
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The scenes in Egypt were breathtaking and I saw places that I never thought I'd see. I got to experience floating over the Valley of Kings in a hot air balloon! How many people can say they got to travel via plane, train, bus, hot air balloon, and boat all within one week?! Such an adventure!
The people I met in our group were so cool and accommodating, all with their own unique backgrounds and stories. Dancing on the boat with them while sailing up the Nile River is one of my favorite memories. I now have new friends scattered all over the United States. The tour-guides were so friendly and patient despite the fact that our group kept scattering in different directions taking pictures. If you're looking for a fun, stress-free vacation where you get to move around, meet new fun people, and immerse yourself in new cultures, TripNTrek is for you. I'm definitely doing another trip.
Trip at a reasonable price. Hope to try another in the new year!
