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  • $4,298 pp dbl. occ.
  • (+$730 for sgl. occ.)

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6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS
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TRIP NOTES

All meals included except 2 lunches and 1 dinner.
Recommended minimum age for the trip: 9 years

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Meet / Depart

Venice, Italy/Bolzano, Italy

Special Interest

Culture & History, Fine Wine & Cuisine, Mountain Bike, Natural Beauty &/or Wildlife

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Dolomites Italy Multisport Vacations

Dolomites Family Multisport

Biking & Hiking in Northern Italy

Soaring high above northern Italy's Venetian plain, the fairy-tale setting of the majestic Dolomites will awe and delight everyone in the family. Backroads takes the best of this region - clusters of jagged peaks surrounding lofty mountain plains, emerald-green meadows, peaceful valleys and picture-book villages - and weaves them together during six days of easy-paced hikes, chairlift and gondola rides and mountain bike excursions on tranquil trails. Experience a delightful mixture of Italian and German cultures as you dine on the region's distinctive culinary specialties and savor fine Italian wines. All of this amid the invigorating mountain air is nothing short of alpine bliss!

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Day 1 cortina d'ampezzo

Meet in Venice Shuttle to Borca di Cadore, where we enjoy a picnic lunch before heading out on a mountain bike ride that follows the twists and turns of an old railway path The route ends at Cortina d'Ampezzo, a posh mountain resort filled with shops and cafés and encircled by stunning peaks.

Days 2-3 san cassiano

Indulge in a hearty alpine breakfast before taking a chairlift to the base of the imposing Cinque Torre, a group of five stone pinnacles Kids learn the basics of rock climbing from trained instructors Hike with our local guide to an open-air museum and explore World War I tunnels built into the hillside Bike through the scenic Ladin villages of the Val Badia, where conifer forests and a profusion of wildflowers give way to remarkable views of glaciers and lofty rock towers. 

Days 4-6 fiè allo sciliar

Journey by gondola to the Alpe di Siusi, a pristine plateau of meadows and wetlands Pedal alongside streams and rivers while admiring such alpine flowers as edelweiss and poppies Hike to a rifugio, where ancient folk traditions still thrive Savor regional specialties including sausage with mushrooms and polenta, and grilled Taleggio cheese Marvel at breathtaking sunsets made all the more spectacular by the vivid pink stone of the surrounding mountains.

Route Rating What's this? Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. Each offers options for more or less activity, so you can decide exactly how much you want to do day by day.

Lodging What's this? Our lodgings are divided into three different categories.

Premiere Inns:These lodgings possess both elegance and authentic regional flair.

Casual Inns:These lodgings are comfortable and appropriate to the areawith such characteristics as authenticity, scenic settings and proximity to our activities.

Deluxe Camping:We set up the tents (and take them down), handle every camp chore and perform culinary magic.

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Trip praise

This was the BEST vacation of our lives and we owe it all to Backroads and in particular our three leaders. We will definitely look to do another Backroads trip in the near future because of this experience.
Charles Gendron - Yarmouth, ME

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MOUNTAIN CHARM : Premiere Inns

Hotel de la Poste

Cortina d'Ampezzo (1 night): A charming family-run four-star hotel located amid dramtic mountain peaks in the center of Cortina.

Hotel Ciasa Salares

San Cassiano (2 nights): Set in a sprawling green meadow surrounded by lush forests, and featuring Turkish baths, a sauna and a restaurant wine list boasting 1,200 labels.

Romantik Hotel Turm

Fiè allo Sciliar (2 nights): A 13th-century hotel with Tyrolean-style décor, a pool, a spa offering herb and wine baths, and delicious regional cuisine prepared by proprietor and renowned chef Stefan Pramstrahler.

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Hotel de la Poste

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Route Rating

Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain

Day 1
  • Level 1  2 Route Options Available
  • Biking 8, 17 miles
  • 0 - 500 feet elevation gain
Day 2
  • Levels 1 to 2 2 Route Options Available
  • Walking 3.5, 6 miles
  • 1000 - 2500 feet elevation gain
  • Kids Rock Climbing 3 hours
Day 3
  • Level 1 3 Route Options Available
  • Biking 7, 14, 20 miles
  • 0 - 500 feet elevation gain
Day 4
  • Level 1 to 2  2 Route Options Available
  • Biking 11, 23 miles
  • 500 - 1000 feet elevation gain
Day 5
  • Levels 1 to 2 2 Route Options Available
  • Hiking 4.6, 6 miles
  • 1500 - 2000 feet elevation gain
Day 6
  • Level 1 1 Route Option Available
  • Walking 1 hour

On this Family Trip, our routes follow gentle terrain with no significant gain or loss in elevation. Liberal van shuttling is incorporated into the itinerary to facilitate our activities and mileage is kept moderate to enable you to spend more time exploring on your own.

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Trips For All Abilities

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

Activity Level Average Time Average Distance
    Biking Walking
& Hiking
1 2-3
hours		 10-20
miles		 2-5
miles
2 2-4
hours		 21-30
miles		 5-7
miles
3 3-5
hours		 31-40
miles		 7-9
miles
4 4-6
hours		 41-55
miles		 9-11
miles
5 5-7+
hours		 56-75+
miles		 11-13+
miles