It's amazing the fun you'll have this week in the Dolomites. Biking on old railway paths. Getting a mountain goat's perspective on chairlifts and gondola rides. Exploring World War I sites. Eating at a traditional hiker's hut. Rock climbing lessons and pizza for kids, wine tastings for grown-ups. Ready, set, go!
Day 1 Follow a mostly car-free route perfect for kids | Mountain bike through larch and fir forests, along the curves of an old railway path, to Cortina d'Ampezzo, a posh town surrounded by stunning peaks and filled with shops and cafés.
Day 2 Ride a chairlift to Rifugio Scoiattoli for dramatic views of the Cinque Torri, a group of famous stone pinnacles | Want to dig into the past? Our guided walk reveals World War I bunkers and trenches, and an open-air museum near Passo di Falzarego | Kids get the hang of rock climbing with an expert mountaineer.
Day 3 Pedal through Val Badia's scenic Ladin villages, conifer forests and flower-carpeted fields | Glaciers and lofty rock towers—talk about remarkable scenery! | Adults enjoy a Michelin-starred dinner at La Siriola | Kids take an exhilarating zip-line ride in Colfosco before their fun-filled pizza feast.
Day 4 Explore verdant valleys and majestic mountains, arriving on the pristine Alpe di Siusi plateau by gondola | Alpine gentians and poppies color your bike route | Try grilled Taleggio cheese, sausage with mushrooms and polenta, and other local specialties.
Days 5-6 Hike through fields of delphinium and foxglove to a rifugio where ancient folk traditions thrive | Kids make strudel with a local chef | Discover beautiful Fiè allo Sciliar with its onion-shaped church steeple.
The Dolomites trip was absolutely superb! A first class adventures through, hands down, the most beautiful place on earth! This trip exceeded our every expectation. The guides, the food, the sites, the routes, the memories -- unreal. This time it was just was 12-year old daughter and me but I hope to take the whole family on a Backroads adventure someday.- Haddonfield, NJ
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Staying Warm in Italy's Dolomites
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This distinctly Italian hotel, located amid mountain peaks above well-heeled Cortina, has hosted countless dignitaries and famous people, including Leo Tolstoy, since it opened in 1901. (pool, spa)
Set in a sprawling green meadow surrounded by lush forests and home to a Michelin-starred restaurant with a wine list that displays 1,850 labels. (pool, spa)
A 13th-century hotel with Tyrolean-style décor and delicious regional cuisine prepared by proprietor and renowned chef Stefan Pramstrahler. (pool, spa)
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The Dolomites trip was absolutely superb! A first class adventures through, hands down, the most beautiful place on earth! This trip exceeded our every expectation. The guides, the food, the sites, the routes, the memories -- unreal. This time it was just was 12-year old daughter and me but I hope to take the whole family on a Backroads adventure someday.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Best.trip.ever!!Absolutely outstanding experience in all regards! I've been back for two weeks now and still can't stop thinking about it. Puts a smile on my face everytime! I can honestly say I felt truly rested, happy and totally satisfied when I returned from this vacation. My kids and husband can't stop talking about what a great experience it was.
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This was our first Backroads trip. Epic time! We loved being active as a family and loved not having to deal with moving bikes and luggage ourselves. Backroads really thought threw all the details to ensure every adult and every child enjoyed themselves. Still have big smiles on our faces thinking of each day - the biking, hiking, adventure park, rock climbing, dinners. Again, Epic!
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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.
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| Day | Activity | EASYGOING | ACTIVE | AVID | |||||||
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | |||||||
| miles | feet gain | miles | feet gain | miles | feet gain | miles | feet gain | miles | feet gain | ||
| 1 | Biking | 7 | 900 | 9 | 1000 | 18 | 1600 | ||||
| 2 | Walking/Hiking | 3 | 800 | 3 | 1200 | ||||||
| Kids | Rock Climbing (3 Hours) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Biking | 7* | 600 | 12* | 1300 | 19 | 2100 | ||||
| Biking | 13 | 1300 | |||||||||
| Kids | Adventure Park Zip-Lining Excursion (2 Hours) | ||||||||||
| Other | Optional Activities in Alta Badia | ||||||||||
| 4 | Biking | 9* | 200 | 19 | 400 | ||||||
| Biking | 13* | 400 | |||||||||
| Other | Optional Afternoon Hikes | ||||||||||
| 5 | Walking/Hiking | 6 | 1200 | 9 | 1800 | ||||||
| Walking/Hiking | 7 | 1200 | |||||||||
| Kids | Strudel-Making Lesson (1 Hour) | ||||||||||
| 6 | Walking/Hiking | 2 | 300 | ||||||||
Note: On this trip, we'll be using titanium mountain bikes that are just right for the non-technical dirt road riding as well as the paved riding. (approximately 40% dirt and 60% paved). On this Family Trip, our routes follow rolling to hilly terrain with a few steep ascents and descents. Liberal van shuttling is incorporated into the itinerary and mileage is moderate to enable you to spend more time exploring on your own.
* Includes shuttle.
Learn more about how we determine our activity levels and fully support a range of abilities and interests.
Please note that our distance and elevation figures come from Ride with GPS. Other sources (such as Map My Ride and Garmin devices) may give differing elevation figures due to different GPS and mapping technologies. Readings from a Garmin or a smart phone are influenced by other factors such as air pressure.
When everyone's together, there's lots going on; and when kids' and adults' priorities diverge, it can seem like two different trips. That's why our Family Adventures in Dolomites have three Trip Leaders—including a dedicated Kids Activity Expert who regularly takes younger travelers off to do their own thing. Other companies try to get by with two leaders; we step up and do it right. For more on our family focus, check this out.
Having invented the multisport concept, we know it's not just about the activities you choose to highlight the best of a region; you also need to create seamless transitions from one to the next. That's how we've designed our unique family Dolomites experience, using our deep local knowledge to choose the right mix of diversions for varying abilities and tastes – and to ensure everyone gets the most out of each day among the mountains.
Backroads is the only active travel company providing two support vans in Dolomites—because we know it's essential to ensure a truly great travel experience. It doubles our ability to be there when you need us to offer hydration, lighten your load or give you a lift if it's time to take a break. Read more on why two vans make all the difference.
Backroads is the leader in designing trips that ensure everyone, young and young-at-heart alike, has an amazing time. Your Backroads Family Adventure balances family activities with diversions designed exclusively for the kids—giving the adults a welcome break from making decisions, other than choosing whether to explore a few more miles or just enjoy each other's company. A family vacation where everyone gets to relax, recharge and have fun – what a concept!
On this Premiere Inn trip, you can count on the best lodgings Dolomites has to offer. In fact, the hotels we've chosen in this region have higher retail room rates than those offered by any other active travel company—even when their trips cost more.
A great bike is obviously critical for a great multisport trip; you don't want to gamble on one that's been sourced locally to trim costs. This trip features our acclaimed Backroads Custom Titanium bikes, expertly tuned and fitted, and included in your trip price. Learn why our titanium bikes are ideal for most riders.
Under our Book with Confidence policy, your Backroads trip will run even for a single family of three or four people, subject to a nominal extra fee. Or transfer to another trip, and we'll give you a credit. It's all part of our trademark commitment to treating guests with integrity, transparency and total accountability. Read all the details.
Coordinating multiple activities throughout a single day can be tricky, but with Backroads you'll never know it. When you explore Dolomites with us, you switch activities seamlessly without missing a beat. We invented the multisport concept, and we're constantly adding new dimensions and fine-tuning the experience to make it even more enjoyable.
On our Dolomites trips we have an extra leader supporting you along the road and trail—for a total of three, compared to the industry standard two. So we can be in more places at once, giving personal attention to guests traveling at their own pace. Here's more on our Trip Leaders.
At Backroads we've honed our expertise in active family travel over many years and a lot of trips. We host at least 20 times more family guests than any other active company, so we're constantly gaining new insights that make our trips even better. Detailed planning, behind-the scenes logistics, unrivaled support from three Trip Leaders—all backed by a team that proudly creates the kind of experiences we'd want to share with our own families.
We design and support our Dolomites trips to suit mixed abilities and varied interests—so you can set your own pace, then change things up as the day unfolds. And all guests are free to do the same, traveling together or apart, with no one cramping anyone else's style. Which sounds easy in theory, but it's hard to pull off. Here's more on how we do it.
It may be hard to imagine being on a family trip with no other families on it—but it happens regularly with some companies. On a Backroads Family Adventure there are typically several families on each departure, creating more opportunities for your kids to make new friends as they try fun things together – which is a big part of the experience.
The activities on Backroads Family Adventures are designed with all of you in mind. We've got easier routes designed for younger kids' abilities – and attention spans—and great longer options scaled to fit the tastes and energy levels of tweens, teens and adults. To narrow down the best choices for your family, take a look at our age guidelines.
For nearly four decades we've worked to earn and maintain our right to call Backroads the world's #1 active travel company. In pursuing that vision on behalf of our guests, we believe we've set the standard for our industry—captured in the Backroads Quality Guide, which clearly sets out the benchmarks of excellence, choice and support that we live by
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Gather your favorite people to share a Backroads adventure on a ready-to-book Private Trip - featuring all the legendary Backroads hallmarks from expert leaders to unforgettable activities. You can pick from the selection of dates below for your group; some dates are only available for 16 or more guests while other dates are available for 8 or more guests. If your party has fewer than 8 guests, or your preferred date is not available, we'll create a departure just for you. Call or email us to reserve your date.
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I simply can't imagine a better way to immerse yourself in the life of a region, to explore hidden corners and appreciate nuances while enjoying the benefits and enormous satisfaction of traveling under your own power. These are experiences you cannot have behind the wheel of a car, or on a train or a tour bus. Active travel is, at its heart, a way of connecting more authentically with the world. Sure, Backroads provides amazing leaders, superb accommodations and meals, and opportunities you could never arrange on your own. But all of our comprehensive planning and support is aimed at something far simpler: bringing you the immediate, highly personal satisfaction of discovering a new world on your own terms.
— Tom Hale, Founder & President
