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Dolomites Nature Park Hike - 8 Days 7 Nights (code FVT)

dolomitesHIKE TROUGH THE NATURE PARKS IN THE DOLOMITES (EASY TOUR; INDIVIDUAL, SELF-GUIDED TOUR)

The Dolomites, a real experience of nature, idyllic mountain lakes, lush alpine meadows, green woods and the legendary Dolomites accompany you on your trip through the three nature parks. Starting at the famous Pragser Wildsee you follow the path along the plateau Plätzwiese and carry on to the former Olympia town of Cortina d’Ampezzo. Walking at the foot of the Three Towers (“Drei Zinnen”) and the “Sextner Sonnenuhr” enjoy the unique mountain panorama and carry on past mountain huts and pastures back to the starting point in Hochpustertal.

Character
Easy hiking tour - You follow well marked paths.

1st day: Arrival in Hochpustertal (Niederdorf)
Individual arrival at the hotel in Niederdorf. hiking tour

2nd day: Niederdorf – Pragser Valley – Pragser Wildsee – Niederdorf; approx 300-500 m in altitude / approx 3-5 hours Today’s hike takes you to the Pragser Valley through the Kaserbach Valley below the impressive Kleinen Gaisl mountain, along a peak path and on down to the idyllic Pragser Wildsee.

3rd day: Niederdorf – Plätzwiese – Gemärk – Cortina d’Ampezzo; approx. 600 m in altitude / approx. 5 hours
Walking alongside the Stolla Stream you come to the same named Stolla Hut and to the so called cliff pictures, erosions by water and weather, and to the plateau Plätzwiese. Having crossed the plateau you climb down through the Knappenfuss Valley to Gemärk, the border between South Tyrol and Belluno. The end of the hike today is in the former
Olympic town of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the middle of the Dolomites.

4th day: Cortina d’Ampezzo – Faloria – Passo Tre Croci – Misurina: approx. 400
m in altitude / approx. 5 hours. Take the cable car to Faloria and then walk along the path to the Passo Tre Croci enjoying the impressive view of the surrounding mountains Tofane and the Sorapis group. End the day with a cappuccino or a cooling ice cream at Lake Misurina.

5th day: Misurina - Auronzo – Drei Zinnen (Three Towers) – Sexten; approx. 300 m in altitude / approx. 4 hours. Today you walk past the famous Drei Zinnen (Three Towers) to the Drei Zinnen Hut. Carrying along the Dolomite’s Path and through the Altenstein Valley you will come to one of the prettiest side valleys of the Pustertal after Sexten. Enjoy the view of the „Sextner Sonnenuhr“, the Einserkofl, the Elferkofl and the Zwölferkofl (mountain peak). hike

6th day: Sexten – Rotwandwiesen - Kreuzbergpass – Sexten; approx. 400 m in altitude / approx. 5 hours
The starting point of today’s hike is the Rotwandwiesen, a mountain pasture surrounded
by mountain peaks. The hike carries on below the Rotwand to the Kreuzberg Pass.

7th day: Sexten – Haunold – Innichen – Niederdorf; approx. 400 m in altitude /
approx. 6 hours. Through the Innerfeld Valley to Antoiusstein and from here, below the Hauonldköpfl, you will reach the mountain station of the Haunold cable car where you can admire the view before going down into the valley.

8th day
Individual departure or possibility to extend your stay.

INCLUDED:
  • Accommodation in guesthouses or hotels with 3*** stars
  • Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
  • If you have booked half board: minimum of 3 course evening meal
  • Personal tour information on arrival
  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
  • Well planned routes
  • Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone
    numbers)
  • Transfer-tickets for bus, train and cable car according to the program
  • Telephone service hotline for the whole tour (German, Italian and English speaking)

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Nature park “Fanes-Sennes-Prags”
  • Nature park “Ampezzo-Dolomites”
  • Nature park “Sesto-Dolomites”
  • Idyllic mountain lakes: Lake Pragser Wildsee, Lake Misurina
  • Alpine pastures: Platzwiese, Nemes, etc..
  • Cortina d’Ampezzo
  • World-famous “Drei Zinnen – Tre Cime” (“Three towers”)

Arrival:
By car on the Brenner motorway (A22) to Brixen/Bressanone and then through the
Pustertal Valley (SS49) to Niederdorf/Villabassa or Toblach/Dobbiaco.
Or along the Felbertauernstraße to Lienz in Osttirol (Austria) and then further to Italy 637,00 through the Hochpustertal.

By train to Innsbruck over the “Brenner/Brennero” to Franzensfeste/Fortezza. Change train for the Pustertal Valley getting off at either Niederdorf/Villabassa or
Toblach/Dobbiaco depending on the hotel you are starting from.

By plane:
- Low cost flights to Treviso
- Venice, Marco Polo airport
Upon request we even organize transfers from the airport to the starting point of the bicycle tour.

Parking:
Free unattended car park at the first hotel (included)

Transfer:
Not scheduled (start and end of the tour is in Brixen/Bressanone)

 

 
 
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