From Venice: The Best of the Dolomites Mountains Day Trip
Description
Enjoy a full day tour from Venice to the Dolomites Mountains, a Unesco World Heritage. We will take you through scenic roads to the famous Cortina d'Ampezzo, a true paradise for sports and nature lovers that welcome guests with a warm and welcoming atmosphere, all against the backdrop of breathtaking views. The resort will host the next Olympic Winter Games in 2026. After the visit of the wonderful town we will drive through the panoramic road of Passo Tre Croci to Lake Misurina where you will have enough time to walk around the gorgeous lake and have lunch at one of the restaurants serving local food. In the summer you can also rent a small boat to get around the lake or ride the panoramic chairlift to the Col de Varda Viewpoint. Then, on the way back we will make a photo stop at Lake Auronzo where you can walk on the dam and sometimes see the water rushing through gates. This tour will end at the meeting point in Venice in the evening but the memories will last a lifetime!
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Itinerary
Visit of the resort that will host the next Olympic Winter Games in 2026. Walk through the most prestigious and well-known street of the Dolomites, the Corso Italia pedestrian area.
Time to walk around the gorgeous lake and have lunch at one of the restaurants serving local food. In the summer you can also rent a small boat to get around the lake or ride the panoramic chairlift to the Col de Varda Viewpoint. From the Lake you can admire some of the most famous and beautiful peaks of the Dolomites and the Three Peaks of Lavaredo, considered to be the most striking rocks of the Dolomite mountains, famous all over the world.
Photo stop at Lake Auronzo where you can walk on the dam and sometimes see the water rushing through gates.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not suitable for children under 6 years
Reviews(111)
Valentina was great and knowledgeable. We enjoyed it very much. Prepare for a long day with a long bus ride.
Beautiful location and just enough time and stops to make a day out of exploring. Great for all ages
This trip was quite literally a breath of fresh air. With it being so hot in July, it was a perfect getaway from the humidity and the views were insane. Chiara our guide was awesome, super informative and made it fun. Our driver was great and the bus was comfy and had great AC. We did the chairlift to the top of one mountain, highly recommend
Chiara was very attentive to everyone’s needs. Sergey, our driver was professional and a great driver. We recommend this beautiful respite from the heat into the Dolomites.
Great trip and way to have a first experience of the Dolomite mountains. Mountains are magnificent, stops were well organized and our guide was great.
Massimo was great! Efficient driving, great information, takes great pictures, overall amazing trip! Would recommend!!
Ciara was a great tour guide , giving us a lot of information on the way up the mountain and history of the locations we seen. Stopped at a great gelato place and two beautiful towns. If you like mountains and orginality this is it
Luca was our tour guide and he was so great! Incredible energy and real attentiveness. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour thank you so much!!
5/5 stars for seeing the Dolomites. So glad we went but the tour is 3/3 at best. 30 minutes spent initially at gelato/cheese place at beginning and end of trip (1 hour total) was a waste of time. Cortina was rushed. Could have used that time there. Last stop was a steep climb back to bus and several people had issues. No warning about it. Tour guide was difficult to understand at times. Lunch was indoors and could have been reserved for beautiful patio with view. Instead, we were inside. Meeting place was difficult to find. Overall it could have been much better organized with time being used more constructively. Definitely see the Dolomites but do research into other tour groups.
We are pleased that you found the Dolomites as spectacular as we do. We also wish we could offer even more time in the mountains. However, on a full-day shared tour, some logistical compromises are unavoidable. The scheduled café stops are intentionally included to give all guests the opportunity to use restrooms, purchase refreshments or simply take a short break before continuing the journey. While not everyone may need them, these stops help make the tour comfortable and accessible for all participants. Regarding the final stop, we are sorry if the short uphill walk was more challenging than expected. We will consider making this clearer during the tour briefing. As for the restaurant seating, outdoor tables unfortunately cannot always be guaranteed, especially during busy periods. Finally, we regret that you found the meeting point difficult to locate. Thousands of guests reach it successfully every year using the directions provided, but we continuously review our instructions to make them as clear as possible. We appreciate your feedback and will continue refining the experience while preserving the balance required for a full-day shared tour.
Excellent day trip to the dolomites from Venice. Highly recommend. Katia our tour guide was incredible. The 3 places on the trip were amazing!!! It would have preferred more time at the last stop
