Private Venice Day Tours & Excursions to the Dolomites

Our private Venice day tours and excursions to the Dolomites mountains have been designed to provide visitors the opportunity to enjoy breath-taking views of the most stupendous mountain, lake, and valley scenery that the Dolomites mountains and Italy have to offer.

From Late Autumn until Early spring
We have crafted itineraries for all seasons to make you experience the Dolomites at their best, depending on when you travel. Itineray will feature: Cortina, San candido, a beautiful tyrolean village neighboring Austria, and the rightly famous Lake Braies with the opportunity to walk. During the snow season, even more itineraries are available.
Option 1
Reach the Tre Cime by Snowmobile ( 35 € per person not included in the price ). During the snow season you will have the opportunity to take the snowmobile that will take you up to the Tre Cime di Lavaredo through suggestive roads. Once you reach the refuge you will have time to enjoy the view and take some pictures. At this point you can decide whether to go down with the snowmobile or with the sled through the snowy forest.
Option 2
Visit Cortina, Lake Braies for a short walk and San Candido, take the chairlift up to Mount pelmo mountain hut for a nice winter lunch from where to enjoy. From 19 December to 6 January the Christmas market is set up in the centre of Cortina. This seasonal event adds a festive atmosphere to the tour, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in local holiday traditions, shop for unique gifts, and sample delicious seasonal treats.

From Late Spring until Early Autumn
Itineray will feature: Cortina, Tre Cime di Lavaredo viewpoints, and the rightly famous Lake Misurina with the opportunity to walk and optional lunch ( not included ). A 1.6-mile (1-kilometer) path runs around the lake, perfect for a relaxing walk past picturesque lakeside hotels. Together with Lake Santa Caterina and the pretty mountain town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Misurina is a top attraction in this corner of the Dolomites

Expert Driver-Escort
Your expert driver-escort will provide you with an intimate experience of Italy's most beautiful mountain range. Our carefully designed itinerary features scenic back-roads with plenty of photo-stops for all the different photographic opportunities these Dolomite mountains afford. During the day, you'll be truly amazed by the contrast between nearby Venice and the snow-capped peaks of the Dolomites mountains.

Scenic Drives and Photo-Stops
Spending as much time as possible off-the-vehicle to enjoy the beautiful scenery out of the mountains, you will drive along roads with only a few twists and turns, through a land of towering peaks and spires, contrasted by peaceful valleys sprinkled with lively villages.

Spectacular Viewpoints
Throughout our private Venice day tours to the Dolomites mountains & Cortina, your guide will stop at spectacular viewpoints that will guarantee you an up-close and personal impression of the Dolomites. At every photo-stop, it will seem as if you were in a completely different range of the Dolomite mountains. Along with wildflowers in bloom, rustic farmhouses, and the ringing of cowbells, our Dolomites tour will provide you with a day full of memories.

Cortina D'Ampezzo
Our private Venice day tours of the Dolomite mountains also include a visit to the cosmopolitan ski resort of Cortina D'Ampezzo. We will see the old Olympic Ski jump and admire the setting of the Dolomites' most famous town before making our way back to Venice.

Return to Venice
In the late afternoon, following scenic roads through ever-changing countryside, we make our way back to Venice. Passing several major peaks along the way, you'll have plenty of time to savor the different colors of the Dolomite mountains as they are illuminated by the late afternoon sun.

Tronchetto, Venice, Italy, where you will find your driver-escort waiting for you on the platform of the water-bus line nr 2 station holding a sign with your name written on it

• This tour is not fully accessible for wheelchair users or people with walking disabilities. However, please contact us directly and we will be able to take you on alternative routes suitable for you.
• Please wear comfortable footwear as this tour involves a lot of walking.
• The cost of the tour does not include gratuities or hotel pick up and drop off.
• Tre Cime di Lavaredo are open seasonally (from late May until October) and are subject to weather conditions. Under bad weather conditions, in case of rain or bad visibility, we offer, after the visit of Cortina a back up plan featuring the visit of a wine area, including wine tasting and including the visit ot the famous and awe-inspiring Follina abbey.
• Beginning Friday 6 August 2021 and until further notice, access to the archaeological sites, museums and similar tourist venues, bars, restaurants etc will be permitted only to those in possession of a Green COVID-19 Certification (Green Pass or equivalent certificate like the CDC vaccine card). Please remember to also bring your ID or passport to confirm your identity.