Dolomites July Hiking Adventure 2026

18th - 25th JULY 2026

€2990 per person in double/twin occupancy 

Walking difficulty level: medium – gravel roads and mountain footpaths with reasonable gradients and some narrow steep sections. 4 to 7 hours hiking per day.

Day 1 - 18th July 2026 - Arrival in Cortina d’Ampezzo - Private transfer at 12pm from Venice Marco Polo airport to pretty Cortina d’Ampezzo, the queen of the Dolomites. Stay at Sport Hotel Barisetti, 7 nights, (D).

Day 2 - 19th July 2026 - Pratopiazza Plateau - After an hour drive we explore the bucolic high mountain pastures of Pratopiazza following gravel tracks and footpaths with panoramic views of the Sesto Dolomites and the famous Croda Rossa, past characteristic mountain dairies and huts with home-made Tyrolean specialities for lunch (approx. 8.5 km/5.3 miles, 330 metres up and down, 3.5/4 hrs). In the afternoon we stop for some free time around the enchanting jewel-like Lake Braies, (BLD).

Day 3 - 20 July 2026 - Passo Giau and Croda da Lago - A half-an-hour drive takes us to 2236 metres/7336 ft at Passo Giau for a spectacular up and down walk through high pastures, open mountain views and the pristine Croda da Lago lake with lunch at a mountain refuge on the lake, before continuing through enchanting forest to Ru Curto (approx. 12 km/7.4 miles, 350 metres up and 850 down, 5.5/6 hrs), (BLD).                                                                               

Day 4 - 21st July 2026 - Tre Cime circuit - A 40-minute drive takes us to Misurina and one of the most famous walks in the Dolomites, the Tre Cime circuit at over 2000 metres throughout, with breath-taking and varied Dolomite views (approx. 15.5 km/9.5 miles, 750 metres up and down, 6.5/7 hrs) with lunch in one of the traditional mountain huts, (BLD).

Day 5 - 22nd July 2026 - Rest day, (BLD).                                  

Day 6 - 23rd July 2026 - Monte Elmo circuit – After a 50-min drive to Sesto, we take a ski lift up to 2000 metres/6560 ft to the spectacular border ridge with views of both Austria and Italy before descending through beautiful dairy Alpine pastures with dramatic views of the varied mountain shapes of the Austrian Alps and the Dolomites (approx. 9 km/5.6 miles, 500 metres up and down, 4.5/5 hrs) and lunch at a refuge just over the border in Austria, (BLD).

Day 7 - 24th July 2026 - Mount Lagazuoi – A half-an-hour drive takes us to Passo Falzarego, to walk along the foothills of the famous Tofana massif and uphill across the dramatic Lagazuoi plateau, to reach the wonderfully located Rifugio Lagazuoi at over 2700 metres for lunch, with some of the best views in the Dolomites and then descend by cable car (approx. 9 km/5.6 miles, 750 metres up and 150 metres down, 4/4.5 hrs). Dinner at a local restaurant, (BLD).

Day 8 - 25th July 2026 - Private transfer at 11.00 am to Venice Marco Polo airport, (B).

Meals included as listed above: B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner (drinks at dinner not included)

Hotel

Sport Hotel Cortina - Barisetti – Cortina d’Ampezzo (7 nights) – a pretty 3-star family-run hotel with character perfectly and quietly located in town www.sporthotelcortina.it/en/

What is included:

• comfortable, characterful hotel accommodation;
• all meals – 7 breakfast, 6 lunches at mountain refuges and 7 multi-course dinners at the hotel's restaurant (drinks at dinner not included);
• all transport – to/from Venice airport and to/from walks in mini buses (or cars depending on group size);
• 2 experienced tour consultants/mountain guides, Ilaria and Anna, to guide and support you;
• all specified trips or visits.

For bookings and enquiries contact us at the email address or telephone numbers above.