Before Venice: the Dolomites

Four days in the mountains before boarding, close enough to the port to be safe and different enough to be worth it.
Duration 4 days - 3 nights
Group size 20 to 35 people
Season June, July, August, September
Highlights Mountain landscapes, UNESCO sites, Walking
Destinations Dolomites, Venice

Three Days Above the Lagoon

Two hours from the Venice terminal, the Dolomites offer walking at whatever level the group wants, with luggage moved separately and a final night near the port. A calm, high start before fourteen days at sea, or a decompression after them.

Two hours from the gangway, three thousand metres up

Itinerary

Limestone towers, meadow valleys and a short road back to the ship

  • A walk between two villages with luggage transferred separately
  • The Great Dolomites Road with stops at the main passes
  • A mountain hut lunch reachable without technical walking
  • A final night close to the Venice terminal, with a morning transfer
  • A flexible walking grade, set on the day by the group
Day 1

Arrival and the road north

Arrival at Marco Polo or Treviso and transfer north through the Piave valley, around two hours, with lunch at Belluno en route. Arrival in the Dolomites in mid afternoon and the rest of the day free for the village and the valley floor. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 2

A walk between two villages

A point-to-point walk on old paths between two valley villages, at a grade set on the day by the group, with luggage and the coach moved separately and lunch at a mountain hut along the route. Afternoon return, evening free.

Day 3

The Great Dolomites Road, then the lagoon

Morning on the Great Dolomites Road, with stops at the Falzarego and Pordoi passes and a cable car for the higher viewpoint. Lunch in a Ladin valley. Afternoon transfer back towards Venice, with the final night at a hotel close to the terminal.

Day 4

Embarkation

Morning at leisure, with an optional walk in Castello or along the Zattere, then transfer to the cruise terminal in time for boarding.

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