This incredibly beautiful mountain chain is located just 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Venice in the South Eastern European Alps.  in the visually exciting and emotionally inspiring Trentino/ Sud Tirol-Alto Adige region.

We truly will immerse you into daily Italian life, not as a tourist, but as an extended member of the family. We'll take you to places where commercial tourism has not yet destroyed the native culture and where the locals welcome you into their families with open arms!

We invite you to explore one of Italy's best kept secrets: the majestic alpine peaks, the charming townspeople, and the beautiful Tyrolean villages that dot the landscape of one of the most beautiful places on Earth, the Italian Dolomites!

• A portion of each package is donated to Doctors Without Borders.

DAILY ITINERARY

We will be based in the beautiful Primiero valley at one of the historic, elegant, victorian hotels, The Hotel Tresanne and Park Hotel Iris, a stone's throw from San Martino di Castrozza (nestled at the base of the Pale di San Martino),  jewel of the Dolomites and a much loved international ski resort village.  Our daily excursions will take us throughout the entire region. Again, Daniela has created unique experiences for her guests visiting her beloved mountains:

DAY ONE

• Arrival to the The Hotel Tresanne and Park Hotel Iris.
• Check-in, Traditional Prosecco Welcome and Lunch (if arriving from Venice.  If arriving from Lake Como, we will eat lunch en route and arrive mid-afternoon. Prosecco Welcome applies upon arrival.
• Optional Walking tour of nearby villages.
• Dinner at the hotel.

DAY TWO

• Visit to Passo Rolle and Baita Segantini. Easy hike and picnic lunch to renown glacier lakes, Laghetti Colbricon, known for their importance to the study of Mesolithic Era migration of regional hunters and fauna.
  
• Optional lunch at Passo Rolle for those not participating in the hike. Optional lunch is not included in the package and is the responsibility of the tour participant.
• Return to the Primiero Valley and hotel.
• Unstructured free time for the rest of the afternoon and evening.
• Dinner is at the hotel.

DAY FOUR

• Exploration of the Primiero Valley:
• Private  visit to the Valley's Cheese Factory, tasting of unique cheeses, and opportunity to buy cheese that can be vacuum packed to take home.
• Private visit, demo and hands-on mini-class to a Tyrolean weaver whose family has perfected this craft for 400 years in the valley and patented unique Tyrolean cloth.
• A hands-on lesson and private demo by a Tyrolean wood sculptor whose statues adorn either end of the Eurotunnel.
• Transportation back to hotel. Lunch is provided at the hotel. You may choose to dine at one of many charming restaurants in the pedestrian promenade in Fiera di Primiero. Transportation for optional lunch is responsibility of the participant.

• Afternoon opportunities:
• Bike ride on your own on dedicated bike paths throughout the valley - bikes provided by the hotel.
• Stroll through the pedestrian promenade and visit the boutiques.
• Free time and relaxation for the rest of the afternoon and evening.
• Dinner is at the hotel.

• A driven tour through the most beautiful Dolomitic
  
• Passes
• Cable Car ride to the peak of the famous Sass Pordoi where we will enjoy a traditional, regional lunch at the top of one of the highest peaks in the Italian Alps! (This is the Dolomitic peak known internationally for base-jumping and wingsuit jumping in the Italian Alps).
• Return to Primiero Valley and our hotel in late afternoon.

DAY SIX

• A day exploring San Martino di Castrozza
• Tour of the town with visit to the local market where we will be welcomed by the owners with open arms. We will shop, Italian-style, for dried Porcini and other woodland mushrooms, several varieties of Polenta meal, and travel-safe bottles of regional grappa to take home, as well as prosciutto, cheese, bread and fresh fruit grown on their local farm for our picnic hike.
• An easy walking hike on the bike trail just above town with spectacular up-close views of the rocky peaks (6km round trip). We will take our time to explore flora and fauna, take photographs of the peaks, and enjoy a picnic lunch (packed by the hotel) supplemented by our optional purchases at the mini-market.
• Return mid-afternoon to the Primiero Valley and the hotel.
• Farewell dinner at the hotel.
  
• After-dinner private presentation of the development and history of the villages of the region through old postcards given by Marco Toffol. He and his siblings are the current owners of the Hotel Regina and current generation of the most celebrated, pioneering hotel family in the entire Primiero Valley and San Martino di Castrozza.
  

DEPARTURE DAY

• Early breakfast and departure from our hotel at 7:30am for the Marco Polo Airport in Venice.
  

• Private arrangements can be made with our driver for later departure times or alternate destinations. In the past, he has provided comfortable transportation by Mercedes or mini-van to distant locations such as Florence or Rome.

• Optional gastronomic food and wine degustations with top sommeliers in the valley can be arranged privately either individually or as a group if several people would like to participate.

• One of Northern Italy's top enologists specializing in Trentino wines is one of Daniela's dear childhood friends, and he has offered to travel to our region from Trento to do a mini-course on Trentino regional doc wines paired with traditional gastronomic products. on (This activity is on request for a private fee to be divided among participants).

• Optional mountain bike excursions throughout the area can be arranged and led by a licensed guide.

• Individual hiking and climbing excursions of all ability levels, including vie ferrate, are available by private arrangement with a top-notch, English speaking, seasoned alpine guide from the elite corp of guides, the Aquile di San Martino.