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WELCOME TO THE DOLOMITES AND THE ITALIAN ALPS AND THE MOST UNIQUE, IMMERSION VACATION IN THE REGION!
Our "I Want It All" Dream Vacation was created with the goal of helping visitors experience a little-known region of Italy, The Italian Dolomites in the Italian Alps, and immersing our guests into the culture completely: to leave you breathless with emotion at the beauty of your surroundings and feel the warmth and charm of the towns and the people in your hearts. We want our guests to have singular experiences they will remember the rest of their lives, and go home with Italy in their souls.
Unlike many other boutique tour companies offering trips based in the Italian Dolomites, we truly will immerse you into daily Italian life, not as a tourist, but as an extended member of our family, which has had an established presence in the Italian Alps for many generations and centuries. 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!
During the scenic portion of the trip, we'll explore the majesty of our surroundings and the cultural traditions, artisanal products and unique wines and cuisine of the magical Trentino-Sud Tirol-Alto Adige region of Italy!
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!
Welcome to Italy! We can't wait to meet you!
The Italian Dolomites are one of the most beautiful groups of mountain chains in the world. These wild and majestic, jagged alpine peaks erupt from the earth and seem frozen in mid-explosion among lush meadows, thick conifer forests, waterfalls, and mountain streams. The intense beauty and power of the Italian Dolomites have been known to produce tears of pure emotion in those who have had the privilege to experience them in person. Their magical, glowing, ever-changing hues of coral and rose are mesmerizing, and the sheer majesty of their existence will remain in your soul for a lifetime.
Did you know that these unique peaks began as coral reefs in an ancient sea? As the waters receded over millions of years, the elements shaped what emerged, resulting in the exquisite, jagged peaks we know today. In June of 2009, UNESCO recognized the Dolomites as treasures of humanity and declared them a World Heritage Site.
This incredibly beautiful and magical mountain chain is located just 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Venice in the South Eastern European, Tyrolean Alps in the visually exciting and emotionally inspiring Trentino/ Sud Tirol-Alto Adige region.
One of the most famous chains of mountains in the Dolomites are the Pale di San Martino. These are the beautiful peaks that shelter one of the crown jewels of the Dolomites, the charming, and internationally renowned and acclaimed ski resort town, San Martino di Castrozza. This exquisitely beautiful town surrounded by stunningly majestic peaks has been Daniela Anderson's maternal family's vacation home for over 50 years, and currently serves as The Alpine Adventure Agency's homebase. San Martino di Castrozza and the Pale di San Martino are featured in all of our Dolomites vacations.
- We offer an entertaining, informal, after-dinner Italian language mini-class, "Italian for Travelers," taught by Daniela Anderson. She is the bi-lingual, Italian-American owner of The Alpine Adventure Agency.
- The scenic portion of the "I Want It All" vacation is created to appeal to a wide-range audience appropriate for participants of all backgrounds, interests and ages. It often features an optional, themed educational workshop which is offered during the unstructured, free time during the vacation. Our guests have the option of signing up for the scenic package only or scenic package/featured workshop package.
- We have become known internationally for these optional, unique afternoon workshops. Our guests arrive from all over the world to participate in cooking and wine schools, photography workshops, knitting/fiber arts workshops, Tyrolean wood sculpting lessons, rock climbing/outdoor sports classes, Equestrian vacations and many other unique, learning experiences.
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During the "I Want It All" vacation we offer a variety of these optional, fee-based, "add-on" workshops and activities for our guests who would like to enhance their experience even more. A sampling of our popular add-ons include:
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Tyrolean Cooking School
- Sipping with the Sommeliers
- Custom, immersion cooking lessons with various local professional and home chefs: learn to make gelato in the local ice cream shop, sausages and smoked prosciutto in the local butcher shop, and mouth-watering pastries in the town's pasticierria.
- Custom, all-inclusive, mountain-bike packages organized and led by certified mountain bike guides.
- Custom, all-inclusive rock climbing, via ferrate, trekking, and nordic walking packages organized and led by the legendary elite corps of alpine guides, the Aquile di San Martino.
- Outdoor/Nature photography lessons and outings with a renowned, local, outdoor/nature photographer and instructor specializing in this region.
- Knitting and other fiber arts workshops led by internationally renowned instructors.
These "add-on" options offer our guests an additional value and opportunity to enrich their experience with an educational component in an area of interest. We encourage you to peruse all of our featured vacations.
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