Ortisei Retreat
Hotel
Days 1–3
Dolomites — 7 days (Verona, Bolzano, Ortisei, Seceda & Alpe di Siusi)
Seven days: Seceda, Alpe di Siusi, Tre Cime and Braies. Seven days with all lifts included, refuge lunches and a mountain leader on every walk.
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Trekking
Seven days: Seceda, Alpe di Siusi, Tre Cime and Braies
Group Tour
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Top Highlights
BolzanoSeven days walking in South Tyrol, where the road signs are in three languages and the German one usually comes first. Seceda ridgeThe Seceda ridge is a tilted slab with the Odle spires behind it. Alpe di SiusiFifty-seven square kilometres of meadow at 1,850 m, closed to private cars during the day, which is why it is still worth walking.
Itinerary
Seven days walking in South Tyrol, where the road signs are in three languages and the German one usually comes first.
Bolzano, OrtiseiHow the day runs
- 4 hrsNorth through Bolzano into the valley at 1,236 m
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationOrtisei Retreat
Included Activities
- Transfer from Verona
- Guesthouse night
- Gear check
LANDMARKS Bolzano Val Gardena Ortisei Start point Verona, Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN), Verona 00:00 - 23:59The Seceda ridge is a tilted slab with the Odle spires behind it. Go up early — the cable car queue by ten is forty minutes.
Ortisei, SecedaHow the day runs
- 1 hrs8:00 AM — the cable car to 2,519 m
- 5 hrs9:00 AM — the ridge, then the long descent on foot
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationOrtisei Retreat
Included Activities
- Cable car
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Seceda ridge Odle group Val Gardena Fifty-seven square kilometres of meadow at 1,850 m, closed to private cars during the day, which is why it is still worth walking.
Ortisei, Alpe di SiusiHow the day runs
- 0 hrs8:30 AM — up onto the plateau
- 6 hrs9:30 AM — the traverse under the Sciliar
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch
- AccommodationOrtisei Retreat
Included Activities
- Cable car
- Mountain hut lunch
- Guesthouse night
LANDMARKS Alpe di Siusi Sciliar Sassolungo Three passes in three hours. Falzarego still has First World War tunnels bored through the rock either side of it.
Ortisei, CortinaHow the day runs
- 3 hrs9:00 AM — Gardena, Pordoi and Falzarego
- 2 hrs2:30 PM — a short afternoon walk above the town
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationCortina Courtyard
Included Activities
- Transport
- Hotel night at Cortina
LANDMARKS Passo Gardena Passo Pordoi Falzarego Cortina Ten kilometres and about 350 m of climbing. Anticlockwise puts the north faces in front of you for the second half rather than behind you.
Cortina, Tre CimeHow the day runs
- 2 hrs7:00 AM — up the toll road to Auronzo
- 5 hrs8:30 AM — the full 10 km loop, anticlockwise
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch
- AccommodationCortina Courtyard
Included Activities
- Toll road fee
- Refuge lunch
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS Tre Cime Rifugio Locatelli Lavaredo saddle The lake is the start of the Alta Via 1. Access is capped in summer and the road is closed to cars for most of the day, which is why this is a dawn trip.
Cortina, Lago di BraiesHow the day runs
- 1 hrs6:30 AM — before the access restriction bites
- 2 hrs8:00 AM — the shore circuit
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationCortina Courtyard
Included Activities
- Transport
- Hotel night at Cortina
LANDMARKS Lago di Braies Croda del Becco Boathouse Verona is about four hours and has better connections than anything closer.
Cortina, BolzanoHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — the drive down to Verona
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transfer to Verona
- Day 1Transfer from Verona
- Day 1Guesthouse night
- Day 1Gear check
- Day 2Cable car
- Day 3Mountain hut lunch
- Day 4Transport
- Day 4Hotel night at Cortina
- Day 5Toll road fee
- Day 5Refuge lunch
- Day 5Hotel night
- Day 7Transfer to Verona
- Day 1 · 3 nightsOrtisei Retreat
- Day 4 · 3 nightsCortina Courtyard
- Day 1Bolzano to OrtiseiNorth through Bolzano into the valley at 1,236 m
- Day 4Ortisei to Cortina9:00 AM — Gardena, Pordoi and Falzarego
- Day 5Cortina to Tre Cime7:00 AM — up the toll road to Auronzo
- Day 6Cortina to Lago di Braies6:30 AM — before the access restriction bites
- Day 7Cortina to Bolzano8:00 AM — the drive down to Verona
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Cortina Courtyard
Hotel
Days 4–6
What you'll eat
6 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 4 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 2, 4, 6
- BreakfastServed on days 2–7
- LunchServed on days 3, 5
12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.8/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food4.3/5
Guide4.5/5
Itinerary4.4/5
Transport4.5/5
Accommodation4.6/5
Tour operator4.8/5
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James Whelan – Amsterdam2025-12-05 · Verified booking
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. No hesitation recommending them.
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Daniel Okafor – Dubai2025-12-05 · Verified booking
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. No hesitation recommending them.
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Divya Reddy – Chennai2025-12-05 · Verified booking
South Tyrol in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Would book with them again.
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Tara D'Souza – Pune2025-12-05 · Verified booking
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Recommended.
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Farah Qureshi – Delhi2025-10-04 · Verified booking
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Good value for what's included.
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Tom Bergman – Auckland2025-10-04 · Verified booking
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Recommended.
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Divya Reddy – Delhi2025-10-04 · Verified booking
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Would book with them again.
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Yuki Tanaka – London2025-10-04 · Verified booking
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.
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