What You Will Do
Enjoy a sightseeing tour of the lakes of the Dolomites starting and ending in Venice.
A professional English speaking driver, local of the Dolomites, will meet you at Piazzale Roma
You will have a fast view on the Prosecco land (from the highway), on the dam of Longarone and stop by Pieve di Cadore, birthtown of the painter Tiziano Vecellio
Drive to lake Auronzo and lake Misurina and up to 3 Cime di Lavaredo (available approx. from end of May to October).
You will drive further to lake Landro, lake Dobbiaco and finally to the amazing lake Braies for small walk or row boat ride (boat available only in the summer time).
Lunch options*: local farm or on the lake river.
A short stop in Cortina d'Ampezzo city centre and drive back to Venice through the Cadore valley.
You will stop for pictures and receive explanations about the mountains, history and traditions and a map of the itinerary.
Bottles of water and Wi-Fi free on board.
*extra cost
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Parcheggio NCC Piazzale Roma
1
Piazzale Roma
1 minute
The tour will start and finish in Piazzale Roma Venice
2
Taxi Cortina Sci
8 hours
Your personal English speaking driver local of the Dolomites will meet you in piazzale Roma Venice and will be with you all the day long, stopping for pictures in the most beautiful spots, giving information about the mountains, history and traditions of the area.
Trusting local drivers who lives the Dolomites all year long will enrich your experience. Comfortable and safe cars with bottles of water and Wi-Fi free on board, some with panoramic roof will make your day even more remarkable
3
Prosecco Hills - World Heritage Site
passing by the Prosecco land seeing the endless expanse of vineyards from the highway
4
Diga del Vajont
you will see the Vajont dam where in the 1963 the upper part of one of the two mountains collapsed and totally fall inside the water of the dam, letting it become a tsunami which destroyed the village of Longarone and killed almost 2000 people
5
Casa Natale di Tiziano Vecellio
15 minutes
stopping by the birth house of the painter Tiziano Vecellio (1490-1576)
6
Lago di Auronzo
enjoy the green color of the big lake of the village of Auronzo, with view on the 3 Cime di Lavaredo
7
Lago di Misurina
20 minutes
enjoy one of the most beautiful and big lakes of the Dolomites, with mountain Sorapiss, Cristallo, Monte Piana and Tre Cime di Lavaredo around it and look for the reflection of the mountain in it. The driver will tell you about the legend of king Sorapiss and his spoiled daughter Misurina.
You will have time for a short walk.
8
Lago d'Antorno
5 minutes
a small lake on the road to the Tre Cime. Perfect point for a great picture
9
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
10 minutes
Join the Rifugio Auronzo at the bottom of the most famous mountains of the Dolomites and enjoy the view of the Auronzo valley and lake and of the particular kind of limestone and memory of the struggles between Italians and Austrians during WW1.
You will have time for pictures
10
La Stube - Malga Rin Bianco
45 minutes
optional stop for lunch in a typical farm at the bottom of the 3 Cime di Lavaredo
11
Lago Di Landro
5 minutes
No traditional tour stops here! Enjoy the most famous shape of the Tre Cime from another point of view and the nearby lake Landro with another great view point on the Cristallo mountain and Croda Rossa
12
Lago di Dobbiaco
10 minutes
We will stop at lake Dobbiaco, less popular than others but also charming and with spectacular colours of the water
13
Lago di Braies
30 minutes
You'll visit one of the most famous and beautiful lakes of the Dolomites, have time for a small walk or row boat ride. Christmas markets in December
14
Touristic Info Point
30 minutes
free time in the centre of Cortina.
FREE TIME DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TIME LEFT BEFORE 4PM
15
Ufficio Turistico Pro Loco Valle Di Cadore
diving back to Venice through the Cadore valley with other mountain views like Pelmo and Antelao and typical mountain villages once well knows for eyeglasses production factories.
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