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Hiking Tours in the Dolomites

The Dolomites spread across three regions and seven provinces of northeast Italy, including South Tyrol, Trentino and Belluno. Part of the Southern Limestone Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, these pale, jagged peaks rise above alpine pastures, forested valleys and high passes, linked by a dense network of numbered trails.

We've helped hikers explore the Dolomites since 2008, and there are three ways to do it with us. Hike the Alta Via 1 hut to hut with your pack, or its best sections from hotels. Base yourself in Corvara for a week of high day hikes with a daypack. Or walk from the Brenta Dolomites down to Lake Garda, mixing hotels and rifugios.

Rifugio and hotel nights are booked for you, route notes are in the Macs app, and our team is on call 24/7 while you're on the trail.

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Routes in Dolomites

  • Italy

    Walking in the Heart of the Dolomites

    • Walking
    • 7 days
    • Moderate - Challenging
    from$4,005CAD pp
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  • Italy

    The Dolomites to Lake Garda

    • Walking
    • 8 days
    • Moderate
    from$2,900CAD pp
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  • Italy

    Highlights of the Alta Via 1 in Comfort

    • Walking
    • 9 days
    • Moderate
    from$4,070CAD pp
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  • Italy

    Alta Via 1 (Dolomites)

    • Walking
    • 7–10 days
    • Moderate - Challenging
    from$2,245CAD pp
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Big mountain days with Italian food at the end of them. That's the Dolomites in one line.

  • Hike the Alta Via 1, Italy's classic High Route, hut to hut or with hotel nights
  • Eat in historic rifugios, where dumplings, polenta and local wine end the day
  • Watch the limestone turn pink in the evening alpenglow, known locally as enrosadira
  • Walk from the sky-scraping Brenta Dolomites down to the calm shores of Lake Garda
  • Stay in one hotel in Corvara and reach high trails each day by lift and local bus

Dolomites like a local

  • When is the best time to hike in the Dolomites

    Late June to mid-September, when rifugios are open and the high paths are clear of snow. Our tours run from late June to mid-September. July and August are the busiest months. Early September often brings settled weather and quieter trails.

  • Which Dolomites hiking tour is right for me

    Experienced hikers after a challenge should pick an Alta Via 1 hut-to-hut tour. Want big days without a heavy pack? Walking in the Heart of the Dolomites keeps you in one hotel in Corvara. The Dolomites to Lake Garda mixes mountain and lakeside hikes with hotels and two hut nights.

  • How hard is hiking in the Dolomites

    Most of our Dolomites tours are graded Moderate to Strenuous. Daily distances are 4 to 12 miles, but paths are steep and rocky and ascents reach 5,480 ft in a day on the Alta Via 1 North. Regular hill hiking before you go makes a big difference.

  • What is a rifugio

    A staffed mountain hut, often in a spot no road reaches. You get a hot dinner, a drink on the terrace and, on most Alta Via 1 nights, a bunk in a shared dorm. It's simple, sociable and one of the best parts of hiking here.

  • Where should I stay for hiking in the Dolomites

    Cortina d'Ampezzo is the base for our Alta Via 1 tours, which start there. Corvara in Alta Badia is ideal for day hikes, and it's the base for Walking in the Heart of the Dolomites. Lake Garda hikers start in Trento and finish in Riva del Garda.

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