Multisport Mountain Adventure: Hike, Climb, Bike, & Bond!

Arrive in Cortina d’Ampezzo on your own (private transfer available on request). Check into your hotel.
Cortina d’Ampezzo (1,224m / 4,016') is a chic Venetian town that caters to high society crowd. Host to the 1956 Winter Olympics, it is a popular sport resort that offers many year-round social activities, shopping, and dining. Depending on when you arrive, you may have time for an afternoon hike or to explore the town of Cortina.
In the afternoon, meet a Dolomite Mountains representative who will provide a trip briefing and orientation, route maps and everything necessary for your self-guided adventure.

One of the best ways to see the Dolomites is by mountain bike. You have the benefit of being off-the-beaten path away from paved roads, and covering more ground and helping you see more of these majestic mountains from trails than you would be able to on foot.
Today you’ll ride from Cortina d’Ampezzo to Dobbiaco or San Candido, where you’ll have incredible vistas of Tre Cime, probably the most famous landmark in the Dolomites.
Your route will follow an old railway line along the Val di Landro (Landro’s valley), that provided communication between the towns of Calalzo, Cortina, Dobbiaco, and Austria. Electrified in 1929, the Cortina-Dobbiaco train line operated up until 1960s, when the bus transport took over. Nowadays the bridges and stations are still standing, and the route is perfect for mountain biking.The slope here is very gradual and easy to bike, and the incredible iron bridges traverse deep canyons providing views of the mountains and glaciers that are some of the most beautiful in the Dolomites.
En route you’ll pass Ospitale, the site of a 13th century frescoed chapel and hospice for pilgrims.
The hospice was damaged during WWI, it has since been reconstructed and transformed into a charming restaurant, it is also one of the oldest restaurant opened in Europe and still operating.
Continue your ride passing by two shallow lakes leading to Cimabanche pass (1,529m/5,015'), marking the highest point of the day. Descend on coarse gravel to the smeraldine Landro lake, the perfect place for a short break and a slice of homemade cake, freshly baked in the nearby cafè.
Continue along the old railway and soon you'll reach flat fields, but keep a watchful eye on your right side, soon you will be able to admire a stunning view of Tre Cime di Lavaredo and the north side of Cristallo mountain!
The next 10km/6 miles to Dobbiaco will go quick, riding along on easy terrain, passing by a WW1 military cemetery and finally reaching Dobbiaco and its lake. Ride into Dobbiaco town.
(Bicycle ~ 28 km / 17 miles each way, 800m / 2,625’ elevation change.)

Not yet tired? no problem! Ride for another 5km/3 miles to the beautiful village of San Candido, visit the town and its colorful South Tyrolean buildings, the old church built in 1140 a.c and the museum 'Collegiata di San Candido'. Return to Dobbiaco by train with your bike, and ride back to Cortina. (Biking 5km / 3.1 miles each way, 50m / 160’ elevation gain).

In the morning take a short 30min transfer to Brunico, a quaint and colorful town at the bottom of the Alta Badia valley. Enjoy some sight-seeing at your leisure, you may wish to take a stroll along the river, or visit the shops in the pedestrian town center and lunch in one of the cafes’ available in town. In the early afternoon, walk to the Rafting center in Brunico and meet your rafting guide.

When white-water rafting in the Puster Valley, certified rafts are used. The experience of white-water rafting in South Tyrol also means experiencing Nature – you will be able to catch a glimpse of rare landscapes hardly anyone gets a chance of seeing. The River Rienza in South Tyrol has lots to offer: due to its high range of levels of difficulty, white-water rafting and kayaking races on national and international level are held each year on the Rienza river. As soon as the river gets a bit narrower and the drops steeper, when rocks and boulders block your way and you can feel the force of waves on high-volume river parts – that’s when it’s time for an adventure, white-water rafting levels 2-3.

Quick reactions and the interplay of strength and skill turn the trip into a wild and adventurous experience , of 2-3 hours duration approx.
Return transfer to your hotel.

Breakfast and departure on your own (private transfer available on request).