Trip Overview
Our Frosty Adventures Itinerary is a winter wonderland adventure like no other as you explore the dazzling landscapes of the Dolomites. You'll have the opportunity to snowshoe or hike on untouched snow-laden fields, discovering the real soul of winter. Meadows blanketed in snow, sparkling in the sun, will leave you spellbound as you experience Alta Badia and the beautiful area around Cortina d'Ampezzo. Get ready to discover the captivating Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park, where you'll immerse yourself in this stunning region's unique culture, cuisine, and history. You'll spend four nights in excellent hand-selected local hotels and one night in a traditional mountain rifugio, providing you with a truly authentic experience. In the Armentarola area, just above the village of San Cassiano, you'll embark on an incredible hike to the Pralongià high plateau and the Störes peak. Visit a beautiful hut in the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park, best known as a walking and hiking destination with typical karstic limestone landscapes featuring caves, fissures, underground streams, and small lakes. Lastly, you'll traverse the Sennes Natural Park: Nature's Marvels Unveiled, where you'll be spoiled with mouthwatering Ladin dishes such as handmade pasta and delicious dumplings, a Tyrolean specialty. You won't want to miss this trip, offering you a unique winter experience you'll never forget.
IMPORTANT: Kindly note that the hiking conditions may be influenced by snow; the use of crampons and poles for an enhanced experience is strongly recommended.
Highlights
- Snowshoe or hike on white, untouched snowy fields, discovering the real soul of winter
- Enjoy the beauty of winter in the Dolomites – a fairytale-like landscape that sparkles with snow!
- Experience Alta Badia and the beautiful area around Cortina d’Ampezzo
- Discover the idyllic Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park
- Immerse yourself in the unique culture, cuisine and history of this stunning region
- 4 nights in excellent hand-selected local hotels
- 1 night in a traditional mountain rifugio
Day By Day
Trip itinerary may vary based on weather conditions, fitness levels and abilities of participants, and/or the recommendations of the Dolomite Mountains Team and your mountain guide. Daily mileage and altitude gain may vary depending on the device used.
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Day 1
Hotel in Val Badia (D)
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Day 2
Hotel in Val Badia (B,D)
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Day 3
Rifugio (B,D)
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Day 4
Hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo (B)
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Day 5
Hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo (B)
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Day 6
Area Map
Accommodation
Great hotels with Dolomite Mountains. Whether intimate lodge, family run B&B, or luxury spa resort, our hotels are unique, eminently local, and hard to leave.
Want to learn more about our Hotels and B&Bs?
The Dolomites has a multi-faceted culture and history that is reflected in each village we visit, and we make sure to provide you with the most authentic experience of the region possible through the hotels and B&Bs we offer. Hotels and chalets are available in the larger villages, while agriturismos (working farms with accommodations similar to B&Bs) are more common in rural areas. And we always make sure you have access to inspired regional cuisine, and the best panoramas you can get in the Dolomites!
Prefer luxury accommodations?
You can also book a custom departure of this trip using our Luxury Hotels. For details, please contact us.
Want to learn more about our Mountain Inns & Rifugios?
Rifugios – or mountain huts in English – are the classic accommodation for hikers, climbers, mountaineers, and ski mountaineers in the Alps. Set in spectacular locations high in the Dolomites, rifugi are accessible only on foot (with a few exceptions that are reachable by car). These marvelous establishments are open primarily in the summer, with a select few in winter, and offer meals and sleeping facilities.
The Dolomite rifugios are considered the best in the Alps. While some are dormitory style with bunk beds, many meet the standard of a simple guest house with private rooms and en-suite bathrooms, and each has its own unique character and charm. Bedding and linens are provided, hot showers are available, and meals are served in common dining areas – like a small mountain inn set high in the mountains with the most incredible vistas in the Dolomites. Whether you’re hiking in summer or skiing in winter, an overnight rifugio stay is not to miss on a Dolomite holiday.
To learn even more about rifugios in the Dolomites, check out our Rifugios in the Dolomites article, and learn about one of the best ways to experience these incredible mountains!
The Dolomites has a multi-faceted culture and history that is reflected in each village we visit, and we make sure to provide you with the most authentic experience of the region possible through the hotels and B&Bs we offer. Hotels and chalets are available in the larger villages, while agriturismos (working farms with accommodations similar to B&Bs) are more common in rural areas. And we always make sure you have access to inspired regional cuisine, and the best panoramas you can get in the Dolomites!
Prefer luxury accommodations?
You can also book a custom departure of this trip using our Luxury Hotels. For details, please contact us.
Want to learn more about our Mountain Inns & Rifugios?
Rifugios – or mountain huts in English – are the classic accommodation for hikers, climbers, mountaineers, and ski mountaineers in the Alps. Set in spectacular locations high in the Dolomites, rifugi are accessible only on foot (with a few exceptions that are reachable by car). These marvelous establishments are open primarily in the summer, with a select few in winter, and offer meals and sleeping facilities.
The Dolomite rifugios are considered the best in the Alps. While some are dormitory style with bunk beds, many meet the standard of a simple guest house with private rooms and en-suite bathrooms, and each has its own unique character and charm. Bedding and linens are provided, hot showers are available, and meals are served in common dining areas – like a small mountain inn set high in the mountains with the most incredible vistas in the Dolomites. Whether you’re hiking in summer or skiing in winter, an overnight rifugio stay is not to miss on a Dolomite holiday.
To learn even more about rifugios in the Dolomites, check out our Rifugios in the Dolomites article, and learn about one of the best ways to experience these incredible mountains!
Guided Trips: Guide Ratio 1:5/6 (maximum 6 snowshoers per guide)
Still want more? Why not extend your adventure!
Dolomite Mountains offers fantastic extensions that you can enjoy before or after your trip in the Dolomites. Explore Venice, Verona, Lake Garda, Florence, or Milan, or any of the many other magical places found throughout Italy. There's no more perfect way to recover from jet lag upon arrival, or delay your return to reality at the end of your trip!
Still want more? Why not extend your adventure!
Dolomite Mountains offers fantastic extensions that you can enjoy before or after your trip in the Dolomites. Explore Venice, Verona, Lake Garda, Florence, or Milan, or any of the many other magical places found throughout Italy. There's no more perfect way to recover from jet lag upon arrival, or delay your return to reality at the end of your trip!
Cost
All itineraries are subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control including, weather, road or trail conditions.
Guided Trip:
€ 3.890 per person (2 participants)
€ 2.720 per person (4 participants)
€ 2.260 per person (6 participants)
Single room supplement: on request, in hotels only
Holiday Blackout Dates: (7-night minimum hotel stay required) Christmas / New Year — 22nd December – 7th January
The cost is based on the specified hotel category (please see the cost inclusions list). If you would like an upgrade, please get in touch with us for a quotation.
We will do our best to accommodate you in the specified class of accommodations. However, if there is no availability in this category, we will offer you the next available classification at a supplementary price.
Please note that prices may increase between the time of quotation and booking. Your Dolomite Mountains consultant will inform you of any such changes.
Cost Includes:
- Trip briefing
- Logistics and map of the area
- 2 nights accommodation in 3-star hotel in Val Badia
- 1 night accommodation in charming rifugio (shared accommodation)
- 2 nights accommodation in 3-star hotel in Cortina d'Ampezzo
- All breakfasts
- Local English speaking Hiking Guide for 4 days (guided trips)
- Lift tickets (guided trips)
- Dinners in Val Badia and in rifugio
- Private transfers as per itinerary
- Luggage transfer to rifugio and to Cortina
- A €15 donation to Wow Nature’s reforestation projects makes your trip carbon-neutral
- Local tourist tax
- Italian VAT tax
Itinerary in Pictures
Frosty Adventures: Winter Hikes in Alta Badia & Fanes-Sennes-Braies Natural Park: Winter in the Dolomites is an experience that goes far beyond skiing. The Dolomites are about silence and peace, woods and open spaces, pure snow and crystal-clear air. Winter paths in the Dolomites are groomed, well signposted and simple and full of charm.
Itinerary Map
Area Map
