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Italian Lakes and Dolomites Tour: 7-Day Exploration from Milan with Scenic Mountain Passes

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Milano

Embark on a 7-day exploration of the Italian Lakes and Dolomites from Milan. Discover stunning lakes, charming towns, scenic mountain passes, and indulge in the beauty of northern Italy.

Duration: 7 days

Cancellation: 6 days learn more

Highlights

Milan - Lake Orta - Lake Maggiore - Como

San Giulio Island - By boat you reach this little island face to Orta village.

Isole Borromee - You reach by boat two of the three island of the family Borromeo: Isola dei Pescatori and Isola Bella.

Como - Bellagio - Bergamo

Centro Storico - A nice walk in the old town of this city situated at the bottom of the western brench of Lake Como

Lago di Como - A two hour cruise to discover the beauty of the deepest European lake.

Cattedrale (Duomo) di Bergamo e Battistero - The old town of Bergamo with ist amazing monuments.

Bergamo - Sirmione - Lazise - Verona

Centro Storico Sirmione - The most famous and charming village at Lake Garda

Lago di Garda - From Sirmione to Lazise in order to discover the biggest Italian lake.

Piazza Bra - Main square of Verona with its monuments, shops, restaurants and the Arena, a Roman ampitheatre.

Verona - Canazei - Cortina

Casa di Giulietta - The most famous spot in town: the house of Juliet with its balcony.

Pieve di Cadore - A beautiful little village, capital of the glasses industry and birthplace of the great painter Tiziano Vecellio

Cortina - Lake Misurina - Lake Dobbiaco - Pusteria and Badia Valleys - Cortina

Lago di Misurina - Beautiful lake at the bottom of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, best peaks for alpinsm lovers.

Lago di Dobbiaco - A wonderful stop at this amazing Alpine lake.

Cortina - Marmolada - Canazei - Lake Carezza - Merano - Bolzano

Lago di Carezza - The most amazing lake of the Dolomites because of its colours. Here, you will enjoy a traditional tasting of local products.

Marmolada - The highest peak of the Dolomites: the glaciar of Marmolada. Stop at the bottom of the mountain.
30 minutes, Admission included

Bolzano - Route of the Wine - Trento - Milan

Piazza Duomo - The centre of life of this town where to spend your leisure time at the end of the visit before coming back to Milan,

Egna (Neumarkt) - A short stop in this charming village famous for the production of apples and white wines.

What's Included

6 nights accommodation
Local guide and driver/guide
National Park fees and Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax)
Exclusive private boat tours at Lake Como, Lake Garda, Lake Maggiore, and Lake Orta
Extensive walking tours in Como, Bergamo, Verona, Bolzano, and Trento
Authentic Italian experiences with apple and speck tasting in the Dolomites and a glass of Prosecco on arrival
Comfortable transport by air-conditioned minivan and private vehicle
Convenience of free Wi-Fi on board

What's Not Included

Food and drinks, unless specified
City taxes at the hotel
Porterage
Hotel pick up and drop off

Additional Information

Embark on a week-long journey, 7 days and 6 nights, beginning from Milan. Explore the emblematic lakes of northern Italy: the quaint Lake Orta, the sophisticated Lake Maggiore, the opulent Lake Como, and the stunning Lake Garda. Enjoy boat tours on these lakes and dwell on the splendor of charming cities like Como, Bergamo, and Verona. Further, visit Pieve di Cadore, Cortina, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Canazei, Glaciar of Marmolada, alpine lakes, mountain passes, Merano, Bolzano, the route of wines, and Trento. Please note, accommodation on June 12 will be provided at Hotel Villa Kirzica** on Lake Iseo, not in Bergamo.

Adult pricing applies to all travelers except 1-2 y.o. free
Dress code is smart casual
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants

Location

Starhotels Anderson

Piazza Luigi di Savoia

In the lobby at 8.15

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings

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Phil_m

Sep 26, 2023

Spectacular scenery - I give this 4 stars because of the amazing scenery and photo opportunities we were treated to over the week - scenery I believe which beats most places around the world. However, there are 2 important things you should know ..... 1. The difference between a tour leader and a tour guide. This tour provided a tour leader, who by law is not permitted to guide us through places and is only allowed to give limited information on the bus but not at the stop. 2. Essentially this is a Spanish speaking tour - the Tour Leader struggled to provide adequate guidance for the 7 English speakers on board and at several times we were lost about what to do. So, overall it was a lot of fun with unbelievable scenery but this company is not well organised and I probably wouldn't use them again. Ubfortunately, they stopped in places that didn't have the best scenery and didn't provide adequate time at the better places.

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Philmalone

Dec 20, 2023

Unorganised and badly communicated detracting from the brilliant scenery - The views on this trip (Dolomites and Italian Lakes for 7 Days) were amazing and potentially present many awesome photo opportunities. However, the bus often didn't stop for photos at the best places. Essentially, this is a Spanish speaking tour (although it is advertised as bi-lingual). The guide is Spanish speaking and not overly confident with English. We had to constantly ask questions as to where we were going / meeting places etc. We found this information was readily given to the Spanish speakers but the English speakers (at least 8 of us on tour) had to seek it out. The Guide was also inept at organisation. For example, mistakenly she got us to line up in the public line for the Lake Como cruise and didn't realise there was a special line for tour groups. It was only when one of our Aussie friends on the tour (who spoke Italian) realised this mistake and got us onto the correct line. However, this was too late to get us a seat on the boat and we had to tour Lake Como standing up for over 2 hours with sights obscured by hordes of other people. We would have been better without a tour guide! So, my recommendation is don't take this tour unless you are competent in Spanish (despite what Europeando Europa will say about it being a bi-lingual tour).

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Ladyrj2019

May 19, 2019

Badly organised - not really as advertised. - As a family of three, we were excited to go on the 7 day northern lakes and Dolomites tour - especially as it would be very difficult to visit these areas by ourselves (visiting from Australia and not confident driving/getting around to these areas). The tour started well, we were the only English speakers but we had been assured our guide would provide fluent English commentary. Perhaps we expected too much but there was very little information provided about where we were or where we were travelling through. In fact, the first three days we received very limited information in total while the Spanish speakers were provided with much more. We visited some stunning places but too much of the tour focused on lunch breaks and eating rather than seeing the sights. Halfway through the tour more English speakers joined the group bit we still had to seek information rather than being provided with it on some occasions. The bus was too big for navigating city streets and mountain switchbacks - the driver often had to reverse and try multiple times to get around corners and switchbacks. I felt very sorry for him - he did a marvelous job but it would have been so much easier for him and much more enjoyable for us if we weren't concerned about falling off the side of a mountain. The company can't seem to decide whether they are catering to small groups or large and this has a huge impact on the enjoyment of the tour. In Trento we were advised that we would have several hours and could visit the castle. After paying for admission and entering we were then advised that because it was raining some people didn't want to stay so we were cutting the visit short - this should never happen! We then had to get back on the bus only to stop at a truck stop for lunch (instead of staying in lovely Trento). There wasn't really any point to having the guide as he did not provide much "guiding" only very limited information and directions to places he thought we should go and eat. We would have done as well with just the driver. If you can navigate your way around the northern lakes and Dolomites by yourself then I recommend you do that. Otherwise, perhaps a different company would provide a better tour.

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