Cortina & Dolomites Full Day Tour from Venice: Explore Famous Towns and Lakes
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33 Ratings
Venezia

The Dolomites day trip encompasses the most renowned towns and lakes in the striking Dolomite Mountains: Pieve di Cadore, Tre Cime, Cortina, Lake Misurina, Lake Auronzo. Experience a unforgettable day tour exploring the Italian Dolomites, known as Europe’s most magnificent mountains.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazzale Roma - Piazzale Roma serves as the starting and ending location for the tour.

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Nascente -Pieve di Cadore - The tour’s initial stop is at Pieve di Cadore, a charming mountain hamlet where you can take a brief stroll and explore traditional shops offering cured meats, artisanal cheeses, and homemade gelato. This town is also famous for being the birthplace of the renowned Italian painter, Titian.

  • Tre Cime di Lavaredo - At an elevation of 2360 meters, Tre Cime di Lavaredo presents one of the most stunning panoramic views of the surrounding valleys and mountain peaks, offering an utterly awe-inspiring landscape.

  • Lago di Misurina - At Lake Misurina, you’ll have the opportunity to meander around or, if you prefer, partake in an optional lunch while taking in the majestic views of the mountains, including the peaks of “Sorapis” and the “Marmarole”.

  • Lago di Auronzo - As the day progresses, we continue our journey to the scenic Lake Auronzo, traveling through picturesque alpine villages.

  • Piazzale Roma - The tour concludes where it began in the morning.

What's Included
  • Highly qualified English-speaking driver
  • Photo stops and free time during the trip
  • Round-trip transfer from Venice
  • Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • No food or drink included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Optional gratuities
  • This tour is not guided, only accompanied by a driver
Additional Information
  • Please make sure you are at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure;
  • No children reduction because they occupy an own seat in the minivan;
  • Infant seats are available on request, please specify at time of booking;
  • Dress up warm as the weather can be very different to Venice;
  • Cable car Faloria closed from September to the end of June;
  • Maximum group size is 8 people per minivan;
  • This activity is not wheelchair accessible.
Location
Rio Terà Sant'Andrea
Rio Terà Sant'Andrea, 460 - 30135 Venezia
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Emily
Oct 12, 2023
Perfect way to spend a day in N Italy - Our guide, Simone, was the perfect guide. Funny, relaxed, knowledgeable, patient, and he was strategic about how we toured. He offered our group the opportunity to do a couple of small walks around mountain lakes, which the three couples readily agreed to do. He gave us history and my favorite part was how much he talked about habits, routines and nuances of Italian life. Very lovely. The day went quickly and was worth every penny. Stunning locations. I wish I had booked him for a longer hiking tour!
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Miriam_c
Oct 12, 2023
Fantastic! - Simone’ was fantastic—knowledgeable and humorous. The drive was beautiful and afforded us a nice nap on the way back to Venice. Dolomites were amazing and Cortina was an especially nice town. We will be sure to watch the 2026 Olympics and recall our time there! What a nice break from the hustle and bustle of Venice!
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Navigator37728199284
Oct 11, 2023
Awesome Dolomites trip! - Simone was absolutely awesome. He was very knowledgeable and funny at the same time. I strongly recommend Simone to guide the Dolomites tour!
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Mark_k
Oct 10, 2023
Outstanding outing - Fantastic excursion. Our driver was Simone, and he was informative, funny, and accommodating. It didn't hurt that the weather was almost unbelievably good. (I tried to post photos, but the Viator site doesn't work.) I can't vouch for any other drivers, and you could always get bad weather, but our experience was A+.
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Gina
Oct 10, 2023
Namaste, Simone. - The tour with Simone was more than expected. His light sense of humor combined with a depth of character made the entire day so enjoyable and refreshing to my spirit. It was wonderful not to have to navigate while hearing about information and history of the areas we passed and visited. Our group left on time and the van was comfortable, with Simone supporting each person in the group with ease. Highly recommend.
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Andrew_d
Sep 27, 2023
Must see. - Amazing tour. The scenery was just breathtaking, and the drive itself was very relaxing. The stops were spread out perfectly and the whole day went by with ease. Our driver Simone was fantastic, so funny and so informative. Couldn't have been more perfect. It was a great teaser of the dolomites, my wife and I highly recommend this to get and see what is on offer in a short period of time.
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Alexandre_m
Sep 21, 2023
A must see for mountain lovers - Beautiful part of Italy. Wonderful tour, great guide/driver. The dolomites are such majestic mountains.
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Lovinwhatgodmade
Sep 21, 2023
The Best Day of our Venice Stay!! - Absolutely stunning beauty in every stop. I could easily go back and spend a vacation in this area. Our driver, Alberto, was a great and safe driver, friendly, and tried to answer questions in broken English. He was prompt and met us were described. Don’t hesitate!!!! Favorite excursion while staying in Venice.
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Sarah_k
Apr 1, 2024
bad weather - unfortunately, it was snowing and we could not see anything from the main attraction. wish they could have warned us about it and did not go through the trip and gave us a refund.
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Northstar37621538503
May 10, 2024
Worst experience. Rude owner and the driver. Bad service - Hello, I usually never write bad reviews about anyone but this was much needed. Me and my wife booked a private tour to dolomites. It costed us 850 euros. What the agency (Venice Events) initially offered us that you can go to Ortisei, Lake Misurina, Lake Auronzo, Cortina since its your private tour and not a group tour (In group tour, Ortisei is not included) We paid 850 euros and booked the tour for both of us. Next day we were supposed to meet at 8:15 am at the meeting point Piazzle Roma and we reached on time. FIRST MISTAKE OF THE AGENCY: LACK OF INFORMATION Surprisingly, we were not given the driver and the car details prior by the agency and we wasted first 15 minutes in just searching the driver. We called the agency four times and even sent a whatsapp message but they were least bothered to answer or reply. But finally we found the driver after a long time. SECOND MISTAKE OF THE AGENCY: NOT ANSWERING CALLS OF THE CUSTOMER AND FAKE PROMISES After we met the driver he told us about the plan of action and he said we will go to Ortisei and return back to venice at 5:00 pm. What about the other places ? We were shocked to hear this as this was not what we were told while paying a hell lot of amount. Wasted another 15-20 mins in this argument. Again called the agency to reconfirm but still they did not answer our calls. Anyhow we agreed to the driver and cancelled Ortisei and just went for Cortina, Lake Misurina and Lake Auronzo. THIRD MISTAKE OF THE AGENCY: BEING RUDE TO CUSTOMERS We requested the driver to cancel lake Auronzo and take us to Lake Braies which was equidistant and we would reach Venice after that at the same time The driver was so rude to a point that he started arguing in a very disgusting language with my wife. When my wife asked him why was he using such a language and high tone he replied ‘THATS HOW WE ITALIANS ARE’ We had to get off the car as the driver was shouting on top of his voice. We were just shocked to listen how the agency talks to their customers when the rude behavior was reported to the agency When we booked the tour the owner of the tour told us since its a private tour you can fully customize it but just need to keep the time in mind which we already were following Please beware of them as they would be extra sweet while booking the tour but wouldn’t even mind a bit if u are in trouble or their car drivers are rude to you. Infact it seems they themselves book the cab drivers through some third party agency Since even the driver wasn’t given half the information Writing this elaborate review so that someone else’s hard earned money is saved!! Not sure about their group tours but refrain from booking their private tours instead go for self drive and save your trip from getting spoiled.
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