Dolomites for senior groups: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Misurina, Val Gardena and Brixen (8 days)

Day 1: Departure and overnight stopover (southern Germany)

• Morning departure from the place of your choice.
• Journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (southern Germany), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 2: The Brenner, Lake Braies and Cortina

• Breakfast, then drive through Austria and over the Brenner Pass, with regular breaks.
• Drive through the Puster valley and stop at Lake Braies, flat walk along the shore (regulated access in high season).
• Late-afternoon arrival in Cortina d'Ampezzo and check-in at the hotel for 5 nights, dinner.

Day 3: Lake Misurina and the Tre Cime

• Short drive to Lake Misurina, facing the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
• Walk around the lake on a flat path.
• Lunch in a mountain hut or restaurant by the lake (on request).
• Return to Cortina via the Tre Croci pass and free time in the centre, along Corso Italia.
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4: Free day in Cortina

• Free day (driver's rest day): stroll through the resort, shops and café terraces.
• Cable car ride from the centre of Cortina to a viewpoint (on request).
• Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5: The Great Dolomites Road and Val Gardena

• Drive over the Falzarego and Pordoi passes, with photo stops at the viewpoints.
• Arrival in Val Gardena and free time in Ortisei, the village of woodcarvers.
• Lunch of Ladin and Tyrolean specialities (on request).
• Visit to a woodcarving workshop (on request).
• Return to Cortina in the late afternoon and dinner at the hotel.

Day 6: Brixen and Neustift Abbey

• Drive to Brixen, a small episcopal town with arcaded streets.
• Guided tour of the cathedral and its frescoed cloister (on request).
• Visit of Neustift Abbey and tasting of wines from the canons' cellar (on request).
• Return to Cortina and dinner at the hotel.

Day 7: Leaving the Dolomites, then journey to the stopover (southern Germany)

• Breakfast, then departure from Cortina through the Puster valley and over the Brenner Pass.
• Return journey with regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Late-afternoon arrival at the stopover hotel (southern Germany), dinner and overnight stay.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast, then return journey with regular breaks.
• Evening return to your home area.