Family Climbing Adventure Program – Dolomites

Depending on the time of your arrival, a visit to the Oetzi Archaeological Museum or a simple leisure walk in the city center of Bolzano will be possible. In alternative you can stay in Appiano, a little village immerse in the vineyards and castles of the Wine Road! You will have a welcome briefing before dinner with your guide, who will give you your via climbing gear and recommend a typical location for dinner! 

Accommodation: Hotel

After a transfer from Bolzano to Selva di Val Gardena (45min), you will take the Dantercepies cable car and the guide will explain how to put on and use the gear to protect your progression and protect yourself to the iron cable of a via ferrata (iron path). You will then climb the fun via ferrata Piccolo Cir, suitable for a first experience! After reaching this summit with a 360-degree panorama of the Dolomites, you will be hungry! We will take you to eat in one of Val Gardena's mountain huts, where you can enjoy a great typical meal and a well-deserved relaxing time, before taking the cable car back to the valley and finally Bolzano.

Alternatively, if you wish, instead of stopping at the hut, you can continue with a second via ferrata, the Grande Cir, for an extended adventure!

Accommodation: Hotel in Bolzano

This is where your Dolomite climbing safari begins, with your first climbing experience on the iconic Dolomite rock!

After a transfer from Bolzano, we will head to Passo Sella and the Città dei Sassi (City of Stones), a spectacular natural climbing area at the foot of the Sassolungo. Here, you will take your first steps in Dolomite climbing, learning the basics of movement and climbing on this unique rock.

If time and energy allow, we can also climb the Col Rodella Via Ferrata before reaching our mountain hut for the night, in a spectacular location surrounded by the Dolomites.

Alternative: depending on conditions and your preferences, we can instead start the safari with a first climbing experience in Carezza at the foot of Roda di Vael, followed by a scenic hike to the mountain hut.

Accommodation: Rifugio of the Dolomites

After breakfast at the mountain hut, we will walk for about 45 minutes to reach the starting point of the Forcella del Sassolungo Via Ferrata. Alternatively, we can take the characteristic two-seater chairlift for a more scenic approach!

This recent and exciting via ferrata features some traversing sections, a Tibetan bridge, and even a panoramic bench halfway along the route, the perfect spot for a short break with an incredible view.

Alternative: a Via Ferrata in the Rosengarten

Accommodation: Hotel

Today is a day off from climbing where you can choose to take a mountain mtb tour to the Alpe di siusi or to the volcanic lakes of Monticolo nestled in the forests around Appiano on the Wine Road for a swim and enjoy some relaxation, with a certified local MTB guide. After breakfast you will take a private transfer with your MTB guide and reach the best destination, rent bikes and ride!

Would you rather do another day of climbing or a self guided leisure hike? We'll recommend the right place for you to spend a great day with your family! 

Accommodation: Hotel

Today you will immerse yourself in the sites of the tragic past of the bloody First World War by walking an entertaining via ferrata in honor of Lieutenant Fusetti, Medal of Honor for Military Valor.

After breakfast you will take a private transfer with your guide and reach Valparola pass with a scenic drive over the mountains of Val Gardena and Val Badia.  To reach the actual via ferrata, you will don headlamps and enter the mountain through the tunnel dug by Austro-Hungarian soldiers during the conflict: the Goiginger tunnel! The tunnel is dark and damp, but the exit from the tunnel takes you to an incredible panoramic balcony where you might also see some precious edelweiss! Going around the south edge of the mountain, you will reach the via ferrata equipped in 2018: the climb is fun and takes about 1 hour, until you reach the trenches on the back of Sass de Stria! You will then reach the true summit of the mountain by following the path between the trenches: the height is modest compared to the surrounding peaks, but it is incredibly panoramic! Not surprisingly, its summit was contested because it guaranteed a strategic vantage point!

After a lunch break, the Great War Museum “3 Sassi”, the most important WWI museum in the Dolomites, with over 2000 pieces of war materials, is definitely worth a visit! You will discover some more details about the fighting that took place in the mountains around you! Learning or re-experiencing some history is just always an important enrichment.

Accommodation: Hotel

Breakfast and departure on your own (private transfert to the airport is possible on request).