Itinerary for the Dolce Dolomites Ski Safari

The Dolce Dolomites Ski Safari is an eight-day, seven-night ‘soft adventure’ ski tour that is fully guided by your own dedicated ski leader. Relax and enjoy the best snow, stunning mountain vistas, local cuisine, cosy rifugi and some lesser-known, quieter ski slopes.

DAY 1: Arrival & Welcome

Be picked up and transferred from Innsbruck airport, Verona airport or Bolzano to your 4✩ base hotel in Castelrotto via Carlos Ski Rental for your ski equipment. following the ski fitting, enjoy evening welcome drinks & briefing with your ski leader/host and meet your fellow adventurers.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Private taxi transfer ★Arrival at the Cavallino d'Oro ★Welcome drinks ★Meet your Ski Leader/Host & receive your free backpack
ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto

DAY 2: Take it Easy on Alpe di Siusi

The arrival on to the plateau of Alpe di Siusi is a spectacular start to the week and a wonderful introduction to the fabulous Dolomites. A delightful lunch and a gentle return to your base hotel for an evening of dinner (included in the tariff) and backpack packing!

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Alpe di Siusi ★Europe's Highest & Largest Ski Plateau
ACCOMMODATION: Hotel Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto

DAY 3: Carezza & King Laurin's Rose Garden

08:15 - Hotel Pick-Up, then 40min drive to Carezza where there is 40Km of quiet ski slopes awaiting you. 15 lifts transport you through elevations between 1,182m and 2,337m set at the foot of the famous dwarf King Laurin's Rosengarten. Carezza is one of the sunniest areas in the Dolomites with an average of 8 hours of sun per day in the winter. At the end of the day transfer to Rif Baita Cuz.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Carezza Skiing ★Views of King Laurin's Rosengarten
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Baita Cuz, Val di Fassa | 2,213m ASL

DAY 4: Coffee, Curves & Corners

Fresh tracks straight out of the door onto one of the very best intermediate ski slopes in the Val di Fassa - Buffaure and at 5Km long, there is a lot to enjoy! A short private taxi transfer to the other side of the valley to ski gorgeous Vigo Catinaccio with fantastic slopes enveloped by extraordinary mountain vistas including Vajolet, Sassolungo, Costabella and Monzoni. Plenty of time will be available for lunch at the surprising restaurant Soldanella, before heading back under the shadow of Buffaure and an afternoon of easy local skiing around Rifugio Baita Cuz.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Views of the Val di Fassa ★Incredible long pistes ★Soldanella lunch
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Baita Cuz, Val di Fassa | 2,213m ASL

DAY 5: Ski San Pellegrino

Ski down into the valley to catch the private taxi transfer to Passo San Pellegrino. Sharing the same name as the famous Italian fizzy water, Passo San Pellegrino is more about a sparkling ski experience with nearly 90% of slopes being easy or intermediate. And the views! Oh my! Passo San Pellegrino lies to the south-west of the Dolomites and from its summits, the views are expansive, dramatic and truly memorable.

Should fortune favour you, Piste Innamorati will be open. The 'Lovers’ Slope' is the longest ski piste in the San Pellegrino Ski Area at 11km running from Col Margherita funicular at 2,513m altitude, all the way to the village of Falcade 1,190m elevation. Innamorati is the perfect slope to enjoy slow skiing and 'quality' over 'quantity' a every turn offers extraordinary scenery.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Innamorati ski piste ★Vistas & views ★Superb easy & intermediate skiing
ACCOMMODATION: Chalet Cima Uomo, Passo San Pellegrino | 2,000m ASL

DAY 6: Owls & Wows

In the morning the group takes a 20min taxi transfer to another wonderful ski area called 'Civetta' (or 'Owl'). Famed for the surrounding peaks of Civetta and Pelmo - such dramatic mountain-scapes have skiing to match. Over 90% of the ski pistes here are easy or intermediate and ridiculously quiet! The ski area seems to go on forever and its unusual geography provides a true sense of isolation, nature and privilege.

You end the day with a 25min taxi transfer ascent along one of the most famous passes in the Dolomites, and providing access to the cable car which will whisk you up to best located rifugio in the region, Rifugio Lagazuoi.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Pelmo ★Civetta ★Quiet Slopes
ACCOMMODATION: Rifugio Lagazuoi, Cortina d'Ampezzo | 2,752m ASL

DAY 7: The Dolomites Hidden Valley

The Hidden Valley is one of the world's great ski slopes and sets the tone for your final day, a day so full of ski memories. Exiting the Hidden Valley via the famed Horse Tow, you then ski through the Alta Badia villages of San Cassiano & Corvara, into the shadow of the Sella group towards Val Gardena and eventually the village of St. Cristina. You will end the skiing part of the tour on the 10.5km slope La Longia piste into Ortisei! A short final transfer will get you back to the hotel for the final night.

HIGHLIGHTS: ★Horse Tow ★Hidden Valley ★La Longia ★Alta Badia ★Val Gardena
ACCOMMODATION: Cavallino d'Oro, Castelrotto

DAY 8: Departure

Try to take the time to enjoy your Cavallino d'Oro breakfast. If time allows, take a wander around this wonderful Tyrol village. Your transfer to Innsbruck is only 90min to 2hr. If your going to the local train station, its 20mins.

HIGHLIGHT: Breakfast with memories of a fantastic ski safari with your new friends!

Accommodation & Meals

The Dolce Dolomites Ski Safari starts with 2 nights in the 4-star Hotel Cavallino d'Oro, then 4 nights in various mountain rifugi, before finishing with a final night back to the hotel.

Hotel Cavallino d'Oro

During your Dolce Tempo Dolomites Ski Safari you will spend three nights (2 nights at the start & 1 night at the end of the tour) in the 4-star Hotel Cavallino d'Oro located in the mountain village of Castelrotto. Rooms will be on a double or twin share basis & breakfast is included. Dinner is included on the second night.

Mountain Rifugi

During the middle of the ski safari you will experience the ultimate Dolomites lodging experience spending 4 consecutive nights in 3 different alpine rifugi including 2 nights in Rifugio Baita Cuz, Chalet Cima Uomo and the incredible Rifugio Lagazuoi.

A rifugio is a mountain shelter or hut but the days of snow blowing in under the door while in the corner, a small wood stove struggles to heat a pan of boiling pasta, horse-hair blankets and smelly socks hanging over the end of a dormitory bed are long forgotten. The Italian Rifugio of today is a skier's oasis on top of the mountain or high pass. A warm and welcoming place where food, wine and hospitality are in abundance and some, just a few, have beds for the night. The wine list, choice of homemade grappa, the home-cooked food and the views are second to none. Some rifugi offer comfortable private, en suite rooms, while others are more basic with shared bathrooms and showers. Most of all, rifugi are welcoming, warm and cosy and being on the mountain, right on the piste!

On the Dolce Dolomites Ski Safair whilst most couples will get their own private rooms with en-suite, it is impossible to guarantee this. It is most likely that you will, at some point, have to share with other members of your group, but that is part of the rifugio experience!

All rifugi on this tour include breakfast & dinner, plus full bars with local aperitifs, beer, wine & grappa. Stunning sunrises & sunsets are complimentary!

Rates & Inclusions

Rates Information

8 days, 7 nights, 6 days skiing from €3,957*

• Invoice / base currency is EUR €
• Price based on twin-share
• *Price reduction for those with own skis & pole, and for holders of IKON Pass
• Convert to your currency here

• FULLY HOSTED & LEAD: Dedicated ski safari leader & host for duration of tour.
• SKI DAYS: 6 full ski days across six different Dolomites ski resorts
• ACCOMMODATION: 7 nights (3 nights 4-star hotel & 4 nights mountain rifugi)
• MEALS: All breakfasts & five dinners during the tour
• LIFT PASS: 6 days full Dolomiti Superski lift pass (price reduction of up to €400 for holders of a valid IKON Pass)
• AIRPORT TRANSFERS: Private taxi airport return transfers from Innsbruck, Verona or Bolzano
• GROUND TRANSPORT: All transport during the tour
• SKIS & POLES: Head Shape eV8 2026 (price reduction for anyone with own skis/poles)
• SKI BACKPACK: Inspired Italy backpack to keep
• SMALL GROUP: Maximum 7 guests on the tour

• TRANSFERS: From other airports i.e. Munich or Venice (price on application)
• EXTRA DAYS: Hotel nights & ski pass etc (price on application)

• FLIGHTS: To Innsbruck (INN), Verona (VRN), Bolzano (BZO) or other - get the best flight deals here
• INSURANCE: Ski travel insurance - get the best ski insurance here
• ADDITIONAL SKI GEAR: Ski-Boots, helmet, clothing
• OTHER: All lunches, 2 dinners, snacks, drinks, gratuities, & other personal expenses not listed as inclusions

Terms & Conditions

As per agreed terms & conditions with the tour operator, Inspired Italy, at the time of booking, and including, but not limited to, any T&Cs listed below. Any contractual arrangements as a result of a booking enquiry are directly with the tour operator and is subject to their terms and conditions.