This tour was AMAZING. It was so worth it to leave Venice for the day. Our driver and guide, Luca, was wonderful and very knowledgeable about the places we saw. We drove through beautiful countryside and saw gorgeous little towns and stopped for lunch at a fabulous restaurant by a lake. We went almost as far up into the Dolomites as a car can drive about 8,000 feet in elevation, if I remember correctly. This is as close to Austria or Switzerland as you can get without leaving Italy. It was a magical experience, and I can't recommend it enough.
Review by: pamdrager, June 2018
While this was awesome to see the Dolomites - I don't know that it was worth the money. The tour guide, I believe Nicholai, brought us to a different small town for lunch, not Cortina, and by the time we got to Cortina everything was closed for siesta and it was rainy, so we had 40 minutes to do nothing. There was one shop that I found to have a hot chocolate but a few of the group just stayed in the van. Once he realized that we weren't getting back to Venice until 6 was supposed to be 5 he was speeding, and seemed really angry. Not to mention, the getting back an hour late messed up my evening plans as well. Once he dropped us off at a different spot then where we left, he walked away without even saying goodbye. It was very strange. You could easily rent a car for a day and do this drive for much cheaper.
Review by: Charmaine, May 2018
All this is is an expensive tour to take photos. For me, it wasn't worth it but that's just my opinion. If you insist on taking this tour, however, I would recommend going during the summertime as everything is closed outside of this period, it seems.
Review by: Carissa J, April 2018
This tour was my favorite thing I did on my week vacation. Its so beautiful! Our driver was great, he was so pleasant to talk to and was easy going. Very safe driver, never scared me even on windy roads, and I am a nervous Nellie. Be aware it is hours in the van, so there is a lot of driving involved. It was so neat to see the mountains and Cortina and be so near the Austrian border and see how things blended together. Just beautiful sights. The restaurants were terrific and far more reasonably priced than Venice, which was a treat.
Review by: Andrew S, April 2018
Our initial thoughts were that this was not going to be great as the guide did not seem very social. But after we were on the main roads out of Venice doing 160 km/h in a people mover - fun, the guide opened up and we had an awesome time. He knew lots of information and the views were breath taking.
Review by: robert k, April 2018
Nicoli sp? was an excellent tour guide. The views were amazing. Had a great espresso break in Pieve di Cadore and then lunch at a prosciutto restaurant in Cortina d'ampezzo . _br/_ In between winter season and spring, so some facilities were not open._br/_ Four couples representing Missouri, US, Nova Scotia, CA and Malaysia! Cozy and personal. I loved it and highly recommend it.
Review by: tatiana a, April 2018
The tour is beautiful and close to the city. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant. The sights are spectacular and the place we stopped for lunch had fantastic pizza! I highly recommend it. The tour company itself was extremely accommodating and professional and worked with us to reschedule our tour due to flight cancellations.
Review by: g_racheva, March 2018
A whole day small bus tour into the mountains with multiple comfort and photo stops, the lunch own expense at a very good restaurant with local food. the guides were really very nice. A bit more information and time for souvenir browsing and shopping probably would be good.
Review by: Paula F, March 2018
Wonderful day ! Highly recommended.
Review by: Harvey S, March 2018
Loved this tour! One of the best tours we have ever taken. Beautiful country and excellent guide - the lunch was incredible.
Review by: Jacob K, March 2018
I only chose one star because I couldn't choose zero. This trip was horrid! These people take you on the trip rain or shine or in our case dense fog. The driver was telling us on the ride up to Cortina that it would be impossible to see any of the sites due to the enormous amount of FOG. So the whole point of the trip is to sight see, and when the travelers can't see the sights or beauty of the Dolomite's, you would expect the company to cancel the trip, which they did not! We paid over 500 to see one town Cortina, and the other stop was a small town that was closed down for the afternoon, with the exception of a bar that served alcohol and a cafe. Just be aware on this one, b/c rain, sleet, snow or dense fog, they wont cancel and you may end up losing a nice chunk of change which we are fighting to get back.
Review by: Iris D, March 2018
This is a fantastic tour and definitely worth the money. You get picked up by the driver on tronchetto stop which is about 1/2 hr public boat ride from st marks square bus number N2 which cost 7.50 each way which runs approximately every 10 minutes. Its a 8 seater mini bus and the driver Marco was very hospitable, knowledgeable and friendly. Marco pointed out points of interests along the way not part of designated stops and allowed us time not part of designated stop to stop to take photographs. All places listed on the tour was at it shows on photos attached to this site and TripAdvisor. You cant predict the weather as it changes so rapidly as one minute it can be raining, cold, warm or cloudy so best to dress appropriately. We went in March so there was still abit of snow on the grounds and at some points the clouds blocked the view of top of Dolomites but within a short space of time sometimes within seconds, minutes or less than an hour the clouds disappear and you can get really good photographs of the Dolomites. The restaurant we stopped for lunch was reasonable priced, good selection and food was lovely. We had 2 course meal with drinks for two which came to around 45 euros - lunch prices vary depending on what you have. We got back to Tronchetto stop around 1745 hours however times may vary depending upon traffic as to what time you get back but Marco says its normally around 1730-1800 hours. Would highly recommend this tour and well done Marco for making the tour memorable.
Review by: Eve R, February 2018
A must place to visit! Giovanni was a great tour guide! He knew what the tourist wants like me who love to take beautiful pictures of the scenery. So glad the weather was great, cold but sunny which was the important one. Its more beautiful than what we thought. The snow added the WOW factor of the tour. Walking in the middle of the frozen lake was a great experience. The food in the restaurants we went to was great.. Such a memorable Valentines day! A bit expensive but so worth it.
Review by: Poi Lin G, January 2018
This tour was amazing!
Review by: brianandrewosborne, January 2018
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Karen T, January 2018
The scenery was lovely and we had a small group which was nice. our driver/guide shared lots of info about the winter olympics in the area. It was very cold, not the driver's fault but that did impact our enjoyment. We had a couple of stops in small villages but as we were there on Sunday shops were closed. I would not go on Sunday. The place we stopped for lunch had excellent food but was very crowded and we had a bit of a wait for a table.
Review by: Noor Suhaila S, January 2018
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Karlin G, December 2017
This day tour is a must do. We had a very nice guide who knows a lot about the dolomites and surrounding towns. He met us in Venice and we were only 7 in the bus. He had stories to tell about all the towns we passed. We had a great lunch in Cortina then drove back to Venice.
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