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Dolomites Hiking Sella & Sassolungo

Highlights

  • Three Days Guided Dolomites Hiking Tour
  • Tour Code: DOCA121
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    Venture the majestic Alps in this self-guided hiking tour of the Dolomites. Come and discover the diverse culture in this North Eastern Part of Italy. Enjoy endless views, sweeping pastures, landscapes filled with clusters of small villages.  Meet local villagers known as Ladin, diverse in culture to the rest of the country. Enjoy some excellent home cooked meals rich with local flavors. Truly a destination to be discovered.
    The accommodation: You experience different type of accommodation to what the region offers and gives you a unique and varied experience to understand better location and history.

    Day 1: Piz Boe’ Ascent: +370m. Descent: -390m. Distance: 5 km. Hiking time: 3 h.
    Your Val di Fassa hiking program starting point is Campitello, in Val d Fassa.  Meeting at 08:30 with the Mountain Guide and short briefing on the programme.
    Private transfer to Pordoi Pass (2.239 m) and from here a lift leads you to the summit of Sass Pordoi (2.864 m). This beautiful location is also known as “the Dolomites’ terrace” for its characteristic overhanging shape and the grandiose panorama that ranges from the nearby Dolomite groups to the Ortles Cevedale and the Austrian Alps. Entering into a lunar landscape, you begin the ascent to Piz Boè (3.152 m), the highest peak of Sella mountain range. The trail is partly equipped but doesn’t present technical difficulties. Dinner and overnight stay in the mountain hut (2.873 m).

    Day 2: Sella Pass Ascent: +300m. Descent: -1000m. Distance: 8km. Hiking time:5h.
    Breakfast in the mountain hut and departure for the second guided hiking day in the Unesco Dolomites. Crossing Sella plateau, you will reach Forcella Antersass to then undertake the long descent into the wild Val Lasties  reaching Sella Pass, well-known boarder between Val di Fassa and Val Gardena. Last short stretch towards the hut (2.218 m) located at the foot of Sassolungo. Dinner and overnight stay in the mountain hut.

    Day 3 Friedrich August Route. Ascent: +200m. Descent: -590m. Distance: 7 km. Hiking time: 3 h.
    Breakfast in the mountain hut and departure for the last trekking day. Short ascent to Col Rodella where the beautiful Friedrich August Route starts. This pleasant trail develops at high altitude and leads underneath the majestic walls of Sassolungo and Sasso Piatto. From here begins the descent across the meadows of Val Duron nestled between Sassolungo and Catinaccio mountain ranges. Arrived at Rifugio Micheluzzi short transfer back to Campitello di Fassa.  ***end of services***

Included

  • Three days English speaking UIAGM local Mountain Guide
  • Private transfer day 1
  • Accommodation as specified 2 nights in mountain hut-dormitory with shared bathroom
  • Meal as specified: Half Board (Breakfast and Dinner)
  • 24-hour assistance
  • Vat Taxes

Not Included

  • Sleeping bag linen
  • Beverages & extras in the mountain hut
  • Lunches/packed lunches
  • Cancellation, Luggage and Medical assistance Insurance
  • Lifts (day 1) and transfer (day 3). Additional approximate Euro 25
  • Items of personal nature and Items not listed in the inclusions

Note: Good to have rental car to reach Campitello from the airport/railways station. Public transportation
(trains + buses) is also possible to reach Val di Fassa, requires time and several changes.

Hiking Gear & Equipment Required: You are required to bring a Backpack, Hiking shoes, trekking multi-layered clothing (pants, t-shirts, softshell jackets), breathable and warm base layers, waterproof and windbreaker  jacket, cap or head cover, light, gloves, small towel, sleeping bag linen, soap, shampoo, toothbrush and sleepers, sunscreen, water bottle, face mask & hand sanitizer gel, sunglasses, energy bars, lip balm, head light, power bank and phone charger. Cash in Euro  (Credit cards are not accepted in the mountain huts).

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