Mountains first.
Then the lake.

Your private driver meets you at Venice or Bolzano airport and takes you into the Dolomites, to Val Gardena. Settle into your hotel in Ortisei, a town known for its woodcarving tradition.

Spend the afternoon in the hotel spa, with the mountains in view. Dinner at the hotel is a first introduction to South Tyrolean cooking.

Stay in Ortisei · Airport transfer

With a private guide, take a series of cable cars up to Seceda and walk its ridgeline, where the jagged peaks open into a wide panorama. Your guide shares local stories and explains the unusual geology of the mountains.

Lunch is at a traditional rifugio, with hearty dishes and local wine. Spend the afternoon in the alpine meadows, then dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the valley.

Stay in Ortisei · Private guided hike · Mountain-hut lunch

Explore Ortisei with a private guide and visit artisan workshops where woodcarving has been practised for centuries. Continue to Castelrotto and wander its historic centre, below the tall church spire.

In the afternoon, a local cheese producer hosts a private tasting of regional cheeses with artisanal bread and local honey. The evening is free, at your hotel or in a local bistro.

Stay in Ortisei · Private transfers · Guided Ortisei visit · Cheese tasting

Leave Val Gardena and cross the Dolomite passes towards Cortina d’Ampezzo, through dramatic mountain landscapes. Break the journey at Lake Braies for a gentle walk around its turquoise water.

Check into your hotel in Cortina. In the evening, an aperitivo at a stylish bar, then dinner at a classic Cortina restaurant.

Stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo · Private transfer · Lake Braies stop

Walk around the base of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo with a private guide, on a moderate route with wide views of the three peaks. Along the way, tunnels and fortifications recall the area’s role in the First World War.

Lunch is a picnic prepared by your hotel, with local specialities and a view. Return to Cortina for a quiet afternoon and dinner at a well-known restaurant devoted to mountain flavours.

Stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo · Private transfers · Guided Tre Cime walk

Travel to Alta Badia, a centre of Ladin culture and fine cooking. At a local farm, learn how speck and other cured meats are made, then sit down to a private tasting.

Lunch is at a Michelin-starred restaurant in the area, where the cooking takes its cue from the mountains around it. Take time in the village of San Cassiano before returning to Cortina.

Stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo · Private transfers · Alta Badia culinary tour

Choose your morning: a private helicopter flight over the Dolomites, or a beginner-friendly via ferrata with an expert guide. Both open a new perspective on the peaks and valleys.

Lunch is at a restaurant with panoramic views. In the afternoon, visit the Messner Mountain Museum, devoted to the history and culture of mountains, then return to Cortina for a relaxed dinner.

Stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo · Private transfers · Helicopter tour or private via ferrata

Leave the mountains and head south into Trentino, through valleys and past quiet lakes. At a respected winery near Trento, walk through the vineyards and cellars, then taste Trentodoc sparkling wines and elegant reds with local antipasti.

Continue to Riva del Garda, on the northern shore of Lake Garda. Settle into your lakeside hotel, with dinner at a restaurant known for the fresh flavours of the lake.

Stay in Riva del Garda · Private transfer · Winery visit and tasting

A private boat takes you across the lake to Limone sul Garda and Malcesine, with time for their narrow streets and Malcesine’s castle. Lunch is fresh fish at a traditional trattoria.

Spend the afternoon at your hotel’s spa. A farewell dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant nearby brings together the best of lake and mountain.

Stay in Riva del Garda · Private boat tour on Lake Garda

Enjoy a final, unhurried breakfast overlooking Lake Garda.

Your private driver takes you to Verona Airport for your onward flight, with the peaks, the lake and the flavours of the journey still close.

Breakfast · Private departure transfer