Chasing the Peaks
DOLOMITES, ITALY
There are places that make you stop in your tracks—and the Dolomites are one of them. Join us for an unforgettable journey through northern Italy, where dramatic mountain peaks, turquoise alpine lakes and charming villages set the scene for days filled with beautiful hikes, incredible food, cozy mountain stays and meaningful connection. This is Italy at its wildest and most breathtaking—shared with an incredible group of women.
DOLOMITES TRIP DATES
September 9-18, 2027
ITINERARY
Day 1 - September 9
WELCOME TO VENICE!
Welcome to Italy! Arrive in magical Venice and settle into your hotel before meeting your fellow travelers for the first time. We’ll kick off our adventure with a celebratory wine toast, followed by a beautiful welcome dinner together. Tonight is all about new friendships, incredible Italian food, and raising a glass to the adventure ahead.
Hiking Mileage: Minimal | Easy
Overnight in Venice
Meals Included: Dinner
Day 2 - September 10
THE MAGIC OF VENICE
Today we experience Venice from both its winding streets and famous canals. We’ll begin with a private guided walking tour through the heart of the city before climbing aboard a traditional gondola ride for one of those quintessential Venice moments.
After lunch together, we’ll travel by private water taxi to the colorful island of Murano for a fascinating glass-blowing demonstration. The evening is yours to wander, find a cozy restaurant, sip an Aperol Spritz beside a canal, or simply soak up your final night in Venice.
Hiking Mileage: 2-4 walking | Easy
Overnight in Venice.
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 3 - September 11
INTO THE DOLOMITES
Today we leave Venice behind and head into the mountains! Our road trip into the Dolomites will be part of the adventure, with a lunch stop in the beautiful alpine town of Alleghe before continuing toward dramatic Passo Sella. Here, we’ll take one of the Dolomites’ unique mountain lifts high into the peaks for our first up-close views of this incredible landscape.
By late afternoon, we’ll arrive in Val Gardena, settle into our mountain home, and celebrate our arrival with wine, local cheeses, and spectacular alpine scenery.
Mileage: 1-2 | 100-400 ft | Easy
Overnight in Val Gardena
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Wine & Cheese Tasting
Day 4 - September 12
HIKING THE ICONIC SECADA RIDGE
This is the Dolomites you’ve seen in photographs! We’ll ride into the mountains and spend the day hiking approximately 5 miles through the spectacular Seceda area, surrounded by jagged peaks, green alpine meadows, and traditional mountain huts. Along the way, we’ll have opportunities to stop for local treats—including the famous Kaiserschmarrn—before enjoying lunch at a rifugio tucked into the mountains. After some time to relax and recharge at the hotel, we’ll come back together for a beautiful evening of good food, wine, laughter, and dinner together.
Hiking Mileage: 5 | 1,000–1,800 ft elevation gain | Moderate
Overnight in Val Gardena
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5 - September 13
E-BIKING ACROSS ALPI DI SUISI
Trade your hiking boots for an e-bike today as we head to Alpe di Siusi, Europe’s largest high-altitude alpine meadow. We’ll take our e-bikes up the mountain and cruise along scenic alpine roads surrounded by wildflower meadows, grazing cows, mountain huts, and some of the most dramatic peaks in the Dolomites. We’ll stop for lunch at a mountain rifugio and have time for a short afternoon hike before returning to Val Gardena.
The rest of the day is yours to relax, recharge, or have an adventure of your own! Take a nap, wander through town, enjoy the hotel, head out exploring, or simply find a beautiful spot to soak up the mountain views. Tonight is yours too—choose a dinner spot that catches your eye, linger over a glass of wine, and enjoy the freedom to make the evening completely your own.
Hiking Mileage: 1-2 (+TBD miles e-biking) | 200-500 ft elevation gain | Easy to Moderate
Overnight in Val Gardena
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6 - September 14
ACROSS THE DOLOMITES TO CORTINA
Another beautiful road-trip day takes us deeper into the Dolomites as we leave Val Gardena and make our way toward Cortina d’Ampezzo. We’ll break up the journey with a scenic lift ride and moderate mountain hike before spending time exploring Cortina, one of Italy’s most famous alpine towns.
Enjoy a delightful cooking class and lunch, wander the pedestrian streets, and take in the mountain atmosphere before we continue to peaceful Lago di Misurina, where we’ll settle in for the night surrounded by spectacular scenery.
Hiking Mileage: 2-4 | 500-1000 ft elevation gain | Moderate
Overnight in Lago di Misurina
Meals Included: Breakfast,. Cooking Class Lunch
Day 7 - September 15
TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO
Today is our big hiking day and one of the signature experiences of the entire trip. We’ll get an early start for the iconic Tre Cime di Lavaredo hike, an approximately 8-mile moderate alpine loop beneath three of the most recognizable peaks in the Dolomites. Expect dramatic ridgelines, enormous limestone towers, sweeping mountain views, and plenty of photo stops along the way. We’ll pause for lunch at a mountain rifugio before completing our loop and heading back to the hotel. After a big day on the trail, the rest of the afternoon and evening are completely yours. Put your feet up, relax, and head out for dinner whenever and wherever you’d like.
Hiking Mileage: 8 | 1,200–1,500 ft elevation gain | moderate to moderately challenging
Overnight in Lago di Misurina
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 8- September 16
CORTINA & MOUNTAIN VIEWS
After yesterday’s big adventure, today is all about slowing down and soaking in the beauty of the Dolomites. We’ll make our way into Cortina d’Ampezzo, where we’ll ride the Faloria cable car high above town for sweeping views across the surrounding peaks—without having to earn them with another big hike! At the top, settle in with a coffee or aperitivo and simply enjoy being surrounded by the mountains.
Back in Cortina, you’ll have time to wander, browse the shops, explore at your own pace, and find the perfect little spot for lunch. Later, we’ll hit the road for another spectacular drive through the Dolomites, making our way to Corvara, our final alpine home. Once we’re settled in, we’ll come back together for a cozy evening and dinner as a group.
Hiking Mileage: minimal | easy recovery day
Overnight in Corvara
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 9- September 17
LAGAZUOI, CINQUE TORRI, & A FINAL TOAST
We’re saving one more spectacular mountain day for the grand finale of our Dolomites adventure! We’ll ride the cable car up to Lagazuoi, where incredible panoramic views await, followed by an easy high-altitude walk surrounded by some of the most dramatic peaks in the Dolomites. From there, we’ll continue to the iconic Cinque Torri, hiking approximately 2–3 miles among its towering rock formations before settling in for lunch at a cozy mountain rifugio.
The afternoon is yours to slow down and savor these last hours in the mountains—relax at the spa, wander through town, do a little shopping, pack, or simply find a beautiful spot and take it all in one last time.
Tonight, we’ll dress up a little and come together for a special farewell dinner, raising a glass to the miles we’ve hiked, the adventures we’ve shared, the friendships we’ve made, and an unforgettable week together in Italy.
Hiking Mileage: 3-4 | 500-700 ft elevation gain | easy to moderate
Overnight in Corvara
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
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Day 10- September 18
ARRIVEDERCI, ITALY
One last breakfast in the mountains before we say arrivederci to the Dolomites. We’ll depart Corvara in the morning and travel together back to Venice Marco Polo Airport, taking in those final mountain views along the way.
You’ll head home with tired hiking legs, a camera roll full of incredible views, and a whole new group of travel friends.
Hiking Mileage: Minimal | Easy
Meals Included: Breakfast
Please note, the itinerary is subject to change.
WHERE YOU'LL BE STAYING
Throughout our journey, we’ll stay in thoughtfully chosen accommodations that feel like part of the experience itself. In Venice, expect a stylish, contemporary stay tucked into one of the city’s more authentic neighborhoods—close enough to wander along canals, discover little cafés and soak up the magic of Venice on foot. Once we reach the Dolomites, we’ll settle into cozy mountain accommodations surrounded by incredible alpine scenery, with warm Italian design, natural wood details and comfortable rooms made for resting after a day on the trails. We’re choosing places that balance location, comfort, character and a little bit of magic—the kind of stays you’ll be happy to come home to at the end of each day.
Accommodations are subject to change due to availability or circumstances beyond our control. Any changes will always reflect a similar or elevated experience.
Questions before you commit?
Schedule a chat with Lea about this trip!
Or send us an email: letsgo@sunnyandturquoisetravel.com
YOUR HOSTS
Lea, owner of Sunny & Turquoise, is a business innovator, travel coach, adventure enthusiast, gourmet cook, loving wife, devoted mom and "Lulu" to her one precious grandson. More about Lea here.
Barb discovered her love of travel early by spending time in Germany as an exchange student. She has continued exploring the world and discovering destinations since then.
Her passion for adventure also grew through years of wilderness backpacking with her family, fostering a deep appreciation for the outdoors and the connections created through shared experiences. Since 2014, Barb has led domestic and international Sierra Club trips, helping fellow travelers discover beautiful landscapes, experience diverse cultures, and create lasting memories.
A retired grade school teacher and lifelong Iowa native, Barb enjoys spending time with her children and five grandchildren when she’s not traveling. Her “Midwest nice” and down-to-earth spirit is always eager to embark on a new adventure.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
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Sunny & Turquoise Welcome Gift
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Welcome Toast
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Ground/water transportation in Italy September 9-18 to all listed activities.
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9 nights accommodations in Venice and the Dolomites at boutique hotels
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Daily Breakfast and Hiking Lunch/Snacks
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Private wallking tour and gondola ride in Venice
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Murano Glassblowing tour outside of Venice
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Dolomites Welcome Wine & Cheese Tasting
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Dolomiti Supersummr Pass providing flexible access to over 100 lift facilities across the Dolomites during the summer season.
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Epic Guided hikes in the Dolomites, as described above.
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E-Bike Rental
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Italian Cooking Class
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Daily Breakfast
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Refugio Lunches
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Most Dinners
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1 glass of Wine or Beer provided with all group dinners
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Morning Meditations and Light Stretching with Lea
TRIP INVESTMENT
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€5,777 Per traveler | shared room
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€6,888 Per traveler | private room
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If you are traveling solo and select the shared room option you will be paired with a roommate for the Dolomites trip.
Payment Schedule
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€750 Deposit due at booking
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50% Of Remainder Due 6 Months prior to departure date
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Remainder/Final Payment due 75 Days prior to departure date
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Please "REGISTER NOW" for this trip as a request for your desired rooming options. After review by S&T of current availability, we will confirm your registration and you will be sent your invoice for deposit and payment schedule.
Why is this trip priced in Euros?
With the ever-changing foreign exchange rate, it’s easier for us to price our trips in Euros as this is how we pay our vendors.
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
Everything has been thoughtfully arranged for a seamless, elevated experience. The following items remain at your personal discretion:
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Flights to and from Venice Airport
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Airport transfers to and from the accommodations (we will provide information for travelers to take an easy water taxi to Venice upon arrival.)
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A few meals during free time
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Any fees for optional excursions during free time
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Personal spending money for shopping, souvenirs, and other discretionary expenses
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Host gratuities, optional
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Travel insurance (highly recommended). We recommend checking out Faye for comprehensive and affordable coverage.
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Alcoholic beverages beyond the one glass of wine or beer included with dinners
TRAVEL INFORMATION
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Please plan to arrive in Venice by early afternoon on September 9.
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For your departure, please schedule your departing flights for 1pm or later on September 18.
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Please do not book flights until you receive email confirmation from Sunny & Turquoise to do so.
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If you would like to extend your trip in Italy, Sunny & Turquoise can provide travel planning services, just inquire!