Immense Flexibility & Choice - on Accommodation, Dates, Travel and how you spend your days.
You choose where you would like to stay from a range of delightful accommodation
Hosted alpine chalets, charming hotels or self catering apartments.
Arrive and depart on whichever days suit you ~ Fly-Drive, Self-Drive, or Transfers from Venice
Either spend your days independently, creating a succession of memorable days out, using our unrivalled local knowledge and material.
Or, five days a week, you can join a range of stunning organised walks (high, medium, low or themed), which are free of charge and totally optional. Or you can try painting and a host of other alpine pursuits.
Immense Flexibility & Choice - on Accommodation, Travel and how you spend your days in the snow.
You choose where you would like to stay from a range of delightful accommodation in the villages of Arabba, Corvara and Pedraces right on the Dolomiti Superski Network. This gives you the freedom of 1,220kms of piste on one skipass and access to the Marmolada, Val di Fassa, Val Gardena and Alta Badia, to name but a few of the famous ski areas that surround our villages. We offer charming hosted alpine chalets, superb hotels or self catering apartments in which to base yourselves.
Arrive and depart on a Sunday ~ Use our Transfers from Venice, Fly-Drive or Self-Drive
Either spend your days independently, creating a succession of memorable days out, using our unrivalled local knowledge, ski maps, walking maps and written tour guides material.
Or, five days a week, you can join a range of stunning ski itineraries (intermeiate or advanced) such as, the Sella Ronda, Hidden Valley or Marmolada which are free of charge and totally optional. Or you can go on an organised snowshoeing day and a host of winter walking routes.
Collett's Mountain Holidays is the summer and winter specialist for Walking Holidays in the Italian Dolomites and South Tyrol, the majestic corner of alpine Italy that lies between Venice and Austria. It is a unique paradise of idyllic valleys and mesmerising mountains. Recently we added the glorious Pyrenees to our repertoire of walking holidays, a wildlife-rich wilderness of remarkable hanging valleys, vast cirques and magnificent peaks.
Our local knowledge, supreme locations and unique holiday formula allow you to explore this natural splendour just as you wish - whatever your interests - however ambitious or fit. Five days a week and free of charge, join wonderful days out organised by our own walkers, climbers, flower experts and artists - and in winter, our walkers, snowshoers and skiers. If you prefer to spend your days independently, we can help you create a succession of memorable days out.
Relaxed hospitality and good food is at the heart of Collett's. Our delightful accommodation includes hosted alpine chalets, charming hotels and apartments. Choose between halfboard, bed and breakfast or self catering. In summer, stay with us as long as you like arriving and departing on whatever days suit you. Our prices will surprise you (see our price list here or request awalking holidays brochure here) and there are discounts for low season, two week stays, groups and also families staying in the Dolomites in August.
Walking Holidays in the Italian Dolomites & the French and Spanish Pyrenees
A Collett's walking holiday can be tailored to meet each of your requirements and preferences.
In summer, travel to the Italian Dolomites or Pyrenees as you please, either fly-driving, self-driving or using our airport transfer service to and from local airports. Stay as long as you like, arriving and departing on whatever day suits you. Choose between halfboard, bed and breakfast or self catering accommodation from an excellent range of properties in idyllic alpine villages in the heart of the Italian Dolomites or the Atlantic Pyrenees (our walking holidaysare based in both the French and Spanish Pyrenees).
Once there, do exactly as you please. Join our organised walks - We understand if you prefer to walk independently and be left to your own devices. We can provide you with what you need to gather many interesting ideas, walking or via ferrata itineraries and create a succession of enjoyable days out whatever your interests.
Whether staying in the Italian Dolomites or French or Spanish Pyrenees, your holiday will surely be enhanced by our organised itineraries, ideas and information.
Your stay in the Italian Dolomites will greatly benefit from our own walk organisers, Via Ferrata specialists, wildflower enthusiasts and watercolour tutors. Five days a week (not Wednesday or Saturday), they organise wonderful days out and you can join any of them as much or as little as you like at no extra cost. Their presence ensures you can do just as you please, whether you are a Via Ferrata-ist, who would like to try a day's painting or a high level walker, who fancies a stroll with our wildflower expert.
In the French or Spanish Pyrenees your walking holidaywill surely be enhanced by our own walk organisers. Five days a week (not Wednesday or Saturday), they will offer two stunning walks, one more demanding than the other. You can join them as much or as little as you like at no extra cost. Simply drop into 'Office Hour' to discover what walks are on offer and sign-up.
Winter Walking Holidays Walking, Snowshoeing and Downhill Skiing with Collett's
A Collett's Winter Holiday can be tailored to meet each of your requirements and preferences whether you are coming for a downhill skiing holiday, a winter walking holiday or a snowshoeing holiday ~ Winter Holidays in the Italian Dolomites run from Sunday to Sunday ~ you can take part in what ever activity you wish skiing on one day and snowshoeing, winter walking or cross-country skiing the next, these organised days out are free of charge and optional.
Take advantage of the many routes offered from the UK and fly to and from Venice or Treviso airports where you can join our free airport transfers. Choose halfboard or self catering accommodation from an excellent range of properties in three idyllic alpine villages, Arabba, Corvara & Pedraces at the heart of the Italian Dolomites and the 1,220km Dolomiti Superski Network.
Your via ferrata, skiing, snowshoeing or walking holiday in the Italian Dolomites or Pyrenees in summer will surely benefit greatly from our own walkers, Via Ferrata specialists, wildflower enthusiasts and watercolour tutors, ski guides or snowshoers. Five days a week (not Wednesday or Saturday), they organise wonderful days out and you can join any of them as much or as little as you like at no extra cost. Their presence ensures you can do just as you please, whether you are a Via Ferrata-ist, who would like to try a day's painting or a high level walker, who fancies a stroll with our wildflower expert.
In all resorts, in both summer and winter, you will have access to our 'Ideas & Information Files', which will be invaluable to you if you would prefer to arrange your days independently.
In the winter Collett's offers a winter holiday with a difference. Five days a week (not Thurs. or Sun.) you can join a range of exciting itineraries that are organised locally by us. We offer Winter Walks, Snowshoeing, Downhill Skiing days, and even the opportunity to try some cross-country skiing. These days out are free of charge and optional.
Ultimately, you do exactly as you please, we are available to help, but careful not to interfere. If you prefer to organise your days independently, we will leave you to your own devices. Itinerary ideas and information are always at hand at Office Hour and in our chalets and hotels.
Collett's Mountain Holidays provides accommodation in three alpine villages in the Italian Dolomites and two villages in the Pyrenees (on both the French & Spanish side).
At the heart of the Italian Dolomites just south of the Austrian border and not far north of Venice, two stunning valleys wend their way below spectacular mountains to their terminus at the foot of Monte Sella, a vast and glorious massif, and one of the seven great Dolomite peaks that exceed 3000m.
Collett's offers an excellent range of half-board, Bed & Breakfast and self catering accommodation in three enchanting villages: Arabba (1602m), Corvara (1537m) and Pedraces (1324m). In each of these, we offer access to Organised Walks, Flower Walks, Via Ferrata, Painting, Ideas & Information, Route Laminates etc.
If you would like more details about the villages of Arabba, Corvara and Pedraces, please click here.
The spectacular mountains of the Pyrenees stretch west east for 480km from the Atlantic coast across to the Mediterranean forming an impressive natural frontier between France and Spain.
Collett's offers hotel and self catering accommodation in Luz-St-Sauveur, the French Pyrenees and Panticosa in the Spanish Pyrenees. In both of these, we offer access to Organised Walks, Ideas & Information, Route Laminates etc.
If you would like more details about the villages of Luz and Panticosa, please click here.
Our office is staffed by Tom & Dee Collett, Phil Melia, Sam Chandler, Matt Thomas, Lisa Brownlow, Viv Wilkins and Nicola Collett.
Tom, Dee, Phil, Sam, Matt and Lisa have all lived in the Dolomites and know the area intimately.
We will provide the highest levels of personal service and attention to detail from your initial enquiry to the end of an unforgettable holiday. So just call us if you require help or advice. Collett's is small enough to deal with every booking with great flexibility and in considerable detail, so you get exactly what you want from your time in the Dolomites.
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