Walking holidays & more

Walking Holidays in the Dolomites

Organised & self guided high level walking with Collett’s

trekking in the dolomites on high trails, hospitable mountain huts
sensational scenery at every turn

It is hard to think of anywhere in Europe that offers the high level walking holidaymaker such good access to an extensive network of breathtaking walks on waymarked trails and protected paths. It is all on our doorstep in the Dolomites. At every turn, you will be mesmerised.

From our bases in Corvara and Pedraces Badia, you can venture on foot into two celebrated National Parks, the Puez Odle to the west and the Fanes to the east; whilst immediately to the south of Corvara, we are towered over by the colossal flanks of Monte Sella (3012m), a natural plinth, monumental in size and splendour, where people spend an entire alpine walking holiday without repeating the same walk.

Further afield, yet still within easy access, there is Cristallo (3221m), Tofana (3244m), Lagazuoi & Cinque Torre (2800m) with its World War Tunnels and Open‐air WWI Museum and, of course, the Marmolada (3343m), Queen of the Dolomites, with its brilliant white glacier dominating many a panorama. These massifs are magnificent and with Collett’s you can explore them on high level walks of a lifetime, either joining our daily organised high level walks or picking your own self guided walking route from our 'Ideas and Information files'.

mountain huts

Mountain huts (rifugios) are interspersed at high level. They are an attractive feature of high level walking holidays in the Dolomites. The welcome is warm and the food, service and refreshment are excellent and affordable. Opening on a seasonal basis, rifugios vary from timbered huts to stone lodges. They offer unforgettable panoramas from their sun terraces. There are good trail signs to the rifugios at regular intervals. Once there, a feeling of camaraderie prevails amongst walkers.

protected paths

Protected paths are another exhilarating feature of high level walking holidays in the Dolomites and they are likely to get the adrenalin going. Fixed cables assist walkers on ledges, while bridges precariously span spectacular gorges to keep you on the move. They are the very simplestform of the Via Ferrata. Indeed, like the Via Ferrata, many of them are old troop paths from the First World War. The principal areas of interest are Lagazuoi and Cinque Torri, both major theatres of war between 1915 and 1918 and both on our doorstep.

High level walking in the Dolomites with Collett's

Every day from late May to late September (except Wednesdays or Saturdays), Collett’s offers organised high level walks, which are free of charge, optional and unfailingly breathtaking. We set off at about 9am and return to the village in the mid/late afternoon. We might drop in on one of our favourite rifugios for a drink or snack before or after finding somewhere spectacular to enjoy a packed lunch.

self‐guided walking in the Dolomites with Collett's

If you prefer to walk independently, the help, advice and local knowledge of our walk organisers are always at hand, notably each evening at Office Hour. Dotted around our chalets, there are also our Ideas & Information Files, which document several high level favourites. We have easy‐to‐carry Route Laminates corresponding to each of these routes and you are welcome to borrow these on a daily basis.

At your own risk

Please note that you join our Organised Itineraries and make use of our ideas & information at your own risk. It is important that you understand that whilst our Organisers have substantial local knowledge and are familiar with the routes which our Organised Walks follow, they are not qualified mountain guides.