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Wildflowers in the Dolomites

A 10 Day Dolomites Mountain Flower Special

with Cliff Booker & David Charlton - The glorious Alta Badia, Italian Dolomites
£955 per person - Half Board - June 2012

In addition to our usual Dolomites holidays, featuring daily flower walks throughout June & July, we are delighted to offer a ten day special holiday, dedicated to the exceptional flora of the Dolomites from 23rd June to 3rd July. It will be hosted by Collett’s, along with Cliff Booker and David Charlton, two of our most popular and experienced flower walk organisers and authors of ‘Mountain Flowers – The Dolomites,’ their superb new handbook, which you can read more about below.

Based at Haus Valentin in the glorious Alta Badia, this holiday is for enthusiasts and novices alike. Cliff and David will offer fascinating floral walks (each day with mixed ability options) including excursions to renowned and flower-rich locations. In a light-hearted atmosphere of like-minded people, there will be the odd quiz or competition, nightly lectures/slideshows and photographic advice, not to mention excellent food and a complimentary copy of Cliff and David’s superb book to take to bed with you - for more details on this book please scroll down to the bottom of the page. There will be two days of leisure for you to explore or relax independently. The holiday includes airport transfers from Venice and all transport locally, except the occasional chairlift / cable car or public bus. Non-participating partners are welcome (at £875 each) and can enjoy the other options of a Collett’s holiday in the normal way. Together with Cliff & David, we have prepared a factsheet, which we will be glad to send or email to you on request.

*Wednesday is also a day off for Collett's and dinner is not served. Guests eat out locally at restaurants, which we are happy to recommend.

Click here to visit our main Dolomites website for more information on accommodation, travel and the Dolomites themselves. For more information or to make an enquiry, click here or call 01799 513331. For a factsheet on our 10 Day Dolomites Mountain Flower Special click here.

A Flower Book for the Dolomites

At last! A good, superbly illustrated, inexpensive and user-friendly reference book for flower enthusiasts visiting the Dolomites. Collett’s has teamed up with our longest-standing and popular flower walk organisers, Cliff Booker and David Charlton, to produce a handy-sized, ring-bound pocket book, which can only enhance the experience of anyone visiting the Dolomites to enjoy the magnificent and diverse flora. Using a minimum of technical language and featuring stunning photographic close-ups, ‘Mountain Flowers - The Dolomites’ is available exclusively through Collett's Mountain Holidays. You can buy a copy at £9.95 (plus £1.65 UK P&P) when booking your holiday or use our order form here. We aim to follow up this book with versions for the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees.

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.