Our Centre-based Walking Holidays
Most beautiful mountains in the world?
Organised & Self Guided Walking
Easy, Moderate & Hard Walks
Flower Walks, Painting, Cycling & more
3 June to 24 Sept – Arrive & Depart Anyday
Hotels, chalets, self catering in Alta Badia
Zugspitz Arena - Tirol meets Bavarian Alps
Organised & Self Guided Walking
Easy, Moderate & Hard Walks
Alpine Activities, Places of Interest & more
27 May to 23 Sept – Arrive & Depart Anyday
A 4 star hotel or self catering in Ehrwald
The Hohe Tauern - Heartland of Austria
Organised & Self Guided Walking
Easy, Moderate & Hard Walks
Alpine Activities, Places of Interest & more
10 June to 23 Sept – Arrive & Depart Anyday
A 3 star hotel or self catering in Matrei
Including Ordesa Canyon & Monte Perdido
Organised & Self Guided Walking
Moderate & High Level Walks
Flower Walks, Walk in both Spain & France
3 June to 23 Sept – Arrive & Depart Anyday
A 3 star hotel or self catering in Panticosa
Northern Spain's Coastal Gems
Organised & Self Guided Walking
Easy, Moderate & Hard Walks
Flower Walks, Fuente Dé & Cares Gorge
13 May to 23 Sept – Arrive & Depart Anyday
A Posada or self catering in Potes
Why choose a Collett's centre-based walking holiday?
A Collett’s walking holiday is uniquely flexible: arrive and depart on the dates of your choice; stay for as long as you wish; choose a delightful hotel or a self catering apartment in one of our five majestic mountain destinations.
Then – day to day – you can choose whether to self guide or join other guests on free and optional organised walks. Each day – except Wednesdays – throughout our 4 month summer season, we organise a hard high level trek and also a moderate easier walk. Both are rich in flora, fauna and breathtaking scenery. In the Dolomites, we also offer flower walks, painting and easier rambles.
For self guiding, our impressive ‘Ideas & Information Files’ document 40 or more local walks (from idyllic strolls to dramatic high trails) plus suggestions for bike rides, scenic drives, places of interest and other alpine activities. You simply choose the walk that takes your fancy.
You plan your days each evening at Office Hour, which is optional and informal. Over maps and a pre-dinner drink, you can chat to us about the following day’s organised walks. You can seek out ideas for self-guided walking and other days out. You can browse reference books and book locally-supplied alpine activities – or simply enjoy a sociable drink after a good day out in the mountains.
Either way, our extensive local knowledge will help you create a succession of memorable days out and each evening you can enjoy delicious food and good company with everything in place for the next day. Lazy days are fine by us too and it’s easy to relax in these idyllic mountain retreats.
Our Self-Guided Hut to Hut Walking Holidays
The Majestic Italian Dolomites
Self Guided Walking Treks
Choose Moderate or Hard Itineraries
Choose your dates in June, July & Sept
2, 3, 4 & 7 Night Itineraries
Walk in the North Tirol & Bavarian Alps
Self Guided Walking Treks
Choose Moderate or Hard Itineraries
Choose dates from mid-July to mid-Sept
Two 7 Night Itineraries
Matrei in the Hohe Tauern National Park
Self Guided Walking Treks
Easy/Moderate, Moderate & Hard
Choose dates from mid-July to late-Sept
Three itineraries to choose from
The GR10 & Grand Cirques
Self Guided Walking Trek
A Hard & Long Itinerary
Choose dates from mid-July to late-Sept
One 7 Night Itinerary
Our Trail Walking Holidays
Spain's Magnificent North Coast
7 Nights Self-guided hillwalking
San Sebastian to Guernica
Choose any dates between
May & October
The best of the high Spanish Pyrenees
Dedicated Walking Weeks
on the renowned GR11
1 - 8 Sept or 8 - 15 Sept 2018
Saturday to Saturday
Wonderful Peaks & High Passes
Outstanding high level walks
for stronger walkers
14-21 Jul, 11-18 Aug, 15-22 Sept 2018
Saturday to Saturday
Autumn & Spring
Our Winter Skiing & Snowshoeing Holidays
Canillas de Albaida, Southern Spain
Dedicated Walking Weeks
Easy Moderate & Moderate Hard Walks
Fixed Dates in Spring & Autumn only
Saturday to Saturday
Free Transfers from Málaga
Alta Badia, Italian Dolomites
Chalets, Hotels & Self Catering
Hosted Snowshoeing & Skiing
Cross Country Skiing & Tobogganing
7 Night Holidays – Weekend to Weekend
December to April
Alta Badia, Italian Dolomites
Chalets, Hotels & Self Catering
Dolomiti Superski - 1,200km of piste
Hosted Skiing 5 days a week
7 Night Holidays – Weekend to Weekend
December to April
Dolomiti Superski, Italian Dolomites
Discover the hidden corners
of Superski Dolomiti
on a guided hut to hut ski tour
7 night Itineraries – Saturday to Saturday
Fixed dates in January, February & March
Reviews & Testimonials
Another wonderful holiday with Colletts. This was our second holiday in Corvaro but our first time in Chalet Angelo and we were very pleased with both the location and the facilities.
The staff make the holiday: they are so welcoming and have everything so well organised. The hosts (skiing) were brilliant as usual and, given that(Read more...)
We have stayed with the company before. We would be reluctant to book with anyone else as we find the whole experience with Collett's outstanding
The entire experience with Collett's is second to none, I find it difficult to put into words just how wonderful everything is. We are made to feel so very welcome and quickly feel we are(Read more...)
Once again an impeccably delivered holiday by the team at Collett's, in particular the chalet managers Jack and Jane.
This is the 5th time I've stayed at Chalet Angelo but the 1st time I travelled alone! I was slightly apprehensive but I needn't have worried, the staff and other guests made me feel very welcome. The guided ski days are the main attraction for me and I wasn't disappointed. Many thanks Colletts once again for a brilliant ski holiday, I'll be back.
As always, the Colletts' Team excelled themselves - great company, great guiding (and even great driving skills on a snowy return journey!). Thanks to all of you - both in Arabba and back in Saffron Walden.
Sue, my wife, and I have just returned from a week’s holiday in Ciasa Roch, Corvara. We both had a terrific time and Petra and Erica the owners of the B&B were simply terrific as were Dani, Cameron, Alex and Danny from Collett’s.
We have in fact now re-booked Ciasa Roch for Christmas along with 6 friends as we just simply loved the (Read more...)
We stayed at chalet Brigitte on b&b basis
Great idea enabling us to casually socialise with staff & guests.found staff very helpful & flexible especially with regard to skiing itineraries based on weather /snow & guests abilities
A fantastic holiday from start to finish, stunning scenery,super skiing & guiding, fabulous food, wine & company. Our appetite is whetted for the ski safari next.
Everyone I speak to is friendly, helpful and well informed.
We had a VERY snowy trip from Corvara on our departure and we thought our driver was superb and told him so.
Dinner at Grand Fanes was very good. We all very much enjoyed the salad bar each evening. A number of us couldn't manage four courses so had just a starter or ju(Read more...)
Could I ask that you please send on my sincere thanks to Tom personally and all the team for another splendid holiday in Corvara. This is our 10th trip with Collett's and we have enjoyed this as much as ever made all the more special given a three year gap. It is a delight to be able to ski such a lovely area we know so well with all (Read more...)
The whole Collett's team complemented and exceeded our expectations to offer an amazing holiday.
I've been using Collett's for 8 years now, always at Haus Valentin, and every single holiday has been brilliant without fail.
Special mention to the staff at Haus Valentin who as usual were exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble and they were a a real credit to themselves and an asset to Collett's.
We will be back, the atmosphere in Valentin was great as usual, and the staff always helpful.
Third time with Collett's after a few years' break and it was as great an experience as I remember from 2 previous holidays in the Dolomites. Thanks to all the staff who looked after us so well - not only the Collett's hosts in resort, but also the support staff with whom I corresponded before the trip. Also thanks too to the staff of(Read more...)
Excellent week's holiday - made special by the Colletts staff in the village - always friendly and willing to help.
Have travelled with Collett's before and hope to do so again. The experience of being a client of Collett's is excellent and I will continue to recommend you!
Fantastic holiday thanks. We booked at a late date for Badia, so chalet rooms were not available, but the Hotel Melodia was excellent. We walked more than snow-shoed, and found excellent information from the local tourist office which highlighted the fact that there are many trails suitable for walking with or without “Yak-Tracks” in (Read more...)
The Collett's team at Haus Valentin were very professional, very hard-working, and very nice people. They (seemingly) effortlessly made the place and the activities enjoyable, safe and entertaining. Haus Valentin was comfortable, warm and clean; and the food at breakfast and dinner was fresh and varied. The location, whilst off the ma(Read more...)
The best skiing in 20 years. Superb slopes with incredible scenery. The ski safari gave tremendous variety of locations over a wide area of the Italian Dolomites and introduced us to new friends. Accommodation varied in standard from pleasant rifuggios up on the mountains to good hotels. Evening meals varied from good to superb. (Read more...)
Another excellent safari around the beautiful Dolomites. Lots of skiing, great guides and a few Aperol Spritsers along the way..!
Another great ski holiday with Colletts!
Many thanks to Cam, Dani and the whole team at Corvara for making our holiday simply amazing. From start to finish their attentiveness and knowledge made sure that everything ran smoothly from timely transfers, arranging lift passes, providing local knowledge/recommendations to arranging great(Read more...)
We consisted of a group of 19, with 8 adults and 11 children aged 7-17, spread across 3 adjacent chalets in Arabba. The holiday was perfect in all ways. The Collett's staff were wonderful, an asset to your company- always really friendly, knowledgeable and helpful, seemed to love their job.
The location of the chalets was perfect, a(Read more...)
Yes, but is is a shame that Ryanair have changed their flight times so we were unable to get the free transfer. Luckily you kindly arranged new transfers.
We had a great skiing holiday with Collett's last year and this made us want to return.
Your staff are a real asset, nothing was too much trouble and they were great with our (Read more...)
As Angelo was booked, we were unsure where best to stay (in Corvara or Badia), the guy in the office was really helpful on the phone. Chalet staff were all wonderful, very welcoming!
Would have preferred dinner a little later (7.30 or 8pm) as sometimes a rush when you only get back at 5.30 and office hour is 6pm and dinner 7pm. Als(Read more...)
The holiday was fantastic and chalet & ski-ing amazing. The guiding (which we didn't technically have!) was also top quality and a new standard has been set by Jack who located and arranged our skis, ready for us to jump on to, by the time we emerged from our lunch stop. This was despite 3 of us interchanging skis then placing them in(Read more...)
Another wonderful holiday at Chalet Angelo in Corvara!...............it's like a home away from home.
Wonderful service, great hospitality, lovely food and such a friendly atmosphere.
Thank you Team Angelo..............I'll be back!
Brilliant. Great accommodation, well organised, lovely helpful staff. And some fantastic skiing. Hard to fault.
Skiing in the Dolomites has exceeded expectations. This was our second year with Collett's. The whole package is excellently executed - a good standard of accommodation at Chalet Angelo, great food from Brendon and the outstanding team led by Mike and Emma.
Terrific location in the Dolomites and a great atmosphere in Haus Valentin. The Collett's staff could not have been friendlier or more helpful.
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