Western Dolomites & Siusi Plateau

Travel through the Great Dolomites Road built in 1894, connecting Bolzano to Cortina. Stop at Carezza Lake for short walk and photos. At Costalunga Pass will get a glimpse of the first 5*hotel of the Dolomites built in 1893 – Grand Hotel Carezza – which hosted famous guests such as Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie and Empress Sissi of Austria. Continue through Val Di Fassa and the village of Canazei and arrive under the imposing peaks of the Sella Group. After driving through the 27 hairpins, arrive at Pordoi Pass (7359 ft.) From the Pordoi Pass we return back a few kilometers to reach the Sella Pass: here the landscape is really impressive with the Sella vertical walls that stand right in front of us. From the Sella Pass we can admire the Marmolada glacier (3,343m) and the majestic Sassolungo (3,181 m), the most famous mountain in Gardena Valley. We continue our tour onto Gardena Valley, the best known tourist valley of the Dolomites and reach in its main town, the beautiful Ortisei. Walking tour and check in at the hotel. Overnight.