Meet your English speaking guide at your hotel lobby. After a quick introduction to the tour you’ll set off to a wonderful excursion where you will experience the thousand years old tradition of the pastoral transhumance that since 2019 has become part of the Unesco World Heritage. Destination of the day is Val Senales or Schnalstal in German. The valley is not only famous to home South Tyrol permanent  glacier but also to be the site where Oetzi, the famous Iceman was found over 20 years ago.

Once we reach the village Maso Corto and the base station of the cable car, we are ready to embark on our adventure! With the cable car we will reach 2845 mt/9333 ft. and from there short walk to visit Oetz Peaks, a panoramic platform located on the Grawand peak of the Val Senales Glacier, one of the world’s highest and most accessible peak.  From here you’ll enjoy a 360 view over 126 peaks above 10,000 ft and even spot the location of the funding of the Iceman.

With your combined ticket and chairlift cable, you’ll reach the Bellavista hut and enjoy a lunch based on an authentic local food, while waiting for the sheep and Shepards to arrive. Once you hear the bells ringing and the bleating of the sheep, you’ll know it’s time to get ready to follow the herd back home to Maso Corto. The trek is downhill and lasts about 2 hours, while you’ll soak into the magnificent view of this wild landscape.

Once you arrived back to Maso Corto, a big party will await you with live music and food stands. Together with the rest of the participants you will celebrate the return of the herd, a tradition that goes back to 6000 years ago. Return to Bolzano afterwards.