Guided
Dolomites
Moderate
Dolomiti
Eleven passes in five riding days, loop from Bolzano. Two nights in Arabba, because leaving Arabba is hard.
Day by day.
1
Bolzano to Arabba
Costalunga and Pordoi, then down to Arabba
Overnight
Arabba
2
Arabba to Arabba by the Sella ring
Sella ring, Fedaia, and a lunch that goes on too long
Overnight
Arabba
3
Arabba to Cortina
Falzarego, Tre Croci, the lake at Misurina
Overnight
Cortina d'Ampezzo
4
Cortina to Bressanone
Giau, Valparola, Passo delle Erbe. The big day
Overnight
Bressanone
5
Bressanone to Bolzano
Val Gardena, Castelrotto, home for a late lunch
Overnight
Bolzano
The ride.
Five riding days, 580 km and 17,206 m of climbing, which is a lot of climbing for a tour that never goes above 2,242 m. The Dolomites do not do long roads. They do short, steep, stacked ones, and you are never more than twenty minutes from the next pass.
We base two nights in Arabba so that day two is a loop with empty panniers. Your bags move on their own after that. You arrive at each hotel to find them in the room.
Day four is the big one: Giau, Falzarego, Valparola and the Passo delle Erbe, 156 km and 140 hairpins. Eat well the night before.
The Sella ring
Four passes around one massif, and the road most riders come here for.
Passo Giau at 09:00
We leave Cortina early so the Giau is ours.
Bags in your room
Every hotel, every night. The van left before you woke up.
Departures
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What the price covers
Included
Bike rental and insurance
Full cover, with the excess shown on each bike
Lead guide and sweep
On comms, first-aid trained
Support van
Your bags, a spare bike, tools and cold drinks
Hotels
Half board, three and four star, picked by us and paid by us
Fuel
Every litre, every day
Pass tolls and ferry fees
Including the ones nobody warns you about
Not included
Flights and transfers
We meet you in Bolzano. Trains run from Verona and Innsbruck
Lunch and drinks
Allow 25 euro a day
Riding gear
Rent a full set for 120 euro, or bring your own
Travel insurance
Required. It must cover motorcycle touring
Before you book
Licence minimum
A2
Experience
Two seasons, or a pass tour before
Group
8
riders at most
Guide ratio
2 guides to 8 riders
Best months
If your plans change
Days before departure against what you get back. Travel insurance covers the rest.
Questions riders ask
How fast is the group?
As fast as the slowest rider enjoys. The lead sets a pace that keeps eight riders together on a pass, and the sweep rides last, so nobody rides alone.
Can I ride without a pillion on a two-up booking?
Yes. A pillion can ride in the van for any day. Tell us at the morning briefing.
What happens if it rains?
We ride. If a pass closes we take the lower road, and if the lightning is close we take the coffee.
Can I bring my own bike?
Yes, on guided tours. Take 15% off the price and keep your own deposit.
Build your price
Which of these will you reach the ground on?
Only the bikes on this tour. Pick one and the price above updates.
Your guide
Greta Pichler
Guide, Dolomites
Greta ran a ski school in Alta Badia until the roads turned out to be better than the pistes. Greta plans the Dolomiti lunches, which is why nobody has complained about a lunch since 2019.
16
years riding
guided
Passo Giau
Twenty-nine bends and a wall of rock at the end.
German, Italian, English
Riders on this tour.
I am 163 cm and I had talked myself out of this trip twice. The fit check said one bike, Noor had it ready with the suspension already set for my weight, and by day three I had stopped thinking about stopping.
Hanneke V.
Honda NC750X
Fast enough for me, and I am not patient. The guide split the group on the Giau without anyone feeling slow. Only complaint is that it ended.
Kai B.
Ducati Multistrada V4 S
Two-up for five days and still married. The hotels were better than we would have picked, and the lunches were better than the hotels.
Anna & Rob T.
Triumph Tiger 900 GT