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    Dolomites To Venice Along The Old Dolomites Railway Track Bike Tour Reviews


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    Dolomites to Venice Along the Old Dolomites Railway Track

    Rates icon 7 nights from €934
    Location icon Italy

    From the northeastern Dolomites, begin an unforgettable cycling tour through the Höhlenstein Valley, past the UNESCO-listed ‘Drei Zinnen’ (Three Peaks), and into the Olympic town of Cortina…

    • (5/5) Tim H 3 months ago

      Dolomite trip

      Beautiful and well organized trip. Things were as explained and the navigation app was helpful. Hotels were very nice and pretty convenient to bike route. Would recommend and will!

      What was the date of your tour?
      Sept 2025
      How many tours have you completed?
      5
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens, Families with young kids
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      Dolomites to Venice
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Guðrún Hreins 4 months ago

      My first time in Italy

      We had a wonderful days in Italy biking from Toblach to Mestre. The bikes was very fine and the hotels too. When we had a rainy days and came very wet to our hotels there where lack of places where we could dry our things. All the hotels where very good with nice staff, good rooms and bed and breakfast and save place for our bikes. Everything from Bike tours was 100 % and we will definitely find another trip with them. Thank you.

      What was the date of your tour?
      August 27
      How many tours have you completed?
      10
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • (submitted by Guðrún Hreins)
      • (submitted by Guðrún Hreins)
    • (5/5) Joaquim Ferreira Silva 4 months ago

      Dolomites- Veneza

      Vera good
      Excellent organization
      Hotels Very good
      Two Things to bring to your attention:
      I paid for a mountain bike, but the bike I received is a regular bike.
      Furthermore, the bike saddle provided must be designed for men

    • (5/5) Melissa 6 months ago

      Amazing trip

      We had such a great time cycling from the Dolomites to Treviso. The scenery was great and the towns so cute! Directions were good though the fun approve app was very glitchy. Had to reload it several times. Luggage was always delivered to the next hotel. E bikes were amazing and made a 50 mile day easy. The only complaint is with a few of the hotels which could have been nicer or located more centrally especially in Belluno.

      What was the date of your tour?
      June 2025
      How many tours have you completed?
      2
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Somewhat easier
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 4/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 3/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Deb Glazer October 16, 2024

      Great trip all around

      Great itinerary. The hotels were mostly great. The local app was sluggish. Google maps
      Would be better.
      The food was good. More
      Dairy free options please. Hard in Italy I know! More protein options.

      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Somewhat easier
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 4/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Julie van Soeren October 7, 2024

      A wonderful experience

      Our tour was self guided but we were fortunate to meet two other couples with similar biking abilities on the same tour. We had mixed weather so we missed some of the beautiful vistas in the mountains. The accommodations were great for the most part and the breakfasts were amazing! Everything from bacon and eggs to croissants, meats, cheeses, fruit, cereal and all sorts of sweet treats. The navigation was not always straightforward as the signal was poor in many places. Only one of our group experienced a flat tire, which was temporarily fixed and the tube replaced the next day. Our bikes were comfortable and easy to operate. All in all a fantastic experience.

      What was the date of your tour?
      October 2024
      How many tours have you completed?
      This was our first organized tour.
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (4/5) Silvia Guillemi September 28, 2024

      Great trip

      This was a good bike trip . Perfect amount of time and length of bike days.
      The hotels overall were good , although some of them were located outside of the towns /cities and made it harder to visit them .
      There was very little or almost no instructions when we receive the bikes from the local supplier

    • (4/5) Deb Glazer September 23, 2024

      Great trip!

      This is my 4th trip with Biketours.com & I'm already looking forward to scheduling another. The scenery on this one couldn't have been better - it was simply stunning. The route was easy to follow & the biking was pretty easy. Some of the hotels were lovely, and while we're not picky, a few fell short. At the last one there were no blankets in the room & when we asked, they said they didn't have enough for all the rooms. That was a head scratcher for us and made it difficult to sleep.

      What was the date of your tour?
      Sept. 2024
      How many tours have you completed?
      4
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • BikeTours.com staff reply from bozena_kusovac September 23, 2024

        Hi Deb, thanks so much for your continued support and for sharing your experience! We’re really happy to hear you enjoyed the beautiful scenery and found the route easy to follow. We appreciate the feedback on the hotels, and we’ll definitely follow up the with the last one to ensure all future stays are more comfortable. Can’t wait to have you join us on your next trip!

      • 5/5 Value
      • 3/5 Included meals
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 3/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 4/5 Tour documents
      • 3/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Dean Beveridge July 15, 2024

      Amazing experience

      Loved exploring Dolomites to Venice by bike. History, scenery, food and wine. Loved every minute.

      • Amazing scenery (submitted by Dean Beveridge)
    • (3/5) Barbara Stanley June 9, 2024

      Good trip with a few problems.

      Instruction , hotels and app were very good overall. Could improve to have ability to put in hotel for city navigation when it really counts. I had a collision with a tram at the end of the ride but lucky that I had minimal damage. Also , in our group of 5 , one had a horrible bike and the chain kept coming off.

    • (4/5) Mary-lou Huculak May 27, 2024

      Amazing scenery.

      The fresh air and mountain peaks are spectacular. I would recommend upgrading the bike rental as the basic trekking bike were not efficient for the terrain of this route.

      What was the date of your tour?
      May, 2024
      How many tours have you completed?
      6
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 2/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 4/5 Route selection
    • (4/5) Sam Roozendaal May 22, 2024

      Beatiful Views

      Great way to see the Dolomites and Northern Italy. Majority of the ride was on paths, so low stress. There is more climbing than indicated in the description so be prepared. The rental bikes are 21 speed vintage 1990's so heavy and not geared well for the climbs.

      What was the date of your tour?
      May 2024
      How many tours have you completed?
      4
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Somewhat harder
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 4/5 Value
      • 3/5 Included meals
      • 2/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 3/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 4/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
    • (5/5) Nancy October 16, 2023

      Stunning vistas

      Beginning in the Dolomites, our cycle experience included amazing scenery on very nice e-bikes. The interesting accommodations added to the history and charm of the area. Some of the apparently newly paved roads had little or no traffic and we glided effortlessly downhill toward the final destination of Mestre. One day, we encountered free roaming cows, each with a cowbell and walking calmly along the side of the path and paying us no attention.

    • (4/5) Mickey Shnaiderman October 4, 2023

      An almost perfect tour

      A very unusual and exciting way to explore to Dolomites. Riding the bicycle through the those magnificent views was truly astounding.
      The routes were picked correctly both in terms of distance and terrain.
      Also, the provided booklet with the brief information about the routes and food recommendation was great!
      All the hotels were great with excellent service, breakfasts were good and had us full until arrival.
      The bicycles were good too, although we would expect to have some help adjusting them to our sizes. My girlfriend is very short and we had to find a multi-tool to adjust her saddle horizontal position. If we had all the tools supplied, it would be much easier.
      We also had one miscommunication: one of the hotels was changed, so we got the updated list of hotels before the beginning of the tour. Upon arrival, we got all the maps and another list of hotels. This printed list stated that all previous lists were invalid, so we took it for granted. At the second day of riding, which was the longest and the hardest, we arrived exhausted to the wrong hotel, only to realize we have 3 more kilometres to ride to a hotel outside the city. That, in turn, meant that we were left with only one dinner option - in the hotel itself. It was great, though, but quite expensive.
      The navigation was a bit tricky too. The app is a bit primitive, sometimes got stuck, drained a lot of battery when navigating with the screen on (compared to Google Maps that takes much less battery). In one occasion it also got my phone so hot it had to shut down. In some several places the app tried to take us on to non existent roads or onto incoming traffic. It was also unaware of road constructions. Other than that, when getting the hang of this app, it wasn't that bad. We managed to find our way without too much of a hustle.
      A tip to give to other riders next time: Venice has a secured parking spot for bicycles for a 10€ per bicycles. It is essentially a huge locker for the bike. Also, a big shout-out for Anthony, who called us to help finding the return place of the bikes. He also gave us the tip of riding to Venice and then leaving them in the hotel inserted of in the garage.

      How many tours have you completed?
      2
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      Somewhat harder
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 4/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 3/5 Ease of navigation
      • 3/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • (submitted by Mickey Shnaiderman)
      • (submitted by Mickey Shnaiderman)
      • (submitted by Mickey Shnaiderman)
    • (5/5) Garry Wyndham September 13, 2023

      Extraordinarily varied and wonderful scenery.

      This was one of our favorite ever vacations for the scenery, the food and the physical challenge. BikeTours is a great company and the tour is super value.

      How many tours have you completed?
      3
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
      • (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
      • (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
    • (3/5) Terez Maniatis September 8, 2023

      First trip in the dolomites

      The scenery was amazing! The local tour company was not.
      By the time we got our bikes they had run out of repair kits. We had to but two tire tubes at different times because of this. Would not recommend this company!

      How many tours have you completed?
      Many
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      • 3/5 Value
      • 2/5 Included meals
      • 2/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 2/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 3/5 Tour documents
      • 1/5 Local tour company services
      • 3/5 Route selection
      • 1/5 Guides (if applicable)
    • (5/5) Garry Wyndham September 8, 2023

      Extraordinary experience

      Marvelous variety of views and experiences, geology and wonderful food. This was our second time and we had a blast. Despite one hiccup with the wrong hotel, Biketours looked after us well. Highly recommended

      What was the date of your tour?
      September 2023
      How many tours have you completed?
      3
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 4/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 4/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
      • Near Cortina (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
      • Bassano del Grappa (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
      • Asolo (submitted by Garry Wyndham)
    • (2/5) Chris MacMillan September 4, 2023

      Spectacular scenery, poor bike maintenance

      The scenery was spectacular and memorable. The hotels were good. However in the middle of the trip my bike handlebars came loose and the bike was very difficult to steer towards the hotel. Also I found the Funtastic navigation app to be unreliable.

      • (submitted by Chris MacMillan)
    • (5/5) Rob Russell July 9, 2023

      Fantastic bike trip - downhill all the way!

      I did this trip with my daughter who had never been to Italy. The folks at ''Fun Active Tours" were exceptional. They let us have the bikes a day early, call our hotels to make sure we had two beds as some of the hotels thought 'double' ment one bed! They let my daughter ride with the luggage transfer guy in the middle of the tour as her U-?-What was sore ;). Hotels were great and the route was unbelievable. Frendly Italians and some of the best food we've ever had. Go for it!

      What was the date of your tour?
      June 2023
      How many tours have you completed?
      15
      Difficulty (actual vs. expected)?
      As expected
      Who is this tour suitable for?
      First-time bike tourists, Solo travelers, Families with teens
      Do you recommend this tour?
      Yes
      • 5/5 Value
      • 5/5 Included meals
      • 5/5 Bikes + equipment
      • 5/5 Hotels or boat
      • 5/5 Scenery
      • 5/5 Ease of navigation
      • 5/5 Tour documents
      • 5/5 Local tour company services
      • 5/5 Route selection
      • Super helpful bike rental crew (submitted by Rob Russell)
      • First day is on compacted dirt but the Dolomites are awesome! (submitted by Rob Russell)
      • The old train grade was mostly paved and separated from traffic (submitted by Rob Russell)
      • bike paths through towns are well marked and the phone app let us know when we went 'off route'! (submitted by Rob Russell)
      • Many beautiful small villages on the route - perfect cappuccino stops! (submitted by Rob Russell)
      • Oh, and don't forget the gelato! (submitted by Rob Russell)

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