Self Drive Tours – Veneto, Dolomites and Garda Lake

Day 1 – Venice – Treviso

Arrive in Venice airport. Pick up your rental car and drive to Treviso, city of canals and historic monuments. Overnight

Day 2 – Treviso – Valdobbiadene

Drive to Valdobbiadene, in the heart of the Prosecco production region. The Prosecco hills – between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, in the province of Treviso, are an extraordinary land, where an internationally renowned wine is produced, a small world of the past covered with vineyards worked by hand on steep slopes that in July  2019 received an important recognition: the title of Unesco’s World Heritage Site. Many occasions in the area for wine tasting and visits to wineries. Overnight

Day 3 – Valdobbiadene -Bolzano

Departure towards the spectacular Dolomites mountains. The Dolomites constitute the eastern part of the Alpine Mountain Range, and are one of the 55 Italian sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List.  The zone recognized as composing UNESCO covers 141,903 hectares and three regions (Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia) and five provinces (Trento, Bolzano, Belluno, Pordenone and Udine); it also includes 18 peaks that rise over 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). Overnight

Day 4 – Bolzano (Dolomites)

Full day at disposal to drive and admire the Dolomites region. Overnight

Day 5 – Bolzano – Riva del Garda

Heading south towards the Garda Lake to the tip norther point of the Lake, Riva del Garda. Overnight

Day 6 – Riva del Gards – Sirmione – Verona

Drive along the lake where stops are recommended. Visit Sirmione, Sirmione, thermal spa locale comprising a very characteristic historic center, the Grotte di Catullo archaeological site, and the 13th-Century Scaliger Castle. Arrive in Verona, overnight

Day 7 – Verona

In the morning guided walking tour to visit the city and the Arena. (included). Verona lays in a stretch of land designed in accord with the bends and twists of the River Adige, a visually-stunning city of excellence and one of the 55 Italian sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 2,000 years of history encased in an expanse of 77 sq mi: this is Verona, site of a completely harmonious integration of the finest of artistic elements from several diverse historical epochs. In the evening “Typical dining experience with cooking demo” (included). Overnight

Day 8 – Verona – Padua

Drive east to Padua, a refined city worth a visit even only for admiring the Giotto’s masterpieces in the Scrovegni Chapel. Overnight

Day 9 – Padua -Venice – departure

Drive back to Venice airport , drop off the car rental and departure