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11-day Escorted and Guided Ski Vacation to Moena in the Val di Fassa, Dolomites, + ROME, Italy, for seniors and over 50's
Friday February 26th to Monday March 8th, 2010
Double Occupancy CAD $2850.00 per person + air tax
Single Occupancy CAD $3050.00 per person + air tax
Included in our Tour:
* FLIGHTS: Depart for Italy from Toronto Friday February 26th, 2010 in the evening. Arrive in Verona, Italy the morning of Saturday Februay 27th, about 1 1/2 hours drive to the resort hotel in Moena, Val di Fassa.
* TRANSFERS from Airport roundtrip to Moena hotel, and from Rome Airport round trip to city centre hotel
* 7-NIGHT'S ACCOMMODATION in MOENA, VAL DI FASSA
 in the 3+ star Hotel Catinaccio Rosengarten, with indoor swimming pool, optional sauna, etc., (as good or even better than many Caribbean so-called 5-stars), including buffet breakfasts & Full Course Italian Dinners.
* SKI SAFARI: Ski Around to a different ski area every day for all six days with Bruno Pederiva, our group's own certified Italian local mountain Guide & Ski Instructor ... 6 days Alpe di Lusia, Latemar, Arabba, ski tour Sella Ronde (including Val Gardena & Corvara), Passo San Pellegrino and other nearby ski areas in the Dolomites, depending on local conditions.
Note: The Ski Safari Ski Around Around program is not for beginners. Skiers who might be a bit uncomfortable with some of the ski around program slopes may elect to be escorted part of the time by Ed Pollock, the tour escort.
* 2-NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION in ROME, Saturday March 6th to Monday March 8th, 2009 at the 3+ star Hotel Firenze Palace. Just a five minute walk to the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and the sights of the Eternal City. Buffet breakfast on Sunday morning and if time permits, Monday morning before leaving for the airport.
* LOCAL ACCOMMODATION TAXES and HOTEL GRATUITIES for both hotels are included.
* Return Monday, March 8th, 2010 arriving back in Toronto in the afternoon, after 9 full days in Italy.
* Escorted by Ed Pollock from Toronto to Italy, daily during stay, & back to Rome and to Toronto. This is Ed's seventh ski group trip to the Di Fass Valley, in addition to more than a dozen previous ski trips to the Alps. A senior and ski writer, Ed has also skied all over North America.
NOT INCLUDED
* Current flight taxes and fuel surcharges, estimated at $300 to $350
* SKI PASS - Super Dolomiti 6-day ski pass is not included because seniors born before Nov. 25, 1946 get a 15% discount when their pass is purchased at the ski area, and certified ski instructors and others with acceptable documentation may also qualify for an additional discount. This also reduces the cost of advance payments and travel insurance. The adult 6-day pass is 200 Euros, approximately $325 Canadian, less any applicable discounts, to be paid in Euros on arrival.
* SKI RENTAL - 6-day ski rental prices range from about 50 Euros for basic carving skis, to 100 Euros for top of the line - approximately $100 to $150 Canadian.
MOENA - a beautiful small Ladin town, ideally situated in the centre of Val di Fassa with Vigo di Fassa, Pozza di Fassa and Canazei a few km north and Cavalese a few km south.
There are more than 120 ski lifts around the valley, consisting of 8 cable cars, 7 gondolas, more than 50 chairlifts (5-seaters, quads, triples and doubles) and more than 40 surface lifts. The resort altitude is 1300m, highest peak 3284m, longest run 6km and vertical drop 2060m.
There are more than 250km of marked downhill ski runs, nearly all with snowmaking, rated 40% easiest (blue runs), 45% intermediate cruising (red runs) and 15% more difficult (black runs). In addition, the area has over 100km of cross-country trails, many with snow-making and track setting.
Most of the lifts are the latest new high-speed detachable quad chair lifts, many with bubbles, that have been installed in the last few years, replacing the old surface lifts and
double chairs . Many of the lifts also have moving carpets at the loading area. Because the detachable high speed lifts get you up the hill so much faster, you can easily ski more than 4,000m (as much as 15,000 ft.) of vertical each day, never ski the same run twice and ski a different area each day.
Villages range in size from fewer than a thousand permanent residents to
a few thousand. The valley language, architectural style and local cooking is a reflection of their Ladin heritage (similar to Romansch in Switzerland) with a blending of Austrian (from the days of Emperor Franz Josef prior to the first World War) and of course, Italian.
There is a good variety of shops in Moena and nearby towns and villages, offering rentals and new downhill and cross-country equipment, as well as clothing, plus all the regular kinds of stores you would expect to find. And of course there are the bars, cafes, discos etc. for your après-ski and evening enjoyment.
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You will ski at different area every day, including Alpe di Lusia, Latemar, Arabba, Passo San Pellegrino, and all or some of the famous tour around the Sella Ronde, 26km of fully lift-serviced downhill skiing on the slopes surrounding the Sella mountains, including the Val Gardena downhill run. You will seldom ski the same run more than once. We may try to add a day at Marmolada and/or Cortina d'Ampezzo as well this year, depending on the weather and local road conditions.
The package includes the certified local instructor (and famous mountain guide) and arrangements for transportation from the hotel to and from the slopes to visit and tour different ski areas every day.
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Moena Resort Guide
Town Altitude: 1295m
Highest Peak: 3284m
Vertical Drop: 2059m
No. of lifts: 89
No. of snow canons: over 400!
Longest Run: 6 km
Kms. Of Piste: 350km
Cross-country trails: 90km
Halfpipe & Terrain Park
VIEW VAL DI FASSA TRAIL MAP
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ROME - On the Saturday, after 6 days of skiing, we will leave the resort hotel late morning for a 35 minute transfer to Bolzano, where the group will board Alitalia for a short 1 hour flight to Rome. A private transfer bus will take us into the heart of the city where we check into our home for the next two nights, the ideally situated 3+ star Hotel Firenze Palace, located right beside Piazza de Spagna.
Hotel guest rooms are all soundproofed, equipped with air conditioning and heating controllable from the room, satellite television, minibar, radio, and telephone with direct external line. Each room has its own private bathroom, with toilette accessories and hairdryer.
Hotel Location
Just a couple minutes walk to the Spanish Steps and the stairs of Trinity of the Mounts. The entire renaissance area is within walking distance; Trevi Fountain, Piazza del Popolo and the gardens of Villa Borghese. Just a few minutes walk to the streets of antiques as Via Margutta and Via Babuino as well the streets of the best fashion designers Via Condotti, Via Frattina and Via Borgognona.
Easy to reach, the metro line A just a few stops to The Vatican and St Peter’s Square.
Flights can be arranged from anywhere in North America. Contact us at 1-866-648-7757 for more details.
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