Lake Reschensee to Meran Self-guided 7 days

During your hiking week you will discover one of South Tyrol's most beautiful sections located between the Vinschgau region and the southern wine route, causing hikers hearts to leap for joy. The tour starts at the well-known Lake Reschensee, surrounded by marvellous mountain panorama and with a view onto the snow-covered Ortler-massif. The route leads you along fabulous high-altitude paths high above the fertile Vinschgau-valley towards Merano. Enjoy the view onto splendid vineyards and orchards, numerous castles and palaces along the way and amongst others Reinhold Messners Mountain Museum. The Mediterranean spa town of Merano with its thermal springs offers tremendous opportunities for relaxation.

Highlights:

• Archaeological sites: Ganglegg and the Tartscher Bühel located in the Upper Val Venosta Valley region are home of the best researched hilltop settlements from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
• The Messner Mountain Museum: The entire permanent exhibition is dedicated to the myth of the mountain. Whether marvelling at the impressive collection of masks or visiting the adventure library – the museum is worth a detour.

Tour character - Walking: Level 2

You walk mainly on good walking paths, often on the so called ‘Waal paths’, ancient water systems as well as on paved sections. The paths are easy to walk, the route is undulating through lovely countryside, dotted with orchards and vineyards. Longer ascents only occur on two of the days. We recommend a good basic fitness level for walking days of up to 6.5 hours. Shortcuts of daily sections are possible by train or coach

Included in the Walking Tour:

• 6 overnight 3* hotels and country hotels
• Breakfast
• Luggage transfer
• Welcome briefing
• Digital travel documents incl. navigation app, GPS-data, route book
• Service hotline

Not included in the Tour:

• Half board 6 dinners - 199 EUR (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property payable with a voucher)
• Tourist tax, if due
• Anything not mentioned in 'included'

Arrival/parking/departure:

• Arrival by train to Landeck and from there by bus to Reschen, duration approx. 1.5 hours. Or by train via Bolzano and Merano to Malles and from there by bus to Resia/Reschen, duration approx. 30 minutes
• Innsbruck or Bolzano airport
• Parking: Hotel parking spaces, costs EUR 6 to EUR 15 per day or EUR 70 per week. Public parking spaces, costs approx. EUR 70 per week
• Departure by bus and train from Meran to Reschen, duration 2 hours with 1x change in Mals
• Return transfer by minibus to Resia (every Saturday, Sunday and Monday), costs EUR 89 per person, EUR 45 per dog, reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance

Notes:

• Departures Fridays to Mondays - special dates on request
• Extra nights:
  • Resia: From 119 EUR p.p (+29 EUR single room)
  • Meran: From 105 EUR p.p (+29 EUR single room)

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