Photo Credits: Tourism office Ritten/Renon and Toblach/Dobbiaco
GIRO GUEST
Experience South Tyrol off the cycling path
In collaboration with
We are happy to announce an exciting tour program running parallel to the next edition of Giro delle Dolomiti. From July, 21st to 24th, 2025 we invite the athletes’ friends and family to join our daily tours and explore different destinations in South Tyrol.
The tours from Monday to Thursday will follow the daily cycling routes of the Giro delle Dolomiti 2025 and offer a rich activity program suitable for all ages. Guided by local experts, our guests will have the chance to visit premium locations, experience firsthand the culture and traditions of the valleys, and taste the local food and wine, all this in a stunning natural setting. On the last day, Friday 25th, we leave you free and you can dedicate this day to shopping in the morning and to come to the prize giving ceremony in the fair with all cyclists of the GdD.
It is possible to either book the full 4-days program or only single-day tours.
Take advantage of your Bolzano Bozen Card to visit museums and travel free on all public transport in South Tyrol. The card is included in the price of the stay at the partner facilities. > HERE
laifain experiences
laifain experiences is a tour agency based in Bolzano. It organizes culture, food, and wine tours and private events in South Tyrol and the adjacent regions. Thanks to the team’s insider knowledge and exclusive network of local partners, laifain designs hand-picked itineraries for those who want to discover the hidden gems of the region away from crowds and in close contact with the local life.
PS Changes to the programme are possible at any time and at short notice.
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5 DAYS WITH CULTURE, HISTORY, TASTINGS AND SPORTS
In the same areas of the stages of the Giro, a rich program to fully experience Bolzano and the Dolomites all around
Trip to the Ritten earth pyramids and city tour in Bolzano
Monday July, 22nd
Start: 9 am
Return: 2 pm
Prize: 75,00.-€
PROGRAM
We take the cable car (city card!) to the Ritten / Renon mountain, historic summer resort of the Bolzano bourgeoisie. From there, take the narrow-gauge railway from Oberbozen / Soprabolzano to Klobenstein / Collalbo. Walk to Lengmoos to the famous Ritten earth pyramids. Lunch (extra charge) in a restaurant in Wolfsgruben, with a marvellous view of the Dolomites.
In the afternoon we explore the historic city centre of Bolzano.
©TVB Ritten _AlexFilz / Achim Meurer
5 pm: Bolzano city sightseeing tour
Meeting point is in the central square, the Piazza Walther- Waltherplatz (> foto).
Those who did not do the trip this morning, have to pay a fee of 15,00.-€ for the city tour only. Please book the guided tour sending an e-mail to [email protected].
©Helmuth-Rier
Gardena valley, Ortisei – Raschötz
Tuesday July, 23rd
Start: 8 am
Return: 5 pm
Prize: 75,00.-€
PROGRAM
We take the bus (guest card) from Bolzano to Ortisei-St.Ulrich in Val Gardena valley. From there we take the funicular railway to the Rasciesa plateau and take a short hike to the Raschötz mountain hut (approx. half an hour). After a well-earned snack (extra charge), we take the bus back to Bolzano.
©Tourismusverband Gröden / Val Gardena
Pusteria valley
Wednesday July, 24th
Start: 9 am
Return: 5 pm
Prize: 75,00.-€
PROGRAM
Transfer from Bolzano on the GdD special train together with the cyclists of the Giro delle Dolomiti to the beautiful Pustertal valley. We stop in Bruneck and walk from the old town via the forest cemetery to Bruneck Castle. There we visit the Messner Mountain Museum, which is dedicated to the mountain peoples. In the afternoon we drive to the South Tyrolean Folklore Museum in Dietenheim. In the museum we will have a look at the collections of folk art, in the outdoor area farmhouses and agricultural buildings from all over South Tyrol, as well as a farm garden and areas with farm animals. The same train brings you back to Bolzano.
©Foto GdD / TV-Toblach_Manuel-Kottersteger
Bressanone – Isarco valley
Thursday July, 25th
Start: 9 am
Return: 5 pm
Prize: 75,00.-€
PROGRAM
Train travel (guest card) from Bolzano through the Isarco Valley to Chiusa/ Klausen After a short walk through the charming centre, we continue to the nearby episcopal town of Brixen / Bressanone where, after a few cultural highlights, we will have lunch together with the GdD cyclists in the beautiful cathedral square. We then take the train back to the provincial capital of Bolzano.
Credits: Brixen-Tourismus_Erwin-Haiden / Helmut-Moling
2024 PRICES
GIRO GUEST
July, 22nd – 25th, 2024 | all 4 days
€ 300,00
(min. 5 pers.)
SINGLE DAY
€ 75,00
2023 PRICES
GIRO GUEST
July, 24th – 28th, 2023 | all 6 days
€ 450
(min. 4 person)
€ 350
(min. 6 person)
SINGLE DAY*
€ 50 – 90
HOTELS
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RULES GIRO GUEST
This Regulation may be changed in the event that it is appropriate or necessary to introduce measures to manage the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19. We, therefore, invite you to check our website for any future updates to these Rules.
The ASD Giro delle Dolomiti offers a very special package called GIRO GUEST aimed at all the companions of the athletes enrolled in the 46th edition of the Giro delle Dolomiti who will be able to join entirely (from 22nd to 25th July, 2024)
Ways of participating to the Giro GUEST:
- Giro Guest: all 4 stages from 22nd July to 25th July, 2024
- Single Stage/s: any single stage
Starting Feb. 1st, 2024, it will be possible to book the GIRO GUEST package. We will create a waiting list of interested persons for the first time and then contact you for the effective booking and payment. To be put on the WAITING LIST, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject GIRO GUEST 2024, indicating the name of the persons and whether you want to book all 4 stages or only a specific day.
When 30 participants per day are reached, bookings will be closed.
All participants must hold a valid third-party insurance liability as well as a casualty insurance policy. Participants without their own insurance policy shall subscribe to a casualty accident and third-party liability insurance policy when registering online with our partner Assicurazioni ITAS.
With the purchase of the Giro Guest, competitors declare that they are aware of the present regulations and unconditionally accept each of their provisions in every detail. This declaration implies the compliance with self-certification provided for and stipulated for the effects of D.P.R. No 445 of 28 December 2000. Any person making a false declaration commits an offence and shall be subject to the penalties set out in the Penal Code and related special laws.
You can book the whole Giro Guest package for the whole GDD-days or only single days.
Herr the costs:
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- Giro Guest (4 days): € 300 (min. 5 person), official T-Shirt of the GDD included
- Single Day: € 75 for each day, official T-Shirt of the GDD included
- € 15 for the only guided city tour in the center of Bolzano on Monday, July 22nd, 2024, 5.00 pm
Included in the GIRO GUEST prices:
– Expert guide during the tour. We guarantee a high quality mediation of all information along the way and around each sight. From experience we know that guests have special entertainment in stories and anecdotes. We guarantee this with our guides, who also offer language skills in German, Italian, English.
– Shuttle transfers, where explicitly described
– Entrance fees, where explicitly described
– A tasting, where explicitly included in the tour description
– The lunches with the cyclists in the Fair in Bolzano or along the cycling track
Inform us please, if your hotel gives you the free GUEST CARD for the use of public mobility and the museum entrances.
The price does not include:
– Tasting and/or meals wherever the tour description does not explicitly say “included”.
– Entrances and public mobility where described as “not included in the price”.
Registration conditions: Upon reservation, payment of 100% of the amount.
Cancellation conditions:
– Until 14 June free cancellation
– From 15 June cancellation fee 100%.
Exhibiting a valid identity document, having verified the completeness and correctness of the documents, you can collect the bracelet and the welcome package at the headquarters of the Giro delle Dolomiti:
Fair (Messe/Fiera) of Bolzano
Piazza Fiera 1
39100 Bolzano
Opening hours of the Main Office:
from Sunday 21st, July 2024 (10.00 am to 6.00 pm) and
from Monday 22nd July to Friday 26th July, 2024 from one hour before the daily start of the GdD cyclists and one hour after their arrival in the fair.
Each participant indemnifies the Organizers and each and every person cooperating with the organization, for various reasons, from all kind of responsibilities, civil, criminal or administrative, arising from any harmful event, which may have occurred to his/her own person or caused by his/her own behavior. Furthermore, the participants undertake not to leave their bicycle and their property unattended. It is understood that in case of theft or damage to his/her own bicycle, to personal property or to any other means of transport left unattended, no liability shall be ascribed and no demand can be made on ASD Giro delle Dolomiti. Moreover, the ASD Giro delle Dolomiti shall be compensated by the participant in case of actions causing damage to the image or reputation of the event, to the ASD Giro delle Dolomiti, which may arise from the participant behavior not conforming to the rules set out in the present regulations or to the spirit of the event.
If the event or part of it will not take place due to force majeure or any other unforeseen event beyond the control of the Organization, the registration fee shall not be reimbursed and won’t be charged for the subscription of successive editions of the event.
The Organization reserves the right to make changes to the route or to the present regulations at any time at its own discretion. Any change will be published on the website www.girodolomiti.com.
With the dispatch of the online application form for the purchase of the Giro GUEST, in order to safeguard the health of all participants and to protect the organization of the event in terms of responsibility, the competitor declares under its own responsibility that:
– he/she has a regular accident and third-party liability insurance policy;
– he/she has read the present regulation and has unconditionally accepted every point.
The ASD Giro delle Dolomiti, as holder of the data treatment, will treat the participants’ personal data in compliance to the EU Regulation 679/2016 and of the D.lgs.196/2003, which was modified by D.lgs. 101/2018.
More information on the treatment of participants’ personal data are available on the website (www.girodolomiti.com) privacy policy, section “Press&Docs”
The ASD Giro delle Dolomiti ensures that the processing of the participant’s data will be characterized by principles of lawfulness, accuracy, transparency, purpose and storage limitation, data minimization, accuracy, integrity and confidentiality. With the dispatch of the online application form, the participant agrees to any kind of photographs, videos, audio and/or video recordings produced during Giro delle Dolomiti, which could be stored, reproduced, published or sold by the Organizers, and the participant is not entitled to any linked compensation and/or redress. In particular, the participant expressly authorises the Organizers, as well as its relevant media partner, to use still or moving images, which may depict him/her during the participation in the competition, on all media, including promotional and/or published material. The participant further agrees to the use of such data, as material, by photographers and/or professional photo studio specifically selected by the Organizers for the creation of the event’s photographic services.
ASD Giro delle Dolomiti, Viale Trieste 17/D, 39100 Bolzano (BZ).
Phone: +39 0471 1701188
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.girodolomiti.com
The present regulations are governed by Italian laws and only the Italian text will be used. Regarding all matters not expressly regulated, the applicable Italian laws and legislative provisions shall be applied where necessary.
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From Feb, 1st. 2024 it will be possible to book the GIRO GUEST package. We will create a waiting list of interested people who will be contacted by us for the final booking and payment. It is possible to book all 4 stages or only a specific day.
Once we reach 30 participants / day, the bookings will be closed.