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Wonderful summer vacation in the Dolomites - South Tyrol

Are you looking for peace and relaxation? Then you have come to the right place. Our hotel lies in the panoramic village of Geiselsberg 1,350 m above sea level, above the main village of Olang. From here you have got a wonderful view of the green Puster Valley, the Dolomites in the south and several 3,000 m ridges of the Alps in the north.

Experience South Tyrolean hospitality in the friendly, relaxing atmosphere of our hotel and make your dreams come true.

The hotel's suggestions for a great summer vacation:

Hiking:
Visit the "Conturines-Bärenhöhle" 2.800 m and be guided through the beginning and development of the Dolomites by means of direct contact with the mountains in the Fanes area!
Geiselberg is the ideal starting point for delightful hikes, mountain tours and mountain bike tours in the spring, summer and autumn. Every guest can find his or her own paradise at the romantic Pragser Lake, Antholzer Lake, on the 3 Zinnen, at the earth pyramids in Oberwielenbach and at the national park Fannes - Sennes. If you are interested in the history of art, the Puster Valley has lots to offer.

Bicycle Hikes:
A different kind of hiking! Cycle from Olang to Bruneck on the cycle path and then proceed to Dietenheim. During the break you have the opportunity to visit the Folklore and Customs Museum and get to know more about the life of our ancestors. On the return journey, cycle along the Rienz river to Olang. You also have the possibility to cycle from Olang to Toblach and Innichen, and then further on to Vierschach and Winnebach. From there you can proceed to Lienz in Austria. This path is suitable for all types of bikes and is signposted as a cycle path. Return by train with a special wagon for bicycles.

Flying:
Feel as free as a bird on one of our tandem flights from the Kronplatz
into the valley! The host Mr Eugen of the hotel flies over the hotel with his paraglider!

Rafting:
The river Ahr is an ideal rafting river with crystal clear glacial water, splashing waves, varied currents, interrupted by a shower under the 50 m waterfall. An unforgetable experience! Other activities in our programme include hyrospeeding, kajak tours and canyoning.

Motorcycling:
Our Tip for a Dolomite Round Trip
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The junior boss is a motorbike fan and can give you tips for motorbike tours.Lockable garage for motorbikes.

Fires in honour of Jesus:
Every year, at a Sunday night of June, South Tyrol offers a very special highlight: High up in the mountains, huge figures are made out of fire, the so-called “Herz-Jesu-Feuer” (literally: fires for the heart of Jesus).

This tradition goes back to the year of 1796, when the Tyrolean so bitterly fought for their freedom and pledged their troth to the heart of Jesus if they would win the fight. Well, the fight was won by the Tyroleans indeed and still today, on this special night, they make these huge fires to honour the heart of Jesus.

Our tip: Huge hearts, crosses and nubers out of fire and glowing chains all along the ridges may be seen! History and tradition come to life again...

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Summer holidays: leisure and activities from www.olang.com:

Index

Dolomiti Super Summer
is a special summer program in Olang, rich in new experiences, healthy entertainment, sports activities, as well as relaxation.
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Bike Active
Mountain bike tours proposals

Rent bicycles:
Rent a Sport
Florianiplatz
Tel: 0474 498038
www.sportrent.it - info@sportrent.it

Nordic Walking - Nature.Fitness.Park.Kronplatz-Dolomiti

What better way to boost your vitality than during a wellness- oriented vacation at Kronplatz/Plan de Corones in the Dolomites? For families, senior citizens, active sportsmen, and anyone who wants to simply enjoy life - everyone will enjoy Nordic Walking in the Nature.Fitness.Park, at the foot of the Kronplatz/Plan de Corones in the Dolomites, stretching from Pfalzen/Falzes, Bruneck/Brunico, Olang/Valdaora, all the way to Rasen/Rasun in the Anholz/Anterselva Valley - the greatest one in Europe.

The park offers more than 275 km of posted trails, including numerous light and medium routes, so that you kind enjoy this modern sport to your heart`s content - in the magnificent natural splendor of the Puster Valley and the Dolomites.

Instructors offer a variety of routes and classes (including carbon poles and cardiometers.). The range of classes includes introductory workshops, Nordic Walking beginner`s courses, light Nordic Walking routes, High Nordic Walking Days, and many other options!
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Hiking, mountaineering, climbing courses, fixed rope routes and climbing tours
alertness and commitment. After a demanding but successful ascent you will be awarded with a wonderful feeling of elation.
Guided tours twice a week- bookings at the tourist board Olang. At our office you will get the following hiking maps:

Hiking map Olang (Tabacco) with many proposals for hikes and tours
Hiking map of the nearby areas of Antholz, Gsiesertal valley, Pragsertal valley, Bruneck, Gadertal valley (Tabacco and Kompass maps)

***Dolo active
***National Parks

Nordic Walking:
Nordic Walking is an adventure. Walking through fields and woods, through a unique landscape, breathing in pure and fresh air reinvigorates spirits and body. Come and join us on our guided Nordic Walking tours.
Information and bookings: Tourist Board Olang, tel. 0474 496277

Ice skating :
A cool activity on a hot summer day – it will give you a faint idea of what the winter is like in the Puster Valley.
Ice stadium of Bruneck (as from August)
Information: Tel. 0474 551 555 or 0474 411 192

Rafting
At first an expert rafting guide will give you all the necessary instructions, and then off you go on a rubber dinghy (8 people + 1 guide) in the raving waters of South Tyrol´s streams.
South Tyrol offers a selection of rivers suitable for both expert rafters and less expert rafters. It is fun and excitement and encourages team spirit.
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Hydrospeed
Equipped with wet suit and flippers you merely lie on a small boat and speed down the icy waters.
Information:
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Canyoning
That´s awesome! Canyoning is a mixture of hiking, climbing, roping down, and jumping into the torrential waters…
Information:
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Wheel Taxi Bob
Experience a breathtaking bob ride with a professional driver on the Olympic bob run of Cortina d`Ampezzo, at speeds between 60 and 110 km/h.
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Indoor Climbing
Sexten boasts Italy´s highest indoor climbing-wall (16.5 m high) with 45 climbing routes, their degrees of difficulty from 3° to 8b+.
Location: Sexten (25 km from Olang) – Sportbar
Opening times: Tuesdays to Sundays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., no day off in high season, rent of equipment.
Information: Tel. 0474 710 096

Outdoor Climbing
Discover the pleasures and techniques of climbing at the mountaineering school “Alpinschule Pustertal”: Tel. 0474 944 660.
Guidebook with a selection of fixed rope routes available at the Tourist Board Olang:
Tel. 0474 496 277
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Climbing Parks
Pragsertal valley, Lake Braies, degree of difficulty: 2 to 8+
Pragsertal valley, Brückele/Ponticello– Rauhgeisel: degree of difficulty 3 to 8
Pragsertal valley – Dürrensteinstein, degree of difficulty: 5 to 8
Aufhofen/Bruneck, near the remains of Kehlburg castle, degree of difficulty: 3 to 9 (5 easy tours and several more difficult ones)
Sand in Taufers, near the furniture store Jungmann in Sand in Taufers, degree of difficulty: 5 to 9 (long climbing tours, up to 2 wire lengths)
Rein in Taufers, Tobl bridge at Gasthof Toblhof, degree of difficulty:challenging

Tarzaning
Like Tarzan we see-saw from tree to tree, on high wires 15 m above the soil. Ability and balance is essential, but you also need guts.
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Paragliden
Flying is said to be everyone´s secret dream – flying like an eagle. Set yourself free from all the worries, on a tandem paraglider, high up in the sky, and glide over hamlets, fields and meadows.
For information:
Amhof Robby, Tel. 347 4 321 699
Rent a Sport Olang Tel 0474 498038 oder 3479442808
Alpinschule Pustertal: Tel. 0474 944 660 oder 348 2 290 640

Mountain bike
On the most wonderful mountain bike trail across magnificent landscapes!
Bike and mountain bike rent:
Sport Corones, Mitterolang: Tel. 0474 496 660
Sagmeister Klaus, Mitterolang: Tel. 0474 496 535
Bar Tennis, Niederolang: Tel. 0474 496 091
Rent a Sport, Mitterolang: Tel. 0474 498 038

Shuttle Bike
A taxi will take you and your bike to the various side valleys of the Upper Puster Valley. There you will receive an exact route description for your ride back to Olang. In addition you will also get some tips for stops or entertainment along the trail.
Discover the Puster Valley with its side valleys in a very intense way.
Information and bookings:
Rent a Sport Olang Tel 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Mountainbike - Downhill
We ascent the mountain by lift or Bike Shuttle and we ride down on marked trails or gravel roads. The bikes are of course special downhill bikes adapted to high speed downhill rides and an experienced guide will escort you.
Rent a Sport Olang Tel 0474 498038 oder 3479442808

Relax & Active

Fishing
Fishing is a wonderful relaxing activity, fostering patience, peace and harmony. Fishing licences for the water reservoir Olang and the river Rienz are available at the Tourist Board Olang tel. 0474 496 277; day licenses available at Café Pfarrbäck tel. 0474 496 547.
(Fly-fishing: Hotel Bad Salomonsbrunn Tel. 0474 492 199)

Golf
The „green valley“, as the Puster Valley is denominated, offers some lush „greens“ also for golfing:
Driving Ranges:
Hotel Mirabell in Mitterolang: Tel. 0474 496 191 (3 holes – driving range)
Sports center Reischach: Tel. 0474 548 289 or (6 holes – driving range)
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 or 3479442808

Mini golf
Put your ability to the test by playing miniature gold or bowling at the park in Niederrasen.

Shooting
At the “Kulturhaus“ (Town Hall) in Antholz Mittertal. For this kind of sport you need a firm hand and strong nerves. Tel. 0474 492 283; for groups please call in advance (1-2 days).

Horse riding
Excursions on horse-drawn sleighs, riding treks through unspoiled nature, and riding lessons Information:
Tolderhof, Oberolang (Covered riding arena 20x40m): Tel. 0474 496 127; closed on Sundays
Rent a Sport Olang Tel. 0474 498038 or 3479442808

Bowling
The bowl is rolling, the skittles are toppling down, all nine at one blow – at the outdoor bowling alley of Bad Bergfall in Geiselsberg, tel. 0474 592 084

The information contained on this page is taken from the web site of the Tourism Board Olang/Valdaora: www.olang.com

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