Slovenia: Hike, Bike & Raft

About this trip

Exactly what you do each day, where you sleep, and how it flows — written by us, from the real itinerary.

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   Day 1 · LjubljanaLjubljana

   

   Arrive in Ljubljana for a welcome meeting at 6 pm. Take an orientation walk through the capital, seeing its history, monuments, churches and museums. Optionally join the group for dinner at a traditional restaurant.

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   Day 2 · BledLjubljana / Bled

   

   Bus to Bled, surrounded by green mountains, a clifftop castle and an emerald lake with a church on its island. Hike through Vintgar Gorge with snacks and photo stops, then walk an elevated boardwalk across rapids, waterfalls and pools along the rock face.

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   Day 3 · Lake BohinjLake Bohinj and Hiking on Mt Vogel

   Take a public bus to Lake Bohinj, Slovenia's largest permanent glacial lake. Cable car up Mt Vogel in Triglav National Park to 1500m, then hike toward Orlove glave and Sija peak for views of the Julian Alps and Italy on clear days.

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   Day 4 · BledBled

   Free day in Bled. Options include visiting the 11th-century clifftop castle and Castle Beach, taking a traditional Pletna boat to the island to climb 99 steps to St Mary's Church, or day trips to Postojna cave, Predjama castle, Škocjan Caves or Lipica. Hunt down the famous Bled cream cake.

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   Day 5 · BovecRafting on Soca River

   Travel to Bovec and raft the Soca River for 1.5 hours through Class 2 and 3 rapids and gates with a professional guide. Pass alpine scenery and cypress trees, see Boka Waterfall and enjoy swim stops in fresh water before returning to Bled. Optional dinner of sausages or fresh fish.

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   Day 6 · BledBiking in Bled

   Morning cycling from Bled with bike fitting and safety briefing. Ride gradually uphill through forest roads, then cycle through villages in the Radovljica valley with mountain views. Explore the historical town of Radovljica before dropping back to Lake Bled. Rest of the day free.

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   Day 7 · BledBled

   Trip ends after breakfast. No activities planned; leave anytime after checkout. Extend your stay if desired by contacting your booking agent beforehand.

What's included

• Guide: All Intrepid group trips in Europe are accompanied by one of our local European group leaders. ’Local’ in this context means a leader who is European or lives in Europe. The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. Intrepid endeavours to provide the services of an experienced leader however, due to the seasonality of travel, rare situations may arise where your leader is new to a particular region or training other group leaders. Your leader takes care of logistics, will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the places visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. At Intrepid we also aim to support local guides in the individual cities or locations we travel to. If you are interested in delving deeper into the local culture at a specific site or location then your leader can recommend an optional local guide service in most of the main destinations of your trip.
• Meals: 6 breakfasts
• Activities: Ljubljana - Leader led orientation walk Vintgar Gorge hike Mt Vogel Cable Car Hiking on Mt Vogel Rafting on Soca River Biking in Bled
• Transport: Private vehicle, Local bus, Bicycle, On foot
• Accommodation: The style of accommodation indicated in the day-to-day itinerary is a guideline only and may change. On some occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our preferred accommodation. In these cases, we will use a similar standard of accommodation. Throughout the trip, we request that our properties prepare rooms in time for our arrival, especially if we're arriving prior to normal check-in time. However, this isn't always possible which means we won't be able to check-in immediately on arrival at some hotels. Instead, we can store our luggage and explore our new destination or on some trips, have use of shared day rooms until all rooms are available., OCCASIONAL ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION: The style of accommodation indicated is a guideline. On rare occasions, alternative arrangements may need to be made due to the lack of availability of rooms in our usual accommodation. A similar standard of accommodation will be used in these instances. TWIN SHARE BASIS: Accommodation on this trip is on a twin share basis. Please note there may be times where facilities will be shared rather than ensuite. CHECK-IN TIME: On your arrival day rooms should be ready for you at 2pm. PRE/POST TRIP ACCOMMODATION: If you've purchased pre-trip or post-trip accommodation (if available), you may be required to change rooms from your trip accommodation for these extra nights. FACILITIES: Your accommodation may not always have private en suite facilities or air-conditioning. European hotels generally don't provide kettles or fridges. Guest House (5 nights) Hotel (1 night)

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