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A Taste of Slovenia - 12D/11N
An itinerary perfect for a family or a few friends who would like to discover the tastes of the Slovenian regions.
Because Slovenia lies at the crossroads of the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Pannonian Plain, and the Dinaric Mountain Range, through the centuries, the individual Slovenian regions have developed various forms of economic activity, ways of life and cultural creativity which have formed a wonderful “Land of Diversity”.
Slovenia is a hospitable country which surprises its visitors with the abundance of traditional Slovenian food as well as culinary masterpieces which originated outside the country but have received a Slovenian touch. To complement our dishes there have always been excellent wines of the three Slovenian wine growing regions. You can encounter all these pleasures on wine roads and in the numerous traditional gostilnas, the heart of the Slovenian culinary traditions, still often owned by families cooking homemade dishes. Culinary offer is supplemented by excellent Slovenian wines, especially in the wine growing regions. Gostilnas are famous for homeliness and genuine hospitality - that is one of the reasons why guests like coming there again and again.
Slovenia also has more than fifteen natural thermal and climatic health resorts which guarantee first-class relaxation for the body and soul, as well as treatment for various health problems. In all of Slovenia’s thermal health resorts, programs for beauty and relaxation have been developed in addition to the classical spa services.
Departures: On a Daily basis from January 6 to December 10, 2010 with a minimum of 5 passengers (Please enquire for rates on smaller parties)
Included features:
- • 11 nights in twin – bedded or single rooms in your select hotels or similar; hotel taxes
- • 11 breakfasts (B) + 8 dinners (D) + 9 lunches (L)
- • Arrival and departure transfers
- • Entrances as per program indicated in bold
- • Professional English speaking throughout tour director from day 02 to day 09
- • Touring with air conditioned car or van
Hotels:
- • Bled: Hotel Golf/Park 4* or similar
- • Solkan: Hotel Park4* or similar
- • Piran: Hotel Piran 4* or similar
- • Ljubljana: Hotel Central 4* or similar
- • Bled: Hotel Golf4* or similar
- • Ptuj: GH Primus 4* or private accommodation
- • Čatež: Hotel Čatež 4* or similar
Itinerary:
- Day 01 Bled - Arrival to Ljubljana airport and transfer to your hotel in Bled. Dinner at local restaurant in Bled (D,O)
- Day 02 Bled- Bohinj – Radovljica - A sightseeing tour of Bled features the charming town with the lakeshore, and imposing Bled Castle, perched on a cliff high above the lake. You will also have the possibility to take a boat ride to the island in the lake of Bled, visit the baroque church and toll the bell. Then continue to the other alpine beauty – the lake Bohinj. The route will take you to Stara Fuzina where you will visit the Sheppard’s museum and taste the best Slovenian cheese. Free time in Bohinj until your return to Bled. In the evening travel to Radovljica and take a walk through this picturesque town until dinner with typical Slovenian cuisine (B,D)
- Day 03 Kranjska Gora – Vršič – Kobarid – Nova Gorica - After breakfast travel to Kranjska Gora, the idyllic mountain resort under the Julian Alps. Cross the mountain pass Vršič and enjoy scenic views and travel into the Trenta valley. Following the emerald Trenta River. Enjoy lunch in Bovec and taste a local special dessert – Bovec pockets. After lunch continue to Koarid and visit world famous World War I museum. Continue to Nova Gorica for overnight. Evening at leisure for visit of the hotel casinos in city centre (B, L)
- Day 04 Goriška Brda Region - After breakfast travel to Goriška Brda, the biggest and the best wine-growing region of western Slovenia. Full day dedicated to the secrets of this hilly region. First stop at the towns of Gonjače and Šmartno, before visit the local wine cellar – one of the biggest in Slovenia and enjoy wine tasting. Visit Dobrovo castle and ending the visit of the region with late lunch with wine tasting at a local tourist farm. Return to Nova Gorica for overnight (B,L)
- Day 05 Karst Region With Štanjel And Lipica - In the morning depart Nova Gorica and travel to the charming medieval town of Štanjel. The region of Karst is know for its dark wine Teran and Karst cold cuts- among which the most famous one is Karst prosciutto. Tasting at one of the famous local wine producer. Continue to Lipica stud farm and visit the stables. Continue to Piran and enjoy dinner at local restaurant by the sea (B,D)
- Day 06 Piran – Šmarje – Pomjan - In the morning visit the picturesque town of Piran, known as birth place of the composer and violinist Guiseppe Tarini. Then travel to Sečovlje and visit the salt pans where the salt is harvested for more than 400 years. From Sečovlje we will travel to the Šmarje and visit an excellent local wine cellar. We will end our day in the medieval town of Pomjan with a short walk through the town and enjoy a typical dinner of Slovenian Istra. (B,D)
- Day 07 Piran – Postojna – Ljubljana - Morning at leisure in Piran till departure for Postojna. After lunch in a local tourist farm visit Postojna cave, one of the biggest and the most impressing caves in Europe. After the visit stop also at the Predjama castle before arrival to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Rest of the day at leisure in Ljubljana (B,L)
- Day 08 Ljubljana - In the morning enjoy a walking tour of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Visit the most significant sights of the old city centre: the picturesque Central open-air Market and the Three Bridges, both designed by famous architect Joze Plecnik, Baroque Town Hall and Robba’s Fountain. (B)
- Day 09 Ljubljana – Maribor – Ptuj - Travel to Maribor and enjoy a short walking tour of the city. After lunch in a local restaurant visit the Maribor tunnel wine cellar which is one of the greatest wine cellars in Europe and is located in the centre of the city. Continue to Ptuj for short walking tour of the city with dinner and overnight (B,L,D)
- Day 10 Prekmurje Region - After breakfast travel to Prekmurje, the north-eastern flat part of Slovenia. Enjoy lunch in a typical restaurant. The tour of the region will include the visit of the miles on Mura River, visit the typical local pottery and some other ethnological attractions of Prekmurje. Tonight dinner and wine tasting. (B, L, D)
- Day 11 Ptuj – Rogatec – Olimje - Bizeljsko – Čatež - In the morning travel to Rogatec and visit the open air heritage museum before continue to Olimije and visit one of the oldest pharmacies in the world, Enjoy lunch at local wine producer before continue to the wine-growing area of Bizeljsko. End your day with tasting of sparkling wines at famous producer. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Čatež spa. (B, D)
- Day 12 To Ljubljana - After breakfast transfer to Ljubljana airport (B)
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We provide, through TravelSafe Insurance, one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of travel insurance, a TravelSafe Custom Plan, where you decide the benefits YOU want and the levels of protection YOU desire including access to their 24-hour emergency assistance service from anywhere in the world. Click the link below the Plan Benefits table for plan details.
