Multiple Dates Available: Spring, Summer, or Fall 2020
Whether you’re chasing cultural highs or pursuing nature’s pleasures, treading lightly or veering off the beaten path, there’s a good chance you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Sure, it may not be easy to find Slovenia on a map, but you’ll have a hard time finding a place so small offering so much. Everywhere and any time you go you’ll always run into something that reflects your unique taste and view of the world. The only question that remains is: what’s going to be your way of feeling Slovenia? Our tour will start in Venice, the Pearl of the Mediterranean, which has been defying the sea for thousands of years. Its rich history, architecture and cuisine will not leave you unaffected. Our journey will then take you to a marvellous Central European country. Slovenia, this paradise 2 hours' drive away from Venice, with its two million people living on 20,000 km2, will transport you into a marvellous world of diversity. Our tour will also feature superb local food, great hospitality and beautiful landscape.
Day by Day Itinerary
DAY 1: ITALY / VENICE
Welcome to Europe! On arrival at Marco Polo airport you will be met by your guide who will be with you throughout the whole tour, and who will attend to all your wishes. You will be transferred to the hotel in Venice. There you will be able to enjoy a rest after your long journey to Europe. You can spend the afternoon at your leisure.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Hotel
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAY 2: ITALY / VENICE - LJUBLJANA
After a plentiful breakfast, your tour guide will be waiting to take you sightseeing through famous Venice. You will spend a pleasant morning in the "City of Romanticism and Love", as many cosmopolitans call it. We will view St. Mark's Square along the Grand Canal (Canal Grande), and this will be the starting point for your tour of Venice. St. Mark's Square is the most famous of Venice's sights, and around it are several places worth a visit: St. Mark's Basilica, the Campanile (bell tower), the Doge's Palace, the Correr Museum and the Bridge of Sighs. To round off our sightseeing tour of Venice a divine lunch by choice awaits us, with authentic Italian food and excellent wine. After this romantic occasion we will return to the mainland, past Murano Island, the site of the famous Murano glass industry. The driver will already be waiting to take us to Slovenia. Arriving in Slovenia in the late afternoon, we will have a rest in a design hotel in Ljubljana.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Venice: Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s palace, Correr Museum, Bridge of Sighs.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Venice: Grand Canal, St. Mark’s Square, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s palace, Correr Museum, Bridge of Sighs.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAY 3: SLOVENIA / LJUBLJANA – POSTOJNA – LJUBLJANA
After a delicious breakfast, you can spend morning at your leisure. In the afternoon, we will visit one of the greatest natural wonders of the world: the karst cave. Our destination is the largest European karst cave accessible to tourists, the Postojna Cave, which you will not just adore - it will leave you speechless with excitement. You will be able to admire the unique beauties of a karst cave - One of its dripstones is some 500.000 years old and the olm (Proteus) which only lives in this area and is an indigenous species. This cave's history is also linked to the First World War: far in its interior you will be able to see the Russian bridge, built by Russian prisoners of war during WW1. You will pass this bridge on your tour of the cave, and your guide will draw your attention to it and tell you more about it. After our inspection of the cave we will visit also the Predjama castle a world-famous cave castle. Than we will return to our vehicle and make our way to the Smrekar Homestead, an excellent local restaurant where we will enjoy their traditional specialty food. We will of course also sample home-brewed spirits and wine. After the dinner the drive to Ljubljana will follow, free evening at your leisure.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Ostojna Cave, Predjama Castle.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, entrance to Postojna Cave, dinner with wine tasting, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Ostojna Cave, Predjama Castle.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, entrance to Postojna Cave, dinner with wine tasting, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAY 4: LJUBLJANA
Our fourth day together will be dedicated mostly to sightseeing in the capital of our country, much beloved by the locals. This is also evident from its name, which is derived from the word "ljubljena" - the Beloved. After breakfast we will explore Ljubljana's secrets. It is a small city with a rich history, offering you a smorgasbord of exceptional architecture, an enviable open-air market, a castle and many archaeological excavations from ancient Roman times. A free afternoon follows, and towards the evening we will visit the Pivovarna Union (Union Brewery), regarded as the largest in the country. An inspection of the brewery will be followed by a true beer lover's feast.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: sightseeing in the capital: Ljubljana Castle, Plečnik’s Ljubljana, Dragon Bridge, Central Market, Town Hall, Tivoli Park, Brewery experience.
INCLUDED: private English speaking guide, dinner with Brewery experience, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: sightseeing in the capital: Ljubljana Castle, Plečnik’s Ljubljana, Dragon Bridge, Central Market, Town Hall, Tivoli Park, Brewery experience.
INCLUDED: private English speaking guide, dinner with Brewery experience, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAY 5: LJUBLJANA – CERKLJE NA GORENJSKEM
After a plentiful breakfast, free morning at your leisure follows. In the afternoon drive towards “Gorenjska” region where we will take part in an extensive cooking workshop where we will prepare a tasty Slovenian lunch and dessert under the professional guidance of the best chefs in Slovenia. This will be followed by a delicious feast. After the workshop we will make our way back to Ljubljana Free evening will follow.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: cooking workshop.
INCLUDED: Private transfer, private English speaking guide, cooking workshop, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: cooking workshop.
INCLUDED: Private transfer, private English speaking guide, cooking workshop, accommodation in 4* Design Hotel
DAY 6: LJUBLJANA – VELIKA PLANINA - BLED
Good Morning! This is your last day in the capital, so free morning to stroll around the city follows. In the afternoon we will make our way to the Velika planina mountain plateau, where we will get a taste of authentic Slovenian dairy farming. The pristine nature surrounding you and the down-to-earth farmers will introduce you to a world of pastures and cheese-making workshops. Than we will take the cable car down into the valley and make our way towards fashionable Bled in the Alps where you will have a broad choice of wellness services. Dinner on your own.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Velika planina mountain plateau, cheese-making workshop.
INCLUDED: cable car, cheese-making workshop, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Velika planina mountain plateau, cheese-making workshop.
INCLUDED: cable car, cheese-making workshop, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAY 7: BLED
You will wake up in the heart of the Alps. A tasteful breakfast will be the perfect start of the day. Free morning follows. In the afternoon we will take a ride in the "pletna", Bled's flat-bottomed boat and we will visit Bled Castle with its idyllic view, where we will be able sampling the best cream cakes in Slovenia. Dinner on your own.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Bled Island, Pletna boat, Bled castle
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, Pletna boat, entrance to the castle, accommodation in 4* Hotel.
OPTIONAL ADD ON: visit of the Vintgar Gorge and dinner in a typical Slovenian restaurant with a sweet hearts workshop.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Bled Island, Pletna boat, Bled castle
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, Pletna boat, entrance to the castle, accommodation in 4* Hotel.
OPTIONAL ADD ON: visit of the Vintgar Gorge and dinner in a typical Slovenian restaurant with a sweet hearts workshop.
DAY 8: BLED – KRANJSKA GORA - BOVEC
In the morning we will head to Kranjska Gora, the alpine jewel that lies in the heart of Julian Alps. Our first stop will be at emerald green Zelenci, natural reserve, than we will visit Planica a sports paradise under the Ponce mountains. Planica is the Slovenian cradle of ski jumping and flying. Time for a lunch by choice. After the lunch we will continue our way out towards the Vršič mountain pass, built in 1915 by some 10,000 Russian prisoners of war. On the way to the pass we will also stop at the Russian Chapel, erected as a memorial to some of the builders and their guards who died in an avalanche. We will then go our way across Vršič, the highest Slovenian mountain pass - where you can admire the mystical Triglav National Park - to the town of Bovec, where we will settle into our hotel rooms.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Planica, the Slovenian cradle of ski jumping and flying, mountain pass Vršič.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Planica, the Slovenian cradle of ski jumping and flying, mountain pass Vršič.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAY 9: OVEC – VENICE/ ITALY
After waking up this morning and having a good breakfast we will visit the museum dedicated to the Great War. Free time for a lunch by choice follows. After the lunch we will head our way to the Venice, where you will have time to rest, before your journey back home. Accommodation in the hotel near the Venice airport. EvenIng at leisure.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Museum dedicated to the war, Soca river, nature.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, entrance to the museum, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS: Museum dedicated to the war, Soca river, nature.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide, entrance to the museum, accommodation in 4* Hotel
DAY 10: VENICE / DEPART FOR HOME
In the morning you will be taken to Venice International Airport, where our time together will come to an end. But we sincerely hope that this will not be the last time we see each other! We wish you a pleasant and peaceful trip back to the USA.
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide
INCLUDED: private transfer, private English speaking guide
YOUR LUXURY TOUR INCLUDES:
➢ Private transfers (comfortable van)
➢ Private English speaking guide throughout the tour ➢ Entrance to the Ljubljana Castle and cable car
➢ Ride with cable car at Velika Planina
➢ Food & beer tastings at brewery Union
➢ Wine tasting and dinner in Postojna
➢ Visit to Postojna cave and Predjama Castle
➢ Visit to Museum of 1st WW in Kobarid
➢ Hands-on cooking class
➢ Make-your-own cheese class
➢ “Pletna” boat ride in Bled
➢ Entrance to the Bled castle
➢ 1 x BB at 4* hotel in Venice
➢ 4 x BB at 4* hotels in Ljubljana
➢ 2 x BB at 4*S hotel in Bled
➢ 1 x BB at 4* hotel in Bovec
➢ 1 x BB at 4*S hotel in Venice near the airport
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
➢ Airplane tickets and airfare
➢ Lunch and dinner not specified in day by day itinerary
➢ Any personal expenses or services not specified
➢ Extra charge for single occupancy room
➢ Dinner with gingerbread workshop at Lectar restaurant in Radovljica (55 € per person to be paid on site)
➢ Tips
TOUR PRICE LISTED IS PER PERSON AND BASED ON A MINIMUM OF SIX TRAVELERS. PRICE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY BASED ON FINAL NUMBER OF TRAVELERS
At the time of booking guests are requested to pay non – refundable 30 % deposit of total. Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure.
THREE OPTIONAL DATES OF TRAVEL (FLIGHT DAYS NOT INCLUDED)
May 11-20, 2020
June 15-24, 2020
September 7 – 16, 2020
ADDITIONAL OR OPTIONAL DATES MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE INQUIRE.
$3449.00 PER PERSON AND ASSUMES DOUBLE OCCUPANCY made payable directly to Distinguished Travelers LLC
➢ Private transfers (comfortable van)
➢ Private English speaking guide throughout the tour ➢ Entrance to the Ljubljana Castle and cable car
➢ Ride with cable car at Velika Planina
➢ Food & beer tastings at brewery Union
➢ Wine tasting and dinner in Postojna
➢ Visit to Postojna cave and Predjama Castle
➢ Visit to Museum of 1st WW in Kobarid
➢ Hands-on cooking class
➢ Make-your-own cheese class
➢ “Pletna” boat ride in Bled
➢ Entrance to the Bled castle
➢ 1 x BB at 4* hotel in Venice
➢ 4 x BB at 4* hotels in Ljubljana
➢ 2 x BB at 4*S hotel in Bled
➢ 1 x BB at 4* hotel in Bovec
➢ 1 x BB at 4*S hotel in Venice near the airport
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
➢ Airplane tickets and airfare
➢ Lunch and dinner not specified in day by day itinerary
➢ Any personal expenses or services not specified
➢ Extra charge for single occupancy room
➢ Dinner with gingerbread workshop at Lectar restaurant in Radovljica (55 € per person to be paid on site)
➢ Tips
TOUR PRICE LISTED IS PER PERSON AND BASED ON A MINIMUM OF SIX TRAVELERS. PRICE WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY BASED ON FINAL NUMBER OF TRAVELERS
At the time of booking guests are requested to pay non – refundable 30 % deposit of total. Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure.
THREE OPTIONAL DATES OF TRAVEL (FLIGHT DAYS NOT INCLUDED)
May 11-20, 2020
June 15-24, 2020
September 7 – 16, 2020
ADDITIONAL OR OPTIONAL DATES MAY BE AVAILABLE. PLEASE INQUIRE.
$3449.00 PER PERSON AND ASSUMES DOUBLE OCCUPANCY made payable directly to Distinguished Travelers LLC