Overview
Come discover two beautiful Alpine countries: Austria and Slovenia. Even if both countries have some common past, you will be amaze of the many different landscapes and architectural styles that you will experience during these 12 days. And to make it even richer we have hand-picked a number of local restaurant that will add some new flavor to your palate and let you enjoy some local delicacies while listening to local folklore music.
Itinerary
Touring: Vienna - Maribor -
Rogaška Slatina - Ljubljana - Portorož - Nova Gorica
- Kranjska Gora - Bled
Day 1: arrival to Vienna
You will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Check-in at hotel. The rest of the day is free for
you to explore Vienna, one of the most beautiful
historical cities in the world. The tour director
meets with you in the evening. Dinner at the hotel
and overnight. (D,O)
Day 2: Vienna
Breakfast. The morning
sightseeing tour features the Hofburg, once the seat
of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Belvedere Palace,
views of the Prater amusement park, UN buildings,
St. Stephen's Cathedral and the other vivid
reminders of the city's imperial history. For lunch
you will enjoy typical local food at a local
restaurant Afternoon at leisure. Dinner at the hotel
and overnight. (B,L,D,O)
Day 3: Vienna
Breakfast. In the
morning, one of the tour's highlights, the visit to
the Vienna Woods and then to Mayerling. Lunch at a
local restaurant. The rest of the day is free for
shopping and exploring the hidden streets of Vienna.
Dinner at the hotel and overnight. (B,L,D,O)
Day 4: Vienna - Maribor
Slovenia. Breakfast.
After breakfast, drive southwards across the
Slovenian border to reach Maribor. After a relaxing
meal at a local restaurant, visit through Maribor,
the second largest Slovenian city, home of the
oldest vine in Europe (over 400 years old). Your
journey through the city of Maribor will be
concluded with an exciting ride by a traditional
wooden raft, while listening to traditional music.
To have a taste of delicious local wines, we take
you to a local winery to have a feast with local
delicacies. Overnight at a hotel (B,L,D,O)
Day 5: Maribor – Ptuj - Rogaska Slatina
Breakfast. Our journey continues to the city of
Ptuj. Our journey continues to Rogaška Slatina, a
health resort with 400 years of history. Free time
to relax in a hot spring or to take a relaxing
stroll through the beautiful parks of Rogaška
Slatina. Dinner and overnight at hotel. (B,L,D,O)
Day 6: Rogaška Slatina - Ljubljana
Breakfast. On this day, we take you to Ljubljana the
Slovenian's capital city. Our tour begins with a
visit of the open air market, the City Hall, the
Three Bridges and the Parliament. Lunch at local
restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and
overnight at hotel. (B,L,D,O)
Day 7: Ljubljana – Postojna – Piran - Portorož
Breakfast. On the way to the coast we will visit
the Postojna caves. A ride by electrical train will
be followed by a guided walking tour. Only 9 km away
from the Postojna Caves is one of the most
interesting baroque castles in Slovenia, the
Predjama castle. It hangs dramatically in the middle
of a 123 m high rocky cliff. After lunch at a local
restaurant, we invite you to visit the town of
Piran, a coastal city with charming Venetian
architecture. You will be able to enjoy local
seafood delicacies for dinner. (B,L,D,O)
Day 8: Portorož - Nova Gorica
After
breakfast, departure for Lipica, where you will have
a guided visit of the stables of the Lipizzaner
horses. A special feature is a show-program of star
Lipizzaner studs performing the excellence of what
they have learnt in their school of training. After
a typical local meal we take you to the picturesque
village of Štanjel with typical Karst architecture,
which is followed by a tasting of the local delicacy,
the air-cured ham "pršut" and famous red wine Teran
at a typical Karst farm. Continue to the centre of
this region, the small town of Nova Gorica, built
after the WWII, today known as the Slovenian Las
Vegas. Gamble your night away at Casino HIT GORICA.
(B,L,D,O)
Day 9: Nova Gorica – Kobarid - Vršič Pass -
Kranjska Gora
After breakfast, drive through the
wonderful valley of Soča to the city of Kobarid,
where you will visit the stunning museum of First
World War. After enjoying a meal in one of the great
local restaurants, your journey takes you over the
mountain pass of Vršič, where you can enjoy
breathtaking panoramic views of the valley, to the
small and picturesque alpine resort of Kranjska
gora. Dinner and overnight at hotel. (B,L,D,O)
Day 10: Kranjska Gora – Bled
After
breakfast, continue to Bled, the pearl of the Alpine
region. A unique city with its emerald-green lake, a
church on the island in the middle of the lake.
After a bus ride around the lake a guided tour of
Bled castle will start. Then you will be taken by
Bled's typical "pletna" boat to the island. Lunch at
local restaurant. Afterwards, we take you to the
Blejski vintgar gorge. The walk leads you over
hanging bridges and through galleries just above
tumultuous rapids and deep pools of crystal-clear
water. Dinner with folk music at a local restaurant.
Overnight in Bled. (B,L,D,O)
Day 11: Bled – Bohinj - Vogel - Bled
After breakfast departure for the lake of Bohinj and
ride by cable car up to the Mt.Vogel (1600 m high).
After a pleasant mountain snack, you will visit the
largest glacier lake in Slovenia with a view of the
highest Slovene peak (Mt.Triglav) rising above it.
Take a 15 minutes walk to the source of the Sava
Bohinjka river and afterwards relax at the side of
the peaceful lake of Bohinj. (B,L,D,O)
Day 12: Departure
Breakfast and transfer
to Ljubljana's airport. (B)
B=Breakfast; D=Dinner; O=Overnight;
L=Lunch