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This "Cross country tour" whisks you through the majority of Slovenia's most famous historical places, along with the many natural wonders this diverse little country has to offer. It is suitable for cyclists with plenty of time and an average fitness level.

Cycling tour highlights:
•    Swim in crystal clear mountain lakes
•    Take a break at "The Triple Bridge" in Ljubljana
•    Visit Postojna or Škocjan caves, and the famous Lipizzaner horses
•    Chill out with a capuccino in the famous Piazza Unita, Trieste
•    Stay on a vineyard, and sip the sumptuous Teran wine
•    Small individual hotels, great food

> Itinerary

Day 1: BLED 4* hotel (Voted best overall hotel in 2011! by our guests).
First stop Bled, a world famous town on the shore of a beautiful glacial lake, with its distinctive island church surrounded by towering alpine mountains and the clifftop castle standing guard over the town, Bled is one of Slovenia’s most popular tourist attractions.

Day 2: BLED – RIBČEV LAZ (BOHINJ)  – ŠKOFJA LOKA ( 84 km). hotel 3*.
From the high plateau at Pokljuka, you can marvel at the alpine views as you glide down to Lake Bohinj, the largest and deepest in the Triglav National Park. Leaving Bohinj you cycle up 750 m/2400 ft to the Jelovica high plateau and drop off into the Selška Dolina Valley leading to the lush green Škofja Loka hills. The route takes you through a number of historic little villages until you finally arrive in the wonderful town of Škofja Loka, one of the oldest towns in Slovenia, where you can visit the hilltop castle.

Day 3: ŠKOFJA LOKA – LJUBLJANA  - VRHNIKA (72 km; 89 km with detour). 4* hotel.
Today you cycle to the Slovene capital, where you can visit the historic old town, take a ride up to the mighty Ljubljana Castle on a hilltop overlooking the old town. For lunch you can relax with a meal and drinks at Nebotičnik, the highest building in Ljubljana, offering a panoramic city view. Then it's off across an immense 160-square kilometre marshy plain which was once a great lake until it dried up 6000 years ago. You can also visit the picturesque Iški Vintgar gorge, and the remnants of the world’s highest railway viaduct.

Day 4: VRHNIKA – POSTOJNA – ŠTANJEL (79 km). 2* country inn
Today you will experience the beauty of the Slovenian karst countryside as you cycle past the beautiful Slivnica Mountain and the magical disappearing lakes of Cerknica and Planina, and marvel at the wonders of this vast world of limestone, such as Rakov Škocjan nature reserve, where the Rak River has carved out two natural bridges. Then you visit the beautiful underground Postojna caves and are whisked into a world of limestone caverns and giant stalactites and stalagmites. A detour to Predjama Castle is also possible.

Day 5 : ŠTANJEL – LIPICA - TRIESTE – KOPER (40 km). hotel 4*.
There are two optional trips:
Tour A. Route through Slovenia – 60 km, descent into the valley of Hrastovlje, where a well-known church featuring an interesting “death dance” fresco can be visited. This variant goes through quiet countryside. 
Tour B. Route through Italy (55 km) and the lively port of Trieste. Long downhill ride from the high Karst plateau to Trieste. 3* hotel. Part of the trip can be taken by a shuttle boat connecting Trieste with outskirts town of Muggia.

Day 6: DEPARTURE FROM KOPER.

> Price

Price per person: 570 EUR per person, based on 2 persons sharing
(Currency converter here)

price includes:
•    Accommodation in hotels ***/**** and country inns in two bedded room with WC and shower, on a bed & breakfast basis
•    Luggage transport between hotels (one piece per person)
•    Information package including text road book (one per booking party)
•    Free entry to swimming pools in Koper hotel (pools are in partner hotel)
•    Wine tasting in Hruševica (2 sorts of wine, wine liqueur and cheese)
•    Backup service (hotline) during the trip

optional extras:
•    Half board (10 dinners, dinners in Škofja Loka and Vrhnika are taken in local inns) 90 EUR
•    Bike rental 75 EUR (hybrid touring bikes are equipped with 21 gears, cycling meter, lock, one pannier, one spare tube, set of Allen keys and basic puncture repair set. Price includes delivery and pick up). Every additional day: 15 EUR per bike. Bike rental period starts 9:00 day 2 of the tour (on the day clients leave Ljubljana) and ends on the evening of their arrival in Koper – 18:00 of day 5
•    Helmet rental 10 EUR
•    Transfers. Ljubljana Airport to Bled – 30 EUR. Klagenfurt Airport to Bled – 45 EUR. Koper to Ljubljana Airport – 60 EUR. Koper to Bled 80 EUR. Koper to Trieste down town - 35 EUR. Koper to Trieste Airport - 65 EUR. All prices per person, 2 persons minimum, one way
•    Additional nights: *** Hotel in Bled: 49 EUR per person in standard double room, B&B. Single room: 65 EUR. Half board: +15 EUR. **** Hotel in Bled: 75 EUR per person in lake view double room, Single room: 135 EUR Half board: +25 EUR (4-course dinner). *** Hotel in Ljubljana: 62 EUR per person in standard double room, B&B. Single room: 75 EUR. Half board: +12 EUR. *** Hotel in Koper: 62 EUR per person in standard double room, B&B. 69 EUR per person in superior double room, B&B. Single room: + 19 EUR. Half board: +15 EUR.

single supplement:
•    110 EUR.

price excludes: flights, entrance fees, not mentioned meals, drinks with meals

> Travel options

Getting there...
Starting point of this trip is Bled in NW Slovenia (google maps).
By plane: closest airport is Ljubljana (LJU). Several airlines serve it.  From the airport you can travel to Bled by bus (change once, takes about 2 hrs) or book our transfer: Ljubljana Airport to Bled, 30 EUR per person; one way, two persons minimum.
By train: Bled has two railway stations: Lesce Bled on the Villach - Ljubljana mainline, 4 km away from town center, need to take a bus or call us, we'll give you a lift for free. Other is Bled Jezero on the Jesenice - Nova Gorica sideline only a few trains a day. 2 km away from town center, we'll have to give you a lift or, in most cases you can simply walk to first hotel which is 100 meters away.
By car: take exit Lesce from A1 motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, Karavanke

.... and away
Simple, use one of the above options or - cycle away: consider our cycling trip Best Of Slovenia!

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