Slovenia itinerary: Ljubjlana and Bled (May 2018)

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1 Friday, May 18 LONDON > LJUBLJANA Address Remarks 8am - 9am Wake up and get ready Check out by 10am 9am am Check out 9.15am - 11am Oxford Circus > Gatwick airport Gatwick express from London Victoria (Approx 30min) OR Thameslink from London Victoria (Approx 30min) OR Southern from London St Pancras (Approx 56min) 1pm pm LDN Gatwick (North terminal) - LJB Easyjet U DEP: 1pm ARR: 4.15pm Booking ref: ETMFDPR Gatwick Express: 9.45am, 10am, 10.15am, am, 10.45am Total: pm - 6pm Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport > Central Hotel Local currency: Euros Take Alpetour bus Mon - Fri departure: 16:00; 17:00*; 18:00; 19:00* - Journey approx 1hr, 4.10 per pax, ticket to be purchased on bus - Alight at Ljubljana main station (Ljubljana AP) and walk for approx 5min - CHECK BUSES TO LAKE BLED AND ZAGREB 6pm pm Central Hotel Miklosiceva 9, Ljubljana, SI-1000 Slovenia Booking ref: Total: sgd$ (paid in full) Check in: 3pm Check out: 12pm 6.30pm pm Walk towards Spajza Congress square Shoemakers Bridge (Šuštarski most) Old Square (Stari trg) 7.30pm pm Spajza Restavracija Špajza, Gornji trg 28, 1000 Ljubljana **Breakfast buffet included *RESERVATION MADE AT 7.30PM Mon - Sat: 12pm - 11pm Sun: 12pm - 10pm Hot Horse Celovška 25, 1000 Ljubljana 9am - 6am Kuhinja Krusic (Horse meat) Mon - Thurs: 10am - 3pm Fri: 10am - 2pm Closed on Sat and Sundays 1

2 8.30pm onwards Town square Ljubljana Cathedral/ St. Nicholas Cathedral (cerkev sv. Nikolaja) Prešeren Square/ Baroque Franciscan Church (pink church) Dragon Bridge (Zmajski Most) Trubarjeva cesta (street with cute shops) Kavarna Cacao (ice cream parlour) Petkovškovo nabrežje Ljubljana Most shops close early on Sat and Sun Summer: 8am - 1am daily Winter: Mon - Thurs: 8am - 10pm Fri, Sat: 8am - 11pm Sun, PH: 8am - 10pm Nobel Burek Miklošičeva cesta Ljubljana Burek: flaky filo dough filled with minced meat, cheese or the classical tomato-ham-cheese-andmushroom pizza topping 24hrs Saturday, May 19 LAKE BLED Address Remarks 6am - 7am Wake up and get ready - Wear comfortable shoes - Bring swimming costume, can swim in Lake Bled 7am am 8am am OR 10am am OR 11am pm Walk to Ljubljana bus station (approx 15min) Ljubljana main bus station > Bled (approx 70-80min) - Bus fare approx 6 - Bus driver will not announce stops so must be aware - Bus stop abt 5min walk from Lake Bled 9.20am pm Lake Bled (Approx 3-4hrs) - Northern part of the walk is less photogenic - Better views from Western side as island is closer to the Western shore **Get map from tourist office and check transfers to Vintgar Gorge (Mamut Slovenija) - First transfer is at 9.45 am and last transfer is at 3.45 pm - 10 eur per pax - Walk around the lake (1-2hrs) - Take Pletna boat to island and visit the church (boat journey between 10-30min depending on where you board/ approx 30min to roam around island) - Ring the bell in the church for good luck 2

3 Hike to Ojstrica view point (lower view point) +/- Mala Osojnica (upper view point) - signpost #6 (Approx 1hr) Start in Zaka - a bay on the west side of Lake Bled (go towards Bohinj from Bled and turn right on the crossroad behind Vila Bled chateau) At the edge of a meadow in the south part of Zaka (really close to the lake) follow an unmarked path into the forest. After a short while you will merge with a wider path and turn right. Follow the path through the forest until you come across a signpost for Ojstrica where you turn right pm - 1pm **CHECK TIMING OF TRANSFER OR Walk towards Camping Bled Zaka. Once you pass the campsite on your right-hand side, you ll hit a wooded area with a nondescript sign that says Ojstrica and Osojnica. Path may look sketchy but it is the right path. Zaka Ojstrica: 20 min Ojstrica Mala Osojnica: 15 min Mala Osojnica Zaka: 25 min The Park Cafe (for Bled cream cake/ lunch) Cesta svobode 15, 4260 Bled, Slovenia Recommended: - Bled cream cake Tues - Sun: 9am - 9pm Closed on Mon Straža Bled (for ride down the hill and view) Pod Stražo, SI-4260 Bled Fri - Sun: 11am - 5pm Bled castle (visit for the view) Lake Bled > Vintgar Gorge (15min drive from Bled) com/en/bled/gastronomy/park-restaurant-and-cafe-/ Price list: Chairlift + toboggan, 1 ride: 8 Chairlift + toboggan, 2 rides: 12 Chairlift + toboggan, 3 rides: 16 Entry fee: 11/ pax 8am - 8pm 1pm - 3pm Vintgar Gorge (approx 2hrs) Entrance fee: 5/ pax Pick up is in front of of Mamut Slovenia office in Bled Transfer ticket: 10/ pax Bus every 15min - 1hr First transfer at 9.45pm, last transfer at 3.45pm 3pm pm Vintar Gorge > Bled 8am - 7pm 3

4 3.20pm pm OR 4.20pm pm OR 6.20pm pm 4.30pm pm OR 5.30pm pm 4pm pm 4.48pm pm OR 6.48pm pm OR 7.48pm pm Bled > Ribčev Laz Bled > Ljubljana Lake Bohinj Ribčev Laz > Ljubljana ALTERNATIVELY, continue to explore Lake Bled 7.30pm onwards Restaurant Most Petkovškovo nabrežje 21, Ljubljana, Slovenia *RESERVATION MADE AT 7.30PM Mon - Sat: 11am - 11pm Sun, PH: 12pm - 10pm Šestica Slovenska cesta 40, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia Mon - Fri: 10am - 11pm Sat: 12pm - 11pm Sun: 12pm - 5pm Sunday, May 20 Ljubljana > Skocjan caves Address Remarks 6.20am am Wake up and get ready **Bring jacket as caves can be cold 7.20am am Walk to Ljubljana train station (approx min) 8.15am am Ljubljana > Divaca (approx 1hr 40min via train) Cannot buy railway ticket in advance, go to train station 30min in advance to queue and buy ticket Ticket approx am am OR 11.15am am Divaca > Skocjan caves via free shuttle bus If walking, approx 45min/ 3km - If taking the 9.50am shuttle, can have breakfast upon arrival at caves OR - If taking the 11.15am shuttle, can have breakfast at Divaca train station DEP: 9.50am, 11.15am ARR: 9.57am, 11.22am - FOC for passengers who have a valid train ticket for travel to Divača 4

5 10am OR 12pm - 3pm Skocjan caves - Through the underground canyon (approx 1.5hrs) +/- Following the Reka river underground Timetable for underground canyon: 10am, 12pm, 1pm Timetable for Reka river: 11am, 2pm Price for underground canyon: 18; Senior citizen: 14 Price for BOTH tours: 24; Senior citizen: pm pm OR 5.10pm pm 3.31pm pm OR 6.01pm pm 5.05pm pm 5.15pm pm Skocjan caves > Divaca (via shuttle bus) Divaca > Ljubljana (via train) Walk to Metelkova (15min walk) Metelkova pm pm Druga Violina (dinner) Stari trg 21, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia *RESERVATION MADE AT 6.30PM 8am - 12am Pri Skofu Rechna ulica 8, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia Tues - Fri: 10am - 12am Sat, Sun: 12pm - 12am 7pm onwards Vodnik Square Across from the statue is a footpath leading up to the Ljubljana Castle. If you do not wish to climb the hill to Ljubljana Castle by foot, you can take the funicular from Vodnik Square. Walk to to castle (10min walk) OR funicular ride up to Ljubljana Castle (60sec ride) Slovenian food: - Jota: Soup - Bograč: similar to goulash - Bleki: a kind of square shaped pasta - žganci - Žlikrofi: small boiled dumplings, similar to ravioli - štruklji: dough with filling- diff variety but most commonly cheese - Ajovi krapi: buckwheat ravioli with cottage cheese - Kranjska klobasa: Carniolan sausage - Pivo: Slovenian beer - Gibanica: cake stuffed with fillings like cottage cheese, walnut, apple, poppy seeds - Potica: bread cake hybrid, nut roll for tea time Funicular: 4 per person for a return ticket 5

6 OR 8am am (bus) OR 1.30pm pm (bus) OR 8.15am am (train) **CHECK TIMING AGAIN 9am OR 10am am 11.30am pm 2.13pm pm (bus) OR 6.13pm pm (bus) OR 1.53pm pm (train) Ljubljana Castle to see the view (Don't need to enter viewing tower, go to the FOC section) Ljubljana > Postojna caves Ljubljana bus station (LJUBLJANA AVTOBUSNA POSTAJA) > Postojnska jama (Postojna Cave Park) OR Ljubljana train station > Postojna Postojna caves - Walking tour approx 90min Predjama Castle - Approx 60min Postojna > Ljubljana 9am - 9pm Castle ticket with funicular: 10 (buy online -10%) Castle ticket 7.50 (buy online -10%) The courtyard, defensive wall, the chapel and the penitentary completely free of charge but need to pay to enter the viewing tower - If taking bus to Postojna caves, make sure bus stops in front of cave - If bus only stops in front of Postojna bus station, it is approx 1.3km walk to caves - From Postojna train station to caves, approx 2km *Not easy to get cabs there Check bus schedule: Check train schedule: si/en/ Tour timetable for caves: 9am, 10am, 10.30am, 11am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 3.30pm **Try to go for earlier tour as less crowded/ no tour buses Ticket for caves ONLY: Ticket for caves and castle: **BUY TICKETS ONLINE: Free shuttle in high season only 6