Ljubljana Art and architecture Trips

Beautiful country. The tour has a good balance of time in cities, the mountains and a long the coast. There is plenty of time to select your own activities during the day after some group activities and orientation.

Very helpful enthusiastic leader who offered lots of alternatives that included her leadership on parts of the holiday that had nothing officially organised. We were lucky with the weather and good company of fellow travellers Strongly recommend Slovenia for its variety of beautiful scenery and amazing places of interest and friendly people EXPLORE’s choice of hotels was also very good

This was a great trip. Slovenia is a lovely country. The places we went to and the walks that we had were excellent. Our leader went the extra mile to ensure that we all enjoyed the holiday.

An excellent tour leader that made problems go away for those on the tour. An itinerary that meant we could be confident that we saw highlights of this part of Slovenia without any effort having to be made by ourselves meaning it was a proper holiday with like minded people in a small group (8 people)

This trip was a great introduction to Slovenia with so many highlights, from the wonderful historic buildings of Ljubljana to the tranquil lakes and the beautiful coastal towns. Good range of included and optional activities. Particular highlights were the boat trip on the pletna (gondola) out to Bled island, the mountain and lakeside walks at Lake Bohinj, and the day trip to the delightful coastal town of Piran, which was particularly impressive arriving by boat from Izola (worth getting up early to catch the 9am boat). Would recommend spending an extra day or two in Ljubljana as there is plenty to see there. The transport was a good mix of local buses and trains and private buses, and all ran smoothly. In most cases the bus arrival/departure points were a few minutes' walk from the hotels, so don't overload yourself with luggage.

Slovenia is a relatively-unknown jewel of Central Europe and this trip is effectively an excellent “highlights” tour, covering the beautiful capital city, the stunning Alpine region and the relaxing Adriatic coast. Lake Bohinj was probably the top spot and the walk up to the Savica waterfall. For any birdwatchers, make sure to visit the Skocjanski Zatok nature reserve in Koper, which is a 20-minute taxi ride from Izola (I did that on the free day in Izola - Friday - and also booked a guided tour, in advance, by emailing ). There are both freshwater reedbeds and brackish, tidal mud-flats. Highlights - a Little Bittern plus nesting Black-winged Stilts and Pygmy Cormorants !