DAY
1: LJUBLJANA - BLED (50 km)
Upon arrival in Ljubljana, you will be transferred
from the airport to Bled, an enchanting resort
town by the lakeshore, at the foot of the Julian
Alps. Dinner and overnight in Bled.
DAY
2: BLED - BOHINJ - POSTOJNA - BLED (290 km)
After breakfast, we drive through the amazing
scenery of Sava Bohinjka valley to the little
town of Bohinj, located in the most beautiful
part of the Triglav National Park, by the lakeshore.
Guided walk to the 60 m tall Savica falls. Continuing
our journey towards Postojna cave, the biggest
and most visited cave in Europe. We tour this
miraculous underground world on a miniature train,
passing through many beautiful halls decorated
with stalactites and stalagmites. Return to Bled.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY
3: BLED - KOBARID SOCA VALLEY - BLED (230 km)
After breakfast, departure via Kranjska gora and
mountain pass Vrsic (1611 m) to the beautiful
Soca valley and the town of Kobarid situated amidst
the picturesque landscape, at the foot of the
mountain. Ernest Hemingway, a world famous American
writer, used this place as a setting for his novel
A Farewell to Arms. Return to Bled. Dinner and
overnight.
DAY
4: BLED - LJUBLJANA - ZAGREB (220 km)
After breakfast, a tour of the Bled Castle and
a ride on a traditional boat Pletna to the small
island in the middle of the lake. Here we'll see
the Church of St. Mary of the Lake which dates
from the 17th century. After sightseeing, we continue
to Ljubljana the capital of Slovenia. City tour,
and continue towards Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
Arrive at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY
5: ZAGREB - KUMROVEC - VELIKI TABOR - ZAGREB (180
km)
Breakfast. Morning sightseeing of Zagreb (Upper
and Lower Town, Central Market, Cathedral, St.
Mark's Church). Drive to Kumrovec, a charming
village of the Zagorje region, situated by the
river of Sutla. Visit the ethnological museum
Old village of Kumrovec, a unique museum in the
open where you'll have a chance to enter thirty
preserved old houses that represent the life and
craft of this region from the end of the 19th
and the beginning of the 20th century. From Kumrovec
we drive by the Miljana castle to Veliki Tabor,
the most preserved mediaeval fortress in Croatia.
Return to Zagreb. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
DAY
6: ZAGREB - PLITVICE - ZAGREB (320 km)
After breakfast, departure for Plitvice National
Park, a natural phenomenon of 16 terraced lakes
surrounded by thickly wooded mountains. This most
famous national park in Croatia was enlisted among
UNESCO's World Natural Heritage Sites in 1979.
After a sightseeing tour of the lakes, we return
to Zagreb. Dinner and overnight in Zagreb.
DAY
7: ZAGREB - VIENNA (400 km)
After breakfast, drive to Vienna. Upon arrival,
panoramic drive on the Ring and a short tour of
the historical city. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
DAY
8: VIENNA
After breakfast, we take a morning stroll around
the city: Hofburg Palace Augustinian Church Capuchin
Church (tombs of the Habsburg rulers) - Kohlmarkt
- Graben St. Stephen's Cathedral. Afternoon at
leisure. Dinner and overnight.
DAY
9: VIENNA
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the
airport for the return flight.
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