Special offers on Slovenia holidays

The International Wild Flower Festival 2012

19 May – 2 June

This festival, now in its sixth year, celebrates the amazing diversity of flora and fauna in the Bohinj area of north west Slovenia.

Many naturalists throughout the ages have written about the botanical riches found in the alpine meadows and mountainsides of the Julian Alps. From early spring through to the flaming colours of the autumn, alpine flowers abound.

The festival will provide a host of events celebrating alpine flowers in all kinds of environments around Bohinj (along the waters, meadows, hills and mountains).

The Triglav National Park and this wonderful festival are combined to promote tourism and the natural culture of this environment to give locals and visitors an unforgettable experience.

Some examples of events taking place:

• Guided botanical excursions
• Guided ornithological excursions
• Workshops – flower guides, edible wild flowers – collecting and preparing
• Concerts
• Market stalls
• Traditional Slovene folk dances
• Gourmet night – wild flowers on the menu

We can make bookings for all events it is necessary to pre-book.

Suggested holidays during the festival:

Prices based on two people travelling and includes flights from Stansted, seven nights' accommodation and car hire (we can also arrange private transfers if preferred)

• Hotel Jezero, Lake Bohinj with breakfast, from £669 per person.
• Mavrica Self-catering Apartments, Stara Fuzina near Lake Bohinj, from £479 per person.

We would also be delighted to include a stay near Lake Bohinj during the festival as part of a longer itinerary. Please call for more details we can tailor-make a holiday to suit your exact requirements.

 

Book NOW for holidays in May 2012 and benefit from the great flight prices being offered by easyJet from Stansted. We are holding our 2011 prices until further notice.

Call for a chat about what you would like to do and we will tailor-make a holiday to suit your exact requirements.

• Three nights at a tourist farm near Lake Bled, including flights and transfers prices start from £287 per person.
• Seven nights at a tourist farm near Lake Bled, including flights and transfers prices start from £419 per person.

 

All of the following holidays can be combined with Adria Airways flights from Gatwick - please ask for a quote.

Taste of Slovenia: cook, wine and dine

March-May: from £596 per person
July-September: from £699 per person
Prices are based on two people travelling and include flights from Stansted, car hire, four nights at Pension Kunstelj in Radovljica near Bled and three nights at Hlebec, Kog – eastern wine growing region.

Taste of Slovenia at Pension Kunstelj includes:

• Welcome drink in wine cellar
• 4 night bed & breakfast
• After breakfast on one day clients will help prepare a traditional Slovenian lunch:
  – Chicken soup with vegetables (Telecja obara)
  – Side dish make with buckwheat flour (Ajdovi zganci)
  – Desert made with cottage cheese and puffed pastry (Struklji)
• One five-course gourmet dinner
• One three-course dinner

Hlebec Tourist Farm includes:

• 3 nights bed & breakfast
• 3 evening meals
• One wine tasting with an evening meal at the farm
• One wine tasting at a renowned wine cellar in Ptuj, the oldest city in Slovenia

Spa Short Break - winter and spring departures

From £510 per person based on two people sharing: includes flights from Stansted, three nights at the charming Grand Toplice Hotel on the shores of Lake Bled with breakfast, a two-day spa package and private transfers. *Lake view rooms available at a supplement (approximately £60 per person)

Two-day spa package includes:

• Massage bath
• Full body massage
• Exfoliation and facial massage
• Foot massage

Bear watching in the southern forests of Slovenia
from mid-April

From £523 per person based on two sharing: includes flights from Stansted, three nights at a family-run tourist farm in the south of Slovenia with breakfast and evening meal, car hire and an overnight, guided bear watching excursion.

This is a unique opportunity to experience a bear watch. At dusk you will be taken in a 4x4 vehicle to the woods and from a specially designed hide watch for the European Brown Bear. There are about 600 in Slovenia so there is a good chance of you seeing them. You may also see deer, foxes, wolves and wild pigs.

During the rest of your stay there are many opportunities to explore the ancient forests of region.

Five-day bear watching packages are also available including: full board, bear monitoring, daily visits to the observation points, collecting samples, basic photography course and the setting up of photographic traps, and a half-day local excursion - please ask for price.

Photography short break: three nights staying in Ljubljana

From £549 per person based on two travelling: Includes flights from Stansted, three nights at the Central Hotel, Ljubljana, with breakfast and airport transfers, based on two people travelling.

The two-day photography workshop is run by a Slovenian company of award-winning professional photographers who specialise in running small-group photographic tours. They have a wealth of experience and a great knowledge of Slovenia, and the small groups allow the flexibility to adjust itineraries to suit weather and lighting conditions.

The package includes:

• A photo walk of old Ljubljana with tuition
• A welcome dinner in Ljubljana with the photographer to discuss what you have done during the day and review your photo
• A half-day trip (the photographer will give his suggestions and you decide; this may involve a very early start to catch a sunrise).

It is possible to extend this break - please ask for details.

Romantic break

From £430 per person based on two sharing: includes flights from Stansted, three nights at Pension Lectar with breakfast and car hire. Also includes a romantic Valentine's meal, making a gingerbread heart at the Lectar Gingerbread Museum and a horse-drawn carriage ride around beautiful Lake Bled with a traditional Fijaker.

Stay just a few kilometres from Bled in Radovljica, famous for its medieval past and facades. Enjoy a drink at one of the pavement cafes in the old town, then take a stroll to see the wonderful distant views of the majestic Julian Alps and catch glimpses of the turquoise River Sava running through the valley below.