Walking Slovenia – the Essentials
During this trip you will explore in full, the Julian Alps, on the Slovenian side, Italian and Austrian. The trip will take place in Kranjska Gora a typical Alpine village. It is known for its winter sports and annual Alpine Skiing World Cup. The valley is surrounded by the Karavanke Mountains and the Julian Alps of which, Mount Triglav (2,864m) is the highest peak. Triglav stands in the middle of Slovenia’s only national park (Triglav National Park) and supplies two large river systems: the Soca and the Sava. Lake Bled is a glacial lake in the Julian Alps surrounded by mountains and trees and the medieval castle (Bled Castle), which stands on the north shore.
The trip is for Medium- Medium walkers.
Airport: Fly to Trieste airport.
Hotel: 4* Hotel Kompas in Kranjska Gora
Included:
– 5 guided walks with International Mountain Leader (IML) who will stay with the group all week
– Trieste airport pick up and drop off to match the below flights:
17 June: Ryanair FR9319 from Dublin to Trieste (21h25)
24 June: Ryanair FR9320 from Trieste (15h30) to Dublin
– Transports during the trip to the walks.
– 4 nights B&B + 3 nights HB in 4* hotel Kompas based on 2 people sharing.
– 7 breakfasts
– 3 dinners in Kranjska Gora (at the hotel)
Not Included:
– Individual travel insurance (should cover helicopter evacuation).
– Single supplement (€250 for the week)
Please note that if you book a sharing place (twin rooms) without a sharing partner, we will do our best to find you one, however in failing doing so, extra single supplement will apply.
– Flights Dublin/Trieste Ryanair FR9319 / FR9320
– Airport transfer if flights don’t match group flights’ transfers
– 4 dinners.
– All beverages and picnic lunches. We will stop every day by a mini market so you can buy food for lunch (around €8-€10 per pers).
– All extras not included in the itinerary pages 1 & 2 or mentioned as optional.
– Card fees (€16 payable once) should you pay by credit card. No fees if you pay by bank transfer.
Booking process:
– 30% Deposit (€363) per person to be paid before end of February 2025.
– Balance 6 weeks before trip departure. We will send you a balance invoice in due time.
Eimear Fisher –
Another great fun week in the mountains with France Outdoors! The hiking and hotel arrangements were flawless, the scenery was breath-taking and the responsivity of the guides was very kind and professional. Thank you for all your work in arranging this week.
Colm & Mary –
Fantastic trip. Kranjska Gora is an excellent base for hiking & other outdoor activities. Majestic mountains & we thoroughly enjoyed the hikes and our week. Organisation was excellent. Hotel was very comfortable, good facilities and good choices of foods. Would return again.
Hugon Simm –
First time in Kranjka Gora. Superb location right in the heart of the mountains. Excellent hotel. Great guides. Our main guide for the week was Masa who had to alter a walk route due to rock conditions, and that turned out to be the best walk of the week! Alos, lots of bike rental opportunities opposite the hotel for your day off. We took 2 electric bikes and climbed 800m to the tri-border peak on beautifully quiet tracks. Kranjska also has a fabulous, long cycleway along an old railway track. The whole area is just stunningly beautiful!
Daniel Kelly –
Excellent trip!
Irene –
Thank you for planning a trip that allowed me to discover the fantastic hiking opportunities in Slovenia. All the organisation was superb – the hotel, the guides, the transfers… The guides were particularly good – they took on board our feedback and led us on spectacular hikes. 5 stars all the way. Merci beaucoup!
Paul McCabe –
Great trip. My third time to Kranska Gora and I have always enjoyed Slovenia. The mountains are beautiful. The guides were all very good and listened to any feedback on walks and made every effort to accommodate the different levels. I was lucky enough to be able to climb Triglav with a separate guiding company at my own expense during the week so that was fantastic. I would have liked more walks in the Julian alps themselves, maybe up to some of the higher huts. However I realize not always easy to organize with a group etc. Overall great trip!