Summary

Via Alpina - Violet Route

This short break tour is a collection of different grade walks, however, none of them has a climbers rate. In general guest walk mountain ridges, mountain meads, valley floors, slowly descending from east to west. The landscape has an Alpine character.

Daily programme

DAY 1. ARRIVAL TO JEZERSKO.
This small romantic village is situated on Slovene – Austrian border, north of Ljubljana. Its setting in a basin among peaks of Stone Alps makes it a perfect starting point for this trip. Hotel 3*.

DAY 2. JEZERSKO - JEZERSKO round walk 2 hrs* / descend and ascend 640 m.
A warm-up hike to Ceska koca mountain hut. The walk leads up just above forest line to a one of the oldest alpine huts in Slovenia. Return past Shepherds Lake. Country inn 2*.

DAY 3. JEZERSKO - PREDDVOR 6 hrs* / descend 1100 m and ascend 900 m.
A longer hike down to valley. This days walk begins with a short transfer to the starting point. Following a narrow valley one ascends Baseljsko sedlo, just before reaching a mountain hut on Kokra saddle. This is a wonderful viewpoint and a great setting for a tasty lunch. The afternoon walk descends through hillside villages to Preddvor and past Crnava Lake to our hotel. Country hotel 3*.

DAY 4. PREDDVOR - TRŽIČ 4 hrs walk / ascend 200 m.
A walk in western direction takes you across several typical villages of the area, wide meadows of alpine flowers dotted with famous Slovene hay-drying racks. Trzic used to be a town of shoemakers, should you need new walking shoes - plenty of choice there. The walks goes at the foot of Karawanke range, in distance Julian Alps peaks are visible. Boarding house / agritourismo 2*.

DAY 5. TRŽIČ - BEGUNJE 4 hrs walk / descend 700 m, ascend 250 m.
A short car transfer to the border and starting point at Ljubelj. A bit unusually the hike begins by a short underground walk through a tunnel, once dug to shorten the merchants route connecting Carniola with Carinthia. Continuing towards west if follows the trails of shepards, passing wide meadows of alpine flowers. Walking through quiet valley of Draga, underneath ruins of ancient Kamen castle, one reaches Begunje – home of famous Avseniki musicians. Boarding house 3*.

DAY 6. BEGUNJE - BLED 5 hrs walk / descend 150 m, ascend 200 m.
This is an easy day walk. Leaving Begunje one first climbs to little St. Petrus church, in days of Turkish raids an important sentry point. A longer ridge walk follows, with great views of Julian Alps range on the opposite Sava valley side. Before reaching Bled, there is time to explore Vintgar gorge – a canyon of River Radovna, part of Triglav National park. Hotel 3*.

DAY 7. End of tour or extension of stay in Bled.

* mentioned walking times taking in account an average walker. These are net times (i.e. not including rests or lunch stops).

Price

Price per person: 520 EUR (Currency converter here)

Price includes:

• Accommodations in double rooms, with WC and shower, on basis of bed & breakfast.
• Transfer of persons on days 3 & 4.
• Luggage transfer (one piece per room).
• Information packet including detailed route description with corresponding maps (one per room). Detailed maps with marked route can be rented locally upon arrival. Rental price is 15 EUR. Clients have to state their credit card details when they get the maps. Maps need to be returned to Helia at the end of the trip.
• A welcome drink and meeting with Helia representative on the arrival day.

Supplements:

• Half board 95 EUR.
• Single supplement 135 EUR.
• Supplement for 4* hotel accommodation in Bled 30 EUR for B&B and 50 EUR for half-board (in park view room). Additional night in Bled in 3* hotel, per person per night, in a double room, B&B: 51 EUR. Single room: 66 EUR. Half board: +12 EUR.

Discounts:

• Children up to 12 years when sharing room with parents -30%.
• Third adult person in the room -10%; both on basic price.

Not included:

• Entrance fees.

There is free unguarded parking lot in Jezersko.
Transfer from Ljubljana airport to Jezersko: 45 EUR per person. Return to the airport from Bled: 35 EUR. Transfers need to be ordered when booking the trip.

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