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A walking holiday in the heart of the Julian Alps and along its many mountain ridges.

This is a very picturesque mountain tour, taking you through alpine countryside with many natural points of interest, including Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj. The tour is suitable for fit walkers. It requires some basic experience of walking at high mountain levels and narrow paths. Not suitable for children.

Walk highlights:
•    Self-guided walk through the heart of the Triglav National Park
•    Ascend the highest Slovene mountain, Triglav
•    Stay in mountain huts and enjoy a postcard view from your Bled hotel
•    Walk along seven Triglav lakes, listen to the thunder of Savica waterfall
•    Take a swim in Lake Bohinj

> Itinerary

DAY 1. ARRIVAL IN BLED (501 mtrs). 
Bled is a popular town on the shore of a beautiful glacial lake, and a place that attracts visitors with its combination of natural wonders and unique culture and history. Visit its unique island church and castle perched high upon the lakeside cliff. (hotel 4*).

DAY 2. BLED – POKLJUKA HIGH PLATEAU (11 km, 620m ascent, 6 hrs walking).
A short car transfer brings you onto the Pokljuka high plateau (1280m). Today's warm-up walk leads you over mountain pastures, through dense fir forests up to Lipanska Hut for a typical hikers' lunch. Then it's onwards through sweeping vistas of the Karawanke range, Pokljuka plateau, Krma valley and Bohinj Mountains to the Pokljuka Biathlon Centre. (hotel 3*).

DAY 3. POKLJUKA – PLANIKA HUT (10.5 km, 1100m ascent, 7 hrs walking).
Today it's into the heart of the Triglav National Park and Julian Alps. The trail slowly ascends to Vodnikov Dom hut, where you can have lunch among glorious views of Mt. Triglav, Slovenia's highest mountain (2864 m), and its surrounding peaks. You will spend the night at Planika hut, right underneath Triglav.
Additional nights can be booked here should you want to climb Mt Triglav (the climb is partly a “via ferrata”, some alpine experience and a helmet are recommended).
(Today your main luggage gets collected at Pokljuka hotel and is safely stored in Helia’s head office in Bled until you reach Bohinj at the end of the walk.) (mountain hut accommodation).

DAY 4. PLANIKA HUT – KOČA PRI TRIGLAVSKIH JEZERIH (11 km, 700m descent, 6 hrs walking).
You start today with a walk across the Hribarice pass (2358m) in the direction of the Koča pri Triglavskih Jezerih hut. Stop and admire the beauty of one the Park’s seven lakes, Zeleno Jezero (Green Lake), before continuing on to enjoy a beautiful view into the rest of the Valley of the Triglav Lakes. A further 3-hour hike brings you to the Koča pri Savici mountain hut. (mountain hut accommodation.)

DAY 5. KOČA PRI TRIGLAVSKIH JEZERIH – SAVICA WATERFALL HUT (10 km, 1000m descent, 4.5 to 5.5 hrs). 
A long descent into the valley awaits you. During lunch at Komna hut you can also take in a great view of Bohinj Lake. End the day with a short 20-minute walk to Savica Waterfall, where an alpine Karst spring feeds the cascading 78-metre waterfall and subsequently the mighty Lake Bohinj. (Your main luggage will await you here.) (hotel 4*).

DAY 6. SAVICA WATERFALL HUT  - RIBČEV LAZ / BOHINJ VALLEY (13 km, 100m ascent, 4 to hrs). 
Start the morning with a relaxing walk along the northern shore of Bohinj Lake to Ribcev Laz village, where you can warm your blood with delicious homemade honey brandy in the local bars. Enjoy a swim in the crystal clear lake. Alternatively, you can take the cable car to Mt. Vogel (1532 m), where you'll be able to enjoy a perfect panoramic view of the area you have just walked over. (hotel 4*)

DAY 7. RIBČEV LAZ / BOHINJ VALLEY – LAKE BLED. 
Transfer back to Lake Bled. Today you can take a walk through the scenic Vintgar Gorge and Sum Waterfall. Or if you prefer a nice leisurely stroll, a walk around the lake takes about 1 hour. You can reach the famous island church on the lake by special “Pletna” boats, or visit Bled Castle and its museum. (hotel 4*, overlooking lake).

DAY 8. DEPARTURE FROM BLED. 
The tour ends with a hearty breakfast, after which you are free to do as you please.

> Price

Price: 620 EUR per person based on 2 people sharing
(Currency converter here)

price includes:
•    Accommodation: four nights in 3* or 4* hotels; 3 nights in mountain huts, in double rooms, bed & breakfast. Linen in mountain huts included
•    Car transfers on days 2 and 7
•    Luggage transfers as mentioned above, between overnight addresses in hotels (during high altitude walks, from day 3 to day 5 clients need to carry own clothing / personal items with them)
•    Information package including detailed route description (in the form of a picture book) with corresponding maps (one per room)
•    Welcome meeting upon arrival
•    Backup service (hotline) during the walk

optional extras:
•    Half-board (4 dinners) – only in hotels, can not be booked in mountain huts: 70 EUR
•    Extra night in Planika Hut: 35 EUR (in a double room, BB including linen)
•    Additional nights: *** Hotel in Bled: 49 EUR per person in standard double room, B&B. Single room: 85 EUR. Half board: +10 EUR. **** Hotel in Bled: 75 EUR per person in lake view double room, 68 EUR per person in park view double room B&B. Single room: 115 EUR. Half board: +25 EUR

single supplement
•    Single room (only available in hotels, not available in mountain huts): 80 EUR

price excludes: flights, entrance fees,  meals not mentioned, drinks with meals

> Travel options

Getting there...
Starting point of this trip is Bled in NW Slovenia (google maps).
By plane: closest airport is Ljubljana (LJU). Several airlines serve it.  From the airport you can travel to Bled by bus (change once, takes about 2 hrs) or book our transfer (faster): Ljubljana Airport to Bled 30 EUR per person; one way, two persons minimum.
By train: Bled has two railway stations: Lesce Bled on the Villach Ljubljana mainline, 4 km away from town center, need to take a bus, or call us and we'll give you a lift for free. The other option is Bled Jezero on the Jesenice - Nova Gorica sideline; only a few trains a day. 2 km away from town center, we'll have to give you a lift or, in most cases you can simply walk to first hotel which is 100 meters away.
By car: take exit Lesce from A1 motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, Karavanke.

... and away
Simple, use one of the above options or - cycle away: consider our cycling trip Best Of Slovenia!

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