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From alpine lakes to a sun-drenched coast packed with mountain views, immense bodies of water and flowing wine.
Starting at the fairytale world of Lake Bled, a glacial lake famed for its beautiful island church and cliff top castle, your ride will take you first through alpine Slovenia's most beautiful mountain vistas, over a high pass, along thundering rivers and out into a valley laden with vineyards. Castles and hilltop churches are everywhere, along with great local wine and food in the Karst region (a beautiful Limestone plateau). Finally, the sunny coast awaits you with lazy promenades and beautiful Venetian architecture.
This is the perfect cycling holiday for lovers of diverse landscape, good food and great local wine, and people who want to soak their feet in the warm sea after a long journey by bike.
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Itineraries
Day 1
Arrival Bled
To begin with, you can dip your feet in the beautiful glacial Lake Bled. This shimmering body of water is famous for its distinctive island church and the cliff top castle all backed by the beautiful Karavanke Mountains. Bled is one of Slovenia's most popular tourist attractions. You can take a stroll around the western side of the lake for some of the best views and photographs and then lunch and enjoy the locally famous cream cake (Kremsnita) on the eastern lakeside while watching the sunset over the mountains.
Day 2
Bled ~ Bohinjska Bistrica (27 km / 43 km)
A short transfer drops you off on the high plateau at Pokljuka where you cycle through alpine villages to Lake Bohinj, the jewel of the Triglav National Park. Encircled by tall mountain peaks, Bohinj is the largest and deepest lake in the national park. A cable car runs up to Vogel Mountain, where you can get a spectacular view into the Bohinj Valley and of Mount Triglav, the highest peak in the Julian Alps.
Day 3
Bohinj ~ Tolmin (56 km or 35 km)
Your route will take you via the Sorica Pass over the Julian Alps, but if you want to save some climbing you can take a short train ride through the Bohinj tunnel to Podbrdo. Then you cycle through a narrow valley and follow the beautiful emerald-green Soča River as it rushes out of the mountains and into the western side of the Julian Alps. Just before reaching your destination you'll have a chance to dive into its supernatural waters or visit the only monument in the world dedicated to military cooks.
Day 4
Tolmin ~ Smartno / Dobrovo (34 km / 46 km)
You will be car transferred to Kolovrat Saddle above the Soča Valley. Once the site of heavy fighting during WW1, it's now a very interesting open-air museum. Cycling along the upper reaches of the two valleys, you will reach your day's destination - Šmartno v Goriških Brdih, amid an abundance of lush vineyards. A recent and beautifully restored medieval village of narrow streets with Mediterranean houses, you can stretch your legs here, sip cool white wine and chat with locals in an authentic village pub.
Day 5
Smartno / Dobrovo ~Kodreti / Stanjel (53 km)
You cycle to Gorizia where the Iron Curtain once split the town of between Italy and Yugoslavia. Cycling further along the border you'll come to the smallest military museum in the world - a historic Yugoslav border outpost. Overlooking the border is the ancient Kostanjevica Monastery, where the last French King is buried. Turning inland, you'll soon reach the vineyards of the Vipava region. Your host Vid will be happy to provide you with samples of the best wines in the beautiful rural setting of his small karst village.
Day 6
Kodreti / Stanjel ~ Divaca (48 km)
Today you cycle to the stud farm of Lipica, where you can visit beautiful thoroughbred Lipizzaner horses, whose gentle, graceful dancing have amazed many a visitor. You can take a tour in a traditional carriage, and visit them close up in their stables. Your small town hotel belongs to a butcher's family where the young master is a wine expert and he too can offer fantastic red wines of the karst region.
Day 7
Divaca ~ Trieste / Muggia (46 km)
In the morning you can visit the fascinating UNESCO Škocjan Caves. Then it's one final descent with magnificent views of the Adriatic Sea before reaching the southern outskirts of Trieste - the old seaside village of Muggia, where your cycling tour ends. Park your bike and take the city shuttle boat to the worldly port city of Trieste and visit Miramare Castle, the cathedral or Piazza Unita central square, where you can relax with a cappuccino or a gelato with Trieste Bay in full view.
• Accommodation in 3* / 4* hotels - bed & breakfast.
• Luggage transport between hotels (one piece per person max 23kgs – each additional item charged €60, payable on spot)
• Tour description and maps in GUIBO application electronic form; one download per room.
• Local tourist and other taxes
Not included:
€120 Hybrid Bike rental
€285 Electric Bike rental
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Starting / finishing point of this trip is Lake Bled in North - East Slovenia.
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 two hours) or book our transfer: see prices below
By Bus:
Several Flixbus lines stop at Lake Bled.
By Train:
Bled has two railway stations: Lesce Bled station on the Villach - Ljubljana mainline, 4 km away from town centre, need to take a bus. The other is station Bled Jezero on the Jesenice - Nova Gorica sideline only a few trains a day. Two km away from town centre.
Private Transfers: Price per transfer, one way. No pooling permitted.
As always please contact us in the office for more information (info@cyclingsafaris.com).
Tour price - 2025
Season A 29/3 to 2/5 and 5/10 to 11/10 €1065
Season B 3/5 to 14/8 and 20/9 to 4/10 €1145
Season C 15/8 to 19/9 €1195Single Supplement season A €385
Single Supplement season B €400
Single Supplement season C €415
Single room season A €275
Single room season B €295
Single room season C €315
Touring bike €120
E-bike €285
Self Guided Tour Information
Any day from 23rd March – 11st October
BLED
There are many options in Bled and it will depend on availabiltiy at the time of booking
One of our hotel is Hotel Triglav ( images attached ) but we also can stay in the Hotel Kompas / Hotel Lovec / Hotel Park / Hotel Savica
Bohinjska BIstrica
Our typical hotel is the Hotel Eco 4*S
Tolmin
Our typical hotel is the Hotel Dvorec 3*
Šmartno
A typical hotel we stay in is Hotel San Martin 4*
Stanjel
Tonight we can stay in a tourist farm Hiša Posebne Sorte
Divača
In Divaca we aim to stay in Hotel Malovec 3*
Muggia / Trieste
We stay on the outskirts of Trieste, the old seaside village of Muggia in the Marine resort Hotel San Rocco 4*