Cycling on Slovenia’s exceptionally diverse vineyard landscape and natural beauty
The wine and food cycling holiday follows a direction from Maribor to the adriatic coast. The terrain is fairly easy making this a tour suitable for beginners. Cycling through vineyards, passing wine cellars with great white wine or taking a snack in a little roadside inn! Those who have only passing interest in wine may be more interested in old towns, mighty castles, stork nests on chimneys and much more. The loveliest areas of the three Slovenian wine-growing regions are given over to a plant that requires a lot of attention, love and sunshine. The vines in Slovenia have been getting all of this for several thousand years, so you can taste it in the wine, too. All 14 wine-growing districts offer at least one arranged wine road, on which you can find out for yourself why Slovenian wines are among the best in the world. Along the picturesque wine roads there are cellars where you can taste and buy quality, superior quality and quality-tested (predikat) wines and sparkling wines. We will visit all three regions and six districts.
- Day 1: Rendezvous at the airport. Transfer from Airport to first camp for the nights. Group meeting with the evening meal.
- Day 2: Todays ride on road from Maribor also reaches the eastern fringes of the Slovenske gorice hills, all the way to the region of panoramic Korena and Vurberk, which look out over the river Drava. Visit to vine cellar Vinag.
- Day 3: Transfer to Ptuj. Cycle through the Drava region, enjoying delicate flowers and exuberant green trees thru forest paths and the view of vineyards and old cottages on the hillsides in the Haloze and Slovenske Gorice reagion. Visit to vine cellar Ptujska klet.
- Day 4: Transfer to Čatež. Cycling through one part of the Podgorjanska wine road to Gadova pec. We will rise to slopes of Gorjanci, near the vineyards and wine rooms, where the pride of Dolenjska - wine Cvicek, has its home. You return to terme Catez along the other pearl of Dolenjska - lower stream of Krka. Visit to vine cellar Krško.
- Day 5: Transfer to Goriška Brda. Cycling in Goriška brda thru small vilages and vineyrds will give you specil experiance. Uphill to mount Sabotin for great view on surroundings hills and vineyards. On way beck visit to Wine cellar Goriška brda, the biggest one in Slovenia.
- Day 6: Transfer to Vipava. Peddle up from Ajdovščina to the source of the Hubelj River. Ride to the village of Lokavec and up to the village of Vipavski Križ. Pedal down the hill from Vipavski Križ towards the village of Velike Žablje and drive on, along the Vipava River. Visit to vine cellar Vipava.
- Day 7: Transfer to Koper. The cycling roads will take us along the sea. Cycling on slopes and ridges, from where unique views open towards the coast and the mainland, provides a special pleasure. After biiking visit to vine cellar Vina Koper. Transfer to Ljubljana. Night visit to centre of Ljubljana - capital city of Slovenia.
- Day 8: After breakfast transfer back to Ljubljana Airport.
- Fully guided by professional leaders
- Delights of Slovenian cooking, hidden in old recipes
- Cycling on wine roads on which you can try excellent Slovenian wine
- Slovenian food, wine and hospitality
Holiday details
Price (per person):
699 € All inclusive
Duration:
8 days
Flexible departure dates
May - October
The biking:
6 days fully guided
Professional local guides
Fitness grade 1/2
Group size 5 (motorhome)
Group size 6 - 10
What's included
7 nights accommodation
All meals
6 visit to wine cellar
Airport transfers
DVD with your riding
What's Not Included
flights
travel insurance
travel to Slovenia
Supplements
Bike hire 120 €
