Guided walking holidays, tours and vacations in the Julian Alps, Slovenia

Mountain cheesemakers and flower meadow picnics

From the inn in the tiny village of Podkoren, tucked against the borders with Austria and Italy, our only guided walk takes you into the hills above the River Sava to show you the mountains of the Julian Alps, around which you will be walking for the next few days. You walk up across the Vrsic pass via first world war mule tracks serving the Isonzo front (made famous in Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms"), to the Trenta valley, and a stay for three nights in a remote and traditional mountain chalet, looked after by Mitja and his family.

The unforgettable emerald Soca river is our companion to Bovec, where we will take you rafting (optional), on a high walk over the top to Bohinj, the magical lake beside which we stay for the final three nights, walking the meadows and the approaches to Mt. Triglav, experiencing the gentle culture of this little country.

Our walk is masterfully designed, and guided, by Janez to show us the best of the scenery while keeping the walking at medium grade, and anyone who has done one of our "medium" walks will not find this one too challenging. Enjoy our picnics, prepared for you by local cheesemakers and hosts, and eaten in unforgettable surroundings; and discover new friends among equally independent-minded On Foot walkers.

Two dates only in 2008

Summer tour: Arrive Sat 7 June, Depart Sun 15 June (8 nights)

Autumn tour: Arrive Sat 13 September, Depart Sun 21 September (8 nights)

Other dates possible June to September for self-formed groups (10+)

Group size 8 minimum, 18 maximum plus guide and tour manager.

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Medium

Mountain paths, some uneven in places.

Average CUSs 400m per day (including 700m on day 6). Some steep sections. Fully guided.

Total 8 nights in shared room, all meals (with wine/beer at supper), luggage transfers, use of minibus for opted-out/rained off days, airport/other transfers, Museum etc entries specified, Tour Manager throughout, qualified mountain guide

Single Room Supplement £75

SPECIAL NOTE:  BOOKING FOR GUIDED WALKS

This holiday is covered by our standard booking conditions, amended where relevant to apply to guided routes.  While we will issue a receipt for your deposit, this will be provisional and fully refundable until the group is established.  You should not book flights or train tickets until you have confirmation from us that minimum numbers for the holiday have been reached. 

This holiday includes normal transfers to/from the holiday area but does not include flights.

Clients will be picked up from any Ljubljana hotel, Ljubljana Railway Station, Ljubljana Airport, and Jesenice railway station (or any other reasonably convenient intermediate point) on the arrival dates above and delivered to any of these points on the departure dates, at specific times.  Allow for a wait of up to two hours after arrival/before departure of plane/train. Arrivals later than 20:00 and departures before 11:00 by separate taxi pre-booked through On Foot (supplement).  If your flight arrives/departs on the wrong day we recommend extra nights in one of our chosen hotels in Ljubljana to fit in with flight schedules.

FLIGHTS

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

Fly to Ljubljana

From:

Birmingham Adria Airways;

Dublin Adria Airways;

Gatwick Adria Airways;

Manchester Adria Airways;

Stansted Easyjet

This route is also accessible by train.

Typical rail journey

London: 19:13 Eurostar to Brussels-Midi, 18 mins walk to Brussels Eurostar, 23:41 night train to Hanover (06:00), 06:26 to Munich arrive 10:42, 11:26 to Jesenice arrive 16:32.  ~20 hrs.

Jesenice: 13:16  to Salzburg, 17:10 to Muhldorf, 18:31 to Munich. 20:56 night train to Paris (E), walk 10 mins to Paris (N) for Eurostar return, arrive 09:51. ~18 hrs.

Do not book your flight or train tickets until you have confirmation from us that the holiday is running.