BEAR WATCHING JULY 2017
Bear watching Slovenia
During our roadtrip to Ljubljana we saw a lot of bear statues. On our last day we decided we wanted to see a brown bear in wild life. The Ljubljana tourist office brought us in contact with Slovenia 4 Seasons. A realy friendly guide picked us up at our hotel, offered us a delicious meal in a local restaurant and brought us to a professional hunter. After a five minute walk in the forest we arrived at a hunter watchtower. we had to be very quited and after waiting about 45 minutes we saw a mama brown bear with 3 little cubs. She noticed our presence so we needed to be very careful. The moment was very exciting and spectacular! It is a must-do for every nature and animal lover!
Jan-Pieter-Vnbir, Belgium
Venice tour - May 2017
Custom Day Trips to Venice & Kamnik from Ljubljana
Four of us used Slovenia 4 Seasons as a customized pre-trip to a tour we had booked. Our guide picked us up from our hotel in a nice, clean, comfortable van (the spelling of our guides name is unknown but we addressed him as ‘Meet-cha’). This being our first time to the area and to this type of tour our guide made us feel at home. During our drive to Venice he would answer our questions and would tell us about the area we traveled through … this learning continued though out the entire trip and if he did not know an answer he would find it out. After a long day we were returned to our hotel for some rest before starting our next day trip. The next day we were greeted with the same smile, warmth, charm and proceeded to learn more about the surrounding area and Kamnik. Our guides knowledge was limitless as well as his zest for living. I highly recommend Slovenia 4 Seasons and will use them again in the future!
Jen&Lou Tuttle, USA
Jen&Lou Tuttle, USA
Vienna to Venice tour 13 days - September 2017
FABULOUS 13 DAYS
My group of six ladies took a customized Slovenia 4 Seasons 13 day/12 night tour beginning in Vienna and ending in Venice with Blaz as our guide. In addition to visiting the better known Slovenian and Croatian tourist sights we drove through the beautiful Julian Alps, stopping for wine tastings and fantastic meals at local restaurants along the way. Blaz is incredibly knowledgeable about the entire region and kept us entertained with humorous stories of its rich history and vibrant culture. He took care of everything including arriving promptly each morning to seeing us safely checked into hotels for the night. I highly recommend Slovenia 4 Seasons and Blaz for the trip of a lifetime!
Christine Tuttle, USA
Postojna Caves and Predjama Castle tour - June 2017
This review is overdue as I went to Slovenia in June 2017, but definitely wanted to write about my great experience with Andrej and the spelunking guide (I’m sorry, I have forgotten his name). Slovenia has a ton of cave systems, so visiting Slovenia on a solo trip, I definitely wanted to go cave exploring, but outside the standard tourist caves. I found that spelunking is not really a commercialized activity in Slovenia and am so glad I found Andrej!
He and I exchanged a few emails back and forth (very communicative) and he warned me in advance that it was a very active experience. Boy was he right! I am an active hiker and runner and not afraid of many things when it comes to the outdoors and adrenaline pumping activities, but this was certainly one of the scariest, riskiest and unique adventures I’ve ever had.
Because I was traveling from Bovec (quite a drive and I don’t recommend the long drive to Postojna), I met Andrej on the side of the road off the highway and followed him to the cave entrance where we met the spelunking guide. We suited up in full on janitor (spelunking) suits as well as helmets with lights, extra batteries, boots and paddles. The cave we visited is not a tourist cave and dangerous without a guide (in my opinion). It is also a water cave, hence the paddles carried throughout during the 3-4 hour spelunking trip.
It was chilly in the cave and pitch black (without the headlamp) as we traveled further and the size of the cave was shocking – it was unbelievably gigantic and I’ve never seen anything like it in my entire life. The first part of the cave was mostly paved, but the further in we went, it definitely became full on mode spelunking. I was thankful that Andrej and the spelunking guide were both there, helping me as I slipped on some of the very wet and muddy rocks. One very interesting creature we saw throughout the cave in the water was the Human Fish! I don’t think it’s an actual fish, but that’s the nickname and once you Google it, you’ll understand why.
As I mentioned, the cave is a water cave so there were times where we had to paddle to get further into the cave. There were rafts already in the cave, which the guide and Andrej helped bring down. Definitely tiring paddling, but it was a blast and just an amazing experience being in the water in a gigantic cave. There was one point where we had to climb a ladder (which completely freaked me out) because it didn’t really seem stable and on the way back, there was an option to either climb back down the ladder (no way) or climb between two walls to get down. Honestly, neither options were appealing at first, but the wall definitely ended up being better, ha.
I will admit that out of fear for my life, I tried to memorize a lot of the route as we ventured throughout the cave. The only person who knew the cave well was the spelunking guide and what if something happened to him… (haha). Thankfully, nothing bad happened and appreciated both Andrej and the spelunking guide helping me out in all the tough spots throughout the cave. I love telling people about this spelunking adventure and thanks both for making my travels to Slovenia so exciting!
Victoria Chau, USA
Victoria Chau, USA
SLOVENIA TOUR JUNE 2017
My wife & I just wanted to say how delighted we have been with the organisation and delivery of our tour with your company. The couple Marg & Jeff will no doubt agree but from our view the variety and selection of locations within your beautiful country was outstanding. Museums, hotels, guide/ driver fantastic with their information & passion for the job. I have no hesitation in recommending your company to future friends & family who have followed our travels with delight. My wife & I do not involve ourselves with Facebook or Other social media but will tell many about our positive experiences in Slovenia thanks to you and your team. Kindest regards
Chris & Marian Raynor, Australia
Slovenia Highlights DECEMBER 2016
From the minute Andrej picked us up in Trieste until he dropped us home the day was amazing. Postojna caves, Lake Bled and Ljubljna in a perfect 1 day trip. Awesome guide with great history and information as you travel, great vantage points of interest…cannot rate this day highly enough.
Steven, Australia
POSTOJNA CAVES AND PREDJAMA CASTLE OCTOBER 2016
Hi we had a memorable day. Thanks for your help.
Mark Humfrey, UK
SlOVENIA Highlights NOVEMBRE 2016
Esperienza fantastica insieme al nostro tour leader Mitja! Abbiamo trascorso un’intera giornata con una persona del posto che Ama la sua terra e che parla benissimo l’italiano. Ha cercato di trasmetterci il suo know how nel miglior modo possibile e di accontentarci un po’ in tutto. Ci ha dato tante informazioni sulla Slovenia, sui posti che abbiamo visitato ma non solo! Abbiamo parlato di tante cose e anche della nostra Italia che molto probabilmente conosce più di noi!!!! Gita di un giorno che consiglio a tutti…. in un giorno da soli sarebbe stato impossibile visitare e scoprire tutte le attrattive che ci ha spiegato e che ci ha fatto vedere Mitja. Eravamo titubanti per il prezzo, ma ne è valsa la pena!!!!!!!! Sicuramente ritorneremo!!!! Grazie Mitja e grazie Slovenia 4 Seasons.
Francesca e Giorgio, Italia
GRAND TOUR OF SLOVENIA SEPTEMBER 2016
My husband and I originally asked for a 7-day Slovenia private tour, but then we had to extend the trip because of our flights, and then we changed our plan again as some friends wanted to join us too. Andrej was patient and responded quickly. He had another guide for us but he managed to dine with us once, and definitely showed his good taste of wine and food. What a a pity that I only noticed afterwards that in fact he arranges tours to other countries too, not just Slovenia. Maybe Bosnia next time then.
Amanda Chow, HongKong
Slovenia Highlights JUNE 2017
“A Fantastic Day well worth doing… The best view I have ever seen.” 5 of us did the trip with Andrej who was excellent in taking us to various places including the Caves,Castle and best of all was Lake Bled where the views and surroundings were one of the best we have ever seen, so serene and breathtaking vistas.The trip was superb and I would recommend this to anyone.
Michael C., Aus
Rovinj – the pearl of the Adriatic and hill – top towns of Istria tour - July 2016
Don’t let the name fool you–great tour of Croatia!” Andrej was recommended to us by the Savoy hotel in Trieste. We couldn’t be happier with our day long tour into Croatia (Rovinj & Groznjan) and a quick trip into Koper, Slovenia. Andrej is incredibly knowledgeable about so many topics–political, cultural, economic, wine & food. We had a FULL day with him and enjoyed every minute. He helped us taste and find some great wines and food and took us to an amazing restaurant in Rovinj where we had the best food we’ve had on our trip (including Italy). He customized the time he spent with us and made sure we were happy and engaged the whole time. I will be contacting him to prepare a custom itinerary for Croatia very soon. Book quickly, though–he fills up fast!!
Karen Faustin,Tx,USA
LJUBLJANA AND LAKE BLED SEPTEMBER 2016
Andrea, We just completed two full days touring with Jernej, and he is just outstanding. We have been on many tours all over Europe and I can honestly say he is the best. Knowledgeable of course, In addition most up beat and happy. Always willing to do a little more, makes every place we went seem outstanding. Very approachable easy to talk to, and super super helpful. A true “free spirit ” young and eager professional. When you told me he is the best tour guide you have, we both believe this to be true. If we are fortunate to return to this part of Europe again, we hope to contact both of you. Again our thanks and appreciation for providing the greatest young professional tour guide. Regards.
Madeline Penner, USA