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Itinerary

Land Program

DAY 1 - 28 October

After arriving at the Ljubljana Airport, you will be met outside Customs and transferred to your hotel with the assistance of an English-speaking representative. The remainder of the day will be at your leisure, so you may want to consult with the hotel’s hospitality desk for recommendations.

Check-in at your hotel is 3:00p.m. Although every effort will be made to have rooms available sooner, this cannot be guaranteed. Meals will be on your own today.

DAY 2 - 29 October 

Following breakfast in the hotel, you will meet the guide in the lobby and begin a comprehensive walking tour of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Although relatively small for a capital city, Ljubljana is full of attractions, many of which you will see while meandering through the historical downtown. Highlights include the central Farmers Market, Town Hall, Ljubljana Cathedral, Three Bridges, National Library and Preseren Square.

In time, you will ride the funicular to Ljubljana Castle with the English-speaking guide. Looming over the city for about 900 years, the castle offers spectacular views. You may also browse the castle’s Slovenian history exhibition and unusual puppet museum.

After returning to the hotel, the remainder of the day will be at your leisure with dinner on your own.

Note: The walking tour of Ljubljana is rated as an easy walk, especially in the pedestrian zone of the city. The city center is small, and the distances covered are small. The sightseeing tour is accessible by wheelchair. The tour also includes the funicular ride to the castle hill and the visit to Ljubljana castle. The funicular is accessible and the castle is partly accessible.

DAY 3 - 30 October 

Following breakfast at the hotel, you will transfer to Lake Bled, an absolutely gorgeous setting in the Julian Alps. The building that you will see rising above the lake’s sole island is the Assumption of Mary Church.

Bled Castle sits atop a precipice above the lake. While meandering through the medieval castle during free time, you may see its Gothic chapel, wine cellar, replica Gutenberg wooden press and museum, where a 6th-century peacock brooch is one of the many artifacts on display.

Once you return to the hotel, the remainder of the day will be at your leisure with dinner on your own.

DAY 4 - 31 October 

Following breakfast at the hotel and check out, transfer to Postojna Cave, the second-largest cave system in Slovenia. You will ride through the cave on a small railway that has been operating for nearly 150 years. Later, discover the flavors of Ljubljana at lunch.

Afterward, you will transfer to the port of Venice where you will check in for the cruise and drop off your luggage. From here you will be shuttled (approximately a 30-minute drive) to the port of Fusina where you will embark the ship. (check-in details subject to change)