Enjoy the boat ride on Lake Bled and Castle
Description
We'll do a few hours tour. When we arriving on Bled we will start on the point where we sit on Pletna traditional boat made by locals which are only known at Bled. Following the boat ride, you get some time to explore the little island and enjoy the stunning views of the surrounding area. The journey will following the tour on the top of a rock, from where we will enter into the Castle. The Bled Castle offers the finest view of the Bled island, the town of Bled and the wider countryside of the Gorenjska region. Experience the picturesque architecture of the castle and the museum collection, representing the historical development of Bled.
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Slovenia's oldest castle over lake Bled with a museum collection and the oldest printing point from medival times. Its above 130 metres high rock clif with breathtaking views over the lake and the nearby Alps with dreamy view.
A highlight of trip will be a ride on a traditional pletna boat to the church of the Assumption on Slovenia's only island! You will hear the loud voices of merchants calling for customers to fill their wooden boats.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(26)
When walking round the lake, we came across someone wishing to take us across the lake to the island. The boat was called "anja" and our pilot was very good. We went across to the island from opposite Restaurant Zaka. The price per adult was 20 euros to get to/from the island, with a 45 stay. We were told to be back at X time, we git back 5 mins before X time, to find Anja was leaving the island. After some shouts, the pilot came back to get us! The row across was lovely and smooth.
Our tour guide was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and made the experience very fun. It was a memorable experience.
Never do a tour with govisitslovenia through viatour. Canceled my trip and left me waiting for nothing. Ruined my trip that I reserved months before and was never notified so I could make new arrangements.
Hello Christopher I appologize for the truble. Unfortunately sometimes even guides get sick and in time you booked a tour it was very difficult to get alternate guide.
Ines was a WONDERFUL guide! She gave us lots of interesting insight into the history and culture of Slovenia. The drive was comfortable and easy, and definitely worth it. We loved the castle, the boat ride, the island church, everything! Fantastic views and lovely, welcoming people. A perfect experience!
Our tour guide Ines was very knowledgeable and friendly. Everything was very efficient. Tip - remember cash for the boat.
Ines was a super friendly and knowledgeable tour guide and good company. Really enjoyed the tour and highly recommend it. Very lucky with the weather too.
Our tour guide was great! She was well-equipped, very knowledgeable, and exceptionally responsive to questions and special requests from our family of four and the other couple in the full van. I’m sure we would all recommend her personally to anyone in a heartbeat!! However, I would NOT recommend this tour for a family, for three reasons: 1) The very expensive cost, which doesn’t include up to three admissions (castle, boat ride to island, and island church entry, all totaling 45-50 Euros on top of the per person tour cost); 2) The highly variable Lake Bled area weather, especially in Spring and Fall. In our case, multiple weather reports sites forecasted clear weather as of 24 hours before, so we booked the tour, only to then face constant cloudiness and either drizzle or rain which prevented most of the anticipated visual treats over valleys and to the Julian Alps. NOTE - Our guide was absolutely NOT responsible for the weather, but did everything she could to make it as enjoyable as possible. 3) You may not get our tour guide, and I can’t vouch that others would make it as good as possible given our circumstances. We passengers chose to end our 5 hour tour nearly an hour early given the weather. So, you’re looking at well over 100 Euros per person, with no family discounts, for what could turn out to be a mediocre experience, even with the best of guides. If there are more than two of you, just rent a car and do it on your own. NOTE - I rated this 4 stars so it wouldn’t reflect poorly on our Guide, as she deserved 5 stars; however, the whole experience despite the fantastic guide should probably only be 2 stars
Dear Sir Thanks for your thoughts, I'm so glad your guide was professional enough for your family. We cannot influence the weather conditions. We offer tickets for children in the reservation system. How did you miss it? Regarding pricing on one page, I appreciate you mentioning that people will be able to read our answer. We have been part of the EU since 2004. As long as we have to follow European rules, prices and costs of living cannot be non-European. All EU countries are more expensive, including Croatia, which enters this year on January 1.
Very enjoyable experience both in the lake and the castle. Beautiful scenery and interesting explanations from our guide. Challenging climbs in the island in bled and in the castle, but worth it.
Thank you for your review. I am glad you had good experience on the tour. Best regards
The boats on lake bled are horrible and awful. The boat conpany is really bad, we got terrible service and an unsafe experience. Not worth the money!!! Dont go on the boats!!!
Hello dear Rachel I am sorry you had such a bad experience. Your review is more pointed to traditional Pletna boats than on my tour. Boats were designed more than 200 years ago and experience is mean to be traditional. People from around the world coming to Lake Bled to get this experience for 200 years now.
Our guide was Ines, who was excellent. She was knowledgeable, polite, interesting and paced the tour perfectly. Lake Bled is spectacular and a must see if visiting Ljubljana. The boat trip across to the castle was fun and the castle worth a visit. Ines made our trip really special.
Hello Andrea Thank you to book tour with me, I am very glad you have good exper with tour to Bled and exploring made special. All the best.
