Vintgar Gorge: Best Self-Guided Experience with Local Tasting
Description
Skip the parking stress and explore the beauty of Vintgar Gorge with a delicious taste of Slovenia. Enjoy a hassle-free round-trip from Bled, your guaranteed entrance ticket, and finish with a delicious tasting of traditional "štruklji" and local craft beer at our cozy Natour Bar. After a pickup from Lake Bled, head to the edge of Triglav National Park. Enjoy a walk through Vintgar Gorge at your own pace. Skip the line to enter with included tickets. Follow the picturesque trail over wooden bridges and galleries, ending at a bridge overlooking the mighty 13-meter high Šum Waterfall. Take a short hike down the stairs to fully admire the waterfall. Your next destination is Natour Bar, set in the picturesque environment of a traditional open barn. Enhance your nature tour with a unique culinary experience, tasting the rich flavors of the traditional "Štruklji" dumplings, and refreshing yourself with a local craft beer or apple juice. Afterward, get transferred back to Lake Bled.
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Vintgar Gorge is one of the most magical places to visit in Slovenia. It’s gorgeous, easy to walk, easy to get to and fun for the entire family.The 1.6km long Vintgar gorge carves its way through the vertical rocks of the Hom and Boršt hills and is graced by the Radovna river with its waterfalls, pools and rapids. The picturesque trail leads you over wooden bridges and galleries, and ends with a bridge overlooking the mighty 13m high Šum waterfall.
At the end of the Gorge you can stop at the waterfall Šum and enjoy the refreshing temperatures and view.
The tour concludes with a stop at Natour Bar. Here, you will taste delicous štruklji, a traditional Slovenian dish made of rolled dough filled with various ingredients, and taste authentic Slovenian craft beer to complete sightseeing with top culinary experience.
The tour ends with a relaxing drive back to Lake Bled.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(26)
This is WAY better than going to Gorge on your own. The pick up was prompt and the bus driver was super nice. Pick up location was super easy to find.
The pick up location is just down from the bus terminal across the street from a cafe. The walk through the gorge is beautiful and relatively flat but at the end you need to go up dozens and dozens of stairs. Very steep. But worth it. The beer and sweets at the end was a nice treat on a very hot day.
Best way to see Vintgar Gorge! It was very convenient to be dropped off at the entrance. The walk through the Gorge was stunning. After going through the Gorge we did another short hike to the meeting point, which is a cafe with tastings. Lovely day
Highly recommend this activity! It’s a beautiful walk through the gorge. It was very convenient to be driven to the entrance and collected at the end. We enjoyed the tasting after the hike.
This is not a tour by any stretch of the meaning ‘self- guided’ or not. They book an entrance ticket for you and arrange a ride to and from the gorge. This also includes sampling of local food at the end. The entrance ticket to the gorge is 15 EUR and the food at the end is worth no more than 10 EUR. The bus service from town center to the gorge is free. If you want them make those arrangements for you for the premium, this ‘tour’ could be for you. Otherwise, you could save a lot of money by doing this on your own.
Perfect timing, everything is prepared for a hassle free experience. The dumpling tasting was great too.
Beautiful scenic walk through Vintgar Gorge followed by a lovely taster of local beers and dumplings in a gorgeous setting. The tour was well organised and very relaxed, with friendly staff, the scenery is stunning and not to be missed. Would do the trip again in a heartbeat. A must when visiting Lake Bled
The walk in nature is beautiful; the tasting includes only eight small Slovenian dumplings. We had to pay extra to complete our meal.
Perfect way to experience the gorge. The shuttles bring you right from Bled to the start. Price includes gorge ticket, beer flight, and food after the self guided tour. Super convenient and easy.
Absolutely fabulous tour, it is so beautiful! The overall experience was fantastic. Book it, you won't be disappointed!!
