Final-year school trip to Slovenia: Ljubljana, Lake Bled, Postojna Cave, the Vintgar Gorge and Piran (8 days)

Day 1: Departure from your school and drive to Bavaria

• Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to Germany (about 650 to 800 km, i.e. 8 to 10 hours excluding breaks depending on the departure point).
• Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
• Two drivers take turns at the wheel; lunch at your own expense at a motorway service area.
• Overnight stop in the Augsburg or Munich area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 2: Drive to Slovenia and Lake Bled

• Departure after breakfast, around 7 am, and daytime drive through Austria and the Karawanken tunnel (about 450 to 500 km, i.e. 5.5 to 6 hours excluding breaks).
• Lunch at your own expense on the way, then arrival in Bled in the early afternoon and a walk along the lake.
• Crossing by pletna, the traditional boat, to the island and its church (on request), and a taste of the famous Bled cream cake (kremšnita).
• Drive to Ljubljana (about 45 min) and check-in at the accommodation for five nights, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 3: Ljubljana, a capital on a human scale

• Walk through the pedestrian centre: Prešeren Square, the Triple Bridge, the Dragon Bridge and the central market designed by the architect Plečnik.
• Funicular ride up to Ljubljana Castle for the view over the city and the Alps (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense, then a boat trip on the Ljubljanica (on request).
• Supervised free time in Tivoli Park and along the riverbanks.
• Dinner and supervised evening.

Day 4: Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle

• Drive to Postojna (about 50 min) and a visit to the cave by little train and on foot, in search of the olm, the cave’s “human fish” (on request).
• Lunch at your own expense.
• Visit to Predjama Castle, built into a 123 m rock face (on request).
• Return to Ljubljana, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 5: The Vintgar Gorge and Lake Bohinj

• Drive to Bled (about 45 min) and a walk on the wooden boardwalks of the Vintgar Gorge, along the turquoise waters of the Radovna (on request).
• On to Lake Bohinj (about 30 min), in the heart of Triglav National Park.
• Picnic lunch at your own expense, then a walk along the lake and supervised swimming in season.
• Return to Ljubljana, dinner and supervised evening.

Day 6: The Škocjan Caves and Piran

• Drive to the Karst and a visit to the Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with their underground canyon (on request).
• On to the coast (about 45 min) and lunch at your own expense in Piran.
• Discovering Piran: Tartini Square, the Venetian lanes and the town walls overlooking the Adriatic.
• Supervised free time by the sea, then return to Ljubljana (about 1.5 hours).
• Dinner and last supervised evening.

Day 7: Drive to the overnight stop

• Rooms vacated after breakfast and departure around 7.30 am.
• Daytime drive through Austria to Germany (about 450 to 500 km), with two drivers taking turns.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Overnight stop in the Munich or Augsburg area, dinner and a quiet evening.

Day 8: Return to Belgium

• Departure after breakfast, around 7.30 am.
• Daytime drive to Belgium (about 650 to 800 km), with two drivers taking turns and regular breaks.
• Lunch at your own expense on the way.
• Arrival at your school in the evening.