Slovenia and the Austrian lakes for groups: Hallstatt, Lake Bled and Venice

Day 1 : Journey to Bavaria

• Morning departure from the location of your choice.
• Drive to Germany via Frankfurt and Stuttgart, with regular breaks along the way.
• Arrival in the Munich area in the late afternoon.
• Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 2 : Salzburg

• Drive to Salzburg.
• Guided tour of the old town: the Getreidegasse, Mozart's Birthplace and the cathedral (on request).
• A walk in the gardens of Mirabell Palace.
• Funicular ride up to Hohensalzburg Fortress (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 3 : The Salzkammergut and Hallstatt

• Drive to the Wolfgangsee.
• Boat crossing from St. Gilgen to St. Wolfgang (on request).
• Stop in Bad Ischl, the former spa town of Emperor Franz Joseph.
• Discovery of Hallstatt, a village listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Check-in at the hotel in the Salzkammergut.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 4 : Journey to the Wörthersee

• Drive to Carinthia across the Alps.
• Arrival on the shores of the Wörthersee and a walk in Velden.
• Stop in Maria Wörth and its church on a peninsula.
• Up the Pyramidenkogel observation tower (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 5 : Lake Bled

• Drive to Slovenia through the Karawanks Tunnel.
• Crossing by pletna, a traditional boat, to the island in Lake Bled (on request).
• Visit to Bled Castle, perched above the lake (on request).
• Tasting of the Bled cream cake, the kremšnita (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 6 : Bohinj and Ljubljana

• Excursion to Lake Bohinj, in the heart of Triglav National Park.
• Drive to Ljubljana.
• Guided tour of the old town: the Triple Bridge, Prešeren Square and the central market (on request).
• Funicular ride up to Ljubljana Castle (on request).
• Check-in at the hotel.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 7 : Postojna, Predjama and journey to Piran

• Drive to the Karst.
• Visit to the Postojna Caves by underground train (on request).
• Stop at Predjama Castle, built into a rock face.
• Drive to the coast and check-in at the hotel in the Piran area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 8 : Piran and the Slovenian coast

• A walk in Piran, from Tartini Square to the town walls.
• Visit to the Sečovlje salt pans (on request).
• Free afternoon or a walk to Portorož.
• Fish dinner in a harbour restaurant (on request).

Day 9 : Journey to Venice

• Drive to Italy via Trieste.
• Arrival in Venice in the late morning and vaporetto crossing to St Mark's Square (on request).
• A first walk to the Rialto Bridge.
• Check-in at the hotel in the Venice area.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 10 : Venice

• Guided tour of St Mark's Square, the basilica and the Doge's Palace (on request).
• A walk in the Dorsoduro district.
• Boat excursion to Murano and Burano (on request).
• Gondola ride (on request).
• Group dinner in a traditional restaurant (on request).

Day 11 : Journey to Bavaria

• Drive to Austria over the Brenner Pass.
• Lunch break along the way in the Innsbruck area.
• Arrival in the Munich area in the late afternoon.
• Check-in at the hotel for the overnight stop.
• Dinner in the hotel restaurant (on request).

Day 12 : Return to Belgium

• Drive to Belgium via Stuttgart and Frankfurt.
• Lunch break along the way.
• Arrival back in your region in the evening.