School trip to Slovenia: Julian Alps, Karst, Adriatic coast and Ptuj (10 days)

Day 1: Journey to Slovenia

• Early-morning departure from your school at the agreed time.
• Journey to Slovenia via Germany and Austria with two drivers on board: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break, by day and by night.
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Arrival in the Ljubljana area in the evening and check-in for five nights.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 2: Ljubljana

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Guided tour of the old town: Prešeren Square, the Triple Bridge, the Dragon Bridge and the central market by the architect Jože Plečnik (on request).
• Ride up to Ljubljana Castle by funicular (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Walk in Tivoli Park and supervised free time along the Ljubljanica.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 3: Lakes Bled and Bohinj

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Walk around Lake Bled and pletna boat crossing to Bled Island (on request).
• Visit of Bled Castle, perched on its cliff (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• In the afternoon, Lake Bohinj in Triglav National Park and walk up to the Savica waterfall (on request).
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 4: Škofja Loka and the Idrija mine

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Walk through the small medieval town of Škofja Loka, overlooked by its castle.
• Visit of the Škofja Loka Museum, housed in the castle (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Visit of Anthony’s Shaft, the entrance to the old Idrija mercury mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (on request).
• Demonstration of Idrija bobbin lace (on request).
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 5: Ljubljana on foot, science day

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• A day on foot in Ljubljana, without the coach (rest day for the drivers).
• Visit of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History and its mammoth skeleton (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Workshop at the House of Experiments, Ljubljana’s hands-on science centre (on request).
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 6: Postojna Cave, Predjama Castle and the coast

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Visit of Postojna Cave with its underground train and observation of the olm (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Visit of Predjama Castle, built into a rock face (on request).
• Drive to the Slovenian coast and check-in for two nights.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 7: Piran and the Sečovlje salt pans

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Guided tour of Piran: Tartini Square, Venetian alleys and town walls (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Discovery of the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, where salt is still harvested in the traditional way (on request).
• Supervised free time on the seafront.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 8: Škocjan Caves and drive to Maribor

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Visit of the Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and their underground canyon (on request).
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Drive to Maribor, with a 30-minute break after 3 hours of driving at most, and check-in for two nights.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 9: Maribor and Ptuj

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Walk in Maribor’s Lent district on the banks of the Drava and stop at the Old Vine, more than 400 years old.
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Visit of Ptuj Castle, in the oldest town in Slovenia (on request).
• Evening review of the trip with the teachers.
• Dinner and night at the accommodation.

Day 10: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast at the accommodation.
• Return journey with two drivers on board, with a 30-minute break after 3 hours of driving at most.
• Free lunch or packed lunch.
• Arrival back at school late in the evening.