TOUR DE
JULIAN ALPS TREK
855,00 €/person
Season
June 20th–September 20th
Departure
9 am / or as arranged
Meeting
10 minutes before departure
Pick up & Drop off
LIFE Adventures' Bled Office
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Group size
No limit
Private groups
Yes. The tour is self guided.
Restrictions
Not suitable for children and pregnant women.
Highlights
Unspoilt mountains of the Julian Alps are a breath of fresh air for walkers and mountaineers, who come to enjoy the lush green valleys, crystal-clear rivers and dramatic limestone peaks.
Traversing the Julian Alps across the most beautiful parts of this mountain range.
Wherever you are in the Julian Alps, it is possible to discover the natural beauties on foot. There are more than seven thousand kilometers of marked trails in the mountains of Slovenia, along which there are 165 mountain lodges, huts and bivouacs. The mountain world offers an abundance of both, easily accessible marks and those more difficult ones, which can be reached with the help of experienced mountain guides.
Our Julian Alps Trekking is a real hiking treat, which takes you along the most beautiful and scenic and well-marked mountain trails from the east to the west of this beautiful mountain range. This tour is one of the most beautiful multi-day mountain crossings in Julian Alps, Slovenia.
At LIFE Adventures we specialise in designing epic tours. We are committed to seeking out the very best in everything for our guests, which only the knowledge and experience of our local team can provide. This epic Trekking in Julian Alps was designed by our great team in 2012. In the last ten years, more than 250 hikers, lovers of mountains, have walked this epic hut-to-hut trekking tour in Julian Alps.
Included
- Full organisation of the tour.
- Introductory briefing with on day 1.
- Booklet with detailed itinerary and route description, all vouchers and contact numbers.
- Maps with marked routes (1:25.000).
- GPX track (digital track for phone, tablet or Garmin device).
- Phone App – digital track.
- Emergency contact number and 24/7 support.
- 2 nights B&B accommodation in hotels at Bled and Bovec.
- 4 nights half-board accommodation in mountain huts (breakfast and dinner).
- All transfers according to the itinerary.
- Private transfer from Bovec to Tolmin – Most na Soči (day 6).
- Train transfer from Tolmin to Lake Bled (day 6).
- Via ferrata equipment for climbing Mt Triglav (optional).
- Tourist taxes and VAT.
Not Included
- Travel to the start and from the end point of the tour.
- Food and drinks: lunch on all days (approx. 10–15 €/meal) and dinner when staying in hotels, drinks with all meals.
- Luggage transfer between mountain huts (you carry your gear on days 2–5).
- Food and drinks in the valley (except breakfast).
- Personal expenses and items of personal nature.
- Travel/health insurance.
- Purchase of single-use sheets at the huts (2,50 €/set).*
- The use of sleeping sheets is obligatory at the huts. You can either bring your own or buy single-use ones. Blankets are provided free of charge at the huts.
Supplements
- Guided ascend of Mt. Triglav in the morning of day 5 (max. 4 per 1 IFMGA guide): 350 €.
- Storage of main luggage for the duration of the tour: 20 €/group.
Note
Want to go trekking in a privately guided group?
We can organise a privately guided tour for a group of 4 or more hikers with our experienced and licensed guides. Please, contact us for further details or booking.
Itinerary
Welcome to Slovenia! Your trip will begin with a brief transfer to Bled from the airport or Ljubljana city and an introductory briefing. After briefing you will have free time for a warmup walk to Vintgar Gorge or simply enjoy the afternoon by the Lake Bled.
- Transfer from Ljubljana airport to Bled.
- Introductory Briefing.
- Afternoon walk to Vintgar Gorge (1 – 2,5 hours) and around Lake Bled (1 hour).
Accommodation in hotel, Bled.
- Breakfast in the hotel, Bled.
- Private transfer to Pokljuka plateau.
- Walking from Pokljuka plateau (1.347 m) to Vodnik Hut on Velo polje (1.817 m).
- Dinner and overnight – Mountain hut.
- Accommodation in Vodnik Mountain hut.
- Breakfast in the hut.
- Walking from Vodnik Hut on Velo polje (1.817 m) to Prehodavci Mountain hut via Velska Valley or Planika Mountain hut (2.404 m).
- Dinner and overnight – Mountain hut.
- Accommodation in Prehodavci mountain Hut.
- Breakfast in the hut.
- Walking from Zasavska Mountain hut on Prehodavci (2.071 m) – Triglav Lakes Valley Mountain hut (1.685 m) – Bogatin Mountain hut (1.513 m).
- Dinner and overnight – Mountain hut.
- Accommodation in Bogatin Mountain hut.
- Breakfast in the hut.
- Walking from Bogatin Mountain hut (1.513 m) to Krn Lakes Mountain hut (1.350 m).
- Dinner and overnight – Mountain hut.
- Accommodation in Krn Lakes Mountain hut.
- Breakfast in the mountain hut.
- Walking from Krn Lakes hut to Bovec via beautiful Lepena and Soča valleys (on the well-known Soča Trail).
- Accommodation in a hotel in Bovec.
Distance: 19 km / Altitude: +300 m & -550 m / Duration: 6–7 hours
- Breakfast in the hotel.
- Optionally: White Water Rafting on Soča River, Canyoning in Fratarica or Zip Line Adventure. Can be booked with Life adventures.
- Private transfer: Bovec – Tolmin – Most na Soči (40 min).
- Train from Most na Soči to Lake Bled (the well-known Bohinj railroad).
- Departure.
Accommodation
Accommodation is in a combination of 3* hotels (comfortable with en-suite) and mountain huts. Mountain huts are basic, generally with excellent mountain views, hearty cuisine and warm atmosphere. In the mountain huts you will generally sleep in dorm rooms with 5–30 people. There are no showers in the mountain huts (with the exception of Komna mountain hut, which you will pass on day 4). Meals can be ordered in hut’s dining room. You can purchase picnic lunch supplies in towns before the tour or purchase lunch from accommodation providers the night before. It is always good to have snacks and energy bars with you, particularly when you are staying in the huts where supplies are limited.
- Day 1: Hotel*** in Bled / double or twin room with breakfast.
- Day 2: Vodnik Mountain hut (1.817 m) / dormitory room, half-board.
- Day 3: Prehodavci Mountain hut (2.071 m) / dormitory room, half-board.
- Day 4: Bogatin Mountain hut (1.513 m) / dormitory room, half-board.
- Day 5: Krn Lakes Mountain hut (1.385 m) / dormitory room, half-board.
- Day 6: Hotel*** in Bovec / double or twin room with breakfast.
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