Slovenia - Bears, Birds & Caves

Tour Code: SVN03

An exciting 6-day holiday to Slovenia, focusing on its Brown Bears, birdlife and other natural history highlights and including a visit to the fascinating Križna Jama cave system.

£2,595

Flight Inclusive

£2,445

Land Only

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569kg CO2e

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215.9kg CO2e

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What does this mean?

Highlights

Get up close and personal with Brown Bears in small forest hides
Comfortable lodge in remote Notranjska area in south of the country
Impressive supporting cast of other mammals, potentially including Stone Marten, Badger and Golden Jackal
Birds in the area include most of the European woodpeckers
Other special birds are Corncrake, Black Stork and Ural Owl
Visit to “intermittent” Lake Cerknica, which in the summer occasionally dries out completely
See a second species of Bear – fossils of the extinct Cave Bear in the Križna Jama karst cave system
Limited to only eight participants

Summary

Slovenia, squeezed between Italy and Croatia, is not a destination that many have visited, and this holiday offers naturalists and lovers of the outdoors some exciting and unusual highlights. For example, who would expect that you can cosy up in small hides in the forests here for spellbinding close encounters with Brown Bears? And who knew that one of the largest lakes, Lake Cerknica, sometimes disappears completely in the summer? In the south-west of the country, an extensive karst cave system abounds with underground rivers and amazing fossils of fearsome predators. And then there are the birds, abounding in the forests and meadows. Our comfortable lodge, nestled in a quiet and remote area, gives us superb opportunities to enjoy these at their best.

Outline Itinerary

Day

Fly into Ljubljana or Venice; transfer Notranjska

Days

2 - 5

Excursions and hide visits from our base in Notranjska

Day

Fly to London

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What's Included?

Food

All included in the price.

Accommodation

A small, comfortable lodge with private facilities.

Reviews

D.R., South Yorkshire, Jun '25, Sep 2025

The focus of the holiday was bears, birds and caves. We saw a bonanza of bears, and a few birds we hadn't seen before. The guide was very knowledgeable and also made the most of the season and highlighted orchids and butterflies.

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Dates & Prices

2027

Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

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Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Book Now

Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

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2028

Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Book Now

Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Book Now

Flight Inclusive

£2,595

Land Only

£2,445

Single Supplement

£285

Regional Departures

Would you rather depart from an airport closer to you? Give us a call at 1-844-433-9473 and we'll see what we can do.

Book Now

Prefer to Travel in a Private Group?

For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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