Feel Velika planina

’’Unique experience’’

We believe that a local sourced, rich and tasty food is of the upmost importance for a great start to your experience. Carefully prepared menus, with only locally sourced ingredients and traditional local recipes, prepared by the best local chefs will be the perfect start of your stay, and will bring with them some unforgettable moments.

Included in the package

At the request of the guests, a pickup can be arranged from anywhere in Slovenia or the neighbouring airports. This service is charged extra, outside the fixed price of the package

DAY 1

An experienced tourist guide will be waiting for you with morning coffee at the Tourist information point in Kamnik, where he will present the entire itinerary to you, and explain all the important information about Velika Planina

This will be followed by a tour of the interpretation centre, where you will be able to explore all the natural and cultural landmarks of Velika Planina, through an innovative audio-visual experience. If you so wish, you will also be able to have a tasting of the traditional Rušovec drink.

After the tour, you will take a short transfer to the cable car, where a local guide and a shepherd will be waiting for you. Together you will take a cable car and chairlift ride to Velika planina, where your first stop will be the restaurant Zeleni Rob, at which point you will enjoy a traditional brunch, while admiring the beautiful views that the restaurant’s terrace offers.

Following brunch, your guide will escort you to your accommodation in a luxurious traditional alpine cottage, where you will be able to take a short break, to relax a bit, before your experience continues.

Rested and refreshed, you will now embark on a shepherd’s experience, through which, you will get to know the history of shepherding. A specialized guide will take you on a tour of the Shepherd’s Village, which is one of the best-preserved villages of its type in Europe. At the conclusion of the village tour, you will now visit the Preskar museum which is the only example of an oval shepherd’s hut, converted into a museum, and the Zabrška bajta, one of the two huts build on Velika Planina in the original style after the second world war. Followed by a visit to the chapel of Marija Snežna, build after a sketch by the famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik.

The tour will be followed by a traditional shepherd’s lunch at the Gradišek shepherd’s hut.

After lunch, you will head to a local shepherd, who will present to you his workday and the process of cow milking, which you will be able to also try for yourselves. You will also be able to take part in a workshop, educating you in the art of preparing the traditional local cheese Trnič. When you finish, your guide will escort you back to your accommodation.

In the evening hours, you will receive a visit from one of the best local chefs, who will prepare for you, a modern interpretation of a traditional dinner using only the finest locally sourced ingredients. After dinner, if you wish, your guide can take you stargazing, since Velika Planina has a very low level of light pollution.

Followed by an overnight stay in your luxurious traditional alpine cottage, known for its traditional architecture

09:00 Reception of the guests in the tourist information centre in Kamnik
10:00 Transfer to the Velika planina cable car start
10:30 Cable car and chairlift ride to Velika planina
11:00 Brunch at restaurant Zeleni Rob
12:00 Check in at accommodation and time for rest
13:00 Shepherd’s tour
15:30 Shepherd’s lunch at the Gradišek shepherd’s hut
16:15 Visit to a local shepherd, with a cow milking and cheese making workshop included
17:45 Return to the accommodation
18:00 Free time for rest
19:30 Dinner by private chef at the accommodation

DAY 2

In the morning you will first have a traditional shepherd’s breakfast, that will be delivered by a shepherd straight to your cottage.

Afterwards you will head to the cable car and return to the valley. On your request, you can continue your stay, either on your own or with our help.

08:30 Shepherd’s breakfast at the accommodation
10:00 Return to the valley, or continuation with other programs

Price

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Price per guest

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