Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
VINTGAR GORGE
One of the easiest and most satisfying day trips from Bled is to
Vintgar Gorge
(Soteska Vintgar; adult/child/student
€4/2/3; 8am-7pm late Apr-Oct)
, some 4km to the northwest.
The highlight is a 1600m wooden walkway, built in 1893 and continually rebuilt since. It criss-crosses the swirl-
ing Radovna River four times over rapids, waterfalls and pools before reaching 13m-high Šum Waterfall.
The entire walk is spectacular, although it can get pretty wet and slippery. There are little snack bars at the begin-
ning and the end of the walkway and picnic tables at several locations along the way.
It's an easy walk to the gorge from Bled. Head northwest on Prešernova cesta then north on Partizanska cesta to
Cesta Vintgar. This will take you to Podhom, where signs show the way to the gorge entrance. To return, you can
either retrace your steps or, from Šum Waterfall, walk eastward over Hom (834m) to the ancient pilgrimage Church
of St Catherine, which retains some 15th-century fortifications. From there it's due south through Zasip to Bled.
Count on about three hours all up.
From May to September, a
tourist bus
( 578 04 20;
www.alpetour.si
;
one way €3.50)
leaves Bled bus station
daily at 10am and heads for Vintgar, stopping at the Krim and Grand Toplice hotels, Mlino, the far end of the lake
and Bled Castle, arriving at 10.30am. It returns from Vintgar at 12.30pm.
Activities
Adventure Sports
Several local outfits organise a wide range of outdoor activities in and around Bled, in-
cluding trekking, mountaineering, rock climbing, ski touring, cross-country skiing, moun-
tain biking, rafting, kayaking, canyoning, caving, horse riding and paragliding.
3glav Adventures
( 041 683 184;
www.3glav-adventures.com
; Ljubljanska cesta 1; 9am-7pm Apr-
Oct)
The number-one adventure-sport specialists in Bled for warm-weather activities from
15 April to 15 October. The 3glav Adventures agency's most popular trip is the Emerald
River Adventure (€65), an 11-hour hiking and swimming foray into Triglav National Park
and along the Soča River. A two-day guided ascent of Mt Triglav from Pokljuka, the
Vrata Valley or Kot Valley costs around €200. If you don't fancy scaling mountains, a
day-long trek through the Alpine meadows of the Triglav Lakes Valley costs around €80.
ADVENTURE SPORTS
