Day 2 - Meadow walking 
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£570.00 (2008)
7 nights
4 Half Board, 3 B&B
Easy - Medium
3 - 5 hours per day
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Out on 28 February 2008!

What previous customers have

said about this walk

“The people were delightful, the flower meadows magic.”

 

“A jewel of a country.”

 

“We didn’t see any other walkers AT ALL the whole fortnight – brilliant!”

 

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How to get there:

Fly to Trieste (T) or Ljubljana (L)

 

(All flights are subject to change at short notice - please check carefully before you book your holiday)

 

From:

Birmingham Adria Airways (L), Ryanair (T);

Dublin Adria Airways (L);

Gatwick Adria Airways (L);

Manchester Adria Airways (L);

Stansted Easyjet (L), Ryanair (T)

 

Typical rail journey:

 

London: 10:43 Eurostar to Brussels (14:02), for 14:22 Thalys train to Cologne (16:50). From here the 18:35 express train arrives in Munich (23:04), the night train leaves at 23:45, arrives Postojna 07:17. ~19.5 hrs.

 

Ljubljana: 23:42 night train to Munich (06:17), then the 07:24 express to Cologne (12:05). From here the Thalys train to Brussels (14:38) for the 16:05 Eurostar, arrive 16:56. ~18 hrs.

 

OR

 

Trieste: 17:47 train to Venice (19:38), for 20:19 night train to Dijon Ville (05:39) and 06:30 TGV Lille Europe (09:15) for 10:12 Eurostar, arrive 10:58. ~18 hrs.

 

Getting to the start of the walk:

The first hotel is near Postojna (between Ljubljana and Trieste) and the last in Trieste or Ljubljana. Best airports are Ljubljana or Trieste Ronchi.

 

LJUBLJANA AIRPORT:

 

Land by: 17:00 (no time limit if using taxi)

 

Outward: Bus then train or bus to Postojna 3 hrs (c. €20 pp) or local taxi then train or bus to Postojna 2 hrs (c. €35 pp)

Then:

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Postojna to first hotel 20 mins (€8 pay locally)

 

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Ljubljana airport to first hotel 1 hr 

 

Return: Airport bus: 40 mins (c. €12) or local taxi: 30 mins (c. €25 pp)

 

Return flight earliest: No time limit

 

TRIESTE AIRPORT:

 

Land by: 15:00 (no time limit if using taxi)

 

Outward: Bus then train 3 hrs (c. €30)

OPTION: Pre-booked taxi transfer from Trieste airport to first hotel 1½ hrs 

 

Return: Airport bus 1 hr (c. €12) or taxi 40 mins (c. €25 pp)

 

Return flight earliest: No time limit

 

For pre-bookable taxi prices, see "Price includes"

 

Nearest railway stations:

Start: Postojna, Slovenia (short taxi ride to Hudicevec)

Finish: Trieste (5 mins walk) or Ljubljana (short taxi ride)

 

IMPORTANT: Do not book your flights until we have confirmed that we have provisionally reserved accommodation for you.