The Julian Alps E‑Adventure

We’ll pick up Rid­ers at the air­port at 12:00 pm or from beau­ti­ful down­town Ljubl­jana, before we enjoy a scenic 1‑hour shut­tle to stun­ning Kran­js­ka Gora. 

Once checked into our first hotel, we’ll get prop­er­ly fit­ted on our e‑mountain bikes for the week ahead. 

This will be fol­lowed by a won­der­ful wel­come din­ner host­ed in our beau­ti­ful moun­tain lodge, fol­lowed by an overview of the itin­er­ary ahead. 

In the morn­ing, we’ll gear up for a 55km ride start­ing on a very gen­tle bike path of paved and grav­el roads with views of Triglav Nation­al Park.

We’ll stop at Vra­ta Val­ley, famous for the mes­mer­iz­ing Per­ic­nik Water­fall, one of the high­est among Sloven­ian water­falls with a view of the North Wall of Triglav. As Sloven­ian tra­di­tion sug­gests you aren’t a true Sloven­ian until you sum­mit Mt. Triglav, think of it as a rite of passage! 

We’ll spend the night at the first and only zero waste hotel in Slove­nia in the roman­tic and world-famous town of Bled.

As we ride over the Poklju­ka Plateau up to Uskon­vni­ca, we’ll be treat­ed to incred­i­ble scenery and high alpine moun­tain huts. 

As we break for lunch, we’ll feast on tra­di­tion­al, hearty Sloven­ian fare made up of fresh, organ­ic, farm-to-table ingredients. 

In the after­noon, we’ll fol­low a majes­tic descent to Bohinj Lake — the largest per­ma­nent lake in Slove­nia cov­er­ing 318 hectare — where we’ll be trans­fixed by the crys­tal blue green water that make it a local favourite.

We’ll start our morn­ing strong with a climb up the Vrh Bače moun­tain pass on a his­toric World War I mil­i­tary road. We’ll catch sight of ancient bar­racks and bunkers along the way. 

Once you hit the top, it’s 800 ver­ti­cal metes down to Pod­br­do where we’ll catch an incred­i­bly scenic train ride. The scenic ride along the old Transalpina rail­way and sur­round­ing bucol­ic hills ends in Most na Soči where we’ll enjoy a lake­side lunch. 

We’ll fin­ish up the day with a 20 km ride along the stun­ning Soča – one of the most beau­ti­ful rivers in Europe.

What a day we have in store… 

First, it’s time to stretch your legs off the bike! We’ll put on wet suits and climb­ing har­ness­es as we get ready to rap­pel down a series of water­falls and chutes. This is a tru­ly  exhil­a­rat­ing (and refresh­ing!) expe­ri­ence you will nev­er forget! 

Din­ner this evening will be at the famous Hisa Franko restau­rant, fea­tured on Netflix’s “Chef’s Table” and Time Magazine’s 2018 “100 Great­est Places” for a din­ing expe­ri­ence that will be equal­ly unforgettable.

While on our ride today, we’ll vis­it a tra­di­tion­al shepherd’s house to see how cheese is pro­duced. Luck­i­ly for us,  we’ll get to sam­ple the end product! 

In the after­noon, we’ll enjoy a pic­turesque and flowy descent on an old mil­i­tary road down to the val­ley. We’ll cool off in the turquoise waters of the Nadiza  riv­er which, accord­ing to folk tales, is believed to have heal­ing prop­er­ties. Bring it on!

The road lead­ing along the ridge of Mt. Kolovrat is incred­i­bly panoram­ic and offers splen­did views of the Soča Val­ley and the Julian Alps. We’ll descend to the val­ley floor fol­low­ing a com­bi­na­tion of fire roads and dou­ble­track trails all the way to Tolmin. 

Enjoy the emer­ald blue waters of the mys­te­ri­ous Tolmin­ka springs. 

Grab a beer (you earned it!) and ped­al along fire roads next to the Soca Riv­er back to Kobarid for a relax­ing afternoon.

Today, we’ll con­quer the epic 51 switch­backs along Vrsic Pass, a road made dur­ing World War I by Russ­ian slaves with sec­tions fea­tur­ing remark­able cob­ble­stone road work. 

We’ll descend into the ski vil­lage of Kran­js­ka Gora for our final din­ner and a farewell party.

We’ll enjoy break­fast and a final stroll in the vil­lage before pack­ing up and hop­ping in our shut­tle back to Ljubl­jana . Hugs and high-fives  as we bid adieu after this incred­i­ble week spent together!