Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle: Unearth Slovenia's Subterranean and Medieval Wonders
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Ljubljana
Explore the wonders of Slovenia's Postojna Cave, the largest Karst cave with 24 km of tunnels, and visit the impregnable Predjama Castle, home to the country's own Robin Hood.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Postojna Cave - Small group approach with carefully planned time, where experienced local tour operator’s

chauffeur guide will collect you at designated location for an informative hourly ride to

Postojna to start your unique karst experience.

The Pivka river has been carving the Postojna Cave for 2 million years. The water level has

changed over time and created a beautiful “multi-level” underground world filled with

stalactites, stalagmites, columns, curtains and other gorgeous shapes was gradually created

as the water was leaving layers of limestone behind.

The first visitors supposedly came to the cave as early as the 13th century, but the most

beautiful parts of the cave were discovered in 1818. You’ll enter the cave by train. The train

ride takes about 10 minutes, and then you’ll continue on foot with a guided tour. Walk up the

Great Mountain (Calvary) which is an underground hall formed from the collapse of the

ceiling. Stroll under the needle-thin transparent tubes hanging from the ceiling in Hall of

Tubes. Admire the White Hall of pure white stalactites and the reddish colored Red Room.

From under the Russian Bridge you will reach The Concert Hall from where you can see the

amazing white Brilliant – a truly breathtaking sight.

The cave itself is rather peaceful and completely dark without lights. Despite that, around

100 animal species live in the cave! The main attraction is, of course, the proteus, which was

at first mistaken for a baby dragon.

  • Predjama Castle - Take a break on the terrace of the country inn in front of the defiant, mysterious Predjama

Castle and enjoy its stunning views. The castle is built as an impregnable redoubt, placed in

the gaping mouth of a cavern halfway up a 123 m cliff. The castle holds great features – holes

in the ceiling of the entrance tower for pouring boiling oil on intruders, deep and dank

dungeons, and an eerie hiding place at the top called Erazem’s Nook.

After a nice half day experience we will return back to Ljubljana.

Drop off will be at same location as pick up.

What's Included
  • Entrance and guided tour of the Postojna Cave
  • All transport included
  • Entrance and audio guide for Predjama Castle
  • Knowledgeable English-speaking chauffeur guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Jewels carved from stone

A trip to Slovenia isn’t complete without exploring Postojna Cave, the nation’s largest Karst cave spanning a phenomenal 24 km of maze-like corridors, caverns and chambers. You’ll start the adventure on an electric train, a unique experience globally, followed by a guided walking tour.

Slovenia has its own version of Robin Hood, not just England: Erazem of Predjama Castle was a defiant “robber baron,” looting the wealthy to distribute to the destitute. Discover the unassailable Predjama Castle that majestically resides atop a sheer cliff.

  • At the time of booking please provide a full international mobile telephone number or accommodation telephone number where you can be reached before and on your travel date.
  • A minimum of 4 people per tour is required
  • There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
  • Appropriate footwear required; no to flip flops!
  • Dress warm, constant temperature in caves is 10-12°C
  • We are communicating with our clients exclusively through the point of booking, in this case TripAdvisor Interface
Location
Ljubljana
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ian
Mar 25, 2020
A Great Half-Day Tour - An excellently organised and delivered tour. We were met at 08:30 around the corner from our hotel (a hotel pick-up would have been available had we not been staying within a pedestrianised zone) where our courteous guide gave us information on the caves, castle and the history of Slovenia and its people on the way to our destinations. Although on booking there was a warning that the tour may be cancelled if there were insufficient numbers, there were only three of us in our party and no one else joined us so it turned out we had our own private transfer service which was great. Our guide explained that he would be able to do the trip in any order but due to the weather conditions advised to stick to the caves first as there was a chance of rain first thing which would pass by the time we got to the castle. We heeded his advice which definitely paid off as we avoided the rain whilst we went inside the caves and arrived to the castle in glorious sunshine. It was good touch that he was able to offer this flexibility on his own back to give us the best possible experience. Tickets were bought on our behalf by our guide who showed us the way towards the cave entrance. Here we joined several other tour groups and queued for the appropriate language. Whilst there was a considerable number of people for various languages, due to the staggered approach of getting people underground it did not feel crowded. After the train journey in, the tour was given at a good pace and allowed time to take in the caverns with about a 1-1.5 hour walk. The castle was also very impressive. Those expecting a lot of decorative items, furniture and the like should be aware that these are kind of sparse throughout, although there is a decent little armoury where you can have a go and lifting the unwieldy sized longswords. The main attraction comes from how the castle is set into the cave face and how features of the cave became both its strength and weakness. An audio guide is available and I found this to be very informative of its history. After our self-guided tour of the castle we met our guide once more in the car park where we were returned to the pick-up point around 13:50 after a very enjoyable half-day. A highly recommended tour.
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Kathrina_d
Dec 27, 2018
Postojna Cave is really a wonder of nature! - The cave is an amazing wonder of nature. I thought this is just similar to the cave in Halong Bay of Vietnam but this is bigger and indeed the mother of all caves!The Prejama castle is also interesting. Don't expect treasures nor a lot of furnitures but what's interesting is the location of the castle and how it was built as part of the cave system. A must-see site in Slovenia
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Chet_d
May 27, 2022
Exciting tour to Postonja cave and Predjama castle! - Great half day trip to one if the oldest cave near Ljubljana. Shirt ten minutes rides to Predjama castle was great too. Our guide Milan was great and explained lot of history about the town Ljubljana. Only thing is he drove us to both the locations and after that we were on our own. If you stay in Ljubljana I don’t think it’s worth paying someone to drive you to caves and castle. You can easily hired a taxi I guess to visit the place. This is my opinion, everyone has different comfort level when they travel. Highly recommend seeing Borge the places.
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