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Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle: European Cave Exploration Tour from Trieste

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Trieste

Come explore the world-renowned Postojna Cave and behold The Predjama Castle, Europe’s sole intact cave castle.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Trieste - Your guide will pick you up at the agreed starting point in Trieste - hotel, cruise terminal, train station etc. (please contact us after the booking so the appropriate arrangements can be made).
Postojna Cave - Postojna Cave, the queen of all caves, is the best-known cave in the world. It is also the greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia and one of the world’s largest karst monuments. This is the only place in the world where the underground landscape can be traversed on an electric train and where you get to meet this underground kingdom’s most famous inhabitant
the proteus (olm)
up close. A fantastic web of tunnels, passages, galleries and halls, astonishing diversity of karst features, as well as easy access are certainly the main reasons for such popularity of the cave and a large number of visitors (more than 36 million of them in over 200 years).
Predjama Castle - The Predjama Castle reigns over the surrounding area, not far from the Postojna Cave, in the idyllic village of Predjama. This picturesque, magnificent, defiant, mysterious and impregnable castle has been perched up in the middle of a vertical 123-meter high cliff for more than 800 years. Its romantic appeal is further emphasized by the idyllic Lokva River, which disappears into the underground world deep down below the castle. As the only preserved cave castle in Europe, the Predjama Castle offers a unique insight into the building techniques and resourcefulness of people in the Middle Ages, who were looking for and found a safe harbor for themselves right at the entrance into the cave. During a siege that took place in the 15th century, the castle provided a refuge for its best known and most notorious owner - Erazem of Predjama. The legend about the courageous robber baron Erazem, who remained undefeated until one of his servants betrayed him, is still in people’s minds, inspiring and alluring as ever. It was this safe abode of his which helped the brave knight resist the besiegers without much difficulty for more than a year.

What's Included

Pickup and drop-off service included
Experienced driver and guide
Comfortable transportation provided
Travel insurance covered

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Hotel Guests must advise supplier as soon as possible: hotel details or any other preferred pickup location
Cruise Passengers must advise supplier as soon as possible: ship name, arrival time and departure time
Wheelchair accessible

Location

Savoia Excelsior Palace

Riva del Mandracchio

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Susan_t

May 27, 2024

Great trip to fascinating locations - Great trip to two fascinating locations. The cave was more than I ever expected - unimaginably grand. Was not originally expecting much from the cave castle, but it turned out to be very, very interesting and am glad it was part of the tour. Drive through Slovenia just beautiful. Guides were great and very informative, as well as organized. Bus extremely comfortable.

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Sara_e

Mar 27, 2024

Small Group excursion to Predjama Cave Castle and Postonia Caves - Please see review I just submitted without pictures. Please combine these two into one review with pictures.

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Loridc745

Oct 26, 2023

Cave and Castle Rocks! - The views were amazing! And, yes, we took so many photos! Our neighbor recommended this site and we are happy we got to check it out in Slovenia. Our guide mostly just got us to the places, and we explored on our own.

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Fiona

Sep 20, 2022

Both locations should be on your bucket list! - These are two ‘must see’ locations in Slovenia. Predjama Castle is like something out of a fairytale, yet it’s very real and historically very interesting. The audio guide was excellent. We wanted to visit the Postojna Caves because my partner had visited it when he was 11 (that was quite a long time ago!). The return visit did not disappoint - quite the opposite! It’s a wonderful experience, the cave system is so extensive, and the structures are beautiful. Highly recommend both.

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