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Postojna Cave and Predjama Castle: European Cave Exploration Tour from Trieste
4.7
14 Ratings
Trieste
Come explore the world-renowned Postojna Cave and behold The Predjama Castle, Europe’s sole intact cave castle.
Come explore the world-renowned Postojna Cave and behold The Predjama Castle, Europe’s sole intact cave castle.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- Pickup and drop-off service included
- Experienced driver and guide
- Comfortable transportation provided
- Travel insurance covered
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Hotel Guests must advise supplier as soon as possible: hotel details
- Cruise Passengers must advise supplier as soon as possible: ship name, arrival time and departure time
- The temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year (10 °C), so warm clothing and sports footwear are recommended
- Hotel Guests must advise supplier as soon as possible: hotel details
- Cruise Passengers must advise supplier as soon as possible: ship name, arrival time and departure time
- The temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year (10 °C), so warm clothing and sports footwear are recommended
Location
Savoia Excelsior Palace
Riva del Mandracchio
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(14 Ratings)
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Faye_m
Oct 8, 2024
Don't miss this one! - Amazing experience. Great guides, plenty of time to explore the castle on you own. The Caves were draw droppingly beautiful.
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Y_m
Sep 24, 2024
A great 5 hours in Slovenia - Erie our guide was knowledgable, fun & full of energy. He made sure we saw the views and sites along the way. Once at our two destinations he made sure we all new where to meet after each tour.
The tours were great and very interesting
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S_barnes741
Jul 28, 2024
Great trip to Slovenia - highly recommend it - A really good trip. Ernest, our guide, and Eddie our driver were great. Ernest gave some interesting and relevant facts about Slovenia, the cave and castle and Trieste. The cave was cold so do remember to bring a jumper. The train and cave were fascinating and beautiful. The castle was something out of either a fairy tale or a Bond movie - take your pick!
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Audra_c
Jul 7, 2024
Wonderful Experience - Ernie was entertaining and gave us some history of the region. Our group enjoyed the experience! The cave is a work of art by nature and the castle is a work of art by human. The castle has a lot of uneven stairs and can give you some cardio, BUT very well worth the effort! The views of the surrounding area are gorgeous and the drive to the castle through the countryside gives you a taste of rural Slovenia. The tour was just a group from our cruise ship and consisted of 50 people on our bus. There is a bit of discrepancy on Viator about it being a small group (we did NOT see what the issue was for some people). Our group as a whole kept up and we were on time for everything. The bus was comfortable.
Ernie also gave recommendations for local food and drink (which we tried and enjoyed)
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Patricia255068
Jun 26, 2024
Great attractions and guide - These are "must see" sights. The formations in Postojna are amazing as is the castle. It's well worth the effort to climb all the way up to the cave castle. This was our second tour with Ernest, an excellent and fun tour guide. However the company should provide him with a bluetooth headset and microphone for the van to make it safer and more pleasant for guests and guide alike.
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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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Bel
Sep 1, 2024
Very scenic and breathing taking day - The cave is very large and breathtaking. The castle is built on a cliff/cave and also very scenic.
Dean, the driver, was very nice, punctual and informative. The only reason I did not give 5 stars was because the tour operator never wrote in any correspondence that we needed to bring thick jackets as it’s only 10degrees Celsius in the cave where we spent 1.5h. Dean insisted that we rent jackets for 6euros per person…. Glad that we did.
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Judy_p
Jul 6, 2024
Beautiful, fascinating cave and castle exploration - Beautiful cave and castle. Cave was fantastic. Train ride in cave and then 1 hour walk before return train ride back to entrance. Difficult to hear guide in cave, but views were spectacular. Wear warm clothing as 50 degrees F underground. Then 20 minute bus to castle where we had audio tour at our own pace, not private tour. Lots of steps in castle but well worth it. Our host, Ernie was interesting and informative. We were on the tour with 100 people in cave with buses of 50. We signed up for private tour with max 15 people. Not sure how about this mix-up but others were also affected.
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Maxa_g
Sep 29, 2024
Excursion in Trieste - We loved the caves not as much the castle.
HOWEVER- we expected ( as did others) a group of about 20 and it was over 50!!
Plus the tour guide basically opened the doors handed us tickets and that was it! Hard to find him or even know who group was!
Although we loved the caves. We were VERY disappointed with the organization of this excursion!!! We have done others through Viatour that have been run very professionally but this definitely not!
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