Slovenia & North East Italy

September 22 – 29, 2012

Days 1 & 2

Cividale del Friuli: visit Aquileia, the ruined Roman capital with its extensive floor mosaics and Basilica dating to 313 AD; walk though a landscape of vineyards and olive groves to Medieval Cormons, lunch and wine tasting at a Friuli vineyard.

Days 3 & 4

Kobarid: Cross the border into Slovenia on foot via Monte Matajur; walk though the trenches and military emplacements from the First World War with a local guide, visit an award winning war museum, optional kayaking or rafting trip on Soca river.

Days 5, 6 & 7

Lake Bohinj: Explore the limestone sculptures of the Tolmin Gorge; visit the historic partisan hospital at Franja; take the panoramic small gauge railway to Lake Bohinj; hike in Triglav National Park, visit the picturesque villages around Lake Bohinj and the cascading waters of Mostnica waterfall.

Slovenia & North East Italy

Details: 7 nights/8 days

Difficulty: 6 – 14 km/day through rolling countryside on easy paths, two days on well -marked mountain paths in alpine terrain.

Price: €1950(single supplement €300)

Start/Finish:Trieste

Departures: 22 September, 2012

Inclusions: 7 night’s accommodation in comfortable three star hotels; all breakfasts and meals as specified in the itinerary; all transfers, tips and gratuities; the services of a professional tour guide.