The Gems of North Italy and Slovenia
10 days / 9 nights
About the tour
Countries: Austria, Slovenia, North Italy
Tour: Customized private/group tour with English speaking driver and English/Spanish/Thai speaking tour guide (other languages are possible upon request)
Accommodation: 4* – 5* hotels
Meal Plan: Breakfast (lunches and dinners are possible as options)
Itinerary: Vienna – Graz – Bled – Bohinj – Kamnik – Valika Planina – Ljubljana – Rio Pusteria – Bolzano – Santa Magdalena – Kloster Neustift Monastery – Bolzano – Canale di Tenno – Sirmione – Bergamo – Stresa – Borromean Islands – Rocca di Angera – Milan
Countries: Austria, Slovenia, North Italy
Tour: Customized private/group tour with English speaking driver and English/Spanish/Thai speaking tour guide (other languages are possible upon request)
Accommodation: 4* – 5* hotels
Meal Plan: Breakfast (lunches and dinners are possible as options)
Itinerary: Vienna – Graz – Bled – Bohinj – Kamnik – Valika Planina – Ljubljana – Rio Pusteria – Bolzano – Santa Magdalena – Kloster Neustift Monastery – Bolzano – Canale di Tenno – Sirmione – Bergamo – Stresa – Borromean Islands – Rocca di Angera – Milan
Highlights
- Graz, perfect blend of Renaissance and Baroque, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Small group, easy pace
- Stunning beauty of Lake Bled
- Bohinj Lake, the hidden gem near Ljubljana
- Velika Planina, fascinating shepherds’ settlement on the top of Slovenian Alps
- Bolzano, capital of South Tyrol, gateway to the Dolomites
- Dolomites, unique mountain landscape and UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Capriz, finest handmade cheese of South Tyrol
- Santa Magdalena, the most photogenic village of the Dolomites
- Kloster Neustift Monastery, magnificent Baroque Monastery in the vineyards
- Cannale di Tenno, the most beautiful medieval village in Italy
- Lago di Garda, the largest lake in Italy with turquoise water
- Sirmione, the Pearl of the Islands famous for thermal healing spa water
- Bergamo, ancient Venetian walled city, UNESCO World Heritage Site and home of Stracciatella ice cream
- Lago Maggiore, the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland
- Borromean Islands, three most beautiful islands with fairytale castles and gorgeous gardens.
- Milan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, the most fashionable city with the world’s oldest luxurious shopping mall
Program
Vienna – Graz – Bled
- Arrival in Vienna. Meet with the driver and the escort.
- Transfer to Graz.
- Lunch on own.
- Walking sightseeing in the historic center of Graz.
- Continue to Bled.
- Leisure time to walk around the Lake.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Bled.
Bled – Bohinj Lake – Bled
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to Bohinj.
- Walking sightseeing of Bohinj and the Bohinj Lake.
- Option – Take the Vogel cable car up to Mount Vogel.
- Lunch on own.
- Return to Bled.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- Option – Visit the Bled Castle.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Bled.
Bled – Kamnik – Velika Planina – Ljubljana
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Transfer to Kamnik and a short walking.
- Transfer to Velika Planina, the largest shepherds´ settlement in Europe by cable car.
- Leisure walking through the pastures and herdsmen’s villages.
- Lunch on own.
- Afternoon, transfer to Ljubljana.
- Walking sightseeing of Ljubljana.
- Check in at the hotel.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Ljubljana.
Ljubljana – Rio Pusteria – Bolzano
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Transfer to Bolzano in the Dolomites region, North of Italy.
- On the way, visit Capriz cheese factory in Rio Pusteria.
- Lunch on own.
- Onward journey to Balzano.
- Option – Visit the Renon Earth Pyramids by the cable car.
- Check in at your hotel.
- Leisure time.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Bolzano.
Bolzano – Santa Magdalena – Kloster Neustift Monastery – Bolzano
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Option – Visit the Museum of Archaeology with the famous mummy “Ötzi”.
- Drive to the Puez-Odle/Geisler Nature Reserve.
- Visit the scenic village of Santa Magdalena.
- Lunch on own.
- Visit the wine estate and the Kloster Neustift Monastery.
- Option – Wine tasting at one of the awarded vineyards. Minimum of 10 persons required and reservation is to be confirmed in advance.
- Return to Bolzano.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Bolzano.
Bolzano – Canale di Tenno – Sirmione (Lago di Garda)
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Continue to Lago di Garda, the largest Italian lake.
- On the way, a stop at Canale di Tenno.
- Transfer to Sirmione, famous for its generous thermal waters.
- Lunch on own.
- Visit the Castello Scaligero in the Old Town.
- Check in at the hotel.
- Sightseeing of Sirmione historic town.
- Visit the Grotte di Catullo.
- Option – Boat tour around Sirmione peninsula.
- Leisure time.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Sirmione.
Lago di Garda – Bergamo – Stresa
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Continue to Lago Maggiore.
- On the way, visit Bergamo.
- Exploring the protected area of the Hills Park with breathtaking landscapes.
- Lunch on own.
- Tasting Stracciatella ice cream flavour right where it was created.
- Continue to Stresa in Lago Maggiore.
- Check in at your hotel.
- Leisure time.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Stresa.
Borromean Islands
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to the boat jetty.
- Visit Isola Madre with wonderful botanical gardens and superb lake views.
- Lunch on own.
- Visit Isola Bella with a sumptuous baroque palace and delightful gardens.
- Return to Stresa.
- Leisure time for walking sightseeing in Stresa.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Stresa.
Stresa – Rocca di Angera – Milan
- Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
- Transfer to Milan.
- On the way, visit Rocca di Angera.
- Arrival in Milan.
- Walking around Piazza del Duomo.
- Shopping at leisure in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
- Lunch on own.
- Check in at the hotel.
- Afternoon at leisure.
- Dinner on own.
- Overnight in Milan.
Milan – departure
- Breakfast in your hotel.
- Leisure time.
- Check out.
- Transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home.
