Description
Total cost £1,300 pp (based on shared apartments for 2 but single room supplement available at extra cost of £25 per night )
You are paying a non refundable deposit of 500 for securing this booking at time of booking , the reminder will be invoiced 45 days before departure . Hosted by Rachel.
Once booked you will be added to a WhatsApp Group and we will start the travelling arrangements.
Day 1
You will arrive at Marco Polo airport in Venice.
Your tour guide will pick you up and drive you to Bovec, a charming town in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. The journey takes about 2,5 hours and leads through beautiful mountain landscapes. After arrival, you will check-in at your hotel in Bovec and enjoy your first dinner in the hotel restaurant. Dinner is included and takes place in the hotel.
Day 2 – SUP on Lake Predil Italy + Rafting on Soča
SUP on Lake Predil Italy
Meeting at 9:00
You will meet your tour guide in front of the Hotel and take a short walk to Bovec SUP base. We will collect all the necessary equipment for our first trip and start driving to the SUP location. The road goes through a mesmerizing mountain pass over bridges built by Napoleon, and you can spot various forts from WWI along the route. Our SUP location is Lake Predil, one km² alpine lake surrounded by breathtaking mountains. On tour, your guide will show you all the lake's hidden places and teach you the correct techniques of Stand up paddling. After this 3,5 h program, we will head back to Bovec, and after a short rest, we will take off to our afternoon program.
Rafting on Soča Meeting at 15:00
Your tour guide will wait for you at the Hotel and drive you to the base, where you will receive all the necessary equipment for a rafting trip. You will take a short drive to the starting point on the emerald river, and after a safety speech, the action starts. The first section of the river is calm, so you can have a warm-up paddling practice and enjoy the beauty of the emerald water and amazing mountain view. After a while, the river will carry on, and you will experience an exciting rafting adventure on whitewater Class III. During the tour, there will be options for cliff jumping and refreshing swim. After the trip, we will drive you back to the Hotel, where you can enjoy your dinner and well-deserved relaxation. Breakfast and dinner are included and take place in the hotel.
Day 3 - Whitewater SUP 1.0
We will walk together to the Bovec-SUP base and collect all the necessary
equipment for our SUP trip. The drive to the starting point takes only about 3
minutes. Your tour guide will give you all the instructions about whitewater
paddleboarding and teach you the basic paddling techniques. First, we will
have a short practice in the calm part of the river, and then we will start our
journey down the river. The river section has moderate and safe rapids and is
perfect for the first whitewater SUP experience. You will spend around 2,5h
on the river, including a short break to fill up energy. We will have a trip in
two smaller groups for maximum safety and a great experience. After your
trip, you will have free time to enjoy the surrounding nature the way you like.
Breakfast and dinner are included and take place in the hotel.
Day 4 – Free day
The 3rd day will be a free day, where you can go for additional activities of your choice or just rest and wonder around Bovec. Additional activities: Rent a bike: E-bike: 50euro/day Normal bike: 19euro/half 25euro/full day Canyoning: 55euro/person Zip-line: 60euro/person Hike: Free of your choice
Day 5 – Lake Bled
Meeting at 9:00 We will walk together to the Bovec-SUP base and collect all the necessary equipment for our trip to Lake Bled. Bled is surely the most iconic little town in Slovenia with it’s crystal clear alpine lake and the little island with a church in the middle of the lake. The scenic journey from Bovec to Lake Bled takes ca. 1,5 h. After arriving to our starting point we head out to the water to leave the crowded beach behind and explore what that lake offers for us. After the trip, we will drive back to the Hotel, and you can enjoy your well deserved dinner. Breakfast and dinner are included and take place in the hotel.
Day 6 - Whitewater SUP on the Soca River 2.0
Meeting at 10:00
You will meet your tour guide in front of the Hotel and take a short walk to Bovec
SUP base. We will collect all the necessary equipment for our second trip and
start driving to the river. On the second whitewater SUP trip we will go more into
the correct technique and practice different manouvers which we use on the river.
We will learn about hydrology, eddies and scouting a rapid. We will decide about
the river section on the day of the tour depending on the group abilities and
water-level, but you can expect a few longer and more challenging rapids. After
the trip, we will drive back to the Hotel, and you will have time to rest or have a
walk around the area before dinner.
Breakfast and dinner are included and take place in the hotel.
Day 7 – Flight back
The meeting time is depending on the flight schedule. After the last delicious hotel breakfast, your guide will pick you up and drive you to the Venice Airport. On our way, we can digest all the fantastic experience we had this adventurous week.☺ Breakfast in the hotel is included
• Including:
• Apartment for 6 nights in double rooms (single room fee is +£25/night) - including breakfast, dinner and tourist tax
• Activities: 4 SUP trips + 1 rafting trip
• Airport Shuttle: both ways, comfortable air-conditioned 8 seater
• Activity price includes:
• Shuttle to all SUP destinations,
• boards, paddles, leashes,
• full equipment (shoes, neoprenes, PDF, helmets),
• photos and videos
• guiding, teaching (whitewater),
• insurance
• energy bars in all SUP activities,
• River Pass.