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Summer Tour of Lake Bled with Bled Castle and Boat Ride
Activities
Istria, Croatia
4.6/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
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Discover the beauty of the Julian Alps on a trip to Lake Bled
Take a ride on a traditional boat to visit Slovenia's only island
Visit the medieval Bled Castle on a cliff overlooking the lake
Admire the wonderful view over Lake Bled from the castle
Expert local guide with unrivalled knowledge of Lake Bled
What to expect
Lake Bled is the epitome of Alpine tranquillity. On this tour you'll explore this picture-postcard destination – a fairytale scene of emerald-coloured waters and a turreted castle framed against the backdrop of the Julian Alps. Mauro, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘Lake Bled sits at the foot of the mountains, and boasts two of Slovenia's treasures - the oldest castle in the land sits on the top of the cliff above the lake, while in the middle of the lake you can't miss Slovenia's only natural island.'Slovenia is easily accessible from Istria, and the journey is certainly worthwhile. The pine-clad slopes, the picturesque chalets and the enchanting, wooded islet with 99 steps leading to St Mary's Chapel are irresistible. Look out for the traditional ‘pletna' boats, crafted from local wood with a flat bottom and usually rowed by a single oarsman. They are a classic sight on Lake Bled and they've been used for centuries to transport visitors to Bled Island and back.First we'll visit medieval Bled Castle, set into a towering cliff face. With its cone-shaped turrets and lofty parapets, it's something special, as is the view over the lake from its perch on a cliff 130 metres above the water. Then it's time to hop into a ‘pletna' boat, to be rowed across to the pretty chapel-crowned island. The chapel is steeped in legend, and locals say that you should make a wish by ringing the ‘wishing bell.' Another tradition states that to marry in the chapel, a groom must carry his bride up all 99 steps.
What's included
Transport
Guide
Admission fees
Boat cruise
Exclusive TUI itinerary
What to remember
An optional carriage ride around the lake is available for an extra charge
Lunch and entrance fees for the Bled Island chapel are not included
Passport is essential
In case of emergencies, please contact the Destination team for your excursion location. Office hours: 09:00-17:00, Monday to Friday. Support is available in the local language and English onlyDubrovnik: +385 091 603 5117Split: +385 091 603 5069
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility
Bring your passport or official EU identification
Food and drinks not included
Provider
GULLIVER TRAVEL
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
If you don't see the option to add an hotel for pickup, please provide the details at checkout.We offer pick-up services from: Pula & Rovinj only.
Reviews
Excellent
4.6/5
Based on
40 reviews from verified customers
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Tom T
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 27 years old
Great
Trip is advertised on your website as 8 hours. It was actually 12.5 from pickup to drop off. We had to cancel our evening plans. Very annoying. Trip itself was good. Would have preferred more time at the castle and less on the island. Loved the boats to and from the island but the island itself was dull and very expensive.
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Wendy M
September 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
Very well organised and coordinated pick ups. Very informative guide. Comfortable transport. Although a long day we appreciated that there was enough free time to enjoy the area which was beautiful.
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LJLynch79
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 28 years old
Excellent
The trip to Lake Bled was really good. The guide was amazing and he did a great job and was really informative. It is a very long day from Pula, 15 hours in total. But it was a comfortable trip. Well with it.
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Peter
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Great
We enjoyed the tour early start at 7.30 a full 12 hrs, returning at 19.30. Four hrs each way to lake bled including stops. The castle and visit to the island was a bit rushed, could have done with a bit more time there. The town and the lake is beautiful. I would recommend.
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Roy
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
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TjK
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Lake Bled is a beautiful area of Slovenia to visit and would recommend it to anyone. It was a long day from Medulin a round trip of 13hrs so 9hrs in total on a coach.
A
Anne-Marie
August 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 14 years old
Excellent
An absolutely fantastic day from start to finish. We were picked up on time and the guide and driver (‘Mickie’ and Daniel) were excellent. The drive was long but it passed quickly with scheduled stops and stunning Slovenian scenery. Lake Bled is picture perfect and we had just the right amount of time to explore the lake, castle and island. Would highly recommend.
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Dawn
July 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Fabulous trip beautiful country on the way from Medulin. Guide was brilliant full of history and very helpful. You do not need passports as stated on Tui guide this was changed in 2023 no boarder control now . Take food long trip but you do stop on way so there is time for snack . Plenty of time in lake bled we did the carriage ride definitely worth it shows you the lake and if you share it is cheaper . Stunning place you have to visit.
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Watlybird19
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Great
Mauro was very informative, but we felt a little bombarded by facts. The fact that they knew there were traffic issues, particularly on a Friday makes you wonder why run it on a Friday at all?? Having said that, the long journey was broken with stops, and the view from Bled Castle was spectacular. Pity it has little of historic interest in there, other than one suit of armour and some pipes!
A
Annabelle :)
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 15 years old
Excellent
Lovely addition to the holiday as I was able to see another place in a different country. It would have been nice if a meal would was included or more time at the lake. Time goes quickly when you're enjoying it.
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Lala91
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 15 years old
Great
A great trip we both enjoyed. It was a very long day and it would be useful to ensure that people are aware of this before going. In addition, we could only do this trip on our last day which was probably not something we would have selected if we had other options available.
G
Gary
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
Majority of staff were very helpful and accommodating. Helpline was very busy and at one time I hung up as it sounded like the agent was at a noisy party
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Susan
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 43 years old
Excellent
We enjoyed the day. It would have been nice to know how much the carriage ride was on the itinerary so we would have been prepared . Also if the lunch was organised beforehand , this would have saved the stress of trying to find somewhere in a really busy place. In addition you should have advised your customers with reduced mobility as there were quite a few steep slopes and steps to get to things. Mauro (guide) was great ringing ahead to hotel to ensure we got dinner due to bad traffic
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RM
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 36 years old
Excellent
Plenty of time to see the castle, a trip on horse and carriage around the lake and eat some of the famous cake before the included boat trip across to the church in the lake. There wasn't really enough time to go in the church so we sat with our feet in the lake admiring the beautiful view instead. Slovenia is spectacular and our guide gave us a really good history of it. We plan to return to try the summer tobogganing and a day boating on the lake as well as a trip to Ljubljana.
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Jo
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Excellent
Mauro our guide was excellent in his knowledge and his organisation of the day. Slovenia and Lake Bled were stunning and we enjoyed every minute of our time there. The recommendation to do the horse carriage ride around the lake was spot on. We were so glad we booked it. It was a long day but so worth it!
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Ls
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 19 years old
Excellent
The guide was great- very informative. Didn’t enjoy the touring around to pick up passengers in different areas before an already very long bus journey.
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Catherine
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
A great trip & worth the long day. Guide Maurio was brilliant and so was driver Daniel. Maurio was very knowledgeable about the region & the day was planned very well to make sure we could make the most of our time in Bled. The only downside was collecting guests from hotels slightly out of the way, which delayed the journey time going, but they accommodated this on the way back. Maurio was so good that he even telephone our hotel as we would be back a few minutes late for dinner!
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Tracy
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Great trip, very informative and helpful guide
S
Suzy
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 10 years old
Great
A very long day (3-4 hours there and back) but still HIGHLY recommend, Lake Bled is the most beautiful place you don’t want to miss seeing. Decent value for money considering length of the excursion. TUI Rep told us to bring passports, but you DON’T need these now. Also got told by TUI reps annoyingly not to bring swim stuff, but definitely DO as there are stunning places in the lake to swim and we wish we’d have known this.
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UK Traveller
June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
The only drawback was the limited time we had to actually spend in Lake Bled, always having to watch the clock. We appreciate that it is a long journey and time slots have to be kept but a bit longer time would have been nice as it is a spectacular place. Overall we had an excellent day.
V
Vicky
June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 28 years old
Excellent
It’s a very long day but totally worth it. The guide is fantastic and once you’re there you don’t feel rushed and there is plenty to see. It’s great value for money too. And of course, it’s breathtakingly beautiful!
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Nanna50
May 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
L
LucyC
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 28 years old
Excellent
The guide was amazing and very informative. Even though it rained all day, it was an excellent experience.
F
Fred Turner
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Great
Good day overall but time lost at border crossing impacted negatively on the day reducing the time available at Bled and led to quite a late return to hotel, having just about made it back for dinner- others where not so lucky, I fear. Obviously this is out of Tui’s and the guide’s control. Should not be an issue in future years as Croatia will be joining the Schengen zone in 2023, apparently. Trip still well worth the hassle, though.
K
KT
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 22 years old
Great
Enjoyed the trip and it was well organised. I found that there wasn't much to see at some of the locations visited, which was a bit disappointing after a long drive. Guide Mauro was great and enjoyed the boat ride to the chapel. It was a bit upsetting to see a couple left behind because they forgot their passport when their hotel was so close to the pickup point.
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The Barretts
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
Long but excellent day out. Well planned with a very informative guide. Beautiful Lake Bled and learning so much more about Slovenia was worth the travel. Excellent logistics for drop off and pick up minimising faff for everyone from different hotels.
C
Chris
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 9 years old
Excellent
Guide was fantastic
M
MH / LH
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
We have a fantastic time to the Lake Bled. Our driver and guide give us a first class trip. This is our third trip we really enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you both.
J
Jackie
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Excellent
Although it was a long day, the whole trip was brilliant. From pick up, to being dropped back off at our hotel everything went smoothly. The guide (Mauro) was very informative, friendly and funny. He was intent on making sure everyone had the best day possible. We saw so much and made the most of our trip, thanks to his recommendations. Well worth it.
J
Jess
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 22 years old
Excellent
We enjoyed the whole experience, Lake bled was beautiful, the excursion covered a good amount in the time. The guide was knowledgeable and interesting. The optional horse and cart ride was worth the money and very enjoyable.
C
Chris & Alf
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
The whole trip was well planed out, just the right amount of time at each stop. Only negative was tui could have informed us that only euros are accepted once you cross the border. This was a little annoying as had plenty euros at home and had to buy more which was money spent unnecessarily. However as from Jan 1st Croatia is going over to euros so next year it won’t matter
P
Pauline
August 2022
From Mexico
Traveled as
With friends
- 49 years old
Excellent
This is the most picturesque place I have ever been to. The cleanliness of every where was a credit to all inhabitants together with everyone being very friendly
M
michelle
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Everything was brilliant, plenty of time at each stop, carriage rides were a great experience and so efficiently sorted out by our excellent guide. Our guide was super informative and very funny, it was a great day. Would highly recommend
C
Colin
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Great
It took over 5 hours to reach Lake Bled. The traffic & border crossings weren’t to blame. Pick ups were slow.
H
HG
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 33 years old
Excellent
Lots of interesting stops and very good guide. Lake Bled was beautiful and squeezed so much into the day
W
Wanderer
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
A super day out to a stunning location. Well organised, well looked after, well informed, everything went well. The guide was very informative, the driver even assisted in making it easier at passport control. The view from the Fort, the carriage ride, the boat ride to the church and the kremsnita over looking the lake. Absolute Heaven a must do trip.
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Ladybull
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 38 years old
Average
The destination was beautiful and the guide was very good although he spoke an awful lot! Giving too much info on the politics of the country. Timing of some parts felt a little rushed but perhaps that's because I am used to travelling without guides, etc. Horse carriage ride looked a bit cramped for those sharing a carriage but my friend and I had one by ourselves so it was comfortable.
P
Paula L
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 25 years old
Excellent
I had a lovely day out and the place was beautiful! I liked that I had time to stop and look around to take it all in.
L
Linda
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Average
8 hours travelling for a 4 hour experience is just on the edge of acceptability. Great opportunity to see a different country and beautiful place.
K
Kev Carlisle UK
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 45 years old
Excellent
The perfect opportunity to visit another country whilst on holiday in Croatia A pleasant 2 - 3 hour journey from Porec ( depending on Border Control and traffic ) Lake Bled is beautiful , and will not disappoint , but I would have liked a short tour of the capital , Ljubljana , just to " round off " the tour and to say I'd seen more of such a small country I know that this 2 centre tour is available from other companies , so why not Tui ?? Leave a half hour earlier and a little bit less time in Lake Bled and maybe it all could have been done Other than that , don't miss this tour !!
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