Travel details

Tour profile:

Level 2: hilly terrain. There are short distances also on broken rock routes. For bikers in average shape.

Day 1 - 7: Smarjeske Toplice

Individual arrival.

PROPOSAL FOR ROUTING

Dolenjske Toplice (approx. 56 km/35 miles)

Today´s trail leads you to Dolenjske Toplice Spa & Wellness so we recommend to take a swimsuit. You pass Trška gora hill and reach Novo mesto. In Novo mesto, you can stop and take some time to see the old town core, the Capital Church of St. Nicholas with its famous altarpiece by Tintoretto. Your tour continues along the Krka River to Dolenjske Toplice. You can pamper and rest for a while at the Balnea Wellness Centre or treat yourself to a lunch. After lunch, you head back passing some other villages on your way: Dobindol village past the Sušica stream to Uršna sela village, and then from Petelinjek past Otocec to Šmarješke Toplice.

"The wine trail" Cvicek (approx. 20 km/12 miles)

After breakfast - „The Wine Trail“, a picturesque trail with amazing views of the vineyards. Trška gora is a hill covered with vineyards, right above Novo mesto. It’s the homeland of Cvicek – a typical light rosé wine that doctors used to prescribe for some illnesses.

Day of rest

A day of rest. Enjoy the wellness centre.

The 7 hills of Novo mesto (approx. 21 km/13 miles)

Feel the beat of Novo mesto by visiting its old town core. Ragov Log is a grove, a unique oasis of peace and quiet, and a popular path. You can see two cascades on the Krka River from there. Cross the bridge that connects Ragov Log to the town centre. Continue towards the Capital Church of St. Nicholas and downwards past the Dolenjska Museum. 

Region of Dolenjska (approx. 49 km/30 miles)

„The Venice of the Dolenjska region “ tour. Kostanjevica na Krki is a small, yet the oldest town in the region of Dolenjska. It is situated on an artificial islet. There is a possibility of having a bite on the way – the Kostanjeviški hram inn. It doesn’t take long to get from Šmarje to Pleterje Carthusian Monastery. The monastery is the only Carthusian monastery in Slovenia nowadays. You can watch a documentary on the life of the monks and visit the open-air museum (10 EUR surcharge for the documentary and the open-air museum).

Day 7: Divaca - Trieste  - Koper (aprox. 60 km)

An admirable downhill awaits you today. Enjoy Cappuccino at Piazza Unita in the former harbour of the K&K monarchy Trieste. You may also take the boat from the city center to the suburb Muggia. During the hot summer months you might want to enjoy a refreshing bath.    

Day 7: Smarjeske Toplice

Individual departure or extension.

Tour details/Prices

Arrival dates: daily from April 01 to October 15, 2012

Arrival | Parking | Departure

Train Station: Novo mesto (approx. 15 km away from the hotel); from the train station Ljubljana to the train station Novo mesto it takes you by train approx. 2 hours;
From Novo Mesto train station to the hotel you can book a transfer of approx. € 25,- per person;
There is also a transfer from the train station Ljubljana to the hotel possible - it is approx. € 100,- per direction.

Airport: Ljubljana, Zagreb (approx. 70 km away from the hotel);
Transfer airport Zagreb to the hotel is approx. € 80,- per direction (max. 2 persons, max. 6 persons);
Transfer airport Ljubljana to the hotel is approx. € 100,- per direction (max. 2 persons, max. 6 persons)

Parking: free of charge at the hotel    

Accommodation: 4* Smarjeta Hotel
The hotel offers a bar, restaurant, pool, Wireless internet; elevator, parking area, safe, room service, sauna, beauty saloon, court, an indoor pool, terrace; There is a golfing place approx. 3 km away from the hotel. All rooms are equipped with private facilities, TV, telephoneand air-condition.

Included services:
+ 6 nights in rooms with private facilities, incl. half board
+ parking lot at the hotel
+ thermal delights: unlimited swimming in thermal pools (32 °C)
+ free pass to the world of saunas (you can choose among Finnish, Roman, Turkish, rustic Finnish and herbal sauna) 
+ diverse physical activities’ programme: morning hydrogymnastics, water aerobics
+ special entertainment programme - you won’t be bored
+ handle bar bag with information material per room

Discounts:
Additional/extra bed in double with 2 full paying adutls:
0-5,99 yrs.: -100 %, 6-11,99 yrs.: -50%, from 12 yrs.: -20%;
children in own room: 0-11,99 yrs.: -20%;

other information:
since 2011 it is obligated to wear helmets in Slovenia. You can do the tour also with a tour guide with surcharge (see below). Please let us know with reservation how many days and on which days you want to book the guide.

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*for extra nights there is only breakfast included