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Postojna Cave & Predjama Castle: Shore Excursion from Koper
4.6
8 Ratings
Koper
Make a trip to Postojna Cave, globally recognized as the finest cave, and The Predjama Castle - the sole surviving cave castle in Europe.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Koper - Your guide will pick you up at the agreed starting point in Koper, Slovenia - hotel, cruise terminal, bus station, train station etc. (please contact us after the booking so the appropriate arrangements can be made).
- Predjama Castle - The Predjama Castle reigns over the surrounding area, not far from the Postojna Cave, in the idyllic village of Predjama. This picturesque, magnificent, defiant, mysterious and impregnable castle has been perched up in the middle of a vertical 123-meter high cliff for more than 800 years. Its romantic appeal is further emphasized by the idyllic Lokva River, which disappears into the underground world deep down below the castle. As the only preserved cave castle in Europe, the Predjama Castle offers a unique insight into the building techniques and resourcefulness of people in the Middle Ages, who were looking for and found a safe harbor for themselves right at the entrance into the cave. During a siege that took place in the 15th century, the castle provided a refuge for its best known and most notorious owner - Erazem of Predjama. The legend about the courageous robber baron Erazem, who remained undefeated until one of his servants betrayed him, is still in people’s minds, inspiring and alluring as ever. It was this safe abode of his which helped the brave knight resist the besiegers without much difficulty for more than a year.
- Postojna Cave - Postojna Cave, the queen of all caves, is the best-known cave in the world. It is also the greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia and one of the world’s largest karst monuments. This is the only place in the world where the underground landscape can be traversed on an electric train and where you get to meet this underground kingdom’s most famous inhabitant - the proteus (olm) - up close. A fantastic web of tunnels, passages, galleries and halls, astonishing diversity of karst features, as well as easy access are certainly the main reasons for such popularity of the cave and a large number of visitors (more than 36 million of them in over 200 years).
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Insurance
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Hotel guests must advise supplier as soon as possible: hotel details
- The temperature inside the cave is constant throughout the year (10 °C), so warm clothing and sports footwear are recommended
Location
Koper
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(8 Ratings)
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Familylove24
Jul 29, 2024
Excellent service - Bus was cool and clean, tour guide was amazing. Very very easy to work with to set up our group. I will use them again for sure.
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Scott_c
Apr 16, 2024
Great first impression of Slovenia! - Koper Tours guide Matt was an excellent host for our cruise stop in Koper. From finding him as we disembarked (super easy) to the drive out to the cave and castle (good info on Slovenia history and culture), to a couple quick extra stops on the drive back because we were ahead of schedule. Thanks Matt and Koper Tours! You made our first time experience in Slovenia memorable.
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Ruthjc5526ot
Nov 4, 2023
Great trip - The caves were amazing. The castle was beautiful to see. Do not think it was worth extra to go inside. The outside was the best part
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Kristina_v
Jul 6, 2023
Great experience - bring a coat! - The caves were beautiful but chilly - the train was fun. Our guide was amazing! So personable - answered all our questions, told us a lot about the history of the area.
The castle was very interesting - would have loved to have more time there.
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Dora
Jul 28, 2021
My experience - Our tour guide was Dejan, he was very helpful and gave us a lot of additional informations about Slovenia, Triest, Koper etc. while driving. The car was clean and airconditioned, as promised. The driver arrived on time.
The castle was magnificent, I certainly reccomend to choose a tour (like this) where you can go inside. The cave is also very beautiful.
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603joanne
May 2, 2020
A great place to visit! - Absolutely amazing cave tour, the cave is beautiful and the tour guide was knowledgeable and passionate. My whole family loved this. Can get a bit cool in the cave, but not super cold. A great place to visit!
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Anotherbubba
Nov 13, 2019
Fabulous Excursion - This was our favorite excursion on a cruise from Athens to Venice. We wanted a small group excursion but were surprised that it turned out to be just us two and the guide. We visited the castle first which worked out great because it was uncrowded with only about 10 people there at the time.
The cave was a marvel and enormous but enjoyable. Our guide made it all work beautifully including lunch afterwards at a small rural restaurant that had a circa 1459 Venetian walled church we visited too. I can't speak highly enough about this excursion, guide and operator.
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John_c
Jun 8, 2024
Disappointed - Tour guide would not let us go......too late to go up to cave. Cruise ship was only 15 minutes late to dock....we were told we'd get refunded and never did no matter who we spoke too
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