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A perfect shore excursion for cruise passengers in Trieste, this small-group tour will take you into Slovenia to view the natural wonders of Postojna Cave along with the medieval Predjama Castle. On your visit to Postojna, you’ll enjoy a train ride through the cave’s labyrinth of tunnels while learning about its geological features. Informative commentary from your guide will illuminate the fascinating history and romantic setting of Predjama’s cave castle.
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Chandra F, Jun 2025
Fabulous experience! We were the first South Africans our driver has met in all his years of working. Never thought id ever go through a cave in a train and see such beautiful formations. The castle was magnificent. I loved Slovenia nice to be In a quieter country away from the hustle and bustle of the other places I've been to. Bring a jersey the caves are cold!
Lowell K, Jun 2025
Both sites visited were pretty cool to see, and Ernest, our guide, was interesting, informative, and funny. He made it an overall fun experience.
thec793, Jun 2025
Our tour guide, Ernest, was great! He was funny and informative on all things Slovenia. The caves were breathtaking, and the castle was very cool! Please read the tour instructions and bring a sweater for the caves (they are chilly!) and your passport! We were on a tour with people who forgot both and without the passports, got held up at the border. Don't be those people!
Ginny_C, Jun 2025
The caves are magnificent. We had never seen anything like them in our travels. The castle was also very interesting and the drive in Slovenia is beau
Your guide will pick you up at the agreed starting point in Trieste - hotel, cruise terminal, train station etc. (please contact us after the booking so the appropriate arrangements can be made).
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).
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.
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