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✨ Step off the cable car onto a green alpine plateau dotted with over 100 wooden shepherds’ huts, their shingle roofs sweeping almost to the ground. ✨
Velika Planina is one of Europe’s largest herders’ settlements, and it still works: from June to September, herdsmen bring their cattle up to graze and make cheese the way their grandparents did. Perfect for travellers with one free morning in Ljubljana who want real mountains, real culture, and few crowds.
Step inside the Preskar Museum hut to see how the herdsmen lived, then taste trnič, a cheese made only on this plateau. Its stamped patterns hide a love story you’ll hear up there.
On the way back, stroll through Kamnik, a medieval town of cobbled lanes and castle ruins at the foot of the Alps.
Your own licensed local guide picks you up at your door in Ljubljana and travels with you in a comfortable air-conditioned car or minivan, at your pace.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
A Tour Designed Around You. We will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel or apartment - please let us know your where you would like our guide to meet you and they will arrive with a sign containing your name.
Itinerary
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1Velika Planina
We will hop on the cable car and glide up to Velika Planina, a vast alpine plateau hidden in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. At the top, a gentle walk leads you through one of Europe's largest preserved shepherds' settlements — a scattering of wooden huts with steep shingled roofs, grazing cattle, and views that stretch across the Slovenian Alps. In summer the herders are still here, making cheese the way their grandparents did. It feels less like a tourist stop and more like stepping into another century.
3 hours • Admission ticket included -
2Kamnik
On the way back, we make a quick stop in Kamnik — a small medieval town tucked right at the foot of the Alps. Wander its narrow cobbled streets, past pastel townhouses, old church spires, and the ruins of the Mali Grad castle perched on a rocky hill above the square. It's the kind of place where half an hour is enough to soak in the atmosphere, snap a few photos, and maybe grab a coffee before heading back to Ljubljana.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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