It Smells Like Mushrooms

5.0
(4 reviews)
Bovec, Slovenia

6 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English and 1 more

With the help of local people you will venture into the local forests and look for mushrooms. Bojan, as an expert mycologist, will help you answer all of your questions you might have about mushrooms. We will learn how we pick them the right way, how we behave in a forest, how we prepare and cook them and even how we can store them. Welcoming you into a home of a local family, you will also get a social and cultural view of the valley.

What's Included

A Digital Booklet with Recipes
Meeting & breakfast with local delicacies at Bojan & Anja's
After mushroom picking we have a little snack before second part
Use of a mushroom basket
A Gift
A tasting dish with the mushrooms we forage and prepare
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Bojan or/and Anja will be waiting for you at the mentioned address.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Bojan and Anja are a father and daughter from Bovec who can tell you many interesting things about mushrooms. Both are experts in determining mushroom, Bojan even holds the highest title at the Mycological Association of Slovenia - a mentor. So when you go to the forest to pick mushrooms, they are definitely the right company. Before you embark on an adventure into the mushroom kingdom of the Bovec forests, you will head to the terrace of Bovec kitch’n to be served a delicious home-made breakfast made from local ingredients - giving you enough energy for a few hours of hiking through the forest as you look for and learn about mushrooms. Return to Bovec kitch’n with a basket of freshly picked edible mushrooms and learn how to clean, prepare and store them. After that, create your own mushroom-based dishes under the watchful eye of the hosts and then taste them.

The experience has received local quality certificate Soča Valley Finest and is a part of Slovenia Unique Experiences.

In case of bad weather, we’ll reschedule the experience if possible. If not, the experience will be cancelled. You will be notified beforehand.

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Supplied by Bovska Kuhn'ca - Bovec Kitch'n

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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