Slovenia tailor made family holiday

Planet

We try to keep motorised travel to a minimum where possible. We encourage our clients to hike, kayak or rent bicycles to get around during their free time instead of driving everywhere.

We focus on booking hotels in central Ljubljana so that travellers can walk around the city instead of being further out and needing a car.

Where possible we encourage travellers to stay in locally-run accommodations where much of the produce is either grown on-site or within the immediate area, for a 'farm to table' model. This could be fruit, veg, meat and even honey. An example of this is a small complex of family-run cottages in the Logar Valley which is one of our favourite places to stay.

We encourage our guests to re-use their towels to reduce energy use.

Tap water is exceptionally clean in Slovenia so we encourage travellers to bring refillable bottles and avoid buying needless plastic.

We encourage responsible swimming around the coastline and in lakes and rivers.

At some rivers taxes are payable for participants taking part in activities such as kayaking and rafting, and we support the authorities in advising travellers about these and help them understand why they are in effect, as this helps funnel investment into cleaner water.

We work with hotels that help preserve the local cultural heritage, whether that be in a cobbled town centre, or nestled along a rural track in the forest.

In our trip information we recommend people bring refillable or filter water bottles and avoid buying single-use plastic.

We urge our customers to heed advice about not feeding local wildlife, sticking to allocated trails only, taking out everything you take in (leaving nothing behind), not lighting fires in the forest and keeping themselves and the animals safe as they explore.

People

Lunches and dinners are typically not included, which encourages travellers to get out and sample the nearby restaurants, and we make recommendations for good independent places to help families discover locally owned eateries.

Where possible, we make recommendations for places slightly away from the main 'big tick' places as this helps to spread tourist income more evenly, creating better opportunities for smaller businesses. We also give client recommendations for local things to do in their free time, e.g. apitourism (beekeeping), cafes we know along a cycle route or visits to lesser-known attractions.

As much as possible, we work with locally owned hotels and lodges, promoting relationships with hoteliers who offer refillable toiletries rather than single-use sachets or minis. We recommend that our clients eat in independent establishments and visit independently owned shops and markets and are constantly adding to our list of recommendations which is sent to travellers before they go.

Our arrangements are all made with a Slovenian-owned operator who employ from within the country, so all our tours in Slovenia are run in conjunction with local partners that have been chosen partly because they provide a fantastic service but also because they share our environmental and social goals.

All guided activities are booked with local outfitters who employ local guides from the same regional area, who will be pleased to answer questions and give an excellent insight into the way of life in the region. This allows more people within the country to benefit from tourism. Examples include kayaking guides at Lake Bohinj, local boat operators on Lake Bled, canyoning or ziplining guides in the Soca Valley.

We understand when and where tipping is culturally appropriate and provide detailed guidelines for our travellers as to suitable amounts.

This trip is LGBTQ+ friendly, and we welcome families of all types on our trips.