Ljubljana: Lake Bled Experience

Experience the beauty of Lake Bled and the stunning Bled Castle on this half-day tour. Take a boat ride to Bled Island, explore the castle, and indulge in the famous Bled cream cake.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bled Island - A trip to Bled must be a part of any visit to Slovenia. On our tour to Lake Bled we treat you with a traditional pletna boat ride to Bled island, a top attraction in Slovenia. Pletna boats are unique to Lake Bled and operated by a single rower with two long oars.
  • Bled Castle (Blejski Grad) - Our tour to Lake Bled takes you up…
What's Included
  • Central Ljubljana meeting point
  • Comfortable transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Professional English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Pletna boat ride to Bled island
  • Admission fees
  • Admission fees
Additional Information

Beyond a millennium old, Bled Castle stands as one of Slovenia’s most magnificent landmarks, perched loftily above the serene waters of Lake Bled. From various vantage points within the castle, you can feast your eyes on the mesmerizing view of the lake. Intriguingly, we’ll guide you to some of the premier viewpoints where the stunning panorama of Lake…

Location
Dalmatinova ulica 10
Dalmatinova ulica
opposite City Hotel
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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16mariannah
Jun 6, 2025
Very efficient half day itinerary - great for short visit in Slovenia. - We did the half day trip to Lake Bled with Tomas and it was fab! Very knowledgeable and passionate tour guide. Plenty of interesting info, put us on a rowing boat to the island with an olympian rower who was a legend too, Jozo. Castle walk and views after with cake you could climb was delicious too. If you're looking for a quality half day trip due to being a bit time poor, this is it! We boarded bus at 2:15pm and back before 7pm for a dinner by the river. Didn't feel rushed at all, although if you want to spend more time in the location, go full day. Half day was perfect for us. Thank you Tomas!
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Carpediem2019
May 20, 2025
Can't wait to go back to Slovenia - My tour with Gordana on Saturday, May 17 was fantastic!! I learned so much about Slovenian history! During the drive to Lake Bled, Gordana gave us essential facts on the history of Slovenia with very interesting facts on Slovenian politics during the Cold War years. We visited Lake Bled and then Bled Castle. I was really impressed with the beauty of the landscape, the friendliness of Slovenian people and the rich cultural history. I think I may have fallen in love with the country. Thank you Gordana, I can't wait to go back to Slovenia!!
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Geoffa480
Jan 4, 2025
Must do tour ! - We did this tour on the 6th Dec24 and it was absolutley fantastic ! It's a must do tour if your visiting Ljubljana. Our tour guide (sorry forgot his name) was great. He was very friendly and knowledgeable about Slovenian and European history. We enjoyed his company during the tour. He ensured we were dropped off and picked up on time at the tour locations and we never felt liked we were rushed. He also stopped at a couple of spots which were not on the schedule which we greatly appreciated. Thank you , Slovenia Explorer for an experience we will never forget
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Melissajohn_g
Sep 9, 2024
Lake Bled a must - A great tour and a must from Ljubljana. Was sent message the day before for details of tour including needing 18 euros per person if you wanted to do the boat trip to Bled Island. Other extras could be paid by card if you wanted.
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Irene_m
Aug 25, 2024
Very organized! - Pick up and drop off were easy. Great tour guide. Took us to boat ride to island - no wait for boat. Beautiful tour… would recomend!
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Elaine_f
May 1, 2024
Incredible Lake Bled - The tour was excellent. Our driver Damien was professional and personable. One lady called him “ a wealth of knowledge “ and I agree with her. Lake Bled was so beautiful, I started to tear up when we arrived. The water color, view of the island and Castle were stunning. It was a well organized tour. After arriving at Bled island by row boat, we enjoyed roaming around the tiny island. Amazed at the incredible views of the water and majestic snow covered mountains. Then we were given the option of shopping on the lake or visiting the Castle. I am so glad I didn’t miss the view of the lake from the Castle and enjoyed having traditional cream cake on the terrace. The Castle is one of the best kept and well maintained castles I have ever seen. It is truly beautiful. I hope someday to return to Lake Bled because it was so lovely.
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Jeannine_m
Apr 8, 2024
Great half-day trip to Lake Bled - not to be missed! - I would definitely recommend this half-day trip to Lake Bled, which leaves you enough time to explore the island and the castle - both very beautiful. Very convenient location for pick-up/drop-off and comfortable mininus - I would say 6 passengers is enough (which we were) as 8 would make it a bit tight and less comfortable. We had a great driver (sorry I forgot his name) - he was very friendly, chatty and very informative. We learnt so much about the area and Slovenia in general - very passionate guide.
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Paul_r
May 25, 2024
Got to experience Bled in a few hours. - Guide was honest about what might happen -- there was so much rain that he feared the boat ride might be canceled -- as well as what could be skipped: "If you've seen one castle, you've seen them all." He was punctual, friendly, engaging, and (most important) a safe driver. Near constant rain & clouds put a damper on the afternoon, but we could see why this place is over-run with visitors, even in May.
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Carole_l
Sep 19, 2024
afternoon trip - lake bled is beautiful, but the weather was awful which put a dampner on the experience. ingrid our driver/guide was very good and knowledgeable but overall I thought it was expensive when basically we only got driven around everything else was to pay for, it also was a little rushed (probably due to the weather) we left at 2.20 and returned at 5.45.
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Joanna_h
Mar 31, 2024
Let down at lake bled - The tour guide was knowledgeable but the tour felt a bit rushed especially after we got back from the island. No time to have a walk by the lake or visit a cafe, before going to castle. Also no time to stop at the best view point between lake n castle, just drove by, only neede 10.ins to take photos. Perhaps add one hour onto tour to make it feel a bit less rushed.
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up to 8 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).