Cider & Herbs Tour
Tour length:
- 50 km
Tour duration:
- 6 hours
Tour itinerary:
- We gather in Camp Menina (possibility of fruit breakfast: apple yoghurt, apple slices, apple juice, "apples in a dressing gown", čežana ...). From there we continue to the village of 'Bočna' and along the Zadrečka valley. Along the way, there are planned stops at local "tokca" growers. Guests get an insight into the cellar (kiudre) of the locals and get to know each other better and, if desired, try it with the production of tokca or. processing of apples. Accompanied by properly trained guides, they are accompanied by a guide. a show, these at first glance, uninteresting drinks (facts, why, how it started with production, the story of the lice ...). The narration and explanation of the guide is upgraded by the locals themselves with their experience, fairy tales and knowledge of the stream and all the devices used in the processing. Along the way, guests pick different varieties of apples, some from each grower (in the season from the trees, otherwise from storage). We take care of the delivery of apples to the camp.
- The path through the Zadrečka valley leads to the Upper Castle, where we visit the "herbalist's shop", where they prepare herbal drinks, which we also try and which guests can also buy and take with them.
- We continue towards Florjan and through the beautiful forest road to Ljubno ob Savinji, where we stop at the Hotel Planinka for a culinary experience.
- We can visit the wood log rafters (flosar) collection. Return to the 'Menina camp' by the Savinja river.
- When returning to the camp, guests prepare the picked apples for pressing (wash, clean, combine) and then spray the cider, which they pour into a wooden barrel, which they engrave with their name and let it age in our "kivdr".
- Preparation or learning how to make apple strudel with a local cook. The prepared strudel is eaten with a glass of freshly sprinkled cider or tokcu.
- Guests staying until evening / overnight have the opportunity to roast apple slices by the fire on previously harvested sticks in the nearby forest.
Each participant signs a statement agreeing to the terms and instructions of the guides.
In the statement, the user entrusts us with an e-mail address to which we can send him a letter of thanks and a Printee photo book of the adventure after the experience is over.
Informative price list:
– Transfer of participants to the starting point (free up to 50km)
– Rental of E-bike, guide, snacks and degustation, entrance fees and tickets, drinks, gifts and souvenirs, photo book, …
– TAX is included in price
1 person: 200€ per day
2 persons: 380€ per day
3 persons: 520€ per day
4 persons: 660€ per day
5 persons: 800€ per day
6 persons: 920€ per day