Ancient caves and the delightful city of Ljubljana nestle in the Dinaric Alps.
Nibble the sugary shutters on a cookie cottage at a gingerbreadhouse–making workshop before heading to 1,000-year-old Bled Castle to check out a printmaking demo and chat about Slovenian vintages with the cellar master. Return to your home base in Ljubljana — a graceful, green and eminently walkable city. Your three days in the country also include a visit to Postojna Cave and truffle hunting at a local farm. The full 13-day tour takes in the best of the Adriatic — from Dubrovnik to Montenegro and Zagreb to Venice — and includes a day trip into Bosnia, where you’ll meet a resident who endured the bombings of the 1990s.
Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, finds a place on an exclusive 19-day private jet tour that unlocks and unites some of the great empires that rose and fell throughout Central Asia and the Mediterranean, and ultimately shaped our world. Get to know Slovenia in this global context as you spend two days exploring the fifteenth-century Ljubljana Castle, once the heart of a kingdom known as Carniola, and visit the pilgrimage site of Saint Mary’s Church, hidden on an island in Lake Bled in the heart of the Julian Alps. This fascinating journey of little-seen lands begins and ends in Madrid, and makes stops in Iran, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Corsica.
An abundance of cultural treasures
Traveling across Europe opens your eyes to a world of unparalleled culture and history. It often seems impossible to choose between the Renaissance art of Florence and the Impressionist paintings of Paris; Germany’s Bavarian castles and the bustling multicultural London streets. The wealth of knowledge acquired in Europe is an asset of a lifetime – its only rivals being the people and food you’ll encounter along the way! Close proximity of individual countries makes it easy to incorporate any number of them into your trip, while each country is more than worthy of a focused, extended stay as you immerse yourself in the culture and communities.
The Possibilities Are Endless
Set to a backdrop of an impressive variety of landscapes, from lush tropical rainforests to the breath-taking Rocky Mountain range, North America offers a unique adventure for every traveler. Take a road trip along the Pacific Coast highway, zip-line through Canada’s temperate rainforests, or journey through Mexico’s Copper Canyon by train. The endless opportunities of the land will leave you wanting to discover more.
