VINTGAR GORGE visit
VINTGAR GORGE WILL REOPEN ON 17. APRIL 2025.
The Vintar gorge is 1600m long and up to 250m deep gorge on the Eastern part of the Triglav National Park. Powerful current of River Radovna is channelled between hills Hom and Boršt and it is full of small waterfalls and rapids. Gorge was discovered in 1891 by Jakob Žumer. They opened for public in 1893.
Trails, bridges and narrow passages will lead you to the end of the gorge where you can see 16-m magnificent and the highest fluvial waterfall in Slovenia – Šum. You will need approx. 45min to reach the waterfall.
Vintgar gorge is located 4km away from Bled city centre and 8km away from railway station Lesce-Bled .
Vintgar gorge offers only one way visit.
You have to arrange entrance tickets on your own.
When you buy tickets and reserve time slot we suggests you to arrange a pick up for taxi or shuttle 30-45min before your entry time.
Transfer to the gorge:
10,00 eur per person
(min 4 pax & return transfer)
7,00 eur per person
(one way transfer)
Taxi :
1-2 pax one way … 19,00 eur
1-2 pax return … 34,00 eur
3-4 pax one way … 25,00 eur
3-4 pax retun … 45,00 eur
(price from our office – Bled city centre)
Transfer is available also with pick up from your accommodation (hotel, hostel, B&B, apartments, rooms in Bled, Lesce, Radovljica, Bohinjska Bela, Gorje,…
Pick up available also in camping: Bled, River, Šobec, Radovljica.
Other locations on request!
Departure & Return location
Our main starting point is Our office location (maps).
But we do pick ups also at hotels, hostels, apartments, airbnb, rooms, camps, …
For return you follow The king of Triglav trail to St. Catherine Church. Return location is in Zasip village – 10min walk (700m) from St. Catherine church straight down by the church.
Return pick up location (map)
We don`t provide tickets so you have to buy them on your own. We suggest you to do it Online and reserve your entrance time slot. They have only ONLINE TICKETS SALE – It is not possible to buy tickets on the spot before you enter the gorge.
Our drivers will bring you to the entrance of Vintgar gorge, about 15min drive. Before they let you go to enjoy the gorge, they will give you instructions where to go, where you call us for return and where we meet – you also receive business card with path and qr code for pick up location!
After 40 min of amazing walk over the bridges and memory full of nice moments and once you reach the end of the gorge. First you return the helmet back to the wooden house at the exit and then cross the wooden brige above Šum Waterfall and keep to the right side and walk down to see the waterfall from the ground. Then walk straight to the bigger bridge and cross it again and walk up back to the exit wooden cottage. You will make a small loop around Šum waterfall. Here you turn left go up few stairs and follow the THE KING OF TRIGLAV TRAIL – path to St. Catherine church – . The hiking trail through the forest is 1.2 km long, with about 80 m of altitude difference and will take you about 25 min walk slowly uphill.
When you reach the church you can refresh yourself in the bar next door – Jurček Hom. When you are ready to go to pick up location you call us and scan the QR code. Follow the asphalt road on the right side of the church and scaned QR code will bring you to pick up location 10min walk downhill to village Zasip. Pick up is when you meet the main road between the streets Rebr and Blejska cesta. On the left hand side you will see you logo and there is private yard and you can wait there.
After we will bring you back to Lake Bled. You can also ask driver to drop you off at Bled castle.
Things to note
- They do not reccomend visiting the gorge with kids under 3 years old
- Strollers, bike and E-bikes are not allowed in the gorge
- Take sport shoes and some water with you – do not visit gorge in flip flops
- If you visit the gorge with a dog – you have to buy tickets as well for the dog
- Dogs need to be on a leash while you are visiting the gorge
- Before you go check weather prognose
- Usually our guests are in about 2 hours on the return pick up location