Slovakia Tours Premium Grand Tour of Slovakia

Arrival in Bratislava – Airport meet & greet
We will wait for you at the airport’s arrival hall holding a sign with your name. Comfortable drive to Bratislava (45 min drive).
Welcome drink and introduction of the itinerary. Your lovely holiday has just started.
Evening: On your own
Overnight Accommodation in Bratislava

Breakfast
Morning: Short drive to Devin castle (15 min drive) After admiring the beautiful castle ruin and enjoying views on Austria, we show you where once the “Iron curtain” – the former border between the West and the East used to stand. Drive back and visit Slavin (World War2 memorial) and symbol of the city – Bratislava castle – to enjoy stunning views of the Danube river and know more about its rich history.

Afternoon: After a lunch break in the Old town (we will recommend a great restaurant), continue with the quality sightseeing tour to show you the highlights of the Old town.
Walking through the main square (admire a beautiful former town hall), the Primate Palace (outside) – the largest in Bratislava where the Treaty of Pressburg was signed in the Hall of Mirrors.

Evening: On your own
Overnight in Bratislava
Total driving distance: 25 km / 15miles, driving time approx 40mins, walking time  up to 5 hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 8:30 am (check out) and scenic drive northeast. After a 2 hour drive, we’ll be in one of the most beautiful, most romantic, and most special towns – a picturesque Banska Stiavnica. It is like to step in the past centuries.
Lunch: Restaurant Monarchia 
Afternoon: We continue Banska Bystrica – the 6th largest Slovak city and geographical center of Slovakia. (Before entering Banska Bystrica, a shortstop and visit a hidden jewel – a wooden articular church Hronsek, listed on UNESCO World Heritage). Continue to Banska Bystrica.
A short introduction tour around the main square to see the highlights. There is a saying “While alive in Banska Bystrica, after death in heaven”.

Evening: On your own
Overnight in Banska Bystrica
Total driving distance: 230 km / 140 miles, driving time approx 2 hours 45 Mins, walking time: 4-5 hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 9 am (check out) and visit of Museum of Slovak National Uprising (the anti-nazi uprising started on August 29, 1944, in Banska Bystrica), then drive to Vlkolinec (UNESCO), a remarkably intact settlement with the traditional features of a central European village.
Afternoon: Lunch break in a charming medieval town Levoca. It is undoubtedly a cultural and historical jewel among Slovak towns. The highlight of Levoca is the Roman Catholic church of St. Jacob from the 14th century with its largest wooden altar in the world – a masterpiece from Master Paul of Levoca. Museum visit & strolling around.
On our way to Kosice, we stop and truly enjoy another gem – the Spiss Castle. On a dolomite rock, there is one of the most precious cultural monuments in the Spis region – the Spis castle.
Continue to Kosice.
Evening: On your own
Overnight in the Kosice
Total driving distance: 240 km / 150 miles, driving time approx 2 hours 50 Mins, walking time: Up to 4Hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 9 am and quality sightseeing tour around the spectacular, historical Old Town of Kosice. Kosice is the metropolis and the second largest city of Eastern Slovakia, the second-largest city. Visit of St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral, considered to be one of the most beautiful Gothic structures in the world, St. Michael’s Chapel, The State Theatre, St. Urbain’s Tower.
Afternoon: At your own leisure. We will give you tips about which museum is worth seeing, where to enjoy a coffee or glass of wine.
Evening: On your own
Overnight in the Kosice
Walking only, no driving today

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 9 am (check out) and drive up to the north. Our first stop is in a little village Hervartov to see a unique wooden Roman-catholic church of St. Francis of Assisi from the 15th century.
Then, drive to one of the most beautiful medieval towns – Bardejov, settled in the 14th century, fortified with stone walls and bastions to repel foreign tribes.
Next to the Spa resort, there is the oldest open-air museum in Slovakia, let’s visit and go back to the life of the 19-20th century of the Slovaks.
Afternoon: Quality sightseeing tour in the heart of Bardejov town – Town Hall’s square, gothic St. Egidius church, climb the church tower with its fantastic view on former fortification walls around the city, the Old Town Hall, see the City walls – seven of the original bastions are still standing.
Evening: On your own
Overnight in Bardejov
Total driving distance: 80km / 50 miles, driving time approx 1 hour 15 Mins, walking time: 5-6 hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 9 am (check out) and drive to national park Pieniny for calm-water rafting on wooden logs* It is an incredibly charming, green area, the river Dunajec creates a natural border between Poland and Slovakia. The ride takes 1hour 15min on a calm river.
Afternoon: Lunch in a goral region, trying goral meals and drinks. Stop in a former Red Monastery where two different types of monks used to live. *) Alternative program is walking up to 3 Crown hill.
Evening: On your own
Overnight in Strbske Pleso, Stary Smokovec or Tatranska Lomnica
Total driving distance: 350 km / 217 miles, driving time approx 4 hours 45 Mins, walking time: 4-5 Hours

Breakfast
Morning:

Meeting at 9 am. It’s easy to fall in love with the High Tatras – mountains with their picturesque valleys, brooks, waterfalls, colorful meadows, tarns with crystal clear water. We are very excited to show you our lovely mountains, firstly, drive to Stary Smokovec town to take a funicular railway (tickets not included) to get Hrebienok and walk to the waterfalls. An easy walking tour in nature.
Afternoon: We move to Tatranska Lomnica town (15min by car) to take a cable car (tickets not included) to Skalnate Pleso station to see the High Tatra mountains from above. We enjoy a little walk around Skalnate Pleso, views of the Lomnicky peak, and valley views.

Please note, if you would like to go up to the top of Lomnicky peak (2^ndhighest peak in the High Tatras), it is necessary an advance booking with full payment to get the tickets. Please let us know.

Evening: On your own
Overnight in Strbske Pleso, Stary Smokovec or Tatranska Lomnica
Total driving distance: 50 km / 31 miles, driving time approx 1 hour, walking time: 4-6 Hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meet at 9 am and see the High Tatras from the other side, from the Polish side.
Our travelers love this day trip to Zakopane – famous summer–winter resort where it is possible to enjoy tasty traditional Polish meals, drinks, desserts. Free time on the famous shopping street.
Afternoon: Lunch break and trying traditional Polish specialties.

Evening: On your own
Overnight in Strbske Pleso, Stary Smokovec or Tatranska Lomnica
Total driving distance: 150 km / 93 miles, driving time approx 1 hour 30 Mins, walking time: Approx 3 Hours

Breakfast
Morning: Meeting at 8:30 am (check out) and drive back to Bratislava is very scenic, we firstly visit remote Cicmany village famous and unique for wooden houses painted with white ornaments. It is like in a fairy-tale, worth visiting. Afterward, a short drive to see the most romantic chateau Bojnice, according to the National Geographic respected magazine, was rated in 2017 as one of the 10 most beautiful castles in the world.
Afternoon: Lunch break in Bojnice. Comfortable drive to Bratislava.

Evening: On your own -Enjoy an evening in Bratislava – relaxing walking in the Old town or having drinks on the Danube promenade Eurovea while watching the Danube river. At leisure. 
Overnight in Bratislava
Total driving distance: 390 km / 242 miles, driving time approx 5 hours 15 Mins, walking time: Approx 3 Hours

Breakfast
Your memorable holiday comes to an end today. We are ready to arrange for you an airport transfer – comfortable door-to-door service for discounted rates.
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