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HOOKED ON WALKING & CYCLING East Whitburn, Scotland United Kingdom www.hookedoncycling.co.uk
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Cycle and Wellness Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and this cycling holiday in Slovenia. This tour is available as both a self-guided cycling holiday that can be started any day of the week, and also as a group cycling holiday starting on selected dates. The cycle and wellness cycling holiday follows a circular direction from Maribor in the northeast Slovenian region, which is so famous for its spa towns. The terrain is fairly easy making this a tour suitable for beginners and it has been graded as a wanderer tour. This cycling holiday is taking you through northeast of Slovenia and has it all... accommodations in hotels with thermal water springs where you can relax after day of cycling. Cycling through vineyards, passing wine cellars with great white wine or taking a snack in a little roadside inn! Those who have only passing interest in wine may be more interested in old towns, mighty castles, stork nests on chimneys and much more. Tour Details
Duration	8 Days/7 Nights
Location	Northeastern Slovenia
Season	April - October
Tour Type	Road Touring
Nearest City	Maribor
Physical Condition Required	Fair
Destination(s)	Slovenia
Fully Guided	No
Bike Rentals Available	Yes
Rates	$760.00 per person Currency Converter (Rates shown are in US Dollars. Rates and terms are subject to change.) Your browser does not support iframes.<br><a href="http://www.gordonsguide.com/currency.cfm" target="_blank">Click here</a> to use the currency converter.
Website	www.hookedoncycling.co.uk

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN MARIBOR
Second largest Slovenian town with a lovely old center. Summer festival on the banks of Drava River. Overnight in a three-star hotel. Free parking for the duration of your cycling trip if you happen to have a car.

Day 2: MARIBOR – PTUJ (20 miles/32km)
Today the cycle tour goes across the Ptuj fields, along the bank of Drava. It is a flat day today only. The town of Ptuj is the oldest Slovenian town with Roman ruins, temples and medieval castle with a wonderful collection of old musical instruments and history of Turkish raids. Three-star (thermal spas) hotel.

Day 3: PTUJ – JERUZALEM (24 miles/37km)
The cycle tour today goes first across plains which are flat but the last eight kilometers are hilly with one sharp climb of 100m/330ft. A nice two-star country inn is set in the vineyards and you’ll love the room with a view. Price includes wine tasting in the house cellar! Also today you can see Dornava and Nedela baroque castles a wine cellar in Ormož – known for white wines. Ormož is on the border with Croatia, should you wish, you could visit the neighboring country by simply crossing Drava Bridge.

Day 4: JERUZALEM – MORAVSKE TOPLICE (28 miles/45km)
Today a few hillier sections in the morning but later flat. You three-star hotel is part of the Terme 3000 complex in Moravske Toplice.

This is a traditional Slovenian vineyard area with beautiful countryside and scenery. Even a Jerusalem church is along the way or visit the floating mill of Bogojina, pottery workshop in Filovci and the modern church in Bogojina.

Day 5: MORAVSKE TOPLICE (Rest Day or Round Trip of 19 miles/30km)
Take an easy trip towards Hungarian border and visit BukovnicaLake – it has bioenergetical effects! Enjoy a cup of coffee with tasty pastry in Lendava or cycle a couple of kilometers through Hungary.

Day 6: MORAVSKE TOPLICE – LENART (32 miles/51km)
Today the first part is flat then with gently rolling countryside. Tonight you are in a two-star country inn. Price includes wine tasting in the house cellar!

You can visit the Murska Sobota castle, crossing river Mura by an old fashioned float.

Day 7: LENART – MARIBOR (27 miles/42km)
Today you start with some hillier sections among vineyards then it is flat. Tonight you are in a three-star hotel. Along the way the small town of Lenart is very nice.

Day 8: DEPARTURE FROM MARIBOR
End of tour.

This Package Includes

Seven Nights Accommodations
Information Pack
Luggage Transfers
Welcome Meeting
Routes and Maps
Wine Tasting in Jeruzalem and Lenart
Emergency Assistance

Notes

Available daily from April 7 to October 6.

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