1. Celebration Slovenia is an 8-day tourist package that provides experiences in 4 Slovenian destinations - Bled, Solčava, Maribor, and Ptuj. 2. The package promotes eco-tourism and gives travelers opportunities to experience Slovenian history, culture, traditions, and natural beauty through activities like reenacting legends, learning rural skills, making wine and cheese, shopping local handicrafts, and dining on boats in a river. 3. Key experiences include swimming in Bled Lake, learning sheep herding in Solčava, participating in winemaking in Maribor, dressing as a Kurent in Ptuj, and having a romantic musical dinner cruise.

1. Submitted by:
Sukumar Honkote
IIT, Bombay,
India

2. Celebration Slovenia is a tourist package that would give the
traveler a complete ‘feel’ of Slovenia
8 day package with 2 days spent in each place
1st stop – Bled: Experience history of Slovenia while absorbing
the natural beauty of Bled
2nd stop – Solčava: Experience the rural life of Slovenia and
also learn sheep rearing
3rd stop – Maribor: Enjoy making and drinking wine while
learning traditional dances and cooking
4th stop – Ptuj: Let the shopaholic free in the beautiful city,
have fun being a Kurent and cap the trip with a musical night
on the river

3. Bled
1. Start off with a swim in the lake
- swimming in Bled lake is therapeutic
2. A boat ride would also be very enjoyable
- Savor the beautiful vista
3. In the afternoon, a visit to Iglica Falls
4. Followed by visit to Bled Castle
5. An evening on Bled Island
6. Campfire with all the travelers, exchange
of stories and singing
- Legend of the Sunken Bell and Battle of
Marchfeld
7. Discussion of script and roles for next day’s
re-enactment

4. Bled…
8. Next morning begins with hike in the mountains
9. Afternoon is spent in preparing for the re-
enactment
10. The re-enactment of the Legend of Sunken
Bell and Battle of Marchfeld takes place to
audience of fellow travelers and locals
11. A farewell campfire at the lake
12. A bell is rung and then the travelers immerse a
clay bell tied with a wish written on paper into the
Bled Lake in accordance to the legend
13. Camp disperses into the night

5. Solčava
1. Stay at a rural house
2. Learn to tend sheep
- If season permits then learn
shearing of wool also
3. Learn to cook various traditional dishes
4. Next day the traveler learns to make wool into a
yarn based on season
5. The traveler learns to milk the goats/ cows
and use this milk to make cheese
6. Take the animals for grazing
7. At night the exhausted traveler will call it a night
to the sound of local music

6. Maribor
1. A traveler will stay at a vineyard at Maribor
2. Relax in morning with a guided tour of
vineyard and the process of wine making
3. Participate in wine making
4. Visit the oldest grape vine
5. Learn traditional Slovenian dance in the
evening
6. Top the day off with exquisite wine

7. Maribor…
7. Start the next day off helping in the vineyard
8. Baking cakes like potico or gibanica would
also be good
9. Next would be visit to Maribor Castle and
Town Hall
10. Also visit Betnava Castle
11. Enjoy Slovene and Serbian cuisine of
mushroom soup, apple strudel etc.
12. End the day at Vinag Wine Celler with an
evening of wine tasting.
13. Understand through experts what qualities
make a wine special

8. Ptuj
1. Last destination is Ptuj where a traveler will
get lots of opportunity to shop
2. Special zones will be created where the
shopper can buy local handicrafts, clothes
and a variety of gifts for folks back home
3. A boat ride (similar to a gondola) along the
scenic banks of River Drava would be an
enchanting experience
4. A visit to Town Hall, Town tower and Orpheus
Monument would be a good experience

9. Ptuj…
5. The next day the sightseeing begins with
going to the Ptuj Museum.
6. At Ptuj Grad, a guided tour will expose the
tourist to various medieval customs and
traditions prevalent in that region
7. Dominican monastery
8. Mihelic Gallery would show the art forms
prevalent in Slovenia
9. Dress as a Kurent, an opportunity to connect
with Slovene tradition
10. A musical concert held on the river
11. The tourist get to have dinner on anchored
boats in middle of the river
12. One of a kind river restaurant accompanied
by music
- An enchanting way to end the holiday

10. 1. Celebration Slovenia tour package gives the traveler a complete
picture of Slovene history and culture
2. All the proposed activities are eco- friendly and promote eco-
tourism
3. At Bled, a tourist can enact the history and legend of Bled while
simultaneously absorb the natural beauty
4. At Solčava, a tourist gets opportunity to experience the rustic
life and also participate in sheep rearing.
5. At Maribor, the tourist is exposed to the art of wine making and
wine tasting. The tourist also imbibes the local culture from
learning to cook traditional dishes and doing the folk dance
6. At Ptuj, the tourist reconnects with the medieval history of
Slovenia while dressing up as the iconic Kurent.
7. The romantic dinner on a ‘personal’ boat in the river to live
music played on stage in the river would be first of a kind in the
world. It would also give avenues for local and nearby musical
talent to showcase their abilities.