Lipica Stud Farm and Skocjan Caves Day Trip from Koper
Koper, Slovenia
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Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 6 hours
Your 6-hour guided walking tour in Lipica will introduce you to the world of the Lipizzan horse. You will walk through the stable and visit Lipikum, the Lipizzaner Museum dedicated to various aspects of the stud and the Lipizzan breed. You will also visit the magnificent Škocjan Caves which are on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural world heritage sites.
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Your 6-hour guided walking tour in Lipica will introduce you to the world of the Lipizzan horse. You will walk through the stable and visit Lipikum, the Lipizzaner Museum dedicated to various aspects of the stud and the Lipizzan breed. You will also visit the magnificent Škocjan Caves which are on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural world heritage sites.Your guide will meet you at the passenger terminal to escort you to the Lipica Stud Farm, one of the oldest stud farms in the world. In a unique natural environment, in the middle of fairy meadows and the shade of oak and chestnut trees, you will find beautiful white horses that will certainly enchant you. Taking a walk on the Stud Farm estate is like traveling through history. The old manor house and the gracefulness of the Lipizzan horse will take you back in time to when horse carriages were the most prominent way of transport. For more than 400-years, the
tradition of breeding these white horses has been preserved in the center of the unique Karst landscape, which today represents one of the most beautiful natural and cultural monuments in Slovenia. On your trip, you will experience the world of the Lipizzan horse, walk through the stable and visit Lipikum, the Lipizzaner Museum dedicated to various aspects of the stud and the Lipizzan breed.
You will then explore Škocjan Caves, a cave system in Slovenia which together with the underground stream of the Reka river represents the most important natural phenomenon of the Karst region and one of the largest underground canyons in the world. Due to its exceptional significance, Škocjan Caves was entered on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural world heritage sites in 1986. Its colorful underground world is adorned with giant stalactites, water rapids and beautiful lakes. On your trip, you will view the world’s largest underground canyon and walk across the bridge which is situated 131-feet (40-meters) above the underground river. The panoramic view at the exit of the cave will certainly leave you speechless.
The final stop on your tour will take you to the Škocjan Caves Regional Park, which is like an open-air museum, is well-known for its ethnological, karstological, geological and archaeological monuments, as well as for its natural and cultural heritage. You can relax and stroll through the park, enjoying the unspoiled nature.
Your tour will conclude at the passenger terminal.
tradition of breeding these white horses has been preserved in the center of the unique Karst landscape, which today represents one of the most beautiful natural and cultural monuments in Slovenia. On your trip, you will experience the world of the Lipizzan horse, walk through the stable and visit Lipikum, the Lipizzaner Museum dedicated to various aspects of the stud and the Lipizzan breed.
You will then explore Škocjan Caves, a cave system in Slovenia which together with the underground stream of the Reka river represents the most important natural phenomenon of the Karst region and one of the largest underground canyons in the world. Due to its exceptional significance, Škocjan Caves was entered on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural world heritage sites in 1986. Its colorful underground world is adorned with giant stalactites, water rapids and beautiful lakes. On your trip, you will view the world’s largest underground canyon and walk across the bridge which is situated 131-feet (40-meters) above the underground river. The panoramic view at the exit of the cave will certainly leave you speechless.
The final stop on your tour will take you to the Škocjan Caves Regional Park, which is like an open-air museum, is well-known for its ethnological, karstological, geological and archaeological monuments, as well as for its natural and cultural heritage. You can relax and stroll through the park, enjoying the unspoiled nature.
Your tour will conclude at the passenger terminal.
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