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The company Velika planina d.o.o. is engaged in the activity of transport by cable cars and catering and tourist activities in the valley of Kamniška Bistrica and Velika Planina. The company is engaged in the promotion and development of tourism in this part of the Kamnik municipality. Employees manage security and control on the mountain 365 days a year, maintenance work on facilities and take care of order and cleanliness and orderliness of paths and roads.
Unspoiled nature, pasture tradition, vast pastures and endless walking paths attract visitors to rest and recreation. Hiking, cycling, paragliding and other activities are popular activities on Velika planina. To get to know the tradition of grazing and the life of shepherds, we must visit the shepherd’s cottage, which is today a museum – Preskar’s cottage. The only byte that has been preserved on Velika planina in the original way, without a chimney and windows, offers a number of items used by shepherds to produce home-made products, shepherd’s clothes and other shepherd’s aids to facilitate their daily work. mountains. Along with the stories you can hear in the museum, you will get to know the life of shepherds then and now.
A novelty in recent years is also regular guided tours with a local tourist guide, every Saturday in the summer season. The guide will take you through the shepherd’s settlement, to the highest point of Velika planina, Gradišče, to the Veternica cave, to the Marija Snežna chapel and also to the shepherds, where you can indulge in home-made products such as sour milk, žganci or cheese. September on Velika planina is prepared by shepherds. Delicacies, beautiful views, unspoiled nature and fresh, mountain air are the reasons that attract to Velika planina in summer.
You can also indulge in culinary delights at the Zeleni rob inn, which is known far and wide for its sweetest cottage cheese štruklji with fruit topping. They will serve you homemade stews, sausages, porridge, sauerkraut and other dishes. In both summer and winter, the guest house has a terrace with sun loungers, which offers a beautiful view of the Kamnik Savinja Alps and the Ljubljana Basin.
The cable car to Velika planina has been taking passengers since 1964. The cable car takes you to the mountain in just five minutes, and you can continue on foot (30 minutes to the Zeleni rob inn, 45 minutes to the shepherd’s settlement) or take the chairlift to the top.
What about when the shepherds leave the mountain?
Velika planina is always a great choice to visit. In the autumn months, it is great for hiking and biking, as there are not too many visitors. When it is foggy in the valley, the sun and pleasant temperatures abound on Velika planina.
In winter, the white slopes are great for skiing and sledding, and the idyll of the shepherd’s village invites you to take a walk among the snowy roofs. In the winter season, night sledding is popular, taking place between Thursday and Sunday, along a 2.4-kilometer-long, lighted trail. The ski resort is popular among families, as the pistes are not demanding. The Jurček children’s ski lift, the Zeleni rob ski lift and the Šimnovec chairlift are in operation.
Spring, of course, is a time when nature comes to life again. The snow is falling, and the harbingers of spring are peeping on the day. Among them is also saffron, and the mountain is thus transformed into a beautiful purple color. Velika planina becomes a paradise for photographers and lovers of the first spring temperatures in the early spring days. With a sufficient amount of snow, cross-country ski trails are also arranged along Velika planina.
Dear visitors of Velika Planina, We would like to inform you that, due to extremely dry weather conditions, a high wildfire risk has been declared throughout Slovenia. The Slovenian Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster…
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DAY CABLECAR CHAIRLIFT Monday 8:00, 9:00, 12:00, 16:00 (four times per day) 8:30; 11:30; 12:30; 15:30 (four times per day) Tuesday 8:00, 9:00, 12:00, 16:00 (four times per day) 8:30; 11:30; 12:30; 15:30 (four times…
Join us on guided tour (English) for individual guests: 13.8., 14.8., 15.8.2022 at 12:00! 12:00 – Meeting local guide at top of the chairlift (Gradišče, highest point of the mountain) 12:00 – 14:00 – Guided…
Dear visitors! Cablecar and chairlift starts operating on Tuesday, 5.4.2022. Timetable you can find here. Welcome!
The annual maintance works of the cablecar will take place from 21 March 2022 to 10 April 2022, so the cablecar and chairlift will not be open during this time. Thank you for understanding, …
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Dear visitors! On Wednesday, 19 January 2022, we have a regular technical inspection of the cablecar. Therefore, on this day, the cable car will run only twice, at 8:00 and 16:00, and the chairlift at…
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We would like to inform you that on December 4, 2021, there was a breakdown in the chairlift drive. This is a more serious defect, which will require quite some time and work to repair.…
Dear guests! We would like to inform you that from 4 October 2021 to 24 October 2021, regular annual large-scale maintenance work will take place on the cable car and chairlift, so the changed operating…
Notice of occasional partial and complete closure of the local road LC 161161 – PLANINA (Kranjski Rak – Rakove Ravni) Notice of occasional partial and complete closure of the local road LC 161161 – PLANINA…
Dear guests, today, 17th of June only cablecar is operating from 8:00 – 18:00, every half hour. Chairlift it’s not operating today.
Danes zaključujemo redna vzdrževalna dela, zato ob 14:00 kot je bilo predvideno pričneta obratovati nihalka in sedežnica na Veliko planino. Nihalka vozi vsak dan od 8:00 – 18:00, sedežnica vsak dan od 8:30 – 17:30.…
Dear visitors! We would like to inform you that the cable car will not be open from tomorrow, June 9, 2021 until Friday, June 11, 2021 until 2 pm, due to additional maintenance work. Thank…
Cablecar 8:00 – 18:00, every half hour Chairlift 8:30 – 17:30
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Cable car is running from 8:30 – 17:00, chairlift from 9:00 – 16:15. Ski slopes are opened from 9:00 – 15:30. On Friday and Saturday if weather conditions are good, we organize night sledding from…
Dear visitors of Velika planina! Due to the adoption of the Government Decree and new recommendations, we would like to inform you that on 26.10.2020, Velika planina, d.o.o. changes the timetable of the cable car…
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⚠️ Due to works on the power line, Velika planina will be without electricity tomorrow, 20.7.2020.Therefore, the cable car and chairlift will not work! Restaurant Zeleni rob will be closed. Thank you for understanding.
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Notice to visitors about the changes and measurements taken against the outburst of corona virus (COVID-19) Dear visitors of Velika planina! With the health and well being of our visitors and service providers in mind, …
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We announce the happy news that cablecar starts operating on Monday, 3.2.2020. After stopping the pendulum in early December 2019 to change the load ropes, two months of hard work were waiting for us. After…
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