VELIKA PLANINA EXPERIENCE – Premium

This premium package offers more than just a visit to Velika planina – it takes you into the heart of shepherd heritage, where local flavors, authentic stories, and magnificent views intertwine.

With a local guide accompanying you from arrival to departure, you’ll discover hidden corners and legends of the plateau, taste authentic homemade delicacies, and visit the shepherd’s museum – today the only originally preserved shepherd’s hut. The experience is enriched with a demonstration of making trnič cheese – a unique culinary specialty of Velika planina. To finish, enjoy a mountain lunch with unforgettable views.

This is not just a visit. This is the Premium Velika planina Experience – for those who want something more.

The package includes:

Priority boarding for the cable car and chairlift
Skip the lines – saving up to an hour that you can instead spend on the fairytale-like Velika planina. Priority boarding ensures a comfortable start to your day and a sense of exclusivity from the very first moment.

Guided tour with a local guide
Discover secrets known only to locals. Your guide will take you among shepherd huts, legends, and natural features, revealing stories you wouldn’t find on your own.

Round-trip ride with cable car and six-seater chairlift
Enjoy a panoramic ride on one of the longest cable cars in Europe without support pillars. In just minutes, you rise above the valley and enter the world of Velika planina, with views opening in every direction. The new chairlift (installed in 2023) quickly and sustainably takes you from the top station to the highest point, Gradišče. During the 7-minute ride, admire the Kamnik–Savinja Alps and cows grazing freely on alpine pastures.

Tasting of homemade delicacies at Skodla
Treat your taste buds to the best the plateau offers – cheeses, cured meats, herbal spreads, and other local specialties. You’ll also taste Rušovec, a sweet spirit made from dwarf pine shoots gathered on Velika planina. For children, homemade lemonade is served.

Visit to Preskar Museum – an original shepherd’s hut
Step into the only authentically preserved shepherd’s hut on the plateau. Experience the simple yet rich life of past shepherds and discover how they lived here for centuries.

Demonstration of making trnič – the “cheese of love”
Learn the story behind one of Slovenia’s most unique cheeses. The live demonstration reveals the craft, symbolism, and meaning of this traditional product found only on Velika planina.

Traditional mountain lunch with a view at Zeleni rob restaurant
Enjoy a warm meal – a hearty stew with sausage, a true mountain dish prepared using local recipes. Finish with delicious sweet cottage cheese dumplings (štruklji) and take in unforgettable views of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. A drink is included.

At the end of this wonderful trip, you will also receive a GIFT to remind you of your visit to Velika planina.