From the Julian Alps to the terraced vineyards of Goriska Brda, then the sparkling waters of the Adriatic Sea. This e-mountain bike tour of Slovenia will take you on an extraordinary journey into the rich history and strong cultural identity of the country and its people.
Riding your e-mountain bike through dense forest, over high mountain passes, through vineyards, and even dipping into Italy, you’ll sample the finest food and unique ‘amber’ wines of Slovenia.
To find out if this intermediate+ E-MTB tour Slovenia is right for you, read more on the skill and fitness levels required.
The flow of your E-MTB tour in Slovenia has been designed to become progressively more technical throughout the course of the week. Your guides will coach you through each new challenge so that you make the most of your Slovenian experience and go home a more technically skilled and confident e-mountain bike rider.
£2,620 GBP / $3,537 USD / €3,144 EUR per person (ex. flights, based on two sharing a room)
*Single supplement is only applicable if you are travelling solo and do not wish to share a room with another rider of the same sex. If you’re happy to do that, you need not add the supplement.
Please note: a single room may not always be available at time of booking
We want you to have the best experience in Slovenia, so it’s important to be sure that this is the perfect E-MTB tour, with the right level of challenge, for you.
You ride your e-mtb on average twice per month, and would be comfortable riding a variety of trails including: rooty singletrack through forests; gravel double track climbs; steep, flowing descents; rocky trails on the coast and islands. Read more on our intermediate+ skill level.
Does this sound like you? Your vacation time is precious and we want to be absolutely sure that you’re making the most of it, by finding the perfect adventure for you. Be honest with yourself, if this adventure isn’t right for you, we have other tours that may well be a better fit for your mountain biking experience and ability.
Please note: The skill level required reflects an overall rating for the trails on the trip but you should expect to find sections and obstacles that push your ability levels.
Skill level: Intermediate+
Fitness level: 5/7
Typical trails you’ll be riding
Training for your Alps to Adriatic MTB adventure in Slovenia
To get the most out of your mountain bike tour in Slovenia you should plan plenty of training in advance of your tour.
The ideal bike for our E-MTB tour Slovenia is a good quality full-suspension e-mountain bike with around 140mm of travel.
Please remember that it is not possible to fly on any airline with an eBike. If you are coming from oversees, we have a selection of good quality electric mountain bikes available for you to add onto your booking.
If you cannot travel with your own bike, we can arrange rental of a high quality full suspension e-mountain bike for the duration of your E-MTB tour in Slovenia.
Our e-mountain bikes in Slovenia are Pivot Shuttle, 29″ E-MTBs.
We only run small group mountain bike tours to ensure that everyone has the best experience possible, and we can take a maximum of seven riders in each group. The minimum number of people we require to run this e-mountain bike tour in Slovenia is four.
Our e-mountain bike tour in Slovenia caters for a wide age range; typically between 30- and 65-years-old. Regardless of age, you must have the appropriate level of physical fitness and mountain biking skills to participate in this adventure. Please refer to clause 14 of our terms and conditions of booking to find more information on rider age.
This E-MTB tour in Slovenia is a guided e-mountain bike vacation, ideal for intermediate+ e-mountain bikers. You’ll experience riding on a huge diversity of trails throughout Slovenia, and also dropping into Italy along the way.
The distances we cover each day range from 20km to 50m, in accordance with the technical difficulty and height/gain loss.
Each evening your guides will chat with you about the following day’s mountain biking and give you an idea of the sorts of trails you can look forward to. If there’s anything you feel anxious about, your guides will be happy to discuss it with you.
No, you only need to carry a 16-litre back pack with you whilst riding. We have your large kit bags transferred to your next accommodation as required, and have it ready and waiting for your arrival.
Your guide will be very happy to give you some bike skills help during your trip to help improve your confidence and your enjoyment of your e-mountain bike adventure in Slovenia.
If there is a section that you would prefer not to ride, then you can simply hop off your bike and walk. You won’t be the only one to walk certain sections and it’s not a competition in biking ability; it’s an e-mountain bike holiday!
Your e-mountain bike guides are local to Slovenia and experienced professionals who have a real passion for e-mountain biking and for the culture and landscape of Slovenia.
Your safety is their number one priority, closely followed by your enjoyment of your adventure. They will always be on-hand to answer any questions or requests you may have throughout your trip.
On this e-mountain bike tour Slovenia you will be staying in a range of comfortable, welcoming local accommodations, including traditional mountain guest houses, small hotels and a boutique hotel with its own vineyard!
Breakfast is included each day, as well as three dinners, and lunches and other dinners will be at your own expense.
You should budget around 65€ per day for meals and snacks.
A good quality full suspension e-mountain bike with 140mm travel front and rear will be ideal for this mountain bike tour Slovenia.
The terrain you will be riding is rough in places and you will feel more comfortable on a full suspension bike for the duration of the trip. To avoid punctures we recommend that you bring tubeless tyres or tyres with thicker walls and extra thick inner tubes.
Read the full kit list to find out what you need to pack for your European e-mountain bike tour in Slovenia.
Yes, there are laundry facilities at your accommodations.
Unfortunately not. We are working hard to provide each and every customer who rides with us an unparalleled mountain bike experience in every destination we ride. This takes years of experience, riding and planning to get right, and a drone adds a very real danger to the group’s riding experience and health & safety.
Ljubljana airport is easily accessible from many destinations within Europe, including major hub airports such as London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Frankfurt. Low-cost airlines such as Easyjet and Wizz Air also fly direct from London Luton and Stansted, which are accessible by train from Heathrow.
Other nearby airports to Slovenia include: Venice Marco Polo, Zagreb or Trieste, from which there are good public transport links by train, road and boat.
Visas
Riders from EU member states, Switzerland, USA and Canada do not require a visa to enter Slovenia for less than 90 days. For information on visa requirements from your home country, and applying for a visa, visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Slovenia.
It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct documentation for entering and departing from Slovenia.
Arrival and departure details
This e-mountain bike tour Slovenia starts and finishes at Ljubljana airport, in the capital city of Slovenia.
Ideally, you should arrive in Ljubljana a day or two before the tour start date to allow for any travel delays, and we have created this handy guide to spending 24 hours in Ljubljana before the start of your Slovenia adventure.
Your guide will meet you at B&B Slamic on the first morning of your e-mountain bike tour in Slovenia.
On your departure day you will be returned to Ljubljana airport by 12 noon to catch your homeward flight. If you have a much earlier flight we can arrange a separate transfer for you, but this will be at additional expense.
Our local e-mountain bike guides in Slovenia are of the very highest standard. They are qualified in first-aid, and have the knowledge and experience to lead a group safely in these very remote, wild and unpredictable parts of Slovenia, Austria and Italy.
Our guides have years of experience in the saddle on the Slovenian, Austrian and Italian trails and will be able to enhance your holiday with facts and fables on local history, flora and fauna. They’re also genuinely nice people and will do their best to make sure that everyone in the group has a great time.
You’ll experience a wonderful mix of accommodation in Slovenia; from traditional alpine lodges, to a gorgeous Venetian hotel on the Adriatic coast, and a four-star boutique hotel overlooking vineyards.
We have researched these areas extensively to select the most comfortable accommodation in the region, and we have planned the itinerary accordingly. You’ll be spoiled with a wide array of delicious local dishes from Slovenia and Italy, and some fine wines and craft ales. Plenty of reward for your big days on the bike!
Whilst lunches and dinners are not included in the tour price, we will eat together as a group every evening. On three nights you will have a set menu at our favourite restaurants in Bohinj and Brda, where you’ll enjoy fabulous, foodie experiences.
We suggest budgeting around 75€ per day for lunches and dinners (excluding alcohol), with certain dishes, for example fresh fish in Piran, costing slightly more.
No specific vaccinations are needed to enter Slovenia.
Healthcare is very well spread across Slovenia. Practically every Slovenian town has a health centre, and villages have individual clinics. Every Slovenian town and village is served by emergency medical assistance, by helicopter if necessary.
It is wise to carry basic medicines such as paracetamol or aspirin for fever and pain and Pepto-Bismol for stomach upset.
You should always consult your own doctor or physician before travelling to new countries to seek their advice on matters concerning your health abroad.
Your health and safety on tour is our top priority and when you travel with us you will be covered by Global Rescue emergency medical and evacuation services.
The official currency of Slovenia is the Euro EUR and is the only currency that will be accepted. ATM machines are available in most towns.
Tipping
It is not compulsory to tip your guides or drivers in Slovenia, but if you feel that you have had a tremendous experience on your E-MTB adventure in Slovenia, you can tip at your discretion; as a rough guide, around 5% of your tour price for your guiding team.
It is not compulsory to tip in restaurants, however should you wish to tip your servers, 10% of your meal cost would be acceptable.
You are required as a condition of booking to be insured against medical and personal accident risks. In this policy you must include cover for mountain biking and we recommend that you take out a policy which covers cancellation and baggage, including your bike.
We work with Global Rescue whose policies are specially designed for adventure travel and you can arrange your insurance cover directly with them.
To make this a private tour for you and your favourite people, complete the form and we’ll work with you to make it happen.
To make this a private tour for you and your favourite people, complete the form and we’ll work with you to make it happen.
Our family of local e-mountain bike guides in Slovenia are amongst the very best in the world. They’ll share their love of mountain biking and wealth of knowledge about their home country with you, to make your E-MTB adventure in Slovenia much more than just a ‘mountain bike tour’.
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The Slovenia trip was extraordinary. The country and the people were beautiful and warm and welcoming. Our guides were amazing in every way, and capitalized on every day's outdoor adventure. They were tireless, fun-loving leaders, kept us safe, well fed, and pleasantly exhausted after a big day of exploring on the bikes.
A highlight for me was sheltering at a log cabin at a campground with a fierce thunderstorm going on! All of the lodging was wonderful and unique to the area that we were visiting, and they were tucked away in quiet parts of the region, off major roadways, and it was most wonderful.
Electric mountain biking opens up a whole world for aging athletes like me. It has given me another decade to ride off-road, which I find the most enchanting. Thank you for offering such an organized, well supported trip with such fantastic guides!