Top Piran Half-day Tours

Explore the Slovenian coast by e-bike on a full-day food tour that combines local cuisine with gorgeous beaches, historic sites, and scenery. A series of tastings at three locations — featuring prosciutto, gnocchi, white fish, local wine, and a sweet treat — are a delicious introduction to Slovenian flavors, and riding a bike with an electric assist means you can pedal as much or as little as you want.

The narrow streets of Slovenia’s picture-perfect sea towns are ideal for exploring on bike, but coastal winds and hills can be a challenge for some cyclists. Ride with help from an electric assist on an e-bike tour of Piran, Bernardin, Portoroz, and Secovlje Salina Nature Park that includes tastings of local food and wine, and enjoy the flexibility to pedal as much—or little—as you want.

This is a great pick for time-tight travelers wanting to combine natural wonders and wildlife experiences in a day. Save time planning transport and enjoy door-to-door transfers and entrance fees included. Visit The Lipica Stud Farm—the origin of the Lipizzan Horse, and enjoy a walk through the stables, and a visit to an on-site museum. Also see Skocjan Caves Park—an underground phenomenon full of lakes, rapids, and giant stalactites.

Visit Postojna Cave, the best-known cave in the world, and The Predjama Castle, the only preserved cave castle in Europe.

The Stanjel castle is located on the Karst, meaning it is less than an hour's drive. We will see and take pictures of the Renaissance Baroque castle and the rich Ferrari garden. The guide will tell you how the doctor from Triest Enrico Ferrari fell in love with this place and began restoring it with his friend, famous architect Max Fabiani, in the years 1924 to 1942. After another 20 minutes ride, we will taste typical  Karst wines and air - dried ham, prosciutto in a local wine cellar. Then we will head to the village of Rodik for the excellent home-made food, the Slovenian gourmet lunch - consisting of 6 courses, drinks included.

This tour make unique, that you will eat lunch in three countries. Maybe you have not eaten yet. 1st country Croatia (starters) Bobiči (this is the typical Istrian minestrone with vegetables and pieces of ham) ... a glass of wine will definitely be on the table. The appetizer will be in the smallest city in the world, so says the Guiness Book of Records. HUM retained the image of the early medieval city.  2nd country Slovenia (main dish) Visit to the inn in Rodik, located on the Karst and not far from Lipica stud-farm. Here we will eat the national Slovenian gourmet  lunch. After lunch we will continue to Lipica. From the outside we will see the terrains of the oldest stud farm in Europe from 1580. 3rd country Italy ( coffee) The end of lunch  will be in Italy, precisely in the city of coffee – Trieste, on it's Unity Square. We will  drink great coffee and then  we will slowly take it back to Portoroz.

The guide will take you along the paths of the next local attractions: to the gallery of Jože Pohlen, one of the most remarkable Istrian artist, to the private collection of weapons, and to the Romanesque church of Holy Trinity, considered a real treasure of the Medieval fresco, among which the motif of the “Dance of Death” is the most famous. During the pleasant and instructive visit, our guides will show you the so-called EXPERIENCE points. You can choose between tastings of wines and authentic food or guided visit of the Park of Istrian indigenous plants and animals. To make the experience truly memorable, you will also receive a postcard of Hrastovlje. Your tour concludes with some free time and relaxing drive through the Istrian countryside back to the passenger terminal.

You have the opportunity to see the unique breed of horses in the world which lives in our Karst area from 1580. It is not far from Piran. The stud Farm is called Lipica and the breed is Lipicanci. Why they are unique? Because stallions are born black or brown and witin 10 years become white like a snow.

Meet the tasty side of the city! Are you a foodie? Spoil your taste buds at the food & wine tour and enjoy the tastiest experience in Piran. Taste gastronomic curiosities and discover the best places to eat authentic local food without wasting time (and meals) on trial-and-error. During the tour, you will get to know about food and wine culture in Istrian region which is famous for olive oil, great wine, truffles and seafood. Your guide will give you unique local insight, full of stories and facts about Istrian gastronomy. The best selection of hand picked local dishes in our favourite spots in the city for you and your friends. Small groups guaranteed, this is not a tour where you follow umbrella. Become a local for a day and don’t count calories today What to expect: - 8 stops with local dishes - 4 glasses of wine + 1 grappa - Dishes based on seafood, meat & truffles - 8 olive oils tasting - Home made ice cream - Get to know the best eateries to return to and what dishes to order