Take a Day Trip to Lake Bled and Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Take a day trip to Lake Bled and Ljubljana for a fairytale adventure you'll talk about for the rest of your life. Includes map and tips!

What a dream of a day trip. I saw photos of Lake Bled once upon a time when a friend took a whirlwind trip through the Balkans and posted her snaps on Instagram. Our travel styles couldn’t be more different—I would feel dizzy if I attempted her pace—but I most definitely filed spots away that I wanted to see from her trip, and Lake Bled topped the list. While I decided to stay in Montenegro and Croatia for my three-month trip in the region, I did put “day trip to Lake Bled” on my list of must-dos for Zagreb. That my day trip included Ljubljana only added to the adventure (and gave me another city where I’d like to spend more time).

While not at all necessary if you have a car at your disposal, I took a tour for this day trip. I did not have a car, as I’d moved states back in the US a month before I left for the Balkans, and I wasn’t able to get my International Driving Permit in time.  ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).