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Brown bear photography

4-day package

MOTHER & NEWBORN CUBS

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Summary

In June the days are at their longest, light  conditions are optimal. In August days are a bit shorter, but there is still plenty of sunlight, amazing photos can be taken at sunset.  With a little luck it’s now possible to see female bears with their offspring from this season. When the environment is safe with no male bears around, there is plenty of action from fluffy cubs. They are very active, play for long periods wrestling or chasing each other.
  •   The best opportunity to view Brown Bears in   Europe
  •   Superb photographic opportunities
  •   High Density of Bears
  •   Escorted by a local Slovenian naturalist guide

 

Slovenianbears offers ideal sighting options, however, sightings cannot be guaranteed. Nature follows its own set of rules.

Food

Two main meals per day, plus snacks.

Accomodations

Comfortable wilderness guesthouse offers its guests 5 comfortable rooms overlooking the idyllic landscape. All rooms include free Wi-Fi, TV and toilet

Programme

PROGRAMME

Day 1

Arrival at Guest house in the midday

Afternoon: Meeting with guide, Check-in, Bear photography in hides

Meals: lunch, dinner

 

Day 2,3

Morning: After a hearty breakfast guests are free to explore the local area, making sure to arrive back at the guesthouse for lunch at 12PM or use our “water-station hide” for Bird photography (supplement 40€/person/day).

Afternoon: Bear photography in hides

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

 

Day 4

Check-out, Departure after breakfast.

Meals: breakfast

Technical info

Accommodation: CLICK HERE

Duration: 4 days / 3 nights

Group size: 2 – 8 guests

The price includes: half board in a double bed, snacks, escort by a nature guide, photo hides fee

The price does not include: transport from the airport to the hotel, drinks.

Equipment needed: hiking boots, waterproof jacket, water bottle, torch.

Recommended photo equipment: telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, tripod, beanbag, tripod head

 

About the guides

Miha Mlakar is the founder of the Slovenianbears.com network of bear photo hides and has a broad knowledge of wildlife.
He organises photo tours and workshops, cooperating with renowned European nature photographers, such as Dionys Moser (CH), Christine Sonvilla (AT), Marc Graf (AT), Chavi Nandes (ES), and Joachim Griesinger (DE).

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Dates & prices

Dates Price in double room Price in single room Available spaces
8 – 11   May 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
12 – 15   May 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
23 – 26  May 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
2 – 5     June 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
6 – 9   June 2022 790€/person 890€/person 3
19 – 22   June 2022 790€/person 890€/person 8
24 – 27 June 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
7 – 10    July 2022 790€/person 890€/person FULL
14 – 17  July 2022 790€/person 890€/person 8


Private arrangements possible on request.

PRIVATE TOURS
You can book hides between May and September.

Season starts on 5th of May and ends on 15th of September. 

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Reviews

“Thanks to Miha Mlakar and his crew our assignment in Slovenia for Dutch National Geographic Traveler was a great success! We saw a mother brown bear and two cubs from up close. What a great experience!” Menno Boermans, Netherlands.

“It was the first time I saw bears in real life. It was absolutely amazing. Thanks to Miha and his crew.” Mike Weiwers, Luxemburg.

“Gli orsi nel loro habitat naturale sono meravigliosi. .anzi..sono sempre meravigliosi come la natura che li circonda” Marina Assunta Temelacchi, Italy

About

Slovenianbears offers the best options in Central Europe for bear watching and photography. For this, we have a network of 8 hides that can either be booked separately or visited within the scope of a photo tour.

We are an officially labelled bear friendly company. That means we aim at providing memorable experiences with brown bears whilst ensuring highest ecotourism standards.

Our visitors have high chances of seeing and photographing wild brown bears since our hides are located in an area that holds one of the world’s richest densities of brown bears. Moreover the hides are selected carefully regarding location and light availability.

Whilst offering our visitors best watching and photographing opportunities we strive to keep pressure on brown bears minimal. We do so by not constantly using all hides, by briefing our guests thoroughly, by providing only limited amounts of food at hide locations and by thinking ahead: The number of hides in our network shall remain at the current level to keep the experience special and sustainable.

Why do we feed? Slovenia as many other European countries have a long-lasting history of providing food for wildlife in specifically assigned hunting locations. Our hide-network has been set up in cooperation with local hunters, we use the same locations and place limited amounts of food, respectively corn. The quantities are defined by official institutions and are strictly controlled per year and site.

Slovenianbears also cooperates with a number of local companies, guides and employees.

Thereby, revenues stay in the region and create a positive feedback loop. Locals make a living of their natural resources, visitors appreciate the experience of nature and wildlife and thefore brown bears, which are an integral part of our rich natural heritage, have greater chances of long-term survival.

Questions?

Please contact us by phone or email with questions relating to this tour (itinerary, accomodation, …).

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Technical support on our tours is provided by licensed tour operator TUR SERVIS d.o.o. Cesta 4. maja 50 SI-1380 Cerknica

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 FOR MORE INFORMATION, WE ARE AVAILABLE ON MAIL OR PHONE

Mail: [email protected]

GSM: 00386 41 582 081

Private arrangements possible on request.

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Our program follows guidelines for responsible use of bears in tourism and was awarded by bear friendly label

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Address:
Miha Mlakar, Mlakar Markovec d.o.o.
Markovec 15a
1386 Stari trg pri Ložu
Phone: 00386(0)41582081
Email: [email protected]
www.slovenianbears.com

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