Slovenia's Oldest Towns: Maribor & Ptuj Tour

Explore Slovenia’s oldest towns, Ptuj and Maribor, with castle visits and wine traditions. Discover history, culture, and charm on this immersive day tour.

Duration: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ptuj - Slovenia’s most ancient town
  • Ptuj Castle (Ptujski Grad) - Perched on a hill above Slovenia’s oldest town, Ptuj Castle offers stunning views and museum exhibits on local history, art, and culture.
  • Maribor - Enjoy a guided tour through Maribor’s delightful old town, exploring the Main Square, the riverside Lent district, and…
What's Included
  • Transportation
  • Ptuj castle entrance fee
  • Sightseeing tour of Maribor and Ptuj
  • English-speaking guide/driver
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Oldest Grapevine wine tasting
Additional Information

Explore the allure of Slovenia’s most historic towns on this engaging day tour to Maribor and Ptuj. Journey through the picturesque Štajerska region, where history, culture, and wine traditions create an unforgettable adventure.
Start with a scenic drive from Ljubljana to Ptuj, the oldest town in Slovenia. Wander through Ptuj’s medieval center, visit…

Location
Ptuj
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gejo80
Aug 30, 2023
Great trip - highly recommended - We enjoyed this trip so much - the guide was great, and the trip was so interesting. Highly recommended!
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Zheng
Oct 31, 2022
Heart of the vineyards - Our guide Jiga was enthusiastic. We got to experience charming old town sights and good Bosnian food. We also saw the heart of the vineyards and had a nice glass of white wine to round off the tour.
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Malinkp
Aug 31, 2022
Unique - Thank you Vasja for showing us such a great time!!! We had an incredible, incidentally private, tour visiting Ptuj, Maribor and the vineyard region. Vasja was so accommodating and knowledgeable and fun - this is definitely a day we will remember!
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Emily_h
Feb 26, 2022
Fabulous trip! - We enjoyed every minute of our trip to Maribor, Ptuj and the vineyards! Zigai showed us all the best spots and was very informative! Wine tasting was included and we would highly recommend the wine from Vina Åšerbinek - we loved it so much we brought 3 bottles home!
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Kalervo
Aug 4, 2019
Very interesting trip - Well organized excursion to Ptuj, Maribor and Monastery. The guide Eva was excellent, took good care of the passengers and told the destinations. An interesting tour of Ptuj, as well as Maribor and Zice Monastery.
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Krasimirk23
Jun 30, 2019
Amazing trip and great guide - My family and I really enjoyed the trip. Everything was perfectly organized by our guide Tadeja. She showed interesting places and shared a lot of information about Slovenian culture and traditions. Had a great time, thanks a million.
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Marisac30
Apr 6, 2019
Best tour guide ever!! - I signed up for a tour of Maribor and Ptuj, and it ended up being a private tour. It was amazing! Barbara K. was an incredible guide, and in all of my travels, I haven’t had a guide who was so informed. She was great at explaining culture, politics, religion, etc.. with such ease. What’s even better is that she enjoyed it! I recommend going to other parts of Slovenia besides Bled and the Caves although they were stunning. Maribor and Ptuj were different, and I thought I got a great picture of the country as a whole. This was a 5 Star tour!!!! Definitely ask for Barbara K. when you go!!
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254julietp
Jul 11, 2023
Ptuj and Maribor - An excellent tour of two of Slovenia’s cities - it was just the two of us and our guide so the experience was really tailored to our interests (eg we stopped to do a wine tasting). Unfortunately Ptuj castle was closed because it was a Monday but the guide was going to feed this back to the company to prevent this from happening again. Our guide was very knowledgable about both the cities and the country as a whole and we came away with a much greater understanding of Slovenia’s history and culture.
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Fredfromrichmond
Oct 3, 2018
Ptuj Castle and the Monastery worthwhile - Enjoyed the museum exhibits at Ptuj Castle. Monastery fascinating. Since the area is quite far from Ljubljana, too much of the day is spent driving.
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Karen_g
Jul 4, 2023
Not what it said on the tin - Friendly and knowledgeable guide, basic sights in 2 cities seen and a reasonable amount of information given. However when we booked this trip it was very clearly titled 'Maribor, Ptuj and Vineyards (to include wine tasting). Although by the time of travel this title had changed, the full description of the itinerary remained the same. Not only did our guide claim (it seemed genuinely) to know nothing about the vineyards part of the trip, we were also deprived of the promised visits to a monastery and to Ptuj castle, since both were closed on a Monday, the day we were visiting. Our guide did make a half-hearted attempt to find a wine tasting experience for us, but we don't imagine this could ever have been fitted in as claimed, especially if castle and monastery had been open. We felt we were miss old this trip, and are very concerned that To Do in Slovenia appear to have complete monopoly over trips in this area - this followed their cancelling another trip we had booked (not through Viator) at short notice, claiming lack of numbers - yet they ran this trip with 3 passengers. We would not book again, or recommend.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).