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It Smells Like Mushrooms

Location Bovec, Slovenia, Europe
$231.40
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

With the help of local people you will venture into the local forests and look for mushrooms. Bojan, as an expert mycologist, will help you answer all of your questions you might have about mushrooms. We will learn how we pick them the right way, how we behave in a forest, how we prepare and cook them and even how we can store them. Welcoming you into a home of a local family, you will also get a social and cultural view of the valley.
It Smells Like Mushrooms
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 6 hours

  • A tasting dish with the mushrooms we forage and prepare
  • A Gift
  • Use of a mushroom basket
  • After mushroom picking we have a little snack before second part
  • Meeting & breakfast with local delicacies at Bojan & Anja's
  • A Digital Booklet with Recipes
  • Gratuities

Meeting point
Bojan or/and Anja will be waiting for you at the mentioned address.
Return details
Bojan or/and Anja will be waiting for you at the mentioned address.

Bojan and Anja are a father and daughter from Bovec who can tell you many interesting things about mushrooms. Both are experts in determining mushroom, Bojan even holds the highest title at the Mycological Association of Slovenia - a mentor. So when you go to the forest to pick mushrooms, they are definitely the right company. Before you embark on an adventure into the mushroom kingdom of the Bovec forests, you will head to the terrace of Bovec kitch’n to be served a delicious home-made breakfast made from local ingredients - giving you enough energy for a few hours of hiking through the forest as you look for and learn about mushrooms. Return to Bovec kitch’n with a basket of freshly picked edible mushrooms and learn how to clean, prepare and store them. After that, create your own mushroom-based dishes under the watchful eye of the hosts and then taste them.

The experience has received local quality certificate Soča Valley Finest and is a part of Slovenia Unique Experiences.

In case of bad weather, we’ll reschedule the experience if possible. If not, the experience will be cancelled. You will be notified beforehand.

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    It Smells Like Mushrooms

    Location Bovec, Slovenia, Europe
    $231.40
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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