FAQs

Tour guide service and charges:

• The price includes: prior itinerary planning and consultation, guide, transportation, accommodation with breakfast and private cooking /baking lessons.
• The price does not include: flight tickets, lunch and dinner, insurance, wine degustation, attractions or event tickets, and ingredients of cooking/ baking lessons.
• If you need the full quotation, including all costs except flight tickets. Please let us know.

Flight Ticket:

Packages never include flight tickets. Please consult the airline companies and buy the appropriate tickets for your travel itinerary. Only when your travel dates are decided, we later can offer you the details of travel itinerary and quotation. The following is recommendations for entering and departure airports to Slovakia:

1. Vienna Airport, Austria: The most closest and convenient airport to Slovakia from Taiwan is Vienna Airport. China Airlines and Eva Air have Vienna-Taoyuan flights every day. You also can choose other international airlines such as Austria and Emirates airlines. Later you can take a train or bus directly to Bratislava for about an hour’s drive. We can pick you up at the airport as well. The fare is extra.
2. Budapest Airport, Hungary: You can take Turkish Airlines or Emirates from Taiwan to Budapest. Later take a train or bus directly to Bratislava for about two hours. We can pick you up at the airport as well. The fare is extra.
3. Krakow Airport, Poland: You can fly by KLM to Krakow. Later take a bus to Poprad city in Slovakia for about three hours. We can pick you up at the airport as well. The fare is extra.
4. Prague Airport, Czech Republic: You can take Turkish Airlines or Emirates from Taiwan to Prague. Then take a train or bus directly to Bratislava about four to five hours.

Used transportation Vehicle:

Trains, taxis, 5 to 9-seat private car, and 16-seat minibuses with driver.

Accommodation:

• After flights, complete itinerary and price are confirmed, I will provide the most suitable accommodation options to the participants according to requirements .
• The quality of accommodation is closely related to the price. The prices of four- and five-star hotels are generally high. Of course the quality is relatively good. Generally, Slovak homestays are clean and tidy, especially in recent years, many special homestays have joined the market. The environment and interior decoration are remarkable. It is recommended that you do not have to choose a high-end hotel. Except Bratislava, Košice and popular tourist attractions, you can estimate the cost of accommodation from 30 euros per night per person based on 2 persons in one room. This information is just for your reference.

Insurance:                                              

Taiwanese is experienced with traveling abroad. Almost everyone has the common sense to buy travel, casualty Insurance and health insurance when they travel. Since our price doesn’t include any insurance, please take this point into consideration and we do strongly recommend you to buy some insurance according to self-needed. Let’s travel happily and home safely!

Why travel with us?

1. We can significantly save your precious travel time:
   Most of important attractions in Slovakia are easy to reach by public transport to reach.
2. Avoid language communication barrier:
   Most Slovak don’t speak English except in big cities like Bratislava and Kosice. We help you avoid unnecessary frustration caused by language barriers.
3. Know better local customs and people’s characteristics:
   Going through my local experience sharing, you get to know deeper part of Slovakia and have more connection with local people. I believe you will have an unforgettable memory on your trip to Slovakia .
4. The itinerary is rather flexible:
   Owing to small group operation and the familiarity with the local things, it’s possible to slightly modify some part of the itinerary under agreement by the group members if conditions permit.
5. Understand the thinking of Taiwanese travelers:
   As a Taiwanese, I know better the thinking model of Taiwanese. When planning travel itinerary, I won’t blindly arrange activities, which may cause cultural barrier.
6. Travel with the season alternation and festivals: 
   According to the season alternation and festivals, we arrange the most suitable activities and attractions in the month to make Taiwanese friends have a deeper understanding of Slovakia’s modern and traditional, cities and villages.

Special event arrangements: 

Depending on the travel locations and time, the group members can select a suitable itinerary after discussion. Activity options could be:

• season- limited, depending on the weather

• Yachting on the lake (May to October)
• European alpine herb collection (May to September)
• Collecting wild mushrooms in forest (June to September)
• Wild blueberry or wild fruit collection (from July to mid-August)
• Home-made flavor syrup , such as syrup of dandelions, elder flower, black currant berries ... etc. (from May to end of July)
• Winter ski (from December to March)
• Christmas market ( from the beginning of December to January)
• Traditional rafting (In summer)
• Folklore festival (In summer)

• Regular:

• Visit farms
• Cheese making,
• Traditional Slovak cuisine cooking and baking,
• Visit traditional craft workshop
• Hot spring and medical SPA
• Wine degustation

Please let us know what activities you are interested in. We will try to satisfy your need.

Suitable and unsuitable participants:

• Travelers who are interested in Slovakia, its culture and traditions.

• The most beautiful scenery of Slovakia is in the countryside, in the simple natural. It is suitable for leisurely traveller with a slow pace.
• Our tours are best for friends or families, who would like to travel together. It is more flexible for them.
• People who love nature, have the basic physical status to walk freely. The best is for the hiking-lovers.
• Semi-self-guided travelers, who plan to travel in neighboring countries such as Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic or Poland.
• Slovakia does not have a museum like Louvre with such a rich collection, nor a grand palace castle building like Versailles or Neuschwanstein. Please stop if you only expect to above attraction because what we have are most of ruined castles with vicissitudes.
• Luxury brands such as LV, Gucci, LOREX, etc., are not available in Slovaki. For those who only loves shopping, please stop.

How to order?

1. Please first confirm travel dates and flight tickets. If the country of travel is amid Slovakia , Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary, it is recommended to choose Vienna Airport as the arriving/departure point because it’s most convenient. Besides, Eva Air and China Airlines have the most intensive flights and traveling hours are the shortest.
2. Pick a suitable package or ask for a customized package and inform the number of travelers
3. We will integrate all the number of participants and provide a quotation based on the final agreed itinerary.
4. Order confirmation.
5. Provide accommodation options for group members and determine the accommodations.
6. Provide detailed daily itinerary for the group members.
7. Pay 25% deposit in advance.