Excursions with children in Slovenia by region

🎯 WOOP! Fun Park

📍 Location: Ljubljana (BTC City)🏷️ Species: Indoor-Funpark

💶 Costs: Fun park 60 min. €16.50 per person + mandatory wristband €2.50 and socks €2.50 (Source)

Large indoor fun park on 3,500 m² with 21 attractions, including trampolines, climbing walls, a parabolic slide and an obstacle course. With a ticket you can use according to the website all attractions, the children put together their mix themselves. Ideal for letting off steam in bad weather.

🎯 WOOP! Karting and Glow Golf

📍 Location: Ljubljana (BTC City)🏷️ Species: Kart and Golf

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Electric karts on a modern 430-metre indoor track over several levels, with tunnels, banked curves and light effects. According to the website, the track can be set up in three layouts. Children from 4 ride along in a two-seater, and there is glow-in-the-dark mini golf next door.

🎯 WOOP! Arena

📍 Location: Ljubljana (BTC City)🏷️ Species: Bowling

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Bowling, laser tag, VR and escape rooms under one roof, next to the kart track. According to the website, WOOP! Ljubljana has 10 attractions at 3 locations and also hosts children’s birthday parties.

🎯 Vodno mesto

📍 Location: Ljubljana (BTC City)🏷️ Species: Wasserpark

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

One of the largest covered water worlds in Europe, since 2005 in the BTC City. According to the website, there are 17 pools, 14 saunas and own offers for the youngest, all year round. Good to combine with WOOP!

🎯 ZOO Ljubljana

📍 Location: Ljubljana🏷️ Species: Zoo

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

The zoo of the capital on the edge of the Rožnik forest. According to the website, it is open 365 days a year, tickets are available online. In addition, there are experience offers and educational programs.

★ 4.6 (Google, 14,967 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Ljubljanski grad (Castle)

📍 Location: Ljubljana🏷️ Species: Castle

💶 Costs: Castle ticket incl. funicular: adults €19 (online €17.10) · children 7–18 €13.50 (online €12.15) · family €46 (Source)

The castle on the green hill in the middle of Ljubljana, with funicular railway up and view from the tower. According to the website there are museums, guided tours, events and food with a view, for children also an exhibition with well-known Slovenian picture book illustrations.

🎯 Hiša eksperimentov

📍 Location: Ljubljana🏷️ Species: Mitmachzentrum

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Hands-on science centre on Trubarjeva in the centre of Ljubljana, with experiments that children can try out themselves. According to the website, you can come on your own or as a group, and children’s birthdays are celebrated there too. A good plan for a rainy afternoon in the city.

🎯 Technical Museum of Slovenia

📍 Location: Bistra (near Vrhnika)🏷️ Species: Museum

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

The Technical Museum of Slovenia in an old monastery in Bistra near Vrhnika, according to its website the largest national museum in the country. To see are cars, agricultural machinery and old workshops, technical heritage and nature go together here. Nice indoor programme halfway between Ljubljana and the coast.

🎯 Velika planina

📍 Location: Kamnik🏷️ Species: Hochebene

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

plateau with shepherd huts; with cable car and chairlift from the valley of Kamniška Bistrica. According to the website, it’s all about the world of shepherds, regional cuisine and nature, with walks, bicycle rentals and an adventure park for children. The timetable of the cable car is online.

🎯 Burg Bled

📍 Location: Bled🏷️ Species: Castle

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Medieval castle on a rock above Lake Bled, according to its website the oldest in Slovenia, with roots in the 11th century. Inside there is a museum, a print shop and a restaurant, and the view over the lake is magnificent. Tickets can be reserved online.

★ 4.4 (Google, 33,528 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Straža summer toboggan

📍 Location: Bled🏷️ Species: Sommerrodelbahn

💶 Costs: Lift + 1 departure: adult €15 · child 8–13 years €13 · 6–7 years €10 · under 6 free (Source)

Summer toboggan run on the hill Straža on the edge of Bled; up with the chairlift and then whizzing down. According to the website, you have a view of the lake, the castle and the mountains above. In winter, the hill is closed, according to the website.

★ 4.3 (Google, 1,858 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Vintgar Gorge

📍 Location: Podhom (Bled)🏷️ Species: Gorge

💶 Costs: Adult €15 · Child up to 15 years €5, including parking and shuttle bus (Source)

Wooden walkways along a narrow gorge with clear green water, 4 km from Bled. According to the website, the passage is 1.6 km long and up to 250 m deep, with a 15 m high waterfall; expect a good three hours. A safe path has led through it since 1893.

🎯 Triglav National Park (Bohinj)

📍 Location: Bohinj🏷️ Species: National Park

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

The only national park in Slovenia, with Lake Bohinj, hiking trails and visitor centers. On the website you will find a visitor guide, current conditions and rules of conduct, convenient for pre-reading. Bohinj is a quiet starting point for family walks.

★ 4.8 (Google, 20,922 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Vogel cable car

📍 Location: Bohinj🏷️ Species: Cable car

💶 Costs: Summer 2026: Adults €35 · Child 6–14 years €19 · under 6 years free of charge with both parents (Source)

Cable car from Lake Bohinj to the mountain area Vogel with a view of the Julian Alps. In summer, according to the website, there are hiking trails, disc golf, a bike park and paragliding, plus a restaurant and mountain huts. In winter, Vogel is a ski resort.

🎯 Planica Nordic Centre

📍 Location: Planica (with Kranjska Gora)🏷️ Species: Sportzentrum

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

The ski jumping centre Planica in the valley under the Ponce at Kranjska Gora. According to the website, both the men’s and women’s world record in ski flying was set here. There are summer and winter activities, such as a zipline along the hill and a wind tunnel.

🎯 Zipline Bovec

📍 Location: Bovec🏷️ Species: Zipline

💶 Costs: From €79 pp, incl. equipment and guide · minimum height 120 cm (Source)

Zipline Park in Učja Canyon near Bovec, according to its website the largest in Europe and open all year round. Ten steel ropes from 250 to 600 metres, in total 4 km, plus a suspension bridge; expect a good two hours. Check minimum age and weight beforehand.

🎯 Kobarid Museum

📍 Location: Kobarid🏷️ Species: Museum

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

A museum about the Isonzo Front in the First World War and the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo. According to the website, models of the valley and Mount Krn, maps, photos and a documentary make it easy to follow. The walk to the Kozjak waterfall is nearby.

🎯 Postojnska jama (cave)

📍 Location: Postojna🏷️ Species: Cave

💶 Costs: Adults €34.90 · Child 6–15 years €20.70 · up to 5 years €1 · Parking €6 per day (Source)

You take the train into Postojna Cave, the ‘queen of the underworld’ according to the website. Children love the olm, the ‘baby dragon’, and there are more of them in the Vivarium. It’s always cool inside, so it’s ideal on rainy days too.

🎯 Škocjan Caves

📍 Location: Škocjan (Kras)🏷️ Species: Cave

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

UNESCO caves in the Karst, according to its website the first Slovenian monument on the World Heritage List. With a guided tour it goes through a huge underground gorge and over a bridge high above the river. From 1 November 2026, the visit is free of charge every first Sunday of the month.

🎯 Predjama Castle

📍 Location: Predjama (near Postojna)🏷️ Species: Castle

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Castle in a rock face, a few kilometres from the cave of Postojna; According to the website, the largest cave castle in the world, with Guinness record. It is open daily, even on holidays and in bad weather. Tip of the website: first the castle, in the afternoon the cave.

★ 4.7 (Google, 30,548 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Lipica Stud Farm

📍 Location: Lipica🏷️ Species: Gestüt

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Lipica Stud is the cradle of the White Lipizzaner and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On a normal day you will see the mares go to the pasture, there are guided tours at fixed times and an official training. Carriage rides.

🎯 Sečovlje salt mines

📍 Location: Sečovlje (with Piran)🏷️ Species: Nature park

💶 Costs: Adults €7 (1 Apr–31 Oct) / €6 (winter) · Children up to 6 years free · Family card €16 / €14 (Source)

Nature park with salt pans near Piran, where, according to the website, salt is still harvested by hand in the old salt fields. There is a museum and lots of birds. The park protects nature and cultural heritage; opening hours and prices are on the website.

🎯 Terme Olimia (Aqualuna)

📍 Location: Podčetrtek🏷️ Species: Thermal baths

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Spa resort in Podčetrtek near the Croatian border, with the Aqualuna water park. The website mentions wellness, health and explicitly family experiences; there are family packages, tickets are also available online. A good stop on the way to Croatia.

★ 4.6 (Google, 9,639 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Rogla

📍 Location: Zreče🏷️ Species: Mountains

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Mountain area on Pohorje above Zreče, with hiking trails and, according to the website, a treetop walk. The website focuses on active holidays in nature, with accommodation and activities you can book online. A lovely place to stretch your legs on the way east.

🎯 Bowling centre Strike

📍 Location: Maribor🏷️ Species: Bowling

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Bowling centre in Maribor with 16 well-equipped lanes and a restaurant. For children, there is the Mini centre Stlajk, a play area where children’s birthday parties with bowling are also held. A nice rainy afternoon on the way to Austria or Pohorje.

🎯 Pustolovski park Betnava

📍 Location: Maribor🏷️ Species: Abenteuerpark

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

A climbing park in the middle of the forest at Betnava Castle on the edge of Maribor. There are courses at different heights, so younger and older children can participate. Pay attention to opening hours: outside the summer is usually only open on weekends.

🎯 Terme Ptuj

📍 Location: Ptuj🏷️ Species: Thermal baths

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

Thermal resort on the edge of Ptuj with a thermal park with indoor and outdoor pools. According to the website, there is the largest slide system in Slovenia. There are hotels, bungalows, a campsite and glamping, and the old town of Ptuj is just around the corner.

★ 3.7 (Google, 42 reviews, Oct 2026)

🎯 Terme 3000

📍 Location: Moravske Toplice🏷️ Species: Thermal baths

💶 Costs: Price: see official website

According to the website one of the largest thermal parks in Slovenia, in Moravske Toplice in the flat east of the country. Indoor and outdoor pools with slides, wellness and regional cuisine from Prekmurje. You can stay in hotels, a holiday village and on the campsite.

🎯 Terme Čatež

📍 Location: Čatež ob Savi🏷️ Species: Thermal baths

💶 Costs: Day ticket from €19 (adults) · Child 5–13 years from €15 · Price depending on the day (Source)

According to its own website, the largest water park in Central Europe, with a summer and a winter thermal Riviera full of pools and slides. In addition, saunas, spa, hotels and a campsite on the site, so you can also stay directly there. Online reservation through the website.