CAMPING BLED SLOVENIA

Camping Bled is the most convenient place to stay if you want to spend some time in the direct proximity of the amazing Slovenian Bled lake. The entrance to the camping is just across the street from the lake shore with a nice grassy area for sunbathing and a peaceful place for swimming. The camping site is very large with tiered areas, surrounded by picturesque mountains from both sides, some areas are shaded by trees, some are sunny. The camping offers numbered pitches, the guess nor the staff do not seem to respect them however, which makes camping a little bit chaotic. There are two types of cabins available for rental: small, fairy-tale but very basic wooden huts, forming a little village with outside, wooden hot tubs and a place for open fire and more luxurious, Scandinavian-style Adria huts, overlooking the area. There is a restaurant, a bar and an ice cream hut adjacent to the camping site as well as a well-stocked supermarket with moderate prices. The staff at the reception are extremely helpful and nice. The toilets and shower rooms are of high standard, clean, comfortable and spacious. There is no additional fee for showers. The camping site is pet friendly and they even offer a dedicated dog shower room (for free!). The camping offers a number of washing machines and dryers, sinks for hand washing your clothes, a number of areas to wash your dishes and a washing machine if you don’t feel like spending too much time cleaning. The wifi connection has a good coverage and you can use the Internet free of charge throughout your stay. The camping site offers several sports activities: trampolines, beach volleyball, archery, table tennis and others. If this is not enough you can always go paddling or kayaking on the lake, and the path around it (6 km long) is perfect for a relaxing walk or a nice jog. We spent 5 nights at this camping site and our overall rating is 7 out of 10 stars. As for drawbacks: it is very easy to get stuck in the dirt and loose gravel, especially after it rains. When we visited (May) almost half of the camping area was closed due to the fact that it was wet and muddy. The blocks with electric plugs are situated far apart so if you plan to stay here, make sure you take a really long extension cord. Before season not all of the toilet facilities and water points are open. The archery course looks really nice but it is definitely overpriced and so, we never saw anyone actually using it (1 arrow = 1 EUR) Check out our Facebook page: Trekker Fox: www.facebook.com/TrekkerFoxVid/