DefoVisit

Podzemlje Pece, podjetje za razvoj turistične in Muzejske dejavnosti, d.o.o.

Mežica, Slovenia

4.8 · 1K reviews

Open in Google Maps Tripadvisor

About

Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. The … Show more

Frequently mentioned in reviews: Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. The real rating for this place is somewhere around 3.5 stars. We took a tour, which was relatively expensive (55 euros). The 4 hour goes like this: first you are taken deep into the mine on a small train. Then you walk down the stairs some more, after which you are given special clothes, a kayak, and given time to swim in the mine yourself. After the kayaking, you walk around the mine on foot for another half hour or so, after which you have a snack and then s back to the starting point. Pros: - The itself is very interesting - Wandering around the mine is also interesting Cons: - Very little time is given to kayaking, and the area where swimming is allowed is smaller than I would like, in 25 minutes you can swim the whole mine (and this is with a 4 hour tour). - I would rate the 2 out of 5. She was always inappropriately trying to arrange quizzes, asking questions, although part of the group spoke English badly, and the other part was not interested. Overall her stories about the mine were entertaining, but she doesn't know how to work with an audience. - I think the snack is a completely unnecessary part of the tour. What is it for? We can eat outside the mine (and most likely tastier and cheaper). Besides, drinks are not included in the price and we will have to pay for them separately (needless to say, the price of drinks is 1.5 times higher than the shop price). - When you ride in the train, the carriages are completely closed, you can't see anything that happens outside. At least small windows in the carriages would improve the situation. To summarise: if cut this excursion down to 2-2.5 hours, removed the unnecessary snack, and give more time for kayaking, then I would probably get a much higher rating. Warning: Reservation online system doesn't work as you expected. You don't know, if you are able to join the tour. The mine is dedicated for very small groups only every 2 hours during the high season, what you find out only on site. If you want to ride on bike, you would have your own. No bike rental available. 😒 We went for the and it was definitely well worth it. The took us inside the mountain for 15min. We then descended 3 floors down an inclined shaft (all metal steps), got changed into dry suites and went down another floor to reach the water. From there we took our kayak (2 seater) along some more tunnels (wading through the water, but dry suites meant it was fine) and launched our kayak. After a final safety briefing we were let loose and we could go in any direction we wanted. The golden rule is stay in the kayak due to some areas been very deep. It turned out there was only one way out of the area which our guarded until the time was up. Using your hands to push the kayak was needed at times and some passages were too narrow to pass so someone had to reverse. The gave lots of info about the mine which was an old lead mine and you can see bits of the lead ore. To exit we went out over a waterfall (less than 1m high) which was fun and brought the kayaks back to the start. After going back up a level to the changing rooms (check out the bathroom, it's an unexpected sight) we then had a of the mine and made our way up 3 levels were we were greeted by a minors lunch, LOTS of meat cottage cheese etc and drinks. Finally back to the train. The mines also do other tours like walking and cycling which also looked good fun. A beautiful and exiting riding through a section of a closed and once operating mine. Some with riding bicycles is expected as you occasionally cycle through narrower parts where ground is not even and where balance is of great use :) We did the Kayak and Black Hole Trail. Can really recommend both :) But the trail was difficult! The booking was really easy via call. The guides were super nice and knowledgeable. Such a cool experience! And before or afterwards you can grab really good coffee. Awesome experience. Ride by takes around 15min in one direction and then there is a guided around 1 hour. The was great, explained everything in detail. In a bit chilly down there so take a jacket. We had a and a bike planned. We skipped the because getting to the starting point was a bit of a nightmare — 400 wet steps in one go, super steep, and with a drop right next to them — definitely not for anyone scared of heights. The ride on the mining was great, about 15 minutes long, but not for the claustrophobic, and let’s just say it’s not the quietest 😅. After we gave up on kayaking, the staff were really nice and offered us the bike through the mine instead. Huge thumbs up for that — both the ride and the were awesome. Definitely a unique and interesting experience! Great experience, our was very kind and translating all in English despite we were the only foreigners. in the mine was so fun and the visit comes with a little walk to discover and learn more about workers life and conditions. Everything was perfect!! Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.

Opening hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday8:00 AM to 3 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM to 3 PM
Thursday8:00 AM to 3 PM
Friday8:00 AM to 3 PM
Saturday8:00 AM to 3 PM
Sunday8:00 AM to 3 PM

Details

Address
Glančnik 8, Mežica, SI
Phone
+386 2 870 01 80

More in Mežica

Get the DefoVisit app

Ask the reviews about Podzemlje Pece, podjetje za razvoj turistične in Muzejske dejavnosti, d.o.o., save it to a list and post a story from there.

Get the app Already have it? Open

Chat with reviews is in the app

Ask the reviews anything, save places and post stories from where you are.

App Store · Coming soon Google Play · Coming soon