It Smells Like Mushrooms
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.
What's Included
- Breakfast Meeting & breakfast with local delicacies at Bojan & Anja's
- Lunch A tasting dish with the mushrooms we forage and prepare
- Snacks After mushroom picking we have a little snack before second part
- A Digital Booklet with Recipes
- Use of a mushroom basket
- A Gift
- Gratuities
Meeting Location
Mala vas 114a
5230 Bovec, Slovenia
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the It Smells Like Mushrooms?
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Activity code: C-5542918P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- This tour 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.
- Breakfast. Meeting & breakfast with local delicacies at Bojan & Anja's.
- Lunch. A tasting dish with the mushrooms we forage and prepare.
- Snacks. After mushroom picking we have a little snack before second part.
- A Digital Booklet with Recipes.
- Use of a mushroom basket.
- A Gift.
- Gratuities.
The minimum age to participate is 18. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the It Smells Like Mushrooms is as follows:
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for It Smells Like Mushrooms will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- BreakfastMeeting & breakfast with local delicacies at Bojan & Anja's
- LunchA tasting dish with the mushrooms we forage and prepare
- SnacksAfter mushroom picking we have a little snack before second part
- A Digital Booklet with Recipes
- Use of a mushroom basket
- A Gift
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Operated by a business
