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Step on the trail of Oskar Kos and his friends. Discover the secrets hidden in one of the most beautiful gorges in the world. An unforgettable three-hour experience awaits you.

First, you will experience the fairytale gorge with the Radovna River and at three interactive points you will get to know its most special inhabitant – the white-throated dipper, which literally walks under the surface of the running water every day. At the mighty Šum Waterfall, where the tour through the gorge ends, the adventure trail continues.

Along the way, children will find ten adventure spots where they will complete fun and educational tasks and help Oskar the white-throated dipper deliver an important message.

A magical

Family Adventure

Welcome to the magical world of Vintgar for Children, where nature and fairytales come together in an unforgettable family adventure.

A BEAUTIFUL FREE GIFT FOR EVERYONE

A BEAUTIFUL FREE GIFT FOR EVERYONE

At the end of the trail, the children will receive a free book of the fairy tale The Real Life of Oskar Kos from Vintgar Gorge as a thank you for helping Oskar Kos!!

How can you get the gift?

LISTEN TO

OSKAR’S SONG

Oskar Kos wrote an inspiring song and put it to music, which will delight children on the tour. Listen to it.

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A SPECIAL

PASSPORT

To enter the Vintgar Children’s Trail, you will receive a passport to help your children complete fun and educational tasks.

Vintgar

FOR CHILDREN MAP

From the VINTGAR entrance info centre, you will follow the 1.6-kilometre-long Vintgar Fairytale Trail. The trail winds along the crystal-clear Radovna River with its numerous pools all the way to Šum Waterfall, which you can hear from afar. And how it burbles!

At the end of the trail, a sign will direct you back to the VINTGAR entrance info centre. Make sure you follow the Vintgar Children’s Trail, as there are ten adventure spots for children. They will help Oskar Kos deliver his message. They will also explore the Bear’s Playground, the Fox’s Detective Office, the Squirrel Village, Oskar’s song and other interesting features.

There is a QR code at every adventure spot. Make sure you scan it, as children will listen to sound recordings to hear interesting stories and learn little-known facts about the different inhabitants of Vintgar – foxes, white-throated dippers, bears and squirrels.

There are also special tasks that children have to complete at those ten adventure spots. An important hint: at the end of the trail, children will get a reward for doing the tasks: The Real Life of Oskar Kos from Vintgar Gorge book. You can collect it at the VINTGAR entrance info centre.!

Meet the four heroes
of Vintgar Gorge

Oskar the white-throated dipper

MUSICIAN AND UNDERWATER ATHLETE
Oskar the white-throated dipper is the main character in the Vintgar crew. He is the best diver around.
Meet Oskar

Metod the Bear

THE WISEST OF THE FOREST
Everyone loves Metod. And Metod loves everyone. And nature too, since he even feels guilty about picking a berry.
Meet Metod

Leopold the Fox

THE CLEVER DETECTIVE
Leopold is always around. Even when you don’t see him. A real detective and one of a kind.
Meet Leopold

Vera the Squirrel

A GREAT PLANT CONNOISSEUR
Vera the squirrel believes in a better tomorrow. She knows all the plants.
Meet Vera

Oskar needs your help

The Nature Festival, the most important event around, is coming soon. Oskar is the main organiser, and he’s also in charge of informing the inhabitants of the gorge about it. Just after he had taken the flyers with the message to all his friends, a storm ripped through the gorge and blew the flyers away. So now none of his friends know when and where the celebrations will take place.

Become a hero of the gorge

Only you can help Oskar and his friends celebrate the Nature Festival together again this year. At the entrance centre in Vintgar, you will receive a passport and a magic ball with a message. Follow the instructions in the passport, solve all the tasks and carry the ball with the message to all Oskar’s friends. As a thank you, Oskar will give you a free fairytale book.

Learn about the

13 interactive spots

There are 13 interactive spots located along the entire trail through Vintgar and back to the Vintgar entrance info centre. At each spot, you will find a QR code that will lead you to an interesting audio clip. The last ten spots are adventure spots with interesting tasks to perform.

Vintgar Children’s Trail

1

Learn about how Vintgar was created and its basic features.

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2

White-throated dippers make interesting dome-shaped nests from moss in which they hatch twice a year.

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3

White-throated dippers are the only singing birds that can dive and swim. They even walk on rocks under running water, using their strong legs and claws.

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4

Roll the ball down a forest slide and help Vera decipher a lost message.

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5

Solve a complex squirrel task and find the hidden stump.

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6

Try your skills and solve the maze to deliver an important message.

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7

Play the magical musical instrument and recreate the mysterious melody of the forest.

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8

Become a detective and find out which poop belongs to which animal.

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9

Find the QR code, listen to the song and sing along with Oskar.

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10

A new bench, a new squirrel task, a new opportunity to rest.

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11

Walk across the pastures and sing Oskar's song out loud; let it echo to Triglav and back.

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12

Enjoy the beautiful view and solve a challenging puzzle.

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13

Finish the adventure by rolling the ball down the slide.

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