The low
Tatras are less impressive than the high Tatras, however, they are full of
interesting sites to see and attractions for the whole family. I reivew and
recommend a few trips, attractions and restaurants suitable for a star trip
from Liptovsky Mikulas.
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| A Guide to the Low Tatras Slovakia |
We took a trip to Slovakia in August 2014. We
flew via Budapest and spent half the time in the low Tatras and half in Poprad.
We stayed at Liptovsky Mikulas, at Janosic hotel, which
we were very happy with, well located, high quality services, pool and spa and
very good breakfast. I wrote a review with photographs of Janosic hotel.
In terms of food, we ate breakfast at the
hotel, lunch where we spent the day and supper at the local restaurants. Among
the restaurants we tried are:
Pizzeria Ma-Mi – this
was our favorite restaurant and we at there almost every evening. Everything we
tried there was tasty and not expensive! it is located near the old town center
so you can take a nice stroll there after or before supper. I hope to write
more about it, below is a picture of a salad and pizza we ate there.
Route 66 – we ate
there on the first night we arrived. The main advantage of this restaurant
is that it is open late – until midnight usually. My family did not like the
food and the atmosphere, I thought it was good.
Hurikan Pizza –
we took there a pizza to the hotel. It was good and I don’t recall anything
special about it.
McDonalds – located at the industrial area near
the roundabout of the highway. There’s also McCafe there with some fancy cakes
and pastries.
In terms of attractions, we were in Orva
Castle, we did a nice hike from Diery hotel and went to the Tatralandia water
park. I did not get to write about them yet, but I wrote about many
other attractions in the area: the dripstone ‘Cave of Liberty’, the laser
games, karting, and indoors skydiving. Here’s a little bit about them:
The dripstone ‘Cave of Liberty’ –Demänovská jaskyňa
It is a large dripstone cave located near Jasna, not far from
Liptovsky Mikulas. It is an impressive cave; very big with many areas,
including karst pools and internal stream, and of course, many dripstones. The
guided tour of the cave takes about an hour, but the path to the cave is very
steep and there are about 900 stairs in the cave tour!
Tarzania Rope Park
Near Jasna. A challenging
rope park for the whole family, including high trees challenges
and zip wires.
Laser games
Laser fights and
laser labyrinth. Great for rainy days and afternoons after hikes.
Karting
A covered
karting arena that is suitable for the whole family. There are a nubmer of
karting places around Liptovsky Mikulas so check what they offer in each. You
may want to book a slot as they get filled quickly especially in the holidays
and weekends.
Hurrican Factory – Indoors skydiving
An attraction of floating in the air and free-falling in a wind tunnel. Located
near Tatralandia water park and is a great (although expensive) way to spend a
rainly day. Make sure you book early and they fill out quickly.
As mentioned earlier, there are also the water
parks (Tatralandia and Gino), rafting, and many more attractions. On the way to
Jasna there is a mountain slide and bungee tranpoline.
If you don’t plan to stay also in the high
Tatras, you can get to the attractions there from the low Tatras, it is about
1-2 hours, depending which attraction you want to visit.
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