QUÊTE SECONDAIRE

Dispatch 1: Slovenia

June 2027

Okay.

This is the part where it becomes real

Your Trip:

The total cost of Quête Secondaire: Slovenia is:

$5,777 per person

To officially reserve your place:

$777 deposit

The remaining balance will be split into three payments:

$2,000 in January 2027
$1,500 in March 2027
$1,500 in May 2027

No giant surprise payment at the end.

What Your Deposit Does

Your $777 deposit moves you from the interest list into the actual trip.

We are accepting a maximum of approximately 36 travelers total, divided into small groups of roughly 12 people per departure.

We expect the individual trips to take place across roughly three weeks in June 2027.

You do not need to know your exact week before reserving your spot.

After deposits are collected, you’ll have a chance to tell us which dates work best for you, which dates absolutely do not work, who you’re traveling with, and who you would like to be grouped with.

Then we’ll build the individual departures.

What’s Included

Your trip price is designed to cover essentially everything once the adventure begins.

Lodging.

Ground transportation throughout Slovenia.

Programmed meals.

Winery visits and tastings.

Truffle hunting.

Tours and cultural experiences.

Guides, admissions, and the assorted beautiful nonsense we find along the way.

The goal is pretty simple:

Show up.

Eat.

Drink.

Wander.

Let us worry about the rest.

What’s Not Included

You are responsible for your airfare to and from Europe, travel insurance, passport expenses, personal shopping, and anything you decide to do before or after the official trip.

At the end of the trip, we’ll return you to Ljubljana around lunchtime.

From there, you’re free.

Fly home.

Stay another week.

Go to Italy.

Disappear into Europe.

That part is entirely up to you.

Before You Put Money Down

A few important things.

This is a small-group adventure, not a conventional tour.

There will be walking.

There will be old cities, hills, stairs, vineyards, cellars, long meals, and an unreasonable amount of wine.

There will also be some flexibility.

Specific wineries, restaurants, hotels, and experiences may shift as reservations are finalized.

That is intentional.

Some of the best things we found in Slovenia happened because somebody said:

“Actually, you should go here.”

We want enough structure that you never have to worry about what happens next, and enough room for the trip to still feel alive.

Cancellation & Travel Terms

Before submitting your deposit, please review the Traveler Agreement, which includes the full payment schedule, cancellation policy, itinerary flexibility, traveler responsibilities, and other important trip terms.

Travel insurance is strongly recommended.

Please also do not purchase nonrefundable airfare until your individual departure dates have been confirmed in writing.

Ready?

If all of this still sounds like something you want to do:

Come to Slovenia with us.

[RESERVE MY PLACE — $777]

Your deposit officially reserves your place subject to final departure assignment and the terms of the Traveler Agreement.

After your deposit is complete, you’ll receive the next round of trip information and your traveler questionnaire.

That’s where the real planning begins.

See you in Slovenia.

Probably with a glass of wine in your hand.

— Les Bois Wines