We journeyed to the small island on a motor boat which left from a wharf on the park in front of the main group of shops in the village of Bled. The row boats and gondola type boats leave from a point further around the Lake which is closer in distance to the island. There were two options of motor boat which left from the same place. The first left on the hour and left you on the island for an hour before returning and cost EUR17 per person. The second left every half hour and left you on the island for half an hour and cost EUR14 per person. We took the cheaper version. Boat trip took about 10 minutes and was a very pleasant journey. It docked on the opposite side of the island to the giant staircase where, in lieu of walking up 99 stairs, you had a gentle sloping hill to walk up to reach the buildings and the church. There are very few things to see on the island. There is the church, which is quite lovely, the bell tower (91 steps up/down) a shop/cafe and a museum. We only had time to buy our ticket to the church, bell tower and museum (which also included toilets), visit the church and bell tower (gave the museum a miss) have a quick look around outside and also inside the shop and grab a coffee before heading back to the dock to catch the boat back. It may have seemed a little rushed but we achieved this in the 30 minutes that we had and I think if we had taken the option of the other boat with an hour on the island we would have just been standing or sitting around having seen everything and waiting for the next boat. In any event, given the operator we chose, we could have stayed an hour as their boats ran every half hour. Well worth the short visit.

Bled Island is the focal point of every beautiful Photograph of Lake Bled and it calls to you. It is as beautiful as it looks in the pictures, though there isn’t a ton to do on the tiny island. The front of the island has 99 stone steps, but if you have trouble with stairs you can take the path around to the back of the island and then the gentle incline up to the church. At the top of the island is Church of the Mother of God on the Lake with its bell tower, a shop, and a small café. We skipped the inside of the church. It didn’t seem worth 6 euros a person with two teens who were already burnt out on churches. (Though in hindsight I wish I had left them at the café and taken a quick look). Instead we snagged a cute little table outside with a beautiful view for coffee, Slovenian cola (no American soft drinks here), and two kinds of potica cake (they had 5). They also served beer and wine. I can’t say the potica was my favorite (not like Bled Cake at the castle) but it was fun to try a traditional treat while sipping excellent coffee. After our treat, we took the trails behind the church to the dock out back and walked the parameter to the front of the island. We took a traditional Plenta boat to the island for 12 euro a person round trip (f you don’t buy ahead, remember to bring enough cash). They say it’s 45 minutes on the island but no one is timing you so no need to stress. You can also rent a rowboat to get there.

Two nights stayed at Lake Bled. We expected it to be very touristy, but this was surprisingly not so bad. There are not so many hotels or restaurants around the lake. The lake is really beautiful with very blue water. The area is clean. You can rent a boat (or let yourself be sailed around) and a walk around the lake is about 6km. Furthermore, you can book excursions to other environments. Bled himself we had seen after two days, but it is definitely a must-see if you stay in Slovenia!

Reachable only by Pletne, the typical wooden rowing boats with a flat bottom and colorful curtains, the islet is one of the main attractions of this picturesque lake. Once you have landed on the island and climbed the steep staircase, there aren't many things to do, other than visit the church with the adjacent bell tower, take a short walk in the greenery or a trip to the souvenir shop and the pastry café. If we were to consider the total cost of the operation, perhaps we might doubt whether or not it is really worth doing this excursion; in fact, once on site we generally do it.

Of course, you must have visited the island of Bled when you are in Bled. Charge 18 euros per person for being transferred by boat by a not so friendly rower. On the island itself you can walk around for up to an hour. The church is sometimes cool but again paying.

We visited the island on a tour of Slovenia and traveled to the island in a wooden rowing boat called a "pletna." It is an isolated island floating alone in the emerald green Lake Bled, and its symbol is the Church of St. Mary (Church of the Assumption), with its 52-meter-tall white bell tower. According to legend, "long ago, a couple lived on the island, and the husband was killed by bandits. In grief, the wife spent all her savings to make a memorial bell and dedicate it to the island's chapel, but the boat they were using to transport it sank into the lake in a strong wind and the bell was lost." Even today, if you cross the lake on a bright night, you can apparently hear the sound of the bell resonating from the bottom of the lake. The current church was renovated in the 17th century in Baroque style, and the 99 steps leading up from the lakeside were also built in that era.

We rented an rowing boat from nearby (20€/h, quite expensive as my opinion) and had a spalsh way over nice lake Bled turqoise water by rowing ourselves :) Docking with rented boat took some time as there is "overload" of visitors and limited spaces where you can land with such rented boat. Island itself is quite small, but very nicely renovated. Price for church and tower we estimated too high so dropped that from our plans and enjoyed a nice view when having (quite expensive) ice-cream from restaurant. "Been there, done that" -type visit.

Stunning lake and must definitely go by boat to the island. We took it from the closest point to the island, a small boat for 4 people rowed by ourselves, at 20 euros an hour. A magnificent experience. And if you bathe in the lake even better.

We were desperate to get to the island as we had photographed it from all round the lake. The closest row boat hire was closed so we cycled to town and rowed all the way back to the island. Took 30 mins each way so we had 30 mins on the island for a cuppa. Did not pay the extra charge for the church and tower. The place was overcrowded with tourist partys as the electric boats brought them over. Heavens opened on way back, got soaked but pleased we had made it. Row boat was €25 for 1.5hrs.

Very beautiful island in the middle of the lake. Negative that to see the church and climb a rolls with a beautiful view ask for a expensive ticket (12 Euro / person!)I suggest however to visit it with your own boat with fat and not with the boats and boats that make the route!!!