Adrenaline gifts in Slovenia: A complete guide for 2025

When you're thinking about what to give for a birthday, anniversary or Christmas, you quickly end up with classic gifts: perfume, a watch, a bottle of wine. All good… but after a few years, nobody remembers who gave what. With adrenaline experiences it’s the exact opposite – the memory stays, photos stay, and the stories keep being told for years.

That’s why adrenaline gifts are one of the most appreciated choices. In this guide, we show you which experiences suit whom, what to pay attention to when choosing, how Xsport gift vouchers work and how our interactive experience map helps you along the way.

Why choose an experience instead of a classic gift?

Memories instead of things

A thing wears out, gets lost, or ends up in a closet. An experience stays in the mind and in the heart. A skydive, a rally ride or a zipline are the things the recipient talks about long after the adrenaline is gone.

Flexibility and personalization

An adrenaline gift is easy to customize:

• by level of “craziness” (from a calm panoramic flight to a hardcore acro flight or a skydive),
• by location (close to home or a trip across Slovenia),
• by person (partner, friend, parents, colleagues).

A good gift voucher also gives the recipient enough freedom to choose the date and the exact experience.

Adrenaline experiences for those who love height

Skydiving – A gift for the brave

Tandem skydiving is probably the most iconic adrenaline gift. It’s perfect for those who want:

• a strong “wow” effect,
• an experience most people do only once in their life,
• a story they’ll be telling for years.

At Xsport you have the largest selection of skydiving locations in Slovenia. You can skydive at several attractive locations, including:

• Maribor,
• Šentvid pri Stični,
• Bovec,
• Ptuj,
• Portorož,
• Lesce,
• Murska Sobota.

This means you can tailor the gift to where the recipient lives or which region they prefer (sea, Alps, Pannonian plain).

Suitable for:

• people who have secretly wanted to skydive for a long time,
• those who love height and don’t have major fears,
• milestone birthdays (18, 30, 40, 50…).

Paragliding – For those who love the view

Paragliding is an excellent alternative for those who want to fly but find freefall “a bit too much”. You rise slowly and glide gently above the landscape, with an incredible view from start to finish.

On Xsport you’ll find the full selection of tandem paragliding flights at the most scenic locations in Slovenia – from Vogel and Vogar to the Logar Valley, Savinja Valley and Vipava Valley.

Suitable for:

• couples (a gift for an anniversary or birthday),
• people who love views and nature,
• anyone who wants to experience flying without the intensity of freefall.

For lovers of speed and the smell of petrol

Rally ride – When adrenaline meets gravel

A rally ride is ideal for those whose heart skips a beat when they hear a sports engine. As a co-driver you sit in a rally car, and the pilot is a professional driver taking you on a real forest rally track. Fast corners, braking just before the bend and acceleration out of the turn create a feeling you can’t experience on a normal road.

Check out the full selection of rally rides and choose a gift for true petrolheads.

Suitable for:

• fans of WRC, rally and motorsport,
• those for whom driving is not just A–B but a lifestyle,
• a gift for a partner, brother, father or best friend.

Dream cars and supercars

If the recipient has had Ferrari, Lamborghini or another supercar in mind (or on their screen) since childhood, a supercar driving experience is practically the perfect gift.

In the categories motorsport and race cars you’ll find real racetrack experiences where the recipient can either drive or enjoy as a passenger and feel the true power of supercars.

Suitable for:

• car enthusiasts,
• special occasions (30th, 40th, 50th birthday),
• a “bucket list” experience for someone who truly loves cars.

Adrenaline in nature: zipline, rafting, canyoning…

Zipline – Flying between treetops and valleys

Zipline is a great gift for those who love adrenaline but don’t see themselves skydiving. You glide along steel cables high above canyons, rivers or forests, and the feeling of speed is something special.

In the category zipline you’ll find experiences such as Zipline Kanin and Zipline Učja in Bovec, as well as other locations across Slovenia.

Suitable for:

• groups of friends,
• active couples,
• families with older children (depending on each location’s conditions).

Rafting and other water adventures

For water lovers, rafting, mini rafting, canyoning, kayaking and other activities are the perfect combination of adrenaline and nature. A representative overview can be found in the category white water, and a wider selection in wind & water.

Suitable for:

• teams of friends or colleagues,
• couples who enjoy active weekends,
• anyone who wants “something more” than just a walk by the river.

How Xsport gift vouchers work

To make choosing easier, it’s important to understand how gift vouchers work. On Xsport you can get gift vouchers for specific experiences and value gift vouchers.

Voucher for a specific experience

This voucher is tied to one activity (e.g. “Tandem skydive – Maribor” or “Zipline Kanin – Bovec”).

Advantage: the recipient immediately knows what they are getting.

Value gift voucher

A value voucher contains an amount instead of a specific activity (e.g. €100, €150, €200). The recipient can choose any experience from Xsport’s offer, and the voucher amount is automatically deducted at checkout.

This is a great choice when:

• you don’t know exactly what the recipient prefers,
• you want to give them more freedom,
• you’re gifting someone who is more selective.

You can find more about voucher validity on How long are value gift vouchers valid? and How can I redeem a value gift voucher?.

How to quickly find adrenaline experiences near you

To make choosing a gift even easier, you can also search for adrenaline experiences on Xsport using the interactive experience map:

On the map you can:

• browse all experience locations across Slovenia,
• use the “My location” feature to see which experiences are closest to you,
• set a radius in kilometres (e.g. 20, 50 or 100 km) and find adventures within that area,
• quickly compare what’s happening across different regions (Gorenjska, Primorska, Štajerska, Prekmurje…).

This is the ideal tool when you’re choosing a gift for someone who:

• doesn’t always have time for long trips,
• has a favourite region (e.g. Bohinj, Bovec, Štajerska),
• you want the gift to include a small trip or weekend escape.

How to choose the right adrenaline gift – Mini checklist

To avoid buying a skydive for someone who is afraid of heights, use this short checklist:

1. How does the person feel about height?
   Loves views and height → skydive, paragliding, zipline.
   Not a fan of height → water adventures, rally, dream car experiences.
2. How do they feel about speed and petrol?
   Auto-moto fan → rally, race cars, motorsport.
   Prefer nature and calm → zipline, paragliding, rafting, SUP.
3. Health and fitness?
   Most experiences don’t require extreme fitness, but there are basic limits (weight, age, health specifics). If unsure, check the FAQs of each activity.
4. How old is the recipient?
   Teens and younger adults are usually open to “wilder” experiences; older people enjoy panoramic flights, calmer paragliding or low-difficulty water activities.
5. Where do they live and how far are they willing to travel?
   If you want a short trip, use the experience map to find nearby activities.
   If the gift includes a weekend trip, you can choose more distant locations like Bovec, Bohinj or the Soča region.

Conclusion: Adrenaline gifts you truly remember

Adrenaline gifts aren’t just “another gift” – they’re an invitation into a story the recipient experiences firsthand. Skydiving, paragliding, rally rides, zipline or water adventures – Slovenia offers an impressive selection, and on Xsport.si you’ll find them all in one place, together with gift vouchers that are easy to give and even easier to redeem.

If you don’t know where to start, it’s a good idea to:

• check what the recipient loves (mountains, cars, water, aircraft),
• assess how much adrenaline is “fun” and where their limit is,
• choose a gift voucher or specific experience that matches their personality,
• use the experience map if you want something close to their home.

Then comes the best part: the moment when they open the gift, and the moment when they send you the photo with a huge smile after the experience.