Dates of trips
- 27/07/2024-28/07/2024
- 14/09/2024-15/09/2024
Description
We invite you to a series of weekend trips to the mountains of Slovakia. This time our goal will be the Low Tatras. We will hile along the most interesting sections of their main ridge, climbing the highest and most beautiful peaks: Dziumbier, Chopok, Chabenec. We would like to offer you the opportunity to explore other mountain ranges in Slovakia, such tas Little Fatra, Great Fatra, Choč Mountains, Slovak Paradise and finally High and Western Tatras.
You don’t have to worry about organizing transportation: you can travel with us from Krakow. If there are several people from another city willing to participate, we can also organize the transfer for them.
The routes are neither very long nor very demanding. Treks are available for the average mountain hiker. We do not impose a sports pace. The group’s safety is supervised by UIMLA international mountain guides.
The trips are planned to be attractive also for more experienced tourists. We do not make loops, we start and end the hike in different places every day. You won’t be able to hike such routes if you go to Slovakia individually by your own car. With us you can enjoy comfort: transport is waiting for you wherever you come down from the mountains, and after the Sunday trip, you will observe traffic jams on the Zakopianka road from the passenger seat only.
Adults of all ages can take part in trips to the Slovak mountains, as long as their health and fitness allow them to walk the planned route. We also invite children and teenagers over 12 years of age, along with their guardians (the participation of younger children is possible after individual consultation with a guide and presentation of the young person’s mountain experience). The groups are small, so you can get to know each other and get to know each other, whether on the trail, in the shelter or on the road.
Between trekking you will rest in shelters and guesthouses. We will also provide you with dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. The meals are available in vegetarian and meat versions. Other variants (vegan, allergen-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, etc.) are available after early notification and may require an additional fee. Evenings in shelters will give us enough time to get to know each other, talk and integrate.
See you in the mountains of Slovakia!
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Trip program
Day 1 (Saturday)
6:00AM – departure from Krakow (Salwator), drive about 3 hours to Slovakia to the Certovica Pass at the foot of the Low Tatras on their eastern side (1232 m above sea level)
9:15AM – 12:30PM – ascent along the red marked trail running along the main ridge of the Low Tatras to the Chata Stefanika shelter (1,728 m above sea level)
12:30PM – 01:15PM – lunch break at the shelter
01:15PM – 2:45PM – ascent through the Krupova Pass (1922 m above sea level) to Dzumbier (2043 m above sea level)
2:45PM – 4:30PM – hiking along the red marked trail to the peak of Chopok (2024 m above sea level)
4:30PM – 5:00PM – rest and coffee break in Kamenna Chata near Chopok, built right under the mountain peak
5:00PM – 6:20PM – descent along the blue marked trail along the ski lift to the Demänovská Valley. For those who want, an optional cable car ride is available (payment on your own)
Transfer by bus to tthe accomodation place. Accommodation in camping houses or a hostel in one of the towns at the foot of the mountains.
7:00PM – dinner and evening group integration.
Day 2 (Sunday)
7:00AM – breakfast
7:45AM – 8:30AM – transfer to the bottom of Demänovská Dolina (1115 m above sea level)
8:30AM – 11:30AM – ascent along the yellow marked trail to the main ridge of the Low Tatras, through the Polany pass to the Polana peak (1,890 m above sea level)
11:30AM – 12:50PM – hile along the main ridge (red marked trail) to the Chabenec peak (1955 m above sea level)
12:50PM – 1:20PM – descent along the main ridge to Maly Chabenec and then go slightly down to the atmospheric cottage Durkova Utulnia (1640 m above sea level)
1:20PM – 2:00PM – lunch break
2:00PM – 3:10PM – return to the main ridge and then hike to the top of Zamostska Hola (1,612 m above sea level)
3:10PM – 5:00PM – descent along the yellow marked trail and then the green trail to the tourist settlement of Zelezne (992 m above sea level)
5:00PM – 5:30PM – free time to get mineral water from a nearby spring or coffee or beer.
5:30 – start of the return to Krakow. Arrival at the place, depending on traffic jams, approx. 8:15 – 9:00
The trip price includes
- service of an international UIMLA guide and driver
- transport as listed in the schedule: from Krakow to the exit of Certovica and from Zelezne to Krakow, as well as local trips listed in the schedule
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accommodation in beds with linen in camping houses or a hostel in one of the towns at the foot of the mountains
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dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday
- medical expenses insurance and accident insurance during the whole trip
The trip price does not include
- additional meals and drinks, food for the route, other additional attractions
- optional descent by the cable car from Chopok to Demänovská Valley