Dates of trips
- 10/08/2024-11/08/2024
- 31/08/2024-01/09/2024
Description
We invite you for weekend trips to the mountains of Slovakia. Tours will be organized throughout the year, with one on a selected weekend of each month. To begin with, we invite you to explore the High Tatras, specifically to wander around the picturesque and yet still not trampled by the crowds of the Belianske Tatras and in their vicinity. In the longer term, we want to offer you the exploration of other mountain ranges in Slovakia, such as the Mala and Velka Fatra, the Nizne Tatras, the Choč Mountains and the Slovak Paradise.
You don’t have to worry about organizing transport: you can travel with us from Krakow. If there are a few volunteers from another city, we are also able to organize transport for them.
The tour routes are neither very long nor very demanding. Overcoming them is within the capabilities of the average mountain hiker. We do not impose a sports pace. At the same time, on our trips you have to walk and get a little tired. The safety of the group is supervised by international UIMLA mountain guides.
Trips are planned in such a way that they are attractive also for more experienced tourists. We do not make a loop, each day we start and end our journey in different places. You would not be able to hike these routes vhile visiting Slovakia individually with your own car. With us you can enjoy comfort: the bus is waiting for you where you descend from the mountains, and after the Sunday trip you will only observe possible traffic jams in Zakopianka from the passenger seat.
Adults of all ages can take part in trips to the mountains of Slovakia, as long as their health and fitness allow them to hike the planned route. We also invite children and teenagers over 12 years of age together with their guardians (the participation of younger children is possible after individual consultation with the guide and presentation of the young person’s mountain experience). The groups are intimate, so you can get to know each other and integrate, whether on the trail, in the shelter or on the road.
In between trekking, you can rest in mountain shelters and guesthouses. We will also provide you with dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. Meals are available in vegetarian and meat versions. Other variants (vegan, allergy-free, lactose-free, gluten-free, etc.) are available upon prior notification and may require an additional charge. Evenings spent in shelters are also a time for group integraion, getting to know each other and chatting.
See you in the mountains of Slovakia!
Group
8-16 persons
Time
2 days
Mountains
Slovak Tatras
Activity
trekking
Teams
8-16 persons
Price
259 PLN + 45 EUR
Country
Slovakia
Level
easy
Trip program
Day 1 (Saturday)
6:00AM – departure from Krakow (Salwator), drive about 2.5-3 hours to the Tatranská Kotlina (755m above sea level) at the foot of the Belianske Tatras in Slovakia
9:00AM – 11:15AM – ascent to Chata Plesnivec (1290 m above sea level) – the only shelter in the Belianske Tatras
11:15AM – 11:45AM – break at the shelter
11:45AM- 1:30PM – ascent to Biele Ples (White Lakes), a short break to rest and admire the views
2:30PM – 3:15PM – ascent to the Kopske Sedlo pass (1750m above sea level)
3:15PM – 6:15PM – descent through Zadne Medodoly and Dolina Jaworowa to Tatranská Javorina
6:15PM – 7:00PM – transfer to Lysa Polana, accommodation in a Slovak shelter
7:00PM – dinner and evening group integration.
Possibility to buy souvenirs in the shop next to the hostel.
Overnight in a hostel
Day 2 (Sunday)
7:00AM – breakfast
7:45AM – 8:30AM – transfer to Stary Smokovec (1024m above sea level)
8:30AM – 11:30AM – ascent from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok (1285m above sea level), then to Skalnatek Chaty (1725m above sea level)
11:30AM – 11:45AM – break at the shelter
11:45AM – 1:15PM – ascent to Velka Svistovka (2037m above sea level)
1:15PM – 2:00PM – descent to the Zelene Pleso Valley and the Chata Pri Zelenom Plese mountain shelter, famous for its picturesque location (1551 m above sea level)
2:00PM – 2:45PM – free time at the shelter and at Zelene Pleso (Green Lake)
2:45PM – 5:00PM – descent through the Zelene Pleso Valley and the Kežmarska Biela Voda Valley to the Kezmarska Biela Voda car park.
5:00PM – start of return to Krakow, arrival depending on traffic jams around 7:30PM – 8:00PM
* the given times and times are indicative, they may change depending on, among others, fitness of the group and weather conditions
** the itinerary of the tours may change each day depending on many factors, in particular weather conditions and the fitness of the participants; it is also possible that the order of the trips mau be changed; the decision on possible changes to the route is made by the guide taking into account the safety of the group
The trip price includes
- service of an international UIMLA guide and driver
- transport as listed in the schedule: from Krakow to Tatranska Kotlina and from Biela Voda to Krakow, as well as local trips listed in the schedule
- overnight in beds with bedding in a shelter in Lysa Polana in Slovakia
- dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday at the shelter in Lysa Polana
- medical expenses insurance and accident insurance during the whole trip
- Polish Tourist Guarantee Funds contribution.
The trip price does not include
- additional meals and drinks, food for the route, other additional attractions