Meeting and Hiking
Friday afternoon Sep 18 – Sunday noon Sep 21
Sunday afternoon Sep 21 – Thursday morning Sep 24
We are happy to announce that this year the traditional Meeting (and the following days of hiking) is being organised by
Servas Slovakia and Servas Austria
Vysoké Tatry (High Tatras) are the highest mountains in Slovakia, which are located in the northern part of Slovakia, just at the border with Poland. Tourists are visiting this part of the country for hiking, skiing and doing other sports, or just relaxing surrounded by a beautiful countryside.
R E G I S T R A T I O N
Accommodation
Penzión Pol’ana
Horny Smokovec 14, 06201 Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
+421 911 932 332 / +421 905 760 878
polana@slovakiatatry.sk / gajanova@slovakiatatry.sk
http://www.slovakiatatry.sk/
The family-run Penzión Pol’ana is situated just below the Slavkovsky Peak and a 10-minute walk from the centre of Stary Smokovec. It is a great starting point for hiking in the High Tatras.
Rooms for 2 people: € 31.- per person and night, half-board
Rooms for 4 people: € 26.- per person and night, half-board
+ € 1.- per person and night added local tax
Down payment 50.- to be transferred directly to Penzion Polana until June 15
free cancellation till July 10; later on, if somebody else takes over
Account name: Jana Gajanová
Bank: Tatrabanka a.s., Hodžovo nám. 3, P.O.Box 42, 850 05 Bratislava 55
SWIFT: TATRSKBX
IBAN: SK 89 1100 0000 0026 1373 6749
Extra cost of events: approximately € 25.-; to be paid on arrival
How to get there:
By train to Poprad, change train for Stary Smokovec, change for Horny Smokovec – the pension is opposite the station
By car: We’ll send out the list of participants at the beginning of summer so that you can organise car-sharing / suitable pick-up points etc. For your best route, see various route planning sites on the internet.
Programme
Weekend Meeting
Friday Sep 18 |
Arrival till 5 pm 6 pm Dinner, chatting, dancing… |
Saturday Sep 19 |
Breakfast at pension Walking around Stary Smokovec/Hrebienok Excursion to the village Pribylina (open air museum) Dinner at pension, short lecture about the High Tatras, chatting, singing, dancing |
Sunday Sep 20 morning |
Breakfast at pension by tram or car to Strpske pleso (lake) Walk around the lake, maybe renting boat(s) End of weekend meeting at noon |
Hiking Tours
Sunday Sep 20 afternoon |
Hike to Vodopad Skok (waterfall), possibly to continue to Capie pleso (lake), Solisko (mountain) or Hike to Popradske pleso (lake) Dinner at pension |
Monday Sep 21 to Wednesday Sep 23 |
Hikes in the Tatras, in 2 groups according to difficulty of hikes. Hiking destinations to be announced |
Thursday Sep 24 |
after breakfast end of organised hiking: |
in case of bad weather and/or condition Wellness (Bio-Sauna, massage at pension, swimming pool nearby) and excursion to pittoresque sites