Creative workshops combined with mountain hiking and sightseeing
This program gives you an excellent opportunity to make new friends and enrich your knowledge about some unique, old photographic techniques or ceramic crafts. Experienced yet open-minded instructors will never bore you and will share their knowledge in an attractive and interesting way. The workshops consist of lectures and practical classes as well as outdoor activities. The program includes a trip to the mountains, during which the participants will not only be able to admire stunning views and breathe clean mountain air, but will also get new inspirations.
We organize workshops on the following topics:
1. The magic of old photography – old and unique photographic techniques
2. Ceramic workshops – demonstration of the various techniques of working with clay – from a piece of raw clay to final re-firing.
3. Archeology and the treasures of earth – an archaeological workshop combined with the searching for and processing of semiprecious stones, such as: agate and amethyst.
To send a request for specific workshops, please enter WORKSHOPS TOPICS tab in the table below, find a workshop of you interest, and then send your inquiry by clicking on the SEND INQUIRY button. Or simply send your query to:
Trip info
Destination: Sudetes Mountains, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany
Best time: June, July, August, September, October
Duration: 8 days
Profile: art workshops combined with hiking and sightseeing
Activity level: easy
Accommodation: Twin/DBL rooms in guesthouse or 2 star hotel.
Board: FB (other board type on request)
Group size: 6 – 20 people
Clothing: in addition to the usual holiday clothing you must take: sports footwear with thick soles or walking shoes, comfortable clothing, wind and rain resistant jacket, warm jumper or sweater and, just in case, hat, gloves, sun glasses.
Price includes: agenda included in itinerary. Transfers from and to the airport, local transportation, assistance of our representatives from arrival to departure, accommodation in Twin/DBL rooms in guesthouse , full board, mineral water during trek and coach trip, entry fees, medical expenses and accident insurance.
Price excludes: flights, local tips, optional excursions/activities/meals/beverages.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival day
Arrival at Prague or Wroclaw, where our representative will greet you; transfer to a guesthouse in Swieradow Zdroj, a mountain town located in the west end of the Sudety Mountains; check-in; briefing and welcome meeting, free time. Transfer time: around
2 hrs. 30 min.
Day 2
Trek to Spindlerovy Mlyn – a charming, Czech, mountain town
Total time: 8 hrs including meal breaks and rest.
Altitude: starting point – 706 m, highest point – 1300 m, final point – 650 m.
Total ascent: 200 m (as most of the ascent is covered on chairlift).
Overall route length: 16 km.
After breakfast, we take a coach to the chairlift station. We go up to the mountain peak in the chairlift, and then admire fantastic views while trekking along the main ridge. Then, we cross the border through Twarożnik, a granite rock, and trek towards the Vosecka Bouda mountain hostel in the Czech Republic. From there, we go to the source of the Elba River, one of the major rivers in Europe. We wander down through Labsky Dul to Spindlerovy Mlyn, a well-known and charming mountain town. On our way, we will pass by beautiful waterfalls, and amazing rock formations so there will be plenty opportunities to admire breathtaking views. We have lunch and return to the hotel by coach. In the hotel, we have dinner and some free time.
Day 3
Between breakfast and lunch, we organize lectures and practical classes. After lunch, we organize outdoor activities and outings thematically related to the subject of the selected workshop.
Day 4
Between breakfast and lunch, we organize lectures and practical classes. After lunch, we organize outdoor activities and outings thematically related to the subject of the selected workshop.
Day 5
Between breakfast and lunch, we organize lectures and practical classes. After lunch, we organize outdoor activities and outings thematically related to the subject of the selected workshop.
Day 6
Between breakfast and lunch, we organize lectures and practical classes. After lunch, we organize outdoor activities and outings thematically related to the subject of the selected workshop.
Day 7
Coach trip to Koenigstein fortress in Germany.
We check out after breakfast, at approx. 9 a.m. and return to the hotel between 5 and 6 p.m.
On this day we will go to Germany to visit the Koegnistein mountain fortress, which is an excellent example of military European architecture. We will also go on a boat cruise on the Elba River, which flows at the foot of the fortress hill. The fortress is situated on a cliff top at the height of 247 meters above the level of the river. The first records of the building appeared as early as the thirteenth century. At that time the object was a fortified castle built by the Czechs. The castle was located exactly on the border between the Czech territory and Westmarch Meissen. At the beginning of the fifteenth century (1408), the fortification was taken over by the ruling Saxon Wettin dynasty. Over the following centuries, the castle was converted into a fortress. The works on the fortress lasted from 1559 until 1731. An interesting highlight of the day is that from Poland to Germany and back, we will go through the Czech Republic – so in one day we will be in three countries. After returning to the hotel, we will have a farewell dinner and a campfire.
Day 8
Departure day
After breakfast, we check out and transfer to the airport. Transfer time: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes, depending on the traffic.
