Weekend Hiking trip in Tatra Mountains.

Hello, explore the Tatra mountains - Slovakia´s hidden gem with us. Walk the scenic peaks and valleys of Slovakia’s highest mountain range and prized UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Over three days you will visit and see the most beautiful places of the Tatra mountains.

The High Tatras National Park in northern Slovakia is a hiker’s paradise. With 26 peaks over 2500m, several famous walking trails, more than 100 small alpine lakes, and a host of endemic plants and wildlife, the range is like a smaller, less expensive version of the Alps, but still pretty impressive. Spend a long weekend exploring this remarkable area.

For this trip don´t need to have a preivous experience with hiking (which is welcomed), but you should have a good level of fitness, as we will walk for about 15-18 km daily.

PROGRAM AND ITINERARY

DAY 1 - Arrival

We will meet at 20:00 in Poprad at train station and take you to the hotel.

DAY 2 - Hike to Lake Green

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, then catch the cable car from town partway up Lomnicky Peak, the second highest mountain in Slovakia.
From there you’ll hike to the summit of a 2000+m peak, then descend through a rugged valley to Green Lake.
Enjoy lunch at a lakeside hut surrounded by 2500m peaks, then finish your walk through a dwarf pine forest to White Lake.
535m ascent, 1300m descent, 18km distance, 6 - 7 hours of walking

DAY 3 - Hike the Velicka Valley

After breakfast you’ll hike to the scenic Velicka Valley. Located at the foot of the highest mountain in Slovakia, Gerlachovsky Peak (2655m), the valley boasts incredible scenery.
Hike to a pretty mountain lake and eat lunch with a waterfall view, then explore the famous Tatranska Magistrala trail as it winds through a labyrinth of dwarf pines and spruces.
830m ascent, 830m descent, 15km distance, 6 hours of walking

DAY 4 - Popradske and Strbske Lakes

After breakfast you’ll pack up and head to Strbske Lake, one of the most scenic—and photographed—lakes in Slovakia.
From the lake you’ll enjoy an easy hike and stunning scenery on your way to Popradske Lake.

We will head back to Poprad train station, to be there at 15:00.

NOTE
This itinerary and the duration of the activities are subject to change due to group abilities and preferences, weather conditions and forecasts, special events, etc.

ACCOMMODATION
Is provided in a 3* hotel in a tiny village of Novy Smokovec situated right below the peaks of Tatras.

Your weekend INCLUDES:

• 3 days of hiking in the Tatra mountains
• 3 nights in a 3* hotel in a small village at the foot of the mountains
• Professional, English-speaking, local guide
• 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners
• Ground transfers
• 1 cable car ticket

What is NOT INCLUDED

• Travel costs to our meeting place - Poprad
• Lunches and dinners
• Travel insurance

PRICE and BOOKING -> 351 EUR/person with "meetup" code

To book your place, simply visit my website: https://bit.ly/30THqQU and book your place there. !!!Use the code "meetup" to get 10% OFF!!!

MEETING PLACE

ARRIVAL - You´ll be met on Thursday at 20:00 at Poprad-Tatry train station.

Traveling from Vienna - Take a train IC45 from Wien Hbf at 14:42 with arrival to Poprad at 19:35. It´s direct train. You can buy the ticket in advance at https://www.zssk.sk/en/

Traveling from Bratislava - Take a train IC45 from Bratislava Hlavna stanica at 16:06 with arrival to Poprad at 19:35. It´s direct train. You can buy the ticket in advance at https://www.zssk.sk/en/

DEPARTURE
We will drop you off back at the train station in Poprad at 15:00 on Sunday. You can travel back with any desired train. You can check the connection at https://www.zssk.sk/en/

TRAVEL INSURANCE

Don´t forget, to arrange a travel insurance covering hiking activities.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the message or write me at martin@slovakation.com