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We have a Camping weekend on one of the most beautiful lakes of Germany with cristal clear water. You must bring Tent, air mattress, sleeping bag, food and drink and swimwear. We will do hiking, biking, swimming, canoing and barbecue in the evening. You need to reserve the camp site yourself. If you don't have a car: I can take 2 persons with my car from Hauptbahnhof Eberswalde. The Campsite is located near Carwitz.www.camping-carwitzer-see.de Please calculate around 20 Euro for one night. Meetup fee: 20 Euro, collected in cash at the beginning of the meetup. We meet sunday morning at 12 am at the entrance of the camping.

Seven Rila lakes hike in Bulgaria ✅ The lakes are just amazing and the place we stay is unimaginable. We're going to stay in forest on top of mountains, eat local Bulgarian food, shower in waterfalls and many more. It’s a unique experience in life, want to know why ?

Check our previous trip on Instagram and then decide :)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ce6Xl56jB0t/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D

Trip Highlights

• We hike 7 Rila lakes
• Stay in huts on top of mountains (No network, Only Nature, Barbecue etc)
• Visit A monastery on the way

📅 Friday, 25th Sep

• 18:00 – Arrive at Sofia Airport
• Stay in the city
• Have a dinner at an authentic bulgarian restaurant (based on the arrival time)

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### 📅 Saturday, 26th Sep – Seven Rila Lakes Hike

• Early breakfast
• Do groceries for 2 nights and next day ( the huts have limited food options - we need to pack food items)
• Drive towards the Rila Mountains (around 2 hours)
• On the visit a monastery.
• Hike approximately 2 km uphill to reach our mountain huts (PLEASE avoid large suitcases)
• Check in, enjoy authentic Bulgarian dinner, relax around the bonfire ( based on availability), and spend the night surrounded by nature.

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### 📅 Sunday, 27th Sep

• Full-day hike to the famous Seven Rila Lakes
• Approx. 16-20km hike (900 m elevation gain) or cable car option for those who prefer
• Explore all seven lakes and enjoy one of Bulgaria's most beautiful landscapes
• Return to the huts for dinner and another peaceful mountain evening.

### 📅 Monday, 28th Sep

• Start early from huts ( 6:00 AM)
• Hike down where the cab will pick us up
• Reach sofia airport by ~9:00 ( trip ends here)
• If you want to stay back or have late flights - the cab stops at city centre too

Important:

• We stay in local huts in the mountains, these are real huts (we stay in the wild) and will be only one washroom(old style). If all stay in sharing dorms in these huts, if you want individual room, please let us know before. There won't be any Wi-Fi too :) - it is a very basic Hut at the top

Estimated Cost to the trip:

• Flights - 80 Euro (early bird)
• Accommodation - 120 euros/3 -Nights
• Airport transfers & Car rental - ~80 Euro (3 days) Approx. Depends on number of participants
• Organising expense - 75 Euro
• Food extra & miscellaneous

Please join only if you are serious about the trip- https://chat.whatsapp.com/DmzpqZ6WkcX7gGHA2Rze2G?s=cl&p=i&ilr=1&amv=2

Unfortunately Meetup RSVPs cannot be considered, please join the group and confirm your flight bookings for final confirmation, first come first serve :))

On this tour we will spend one day in Germanys best spa village www.badegaerten.de The entrance fee for one day is around 45 Euro. On thursday we will visit one of the best christmas markets of Germany in Schwarzenberg. We will stay in the Gasthaus Talsperre. Schwarzenberg is the region where the typical german wooden christmas decoration is handmade in small family run workshops. In december it might snow, the elevation is 780 meters. Please bring warm clothes. One person can go with me in my car. Meetup fee: 30 Euro, will be collected in cash at the beginning of the meetup.