Bergisches Land: the Highlands East of Cologne
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Bergisches Land: The Highlands East of Cologne Join us for the 6. International Student Summer Camp of the Rotary Club Overath/ Rösrath Bergisches Land, Rotary District 1810! We are happy to welcome approximately 16 students, from 8-10 countries which will send one boy and one girl each (age 16-18). Camp language will be English, perhaps we'll teach you a little bit of German... Just on the eastern banks of the river Rhine you are entering the highlands called "Bergisches Land". Our camp headquarters are located in a youth hostel in the village of Odenthal, approx. 30 km east of Cologne. Our daily excursions are starting from here. We are going to discover typical spots of the region, e.g.: • Exploring the city of Cologne with its old roman history and its modern culture, Climb the towers of "Kölner Dom" and walk down to picturesque old city centre • Trip to the unique Wuppertal suspension railway • Exploring a stalactite cave • Canoeing on the river • Geocaching tour • Discovering the medieval castle "Schloss Burg", the former home of the ruling family of the Counts of Berg • Excursion and hiking to a big dam lake The summer camp aims to develop and improve international friendships and networking among young people. We are glad to welcome you in our summer camp and let you explore a region at the heart of Germany with most interesting contrasts between a world famous city and the beauty of the landscape, and the unique arrangement of traditional farming, forestry and industrial culture! And we'll have a lot of fun !! The Highlands East of Cologne 6. International Student Summer Camp Facts and Figures Arrival on Wednesday 25th of June 2017, at Cologne/Bonn (CGN)* airport or Cologne Central Railway Station* Departure on Sunday, 6th of July 2017, from Cologne/Bonn (CGN)* airport or Cologne railway station* • Daily excursion program from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Sportive summer dress, weather-proof jacket, sport & hiking shoes required • Youth hostel accommodation, 2-4 bed rooms • Camp participants should be 16-18 years old; participants should neither be brother & sister nor boyfriend & girlfriend • The non-refundable registration fee of € 200,00 p.p. also covers accommodation and meals. Important: • Participants must have a health insurance & passport • Personal liability & accident insurance are covered by the camp (15€) • Registration fee of € 200,- must be paid until 30.03.2017 by bank transfer with ref. "Summer Camp 2017" to the account of : RC Overath/Rösrath/Bergisches Land Mr. O. Milimonka VR Bank IBAN DE 57 3706 2600 0006 0000 10 BIC GENODED1PAF For application please contact the Rotary Youth Exchange: http://www.rotary-jd.de/programme/sommercamps/ • Pls. contact us for traveling advice from/ • to other airports. Please don't hesitate to contact us with all of your questions!.