Northern Germany June 28th – July 11th 2019 CULTURE and 1800 Germany District Rotary Summer Camp 2019 SPORTS WELCOME TO NORTHERN GERMANY 1800 Germany District Rotary Summer Camp 2019 „Sports and Culture“ June 28th - July 11th, 2019 OVERVIEW Age: 16 – 18, by the time of July 1st, 2019 Application: STEP application form in PDF file with photo before March, 31st, 2019 Participants: Max. 20, 2 girls & 2 boys per country preferred Costs: Participation fee is EUR 200, ticket to and from Germany plus pocket money for personal expenses APPLY NOW AT YOUR Conditions: Basic skills in biking and adequate skills in swimming. We hope you'll enjoy LOCAL ROTARY CLUB the camp, have mind-opening experiences and meet new friends. Please complete the application Lodging: Host families, campgrounds and hostels form and return it to your local Rotary Club. The Rotary Club will Weather: Daytime: 20 to 25°C, may go up to 30°, nighttime 15°, occasionally rain shower send the application to Germany. Language: English RI District 1800 Arrival: On Friday June 28th, 2019, Hanover Airport (HAJ) or Main Railway Station Mr. Henning Ahlers [email protected] you will be picked up by your host family Rotary Summer Camp 2019 „Sports and Culture“ 13 full days of sports and cultural activities in Northern Germany Program Fri. June 28 Arrival at Hanover (before 5 pm), welcome dinner at the Steinhuder Meer and camp information, Lodging: host families Sat. June 29 Morning: welcome by the mayor of Garbsen, Afternoon: preparing bikes and tents for the biking tour, family time with host family, Lodging: host families Sun. June 30 Morning: Travel via ICE-train to Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Afternoon: visit of medieval town Hannoversch Münden, Lodging: campground Mon. July 01 Morning: canoe ride (10km) on the Weser river, bike ride (20km) to Bad Karlshafen, Afternoon: Your host family will pick you up at bike ride (40km) to the Abbey of Corvey (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Lodging: campground Hanover Airport or Main Railway Station Tue. July 02 Morning: visit of Corvey Abbey and bike ride (20km) to Holzminden, visit of Allersheim brewery, on June 28th, 2019. Please try to arrive Afternoon: bike ride (30km) via ruins of Polle Castle to Grohnder Fährhaus, Lodging: campground before 5 pm. You will be staying at the home of your Wed. July 03 Morning: bike ride (20km) via Castle Hämelschenburg to Hamelin, Afternoon: bike ride (30km) host family for the first two and the last to lake Doktor See, swimming and relaxing on sandy beaches, Lodging: campground six nights. Thu. July 04 Morning: bike ride (40km) via Porta Westfalica and Minden to Bückeburg Palace, For five days we will be biking alongside Afternoon: visit of the palace, bike ride to Baum Hunting Lodge (20km), Lodging: Lodge the Weser river on bike paths. The paths are easy to bike with an overall distance Fri. July 05 Morning: bike ride (30km) along the Mittelland Canal to Steinhude, where the tour ends, of 250km. Afternoon: relaxing at Steinhuder Meer, Lodging: host families You will experience beautiful landscapes, Sat. July 06 Morning: family time with host family, Afternoon: Hanover City, shopping, Lodging: host families medieval cities, castles and four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Sun. July 07 Train tour to Hamburg: Speicherstadt (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Lodging: host families Finally, you have the chance to learn Mon. July 08 Train tour to Bremen: Roland and town hall (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Lodging: host families some acrobatics with a professional circus Tue. July 09 Workshop on acrobatics with professional trainers, Lodging: host families trainer. On July 11th we will take you to your Wed. July 10 Workshop on acrobatics with professional trainers, farewell party, Lodging: host families returning flight or train. Thu. July 11 Departure from Hanover Airport or Main Railway Station Hanover at any time Rotary Summer Camp 2019 „Sports and Culture in Northern Germany“ Thu. July 04 Hamburg Fri. June 28 Fri. July 05 Bremen Sat. June 29 Sat. July 06 Sun. June 30 Sun. July 07 Hanover Mon. July 08 Mon. July 01 Tue. July 09 / Wed. July 10 Tue. July 02 Thu. July 11 Wed. July 03 Kassel © OpenStreetMap Rotary Summer Camp 2019 „Sports and Culture“ June 28th - July 11th, 2019 ADDITIONAL FACT SHEET Application: Acceptances will be granted on a “first come first served” basis subject to country and gender limitations above. As soon as the acceptance of your application is send to you via e-mail, the amount of EUR200 excl. all remittance fee has to be wired within three weeks. All applicants have to arrive with a full return ticket and necessary visa. Insurance: All participants coming to Germany have to buy a German insurance before they leave home to APPLY NOW AT YOUR LOCAL ROTARY CLUB travel to Germany. The insurance is underwritten by the HanseMerkurVersicherungs AG and covers the risks health, liability and accident and meets the Rotary International requirements: Please complete the application https://www.rotary-jd.de/inbound-informationen/insurance/ form and return it to your local Rotary Club. The Rotary Club will Biking Tour: The biking tour will be accompanied by at least three Rotarian club members, including one send the application to Germany. female member. All campgrounds we will stay at are managed. We will provide regular touring The application should arrive in bikes with gearing, spacious tents and comfortable air beds. Please bring your own sleeping bag st Germany before March 31 , 2019. and a small backpack for the day. Tents, air beds, sleeping bags and your luggage will be If there are less than 16 persons, we transported by an accompanying van. reserve the right to cancel the camp Requirements: All participants MUST be able to swim and to ride a bike safely. We will ride along the Weser activity. river and the Mittelland Canal, therefore biking is easy with slight altitude difference. The camp RI District 1800 is non-smoking. Mr. Henning Ahlers [email protected] Clothing: Please bring casual and sports clothes, swim and rain wear, warm sweater and sneakers..