14TH BALKAN SPELEO CAMP

BALKAN SPELEOLOGICAL UNION

Vransko, SLOVENIA, 25 – 29. August 2021

Date and venue:

25 – 29. August 2021
Eco Farm – agrotourism Semprimožnik, Vransko, Savinja Valley, Slovenia
Organizers
The event is organised by the Balkan Speleological Union (BSU) with the cooperation of Speleological
Association of Slovenia, Caving club Topolšica and Municipality of Vransko
Location description
The Camp will be organised near Vransko, Slovenia. Vransko is 50 km away from the national capital Ljubljana and
Ljubljana Airport. The strategic location of Dobrovlje plateu is determined by the river Savinja and road corridors.
Vransko connects to the villages and city within the region and throughout the country by bus transport. There are
regular bus lines to Ljubljana and Celje.

Accommodation & food facilities

The Camp Site will be located 4 km form the town Vransko https://goo.gl/maps/dC4Ce7e4Bah2Cq2n9 , at
agrotourism where we will have plenty of place and peace for ourselves. In Vransko there are few places for
accommodation of different categories if anyone does not have desires to camp, small shopping center and
restaurants that offer various types of food. In Vransko there is also a culture center, where the presentations, the
cultural event and General Assembley Meeting will be held. In case of medical situation, there is daytime health
center in Vransko, the nearest Emergency station is in Žalec (20km), the nearest hospital is in Celje (25km) and
Ljubljana (50km).

Caving trips &Excursions

Plenty of different types of caves are located close to the Camp. Some of the important caves are little bit far from the
camp. They are easy reachable and the organizers should provide transportation from the camp to them and back.
Some of the caves are: Huda luknja, Kamniška jama,Jama Pekel,Snežna jama,Trbiška zijalka,Kamnita
hiša,Osoletova jama,Veternica, Erjavčeva jama,Golarjev pekel, Neskončno brezno.
Plenty of other caves are available in the area!
All information concerning the caves will be placed in the special issued Guide Book and additionally should be
displayed on the information desk within the camp.
Location of the Camp Site
Access
By car:
a) from Lubljana – 50 km of highway, Vransko is settled 2 km from the highway;
b) from Zagreb – 140 km;
Meetings and stands facilities
At the Schwentner's house Vransko there is a gallery place for presentations and photo exhibition of the best works
of Balkan photo contest „We and Caves“ .
In the Culture house Vransko a conference room will be available for the Bureau and General Assembly meeting of
the BSU .
Entrance fee
The provisional entrance fee will be 40 Eur. The participation fee for Early Bird registration will have discount. The
entrance fee includes access and guide to the caves, t-shirt, closing party, guide book of the caves available for
visiting, free of charge visit of the tourist caves , certificate for attendance, sticker etc.
Multi-languages facilities
Official language of the event will be English and, as an alternative, a combination of South-Slavic languages. We
expect that most of the participants will understand and speak English. No official translations will be provided.
Pre-activity advertising
The official web page of the event will be designed. The information will be spread through mailing lists, forums, as a
link on speleological web pages, as well as through direct correspondence.