Programme 
APPLICATION CLOSED! There is an optional field trip provided for the participants to Sumava National Park, crossing to the Bayerische Wald National Park in Germany. [Please note that the border crossing might imply visa requirements for some participants]
The field trip will take 2 days. Participants will depart from Prague on Friday May 29th and return on Saturday May 30th.
We are now able to offer this package at the greatly reduced price of 95 Euro/ Person.
This special price applies to the first 30 bookings, so please confirm your interest as soon as possible and in any event by 20th May.
(Normal price 132 Euro / Person)
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The Itinerary
Friday May 29
09:00 Departing from Prague
13:00 Starting the field trip at Bucina (Sumava National Park) on the frontier between Czech Republic and Germany and spending 5-6 hours in the field. Comparison of different management of mountains ecosystems (spruce forest, peat bogs, peta spruce forest), in the Siebeinstenkopf and Moldau Quelle areas.
18:30 Bus will pick up participants in Bucina
20:00 Arrival to hotel in Zelezna Ruda (accommodation, dinner)
Evening program will include presentation of common Czech and German projects, involving explanation of the Wild Heart of Europe initiative, studies of lynx and deer, peat bog restoration and discussion of alternative approaches of intervention management.
Saturday May 30
07:30 Breakfast in hotel
08:30 Short bus transport of 30 minutes to visit the renown "House of Wilderness" information centre in Bayerischer Wald National Park in Bavaria.
There will be a short field walk, examining fragments of old growths in Frankenstein area (mixed mountain forests)
Packed Lunch will be provided by the hotel
16:00 Return to Prague
The package includes:
- transfer by luxury bus from Prague to Sumava National Park
- onboard presentations by our leaders
- buffet lunch on 29th May
- afternoon excursion to Bucina, with 5-6 hours in the field
- evening buffet dinner
- accommodation in single room for one night at 3 star Hotel Horizont
- breakfast in a buffet style
- morning excursion to the renown "House of Wilderness" centre in Bavaria
- lunch package on 30th May
- guides from the National Park
- return to Prague by 16:00 on 30th May
The trip will only be organised if there is a minimum of 30 participants. Maximum capacity is 60 places.
Accommodation
Wellness Hotel Horizont*** Zelezna Ruda
The Wellness Hotel Horizont is situated on the southern slope of Pancir Hill, 1,100m above sea level, in a protected area of the Sumava region on the border with the Sumava National Park.
All 101 rooms are equipped with bath/WC, TV/SAT, telephone. At your disposal is also wellness centre with sauna, Romanian spa, many kinds of massages, fitness centre and swimming pool.