Ananda Viento · school of survival and character
Where
Slovakia, Súľov Rocks Western Carpathians
When
28–29 November, 2 days Saturday and Sunday
Start
Budapest, 7:00 or on site in Súľov-Hradná
Own transport
260 €Parking (3 €) is paid on site separately
By minibus from Budapest
390 €Minibus sign-up closes in
A forest, and rising out of it limestone towers, stone gates and narrow passages between the rocks. Over millions of years wind and water carved a labyrinth here, and the only way through it is on foot. At the top you find the ruins of a medieval castle and a view over the whole valley. On the second day: ridges, panoramas and the Dragon's Cave 🐉
This is not a sightseeing stroll. It is two days on a real mountain route:
And people you will want to hike with again afterwards.
Day 1 · Saturday, 28 November
7.7 km in total · +580 / −580 m
Coming by your own transport? We will send the meeting time and place on site in the participants' chat.
Day 2 · Sunday, 29 November
8.3 km · +575 / −575 m
⛔ Minibus sign-up is closed. You can still come by your own transport: we look for car-sharing in the participants' chat.
| Option | Price per person |
|---|---|
| Hike, own transport (parking on site 3 € extra) | 260 € |
| With minibus from Budapest and back | 390 € |
Minibus with a driver, up to 13 passengers: departs at 7:00 from Westend, back around 18:00. ⏰ Minibus sign-up is open until 14 November: we book the vehicle 2 weeks before departure.
Minibus sign-up closes in
Coming by your own transport: you can find people to share a car with in the participants' chat and split the fuel costs 🚗
an instructor, a night in a mountain hut, meals (lunch, dinner, breakfast, lunch).
breakfast on the first day (bring your own).
After signing up you join the private chat for the hike. There you can meet the group in advance, get the exact meeting time and place, receive reminders about what to bring, find people to share a car with, and after the hike pick up all the photos and videos 📸 The guide speaks English, Russian and Hungarian.
When you need to pull something big out of yourself, to digest it, live through it, get over it, a one-day hike in a forest park… won't do. That is when you need a guide: a person you can trust with your life for that time.
I have trusted Lyonya with my life on multi-day hikes more than once. Lyonya is a wonderful guide. And a great travel companion. Even someone with no experience feels comfortable with him. He is endlessly kind and caring.
Founder of Ananda Viento and lead guide
Leonid grew up in Volgograd and moved to Hungary in 1998. He has been leading groups since 2001. He studied wildlife management, spent a month far from civilisation in Karelia, trained in survival with a former Hungarian special forces instructor, and became a sailing yacht skipper in 2011. In 2017 he took up yoga and meditation and founded the Ananda Viento hiking club. When he cooks on the trail, the food is always vegetarian.
By minibus with a driver: it departs at 7:00 from Westend and is back around 18:00; the hike with transport costs 390 €. Or by your own transport to Súľov-Hradná: 260 €, plus 3 € parking paid on site.
Yes, a passport or ID card: we are going to Slovakia. Travel health insurance is optional.
The difficulty is moderate. The distances are short, 7.7 and 8.3 km, but the terrain is rocky, with steep climbs and descents and narrow paths. It suits you if you can walk up to the 10th floor without stopping and have hiking boots. We don't recommend it if you have knee problems or asthma.
We sleep in a mountain hut. Lunch, dinner, breakfast and lunch are included, and vegetarian food is always available. Bring your own breakfast for the first day.
14. Members of the Ananda Viento kids' club can come younger, by agreement with the instructor.
Until 14 November inclusive: we book the vehicle 2 weeks before departure. You can still sign up with your own transport after that.
28–29 November · Súľov Rocks. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
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