ELB invites you to the Erasmus & International Welcome Camp at Lake Balaton 🏖️🌅 📅 Save the Date: 18-20 September! Details below!

18–20th Sep

Erasmus & International Welcome Camp @Lake Balaton by ELB ✘ 18-20 September

Balatonszemes

ELB invites you to the Erasmus & International Welcome Camp at Lake Balaton 🏖️🌅 📅 Save the Date: 18-20 September! Details below!

Join us for an unforgettable weekend! Enjoy nice beaches, views, great parties, and have lots of fun at the "Hungarian sea", with fellow international students from all universities! 💃

► Register (mandatory) 👉 here.

Registration deadline: 14th September
📅 Date:`18-20 September

Check out the videos from last years' camps 👉
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► What can you expect during the weekend?

  • Day 1, Friday: We'll go from Budapest to the Tihany peninsula in the morning by train.
    At Tihany, we'll have a walking tour to the medieval abbey with a breathtaking view 🌅 and through the charming village 📷 Then, we have some free time for having lunch, and / or visiting the abbey inside too ⛪
    🍦 You get the chance to taste lavender-infused ice cream, beer, honey and many more great handmade local delicacies as well!
    🛥️ Then, we'll take a boat tour on Balaton, and arrive to the Southern shore in style, by boat!
    🏕️ Then we will get to the accommodation in Balatonszemes.
    Upon arrival, a little garden party is waiting for you, while you will get your keys to your room. Then you can go and enjoy the campsite, sunset, and warm-up for the party!
    🥘 We have dinner together at the camp.
    Nighttime: Music & dance all night long 🎉 following some Beer Pong 🍻

  • Day 2, Saturday: Breakfast, then sobering yoga.
    During the day you can walk down to the beach (200 meters walk form the accommodation) 🏖️ and you will have the chance to join the sports competitions: volleyball, football, and more. We will have lunch at the accommodation, and in the afternoon if you are into games, or party mood, you can join the beer pong or alcohol olympics too, and warm-up for the party by sunset at the lake 🌅
    After dinner, the fun continues with the last night's party! 🎉

  • Day 3, Sunday: Breakfast, and the last chance to go to the beach or have free time. Then we are heading back to Budapest by train - the return time is up to you!

► Price includes:

🏠 2 nights accommodation in the student camp
🚢 Boat tour
🥨 5 meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners and 1 lunch at the canteen
💃 2 parties 🕺
🌅 Sightseeing on Friday
🍻 Drink bar with student-friendly prices
⛹️ Programmes & activities
🚃 Travel to Balaton

► Extra programmes & facilities:
🏐 Beach volleyball ⚽ football 🏀 basketball
🔥 Campfire (if you have a guitar, you can bring it with you)
🏖️ Beach time
🧘 Sobering yoga
🍻 Beer/fröccs pong championship 🏓
🍷 Drinking games tournament 🏆

► Accommodation:

4, 6, 8, 10 bedded rooms with bathrooms (some with bunk beds), in the town of Balatonszemes, 2 minutes from the beach. Bed linen is provided, but please bring towels. Upgrade for 1-bed, 2-bed or 3-bed rooms: more info coming soon.
🏕️ Note: it’s a simple, basic accommodation designed for students, not a hotel. Come for the experience, the community, and the summer vibes! 🌞

► TICKETS AVAILABLE:

► PRICES:

With ELB Card:

Early Bird: 48000 HUF
Early Bird with Country Pass: 41000 HUF

Pre Sale: 50000 HUF:
Pre Sale with Country Pass: 43000 HUF

Last Minute: 52000HUF
Last Minute with Country Pass 45000 HUF

Without ELB Card:

Early Bird: 49000 HUF
Early Bird with Country Pass: 42000 HUF

Pre Sale: 52000 HUF:
Pre Sale with Country Pass: 45000 HUF

Last Minute: 54000HUF
Last Minute with Country Pass 47000 HUF

Above does not include admin fee.

► Food, travel, activities, 2 nights accommodation included. Please note, that the accommodation is a student camp, and the food will be provided at the canteen.
► Places are limited, and signing up is mandatory, make sure you pre-book your place here.

Travel by train, and boat trip are included in the tickets. Throughout the day on Friday, we will walk around 6 kilometres overall, in different towns around the lake - but you don't need to carry your luggage, we will take it to the accommodation from our first stop.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on IG / FB, or send us an email to hello@erasmuslifebudapest.com

*The organizers maintain the right to changes in the program


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Location

Balatonszemes bird view

Balatonszemes

Address: 8636 Balatonszemes,

Welcome to Balatonszemes, a cool hidden gem on the southern shore of Lake Balaton aka the Hungarian Sea! For this epic weekend, this chill lakeside town transforms into the absolute festival capital for international students. Expect maximum relaxation, beach vibes, and stunning sunsets by day. But once the sun goes down, we take over the shore and the craziest ELB party of the summer begins. Leave the city behind, grab your swimsuit, and get ready for an unforgettable weekend!

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