Camp 2026

1st – 7th August

⋅ Summercamp for kids ⋅ Kindersommerlager ⋅ Letní‍ ‍tábor‍ ‍pro‍ ‍děti ⋅

We are looking forward to inviting kids and teen­agers, who love to be in wild nature, who are not afraid of foreign languages and who actively want to use their language skills, for example Eng­lish, no matter how good or bad it might be.

Horažďovice

The place is situated about one hour behind the Bavarian border, hence, it is a good option to share a car or to take the same train. We can help with the organisation by email or phone.

NEW: Specially for the older ones

A night alone in the forest. This challenge is based on the vision quests of indigenous peoples and is intended to be a taste of what a real vision quest is like.

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Where?

Our beautiful, large garden is in a remote, secluded lo­ca­tion out in the coun­try­side near Horažďovice. We have mea­dows for the tents sur­roun­ded by wild forests and rocks. In August, trees hang low from sugar-sweet pears and plums, and about 10 dif­ferent types of butter­flies flap through the air. Every­thing blooms in full mag­ni­fi­cence.

When?

on Saturday, 1st of August, arrival at 12 o’clock

until Friday, 7th of August, departure at 12 o’clock

Age

‍ 10 ‍–‍ ‍15 years ‍

(More important than the age is the in­de­pen­dence of the child.)

Important things to know

  • we cook vegetarian food only
  • we sleep outside in tents and sleeping bags
  • we mainly speak English at the camp, but we both know German and Kaya knows Czech, so no child will be lost in translation 😉
  • we will be walking a lot, so a suitable condition is needed

Journey Here

We can help with the organisation of carpooling, as soon as we know where you come from. Another good option would be to travel (together) by train, see for example the Bayern-Böhmen-Ticket.

Price

145,-‍ ‍€ / 3.400 ‍Kč
125,- € / 3.000 Kč until 30th of June

this includes activities, meals and camping costs.

Please bring enough pocket money for occa­sional visits of sou­venir shops and ice cream par­lours. smile

What you will learn

You will learn how it is possible to live more or less self-sufficiently, i.e. in particular:

  • drinking water supply from an own well and with spring water
  • collecting wild herbs that are edible
  • cooking with a witch’s cauldron over a fire, with a wood carburettor stove or a gas stove
  • sleeping in a tent or out in the open
  • advantages of a compost toilet

What you are allowed to do

You are welcome to:

  • build tree houses or other things
  • help with the gardening
  • make firewood
  • explore the area within a radius of ~15 min in groups of three or more*
  • paint (we have plenty of material and suitable places)
  • or just do nothing in the hammock 😉

(* see conditions of participation)

Programme

Arrival day: Saturday, 1st of August from 12 noon - Celebrations in the village

  • Carpools by car or train arrive on this day in Horažďovice or directly at our village centre
  • Tent setup
  • Supper
  • in the evening: summer celebrations in the village with cover band
  • It is possible to go by train e.g. from Munich or Regensburg main station, where the RE25 or ALX 355 “Západní expres” / “West-Express” goes to Plzeň. You could use the Bayern-Böhmen-Ticket. We will help with the organisation.

Sunday, 2nd of August - Garden day and paperchase

  • Morning sports
  • before noon: activities in the garden such as painting, games, building projects, language learning, herbal tour etc.
  • lunch
  • in the afternoon: paperchase in the forest
  • in the evening: Singing at the campfire

Monday, 3rd of August - Short hiking trip and Stone quarry tour

  • before noon: Hiking to the next village with scouting games
  • lunch
  • in the afternoon: guided tour in the granite quarry
  • dinner and music at the fireplace

Tuesday, 4th of August - Excursion to town and Museum Horažďovice

Zamek Horazdovice

  • 7:30 am Yoga
  • 8:30 am Breakfast: muesli, oat flakes, tea, fruits …
  • dish washing and cleaning up
  • Pack lunch box
  • at noon: departure by bus to Horažďovice
  • visit of the castle museum with minerals and handcrafts
  • 18:30 back in our garden, dinner
  • Music at the fireplace

Wednesday, 5th of August - Hiking day to the Quarry Lake

  • 8 am Breakfast
  • Pack lunch box for the hike
  • 9 am longer hike to a quarry lake
  • please bring your swimwear

Thursday, 6th of August - Swimming at the Pirate Islands

  • before noon: Visiting horses, goats and other animals, archery and activities in the garden
  • lunch
  • in the afternoon: taking a bath at the Pirate Islands
  • dinner at the fireplace

Departure day: Friday, 7th of August from 12 noon

  • 7:30 am Yoga
  • ~ 8:30 am breakfast together
  • Tidying up and packing
  • Around noon, joint closing circle with games and singing

Note: The programme is weather-dependent and flexible. For example, at a rainy day we could go swimming in a water park. If the dates are suitable we could visit a local village fair. Spontaneous ideas are welcome. Not every detail has been mentioned above.

Small Vision Quest

As the name ‘vision quest’ suggests, it is a journey of dis­co­very, and as with any such search, im­me­diate success can­not be ex­pec­ted. Yet those who do not seek will rarely find. What one seeks to find are one’s own life vi­sions and, with them, the goals one has chosen for oneself.

Life offers many dis­trac­tions, yet our time on earth is limited. That is why, tra­di­tionally, all peoples have asked their young people the ques­tion as soon as they reached a cer­tain age: “What is your mission?” As this is a very big ques­tion, it might help to start by asking a smaller one, such as: “Why are you here in this (your) life?” An even sim­pler ques­tion, which points to one’s own life visions, would be: “In what way do you love ser­ving others?”

One should me­di­tate on such a question alone. Whe­ther the ans­wers are shared with any­one is left to the par­ti­ci­pants, but we will ask whe­ther any ans­wers were found at all. Any­one who wishes to do so can then share their ex­perien­ces with­in the cir­cle of vision seekers.

The problem for young peo­ple today is that, due to the amount of time they spend at school and along­side their many leisure ac­ti­vi­ties, they have little oppor­tu­ni­ty to take on re­spon­si­bi­li­ty for others in the form of the various acts of service that adults other­wise ex­change amongst them­selves. Un­for­tunate­ly, school is nei­ther a genuine act of service to others nor a genuine en­gage­ment with one­self and work on one’s own de­ve­lop­ment. As work ex­perience is lacking, the ex­perience of joy in ser­ving others is often mis­sing too, and so a general sense of dis­orien­ta­tion pre­vails in young people re­gar­ding what their own mis­sions might be. Con­se­quent­ly, ques­tions such as those above are best given serious, in­ward con­si­de­ra­tion once a year.

We would like to make a small con­tri­bu­tion to this in the form of a single short night alone in the woods, in­ten­ded as a sort of taster for a more in­ten­sive vision quest. Ages 14 or older with paren­tal consent.

Application

Personal application

We welcome personal applications via telephone, e-mail or letter post.

(+420) 775 547 697

Czech phone usually available, we can call back

kontakt@wolfsky-tabor.org

Important: Please add our e-mail address as a contact so that e-mails do not end up in spam.

By registering and participating, you confirm that you have read and accepted the conditions of participation.

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Please send letter post to:

Wolfsky Tabor
Zikmunda Wintra 21, vchod B
301 00 Plzeň
Czech Republic

 

Packing list

You will receive a packing list via email after registration. The formation of carpools will be arranged after contacting us.