Holiday Camp in Saalburg - Bleiloch Reservoir

A multi-activity holiday programme with no lessons. The days are built from water sports on the Bleiloch reservoir, excursions in the surrounding forest and evening entertainment, all led by trained Jugendtours leaders. A sample week runs from arrival and getting to know the group, through a geocaching treasure hunt, the high-ropes forest, an indoor adventure world, the summer toboggan run, a canoe tour with a disco in the evening, a craft and film evening, raft building with instructors, and a final day of water action and a campfire evening before departure.

The price covers accommodation in the bungalows, full board, the supervised activity programme and the excursions named by the operator, together with a camp T-shirt, insolvency insurance and the leaders on site. Travel is offered either by coach from the home region or as self-arrival, and the coach price depends on the departure point chosen at booking, so the figure shown here is the lowest the operator publishes. A local tourist tax is payable on site at the reception and is listed separately under extras. Some excursions and programmes are optional and can be booked locally.

Children sleep at the Kinder- und Jugendbegegnungsstaette Saalburg, which stands directly on the shore of the Bleiloch reservoir and has its own beach on the grounds. Accommodation is in simple, friendly bungalows with multi-bed rooms, a lounge, a washbasin and a toilet. Showers are in central modern sanitary buildings.

Full board is served in the large dining hall on site. Vegetarian, gluten-free and lactose-free meals and other dietary requirements can be arranged when they are given at the time of booking.

Water is the centre of the programme: a banana-boat ride or a boat trip on the reservoir, a canoe tour with a swimming stop, raft building and rafting with trained instructors, and swimming from the site own beach. On land there is the Saalburg high-ropes forest with two to three hours of climbing, a ride on the summer toboggan run, a geocaching treasure hunt, streetball, volleyball and table tennis. Evenings bring a disco, a film evening and a campfire.

The holiday site offers a wide range of leisure facilities: its own beach on the reservoir, boat hire, bicycle hire, a ball pitch, streetball, volleyball, table tennis and billiards, a small disco and a large dining hall. Accommodation, washrooms and the activity areas are all on the same grounds.

The camp suits children who want to spend their holiday on and in the water. Supervision is round the clock with one leader to every ten children and a fixed contact person for each group, so younger participants travelling without their parents are looked after closely. The operator states that the trip is not suitable for participants with reduced mobility.