Hello All
Well we're back in good old wet and windy Mancunia and wanted to say a massive THANKYOU to all of you who came along to the first Electric Elephant and helped make it such a success, we really were chuffed to bits :)
Now we'd like you to share you stories, photos, videos etc etc with us. Just go to our Facebook fan page and join everybody else and add your photos (already plenty been added!), comments etc etc..
here's the link Electric Elephant Fan Page
And keep you eyes and ears posted for info on Electric Elephant 2009 coming soon :)
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In 2008, we gathered some of the finest international DJ's and live artists . A wonderful wild mix of musicalness. Balaeric, spaced out beach parties, blissed out acoustic-folk, psychedelia on the moonlit stage , onto the club and outside to the terrace for late night futuristic jackin’ under the stars. Oh, and there's a big old boat. A magical ship that sails everyday partying into the twilight. Cosmic, spiritual, happy journeys across the sea.
Petrcane is a beautiful little fishing village 900 years old with good, kind people and beautiful rustic restaurants… fresh fish caught that day… fruit and wine...and olive oil fresh from the local olive groves. There is camping in the woods, old cottages and villas on the sea front, sailing boats you can charter and explore the mystical islands; National Parks, waterfalls, mountains all a short drive away.
Its somewhere you can bring the kids and relax, or party with soul mates old and new.
This is a beautiful place. It’s enchanting. You’ll fall in love...
Into the light, into the sun, free your mind
Website
www.electricelephant.co.uk
Tickets
Info on 2009 early bird tickets coming soon
Getting There
Getting to Croatia couldn’t be easier. Croatian Airlines fly out of London regularly to the main cities as do Easy Jet and Ryan Air. There also are many connecting flights into Germany via Lufthansa before connecting with Croatian Airlines.
The nearest airport to the festival is at Zadar (20 minutes by taxi) but there are plentiful flights to the capital Zagreb (2.5 hours) and Split (1.5 hours). Our colleagues in Petrcane will arrange transfers from Zagreb and Split. Check their website to apply for a transfer:
Flights
The nearest airport to the village of Petrcane is Zadar (its only 20 mins by taxi), followed by Split (1.5 hours by motorway route or 3 hours on coastal route), or Zagreb (2.5 hour). For those with more time for an adventure then other airport options are Rijeka (3 hours), Ljubljana (3.5 hours), Pula (4 hours), Trieste (4.5 hours) and Venice or Dubrovnik (6 hours).
Croatia Airlines is now the official airline of the Electric Elephant. For the best deals to Split and Zagreb you should telephone the Croatia Airlines London office on 020 8563 0022
Ryan Air
Wizz Air
Easy Jet
Luthansa
Czech Airlines
Croatia Airlines
From Germany:
German Wings
fly direct from Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart to Zadar
Stanstead to Split via Stuttgart (with good connection times)
Tuifly
to Rijeka
From Italy:
Jadrolinija
is an overnight ferry that sails from Ancona straight
to Zadar.
Trains
For the more adventurous, just a quick note to say that the following website can be used in order to plan and book trains from UK to just about anywhere in Europe.
http://www.seat61.com
You can train from any part of Europe to Zagreb, which is only an hour or so away from the festival. Not only is this option better for the environment, it might actually work out cheaper and is definitely one for those wanting an adventure to kick of their holidays...
The site breaks down which trains to which cities you'll need to get and how much they are. It also covers hotels, hostels and other important bits of info you'll need on the way.
Bus from Zagreb to Zadar...
There is a coach that runs from Zagreb to Zadar. It runs around 20 times a day and takes you on a lovely mountain drive to Zadar.... this is definately no Watford Gap or M1 long-hawl. Beautiful scenery on this 4 hour drive. Prices are around 15EUR . For more information check out the following:
http://www.akz.hr/en.htm
Also, we have a blog with all the bus timetables both locally and nationally...
Bus timetable
And here's a photo of the drive through the beautiful mountains...
Hotels
Petrcane is well stocked with accommodation. Check Hotel Pinija if your after a three star hotel vibe with indoor pool etc. There’s a huge stock of apartments and villas that can be booked for the week or weekend as well as cheaper hotels for as little as 10 Euros a night. The village also has camping facilities for up to 160 tents so the choice is yours.
For accommodation enquiries INSIDE the village, please email Gail:
gail@thegardenzadar.com
For accommodation enquiries outside the village, General Turist is the official accommodation engine for the area.
General Turist
Camping
Basically there is a small campsite very close to the festival which can hold around 100-120 "plots" (ie. Small - medium tent).
The price is 25 kuna's per day which works out at around £3 a day. Bargain!
Anyone wishing to find out more, or to book a plot should contact us at the office and we'll pass you on to someone who can deal with your enquiry.
Please email enquiry AT electriks DOT co DOT uk with CAMPING INFO in the subject and we'll sort you out.
Again, we have a blog posted up with some camping information:
Camping info
Families
Hotel Pinija provides entertainment for kids during the day and has an awesome indoor swimming pool as well as tennis courts, crazy golf and volleyball courts.
The festival site itself will accommodate kids and has a small adventure playground.
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