Oxford University Cave ClubCaving Trip to Hungary, Summer 2019 |
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When? -
6-16th of July [changed from previous meeting]
Who can go? -
Any club member who has been on at least three club trips.
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All the caves in Hungary
require us to have a local guide to be allowed in.
Greg has many connections
in the Hungary caving scene and they are looking forward to us coming.
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There is cave rescue in
Hungary in case we have any problems.
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The current plan is to
register the trip with the university so that we have access to the Irvine fund
and it can be a club trip.
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We have decided that everyone
should book their own flights so that we don’t have to worry about doing any
group bookings and it keeps everything simple.
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6th July [Day 1] –
everyone organizes their own flights to Budapest. (Cheapest now is London Luton
to Budapest).
Take the bus into Budapest.
Meet with everyone else in
town.
Take the bus to a village near Budapest where we are staying (in an
old castle).
As well as normal holiday stuff, we will need to bring with our
caving and SRT gear.
We do not need to bring any rope as locals have kindly
offered that we can use theirs.
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7th-8th
July [Day 2-3] – Sightseeing / Caving etc. In Budapest
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9th July [Day 4] –
Hire a MPV or car in Budapest. Drive north to the Aggtelek National Park
(approx. 3h drive). Get to accommodation. Explore area.
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10th-15th
July [Day 5-9] – Go caving (lots of caving opportunities including vertical
caves). Explore the area / go for hikes. Visit the world’s largest book.
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16th July [Day 10]
– Drive back to Budapest and drop off car. Fly back home (evening flight)
Cost |
£ Per Person |
Flights |
200 |
Accommodation |
100 |
Minibus /MPV hire |
65 |
Food and Drink (approximate) |
100 |
Payment of our guides and access to caves |
Unknown but likely very small |
Total |
465 |
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Irvine fund –
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~acirvine/
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Pod Fund –
http://www.oucc.org.uk/current/pod_fund/0-pod_fund_main.htm
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Sign up (here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlNHHDwp0voDFkwAPNdPwRLulXYRHgNe2zce3Ig8Eec/edit?usp=sharing)
before the 3rd of May
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Organize your own flights,
the sooner you book the cheaper they will be!
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You will need to get your own
caving insurance. Snowcard is a good option that many cavers use on their trips
abroad (https://www.snowcard.co.uk/).
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Accommodation or Caving –
Greg (horvath.gerichard@gmail.com)
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Transport, getting funding
through the Uni, anything else – Rory (rory.rose@trinity.ox.ac.uk)