Whilst everyone who attended Electric Elephant 2009 settles back into some kind of normality, we'd like to say a BIG THANK-YOU to each & everyone of you that came and made this years festival such a wonderful event.
We hope you all had a great time and enjoyed all aspects of the festival as well as the beautiful sights within & around Petrcane.
There is already some evidence up now on YouTube and we have picked out just a few for our own YouTube channel which you can check out at www.youtube.com/electricelephant
You can post up & view other peoples photo's/video's on the facebook fan page.
You can also listen to a live broadcast from Electric Elephant by ToTheBone on their online radio stream.
www.ttbradio.co.uk
We will also be sending out a Feedback Survey soon which we'd love you to complete with your thoughts & suggestions on the festival so we can make next year even better for you!
Please dont forget that you can sign up to the Electric Elephant mailing list via the link below where you will be amongst the first to hear about early bird ticket sales, line-up announcements and of course, boat party details!
So thats it for 2009, once again thanks to you all that made Electric Elephant such a special festival and a memorable end to the summer.
Big Love from a very wet and windy Manchester!
Electric Elephant
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Following the success of 2008's inaugural event, Electric Elephant‚ brought to you by the team behind Manchester's legendary Electric Chair club‚ returned to the the gorgeous Croatian coastal village of Petrcane for more musicalness and Adriatic, spaced out beach parties, blissed out acoustic-folk and psychedelia on the moonlit stage.
Then it was onto the club and outside to the terrace for late night futuristic jackin’ under the stars.
We had the big old boat which set sail twice every day of the festival and gave everyone cosmic, spiritual and 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
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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, both these have added lots of extra flights for 2009. There also are many connecting flights from across Europe.
The nearest airport to the festival is at Zadar (20 min
utes by taxi), followed by Split (2 hours by motorway route or 3 hours on coastal route), or Zagreb (4 hours). 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).
Our colleagues in Petrcane will arrange transfers from Zagreb to Split, check their website to apply for a transfer
The Garden Festival
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, Berlin and Stuttgart to Zadar.
Stanstead to Split via Stuttgart (with good connection times)
Inter Sky
From Friedrichshafen to Zadar
Tuifly
to Rijeka
From Sweden:
Ryanair
From Stockholm to Zadar
From Italy:
Sky Europe
From Vienna to Zadar
All flight details below are from all UK & international Airports to all major the major Croatian cities...
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.
Seat 61
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
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:
[email protected]
For accommodation enquiries outside the village, General Turist is the official accommodation engine for the area.
General Turist
Camping
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!
Please check out Camp Pineta or email Gail as above for a larger campsite, they do get booked quite quickly though!
(if you are looking online for accommodation then the villages of PETRCANE or PUNTA SKALA are best for walking to the festival site)
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.
Car Hire
Budget Car Rental
Uni Rent
Haul Anchor!
Fancy sailing your own vessel? then you may want to consider chartering a boat. It can be anchored in Petrcane bay and you can swim to the festival shores!!..... We recommend Feral Tours and after the festival you can then continue your holiday sailing around the thousands islands along the Dalmatian coast.
Tourist Information
For anyone feeling adventurous and wanting to discover the island a bit more then please visit the following links for info on Zadar and its many attractions...
Visit Zadar
Zadar Info
Zadar Nightlifel
Zadar Weather
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