Oktoberfest - Krakow to Munich - Ride with Us!

We hope you are as excited about Oktoberfest as we are!

Munich’s Oktoberfest is the world’s biggest folk festival, where every year millions of beer lovers gather to drink, dance and celebrate the best beer in the world. Stoke Travel will host travellers, study abroad students, expats and beer lovers at our Oktoberfest all-inclusive camping accommodation.

Stoke Travel is the biggest Oktoberfest accommodation provider and tour operator in Munich, with 1000s of beer lovers staying and partying with us for every night, making Stoke Travel the most fun and best value choice for your trip to Oktoberfest in 2024.

Buses depart from Krakow at 7:00am every Friday of the festival, arriving at our Stoketoberfest campsite early Friday evening (approximately 5:00pm). Get your traditional German gear on, consume copious amounts of beer, and party through the weekend with us. We’ll sort out your ride home, with our buses ready to take you back to Krakow, departing the campsite at 9:00am on Sunday.*

MEETING POINT

The exact pickup locations and times are to be confirmed. Please check your email or this area closer to the time.

Buses will leave at 7:00am sharp every Friday morning during Oktoberfest so don't be late! 

CAMPSITE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDES:

• Twin shared tents all set up for you with camping mats and sleeping bags (solo upgrades, and group tents available)
• Bottomless brunch every morning available from 8:00am - 11:00am with cooked food, unlimited mimosas, tea and coffee
• Guides to direct you to the Oktoberfest beer halls with all the handy tips needed.
• Oktoberfest free entry
• Welcome drink and extra welcoming German pretzel to kick off your stay
• Campsite parties all week. Enjoy the biggest parties from Thursday to Sunday featuring international DJs, bands, performers, and magicians
• Food trucks, shisha lounge, Burlesque German funhouse, speakeasy, hangout spaces, beer pong and more entertainment
• Powder room for the ladies to make getting ready at the campsite easy
• 24hr security on site
• 24hr check-in
• Earplugs at your disposal

ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

You can pre-purchase your add ons via the app so that you don't miss out

• Unlimited booze – Open bar of beer, sangria, wine, soft drink, tea and coffee €15 a day
• Traditional Oktoberfest outfits – You’ll really stick out like a sore thumb if you’re not decked out in one of these, plus it’s always fun to dress up in your traditional German outfits and take pics for the gram to make all your friends back home jealous… Dirndl set €70, Lederhosen set €90 onsite  – 20% OFF IF YOU PRE-PURCHASE
• Hot showers – It can get a little chilly in Munich around this time of year and what better way to warm your bones (and wash away your sins) than with a hot shower. In order to do this though, you need to purchase shower tokens, so have your coins at the ready €1 per token, or if you’re feeling brave cold showers are free! (1 token will give you 6 minutes of bliss)
• Private 8-person tents – Got a big group and want to be able to shack up together? Like the idea of Oktoberfest being one big cosy sleepover with all your pals? Jump into a tents! €640 per night
• Munich bike tour – Feel like hopping on a bike and riding around picturesque Munich for a few hours, getting in some exercise and seeing the sights? We’ve got a treat for you. The boozy bike tour through Munich will take you to all the main attractions, is a pretty flat ride right through, and you get to stop for lunch and beers (not included in the price), what’s not to love?! €25 per person
• Oktoberfest table bookings – Don’t want to push your way through to crowd and eye off tables? Reserve yourself your very own spot at a table in one of the infamous beer halls. Not only will you get a guaranteed table spot, but the price also includes food and beer tokens €100

*exact pickup locations and times to be confirmed

FACILITIES

AT THE BEERHALLS:

• The beer halls double as huge restaurants, serving thousands of plates of delicious German Food
• Shared bathrooms/toilets
• First aid
• Carnival rides
• Security, if you have any issues

AT THE CAMPSITE:

• Pop-up food stalls – our Stoke Eats food trucks will be up and running ready to serve you some delicious snacks when our kitchen isn’t running
• Hot showers (€1 per token, cold showers are free!)
• Our open bar of unlimited beer and sangria for when you’re not inside the beer halls (€15 per person per night)
• Laundry facilities – €5 laundry token from the campsite reception
• Kitchen and hot plates to cook your own food
• Bus and metro tickets – you are able to buy them from the campsite reception (don’t risk not buying one, if you’re caught the fine is hefty!)
• Vending machines
• A little essentials store
• Lockers
• Chicken nugget, chip and pizza machine at the campsite
• Public transport is close by to get you to a huge shopping centre (not open on Sundays)
• First Aid station at the front of the campsite

WHAT TO BRING

• Cash. There's only one (and not the most reliable) ATM on site, so you may not be able to get cash out until you're in the city centre
• We need your passport details! Either send them through to us with your booking number to info@stoketravel.com, or bring your passport with you to camp so we can check you in
• Try to bring a small bag if possible – The tents are cosy and we don’t have onsite lockers. To make sure you have enough room for activities, make sure you minimise what you pack if at all possible
• Your dirndl/lederhosen. You can purchase these on-site from the swag tent, or you can add them to your booking beforehand. PRE-PURCHASE AND GET 20% OFF!
• When you arrive follow the signs to the Stoke Travel check-in desk
• Phone charging is available at our guru tent for €1. This is cash only. Our charging stations are often at capacity. We’d recommend bringing a portable charger to ensure your phone stays charged, so you can get all those snaps!
• Tents are allocated on arrival. If you want to be in the same tent as your friend please check in together
• If you are travelling solo we will tent you with someone of the same sex
• We can cater for dietary requirements, please email us at info@stoketravel.com to let us know if you have any
• Your best party shirt – If you don’t have one, don’t worry! Check out our Stoke Threads store for some absolute doozys!
• Warm clothes (it can get quite chilly at night, and sometimes even during the day)
• A towel (we don’t sell or rent them on-site)
• A pillow if your backpack won’t do
• Condoms (better safe than sorry, right?)

STOKE TRAVEL’S COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO STAYING SAFE IN THE FESTIVAL

Some of the festivals that we attend obviously come with some risks attached. Fear not though, we’re pretty much pro’s at this point. We’ve put together a list of our hot tips, follow them closely and in a perfect world, we all leave the festival unscathed.

• We are living through a health epidemic, and while it isn’t of any particular danger to us, the greater community can really benefit from us being sensible. Wash your hands, cough into your elbow, avoid touching your face, and don’t stop living your normal life unless the local authorities, or health specialists, advise you to do so. And if you come down with a cough, fever AND shortness of breath stay home, call the hospital, and await further instructions.
• Wear closed-toe shoes – Inside the beer halls, there’s always a lot going on. People are dancing and jumping around, and sometimes smashing stein glasses. Please protect your toes by wearing appropriate footwear.
• Don’t smash stein glasses – Smashing stein glasses is pretty dangerous, for obvious reasons. Imagine thousands of people in an enclosed space, throw lots and lots of pure German beer into the mix, add in smashed glass and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster.
• Only take what you need into the festival, leave the rest behind – Festivals like this can be a goldmine for pick-pockets. While you’re busy drinking beers, they’ll reach in and steal your phone from right under your nose. Be savvy and keep your wits about you and you’ll be fine.
• Keep an eye on your friends – It’s a big, big festival with looooots of people around. No one likes losing their friends and things like this are way more fun with people you like. When you enter, stick together and even choose a meeting point in case you get lost. There’s nothing worse than being lost in a crowd of thousands of people drunk off German beer when all you wanna do is find your pals.
• Don’t stand of the tables – As tempting as it may be to jump on the table and start up a singalong, it’s frowned upon to do so. Some tents will let you stand on tables during certain times of the day, but standing on the tables is a no-no. Don’t be that guy.
• Tip the waitress – It’s super important to tip the waitress on the first round of steins. It only has to be €1- €2, but feel free to tip more if you’re feeling generous. If you don’t tip her on your first round, she will ignore your table for the rest of the time you’re there.
• Pace yourself – Oktoberfest is a marathon, not a sprint. We’ll often head in anywhere from 10:00am – 12:00pm and the beer halls don’t close until 11:00pm. You’ll be there awhile, so pace yourself accordingly.
• If you get hurt inside the festival, head to the medic on site straight away – Don’t wait until you’re back at the Stoke campsite to get fixed up, make sure you get it done straight away so you can party again sooner!
• Don’t be scared to ask for help – If you’re feeling unwell, your friend is not responding or you think you’ve had more than just beer notify, one of our onsite First Aid crew at the front of the campsite or any of our onsite security who are trained to respond to all kinds of situations. It’s better to be safe than sorry!

STOKE TRAVEL’S COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO STAYING SAFE AT THE CAMPSITE

*If at any time you feel unsafe, please don’t hesitate to contact the onsite Noble Security team, or any member of the Stoke Travel crew who will radio for security.

As far as situations go, a Stoke Travel trip is amongst the safest. Unlike in the ‘real’ world, everybody here is intent on having a good time with new and old friends – your fellow Stokies are way more likely to hold your hair back while you puke than steal your wallet.

That being so, we’re more in danger of hurting ourselves while on a Stoke Travel trip than falling foul of our fellow travellers. Here’s a quick little guide to partying safe with Stoke Travel.

• Drink plenty of water.
  You’re going to drink heaps of beer and sangria, and you’re going to have a plenty big hangover, but you can really limit it by smashing a few cups of water throughout the day and evening.
• Remember to eat!
  We’re going to hook you up with a bottomless brunch each day, and as the bare minimum that should keep your stomach lined and engine running. Do not skip this meal, even if you are suffering horrifically from one of the aforementioned hangovers. We also strongly advise getting lunch and dinner in there too, maybe even every day.
• Zip your tent up when you’re in it and when you leave it.
  Seems basic, but you’d be surprised how often drunk us forgets to do this. When you get in your tent at night make sure you zip it up to prevent unexpected rain showers from disturbing your slumber. The same goes for when you leave your tent. It’ll take two seconds to zip it up, but that’ll save you from wet clothes, chafe, and maybe even pneumonia. If you also brought your favourite pair of socks and want to make sure they’re safe, you can purchase a lock from the guru tent for only €5.
• Don’t be a creep.
  Like, seriously, has that ever worked out for you? Similarly, if you see somebody being a creep and making people uncomfortable let us know and we’ll have a friendly word to them. Sometimes they just don’t realise how gross they are.
• No means no, consent matters.
  At a very basic level if you hit on somebody and they say no then you’ve just got to cop that. They’re just not that into you. It sucks for about three seconds, but you’re literally surrounded by hundreds of young, like-minded travellers. Suck it up and move on. When you do find somebody who’s into you and you want to move through the bases, make sure you get consent. It really, really, really, really, really does matter.
• If you see somebody having a bad time, make sure they’re ok.
  We are all brothers and sisters and gender-non-specific relations out here. If you see somebody struggling in any way, check on them, grab a Stoke staff member and just do what any decent human being would do.

Staying safe at Stoke Travel is super easy, but sometimes we get a little out of control and forget the basics. If you ever find yourself in any kind of situation do not hesitate to contact Stoke staff or security, and we’ll sort you out immediately. We’re here to help – help you have the best time possible. Mwah.

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See you soon legend!