INCLUDED AT THE  o-travel ALICANTE CAMP.

The ALICANTE CAMP, SPAIN is made to be the best Elite Training Center for orienteering. We have about 500 participants at our camp every year. Thierry is coming again in January, and this time with the whole Swedish Senior and Junior national teams.

One big group at our ALICANTE CAMP are elite orienteers, but we gladly receive at our camp, Veterans, Children Families and Beginners! In short EVERYONE is welcome!

-We offer organized training courses, HIGH INTENSITY ORIENTEERING, with SPORTIDENT , for all ages and different knowledge levels between 1st-27th of February

-A combination of new maps, new areas and fully revised maps offered every year. For 2018 we have updated the new maps Guardamara Norte and Guardamar South. We have also made a totally new map of Guardamar (The old JWOC final-map) and made a new sprint map in Guardamar and updated the sprint map La Marina. We are also offering the New Santa Pola map from 2017

-Maps printed in competition standards. (Printing done in Sweden)

-Night orienteering controls put out on 4-5 courses.

-Very nice old historic city sprints

-Inland / Mountain maps

-We can print special training sessions for groups on request

-Accommodation in high standard, fully equipped bungalows with kitchen. 60 new bungalows made for 2017 and 2018. Towels, bedlinen included

-For free: Sport facilities, Gym, Swimming, Jaccuzi, Aerobics, Spinnbike, Sauna, Basket, Beachvolly, Tennis, Table tennis

-At extra cost: MTB rental. The bikes are brought to the camp. Padel

-Massage: Swedish sport massage by Dan Dahlstrom. 30 minutes, 25 euros. 10th – 24th of February

-Sportfood. Half board 14 euros, Buffet breakfast and dinner. Fullboard 23 euros, Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. Emma Bergman, Sport nutritionist, and elite orienteer from Sweden will be preparing the weekly menu at our camp.
The breakfast buffet and the dinner meals are planned to suite an endurance athlete’s needs, and the special requirements for training camps are taken in consideration. The best local products, vegetables, fruits, meat, fish and chicken etc. are chosen

-Car rental (if chosen) Standard model: Citroen Berlingo or similar, with very big space for luggage

-Around 35 trainings with controls (white and orange stripes of fabric), put out. In general no controls put out on the Sprint courses

-400 meters from the best part of the best map for technique training Guardamar Norte

-Topographic maps for Trail Running (on request)

-Challenge Thierry on our famous N-course (15.46min)

The flight is not included but we can help you to book if you like! We are not including entry fee to competitions. Now there are easy ways of individual registrations.

International Competition 17th-18th of February 2018. Costa Cálida.

ALICANTE 2018

Our most develloped camp. We have been working in Alicante during 15 years in close cooperation with the regional federation, local clubs and MARJAL SPORT / CAMPING MARJAL. At our Camp Alicante you have the world famous map "Guardamar Norte" at only 400 meters. Accommodation in bungalows with own kitchen. All the bungalows are brand new from the 2017 season. And also about 30 new ones for the spring of 2018.  There is also good restaurant. The restaurant is offering sports food. Half board only 14 euros per person and day. Including breakfast (buffet), and dinner.  Spectacular technical terrain at perfect running surface on our totally new made map. Come and challenge Thierry Gueorgiou on our well known N-course. Distance from Airport 30km. In February 2018 there will be 2 international competitions available at Camp Alicante! 17th-18th of February and 24th-25th of February, besides a a few regional competitions as well.

You can come to any of these camps whenever you want to! Why not organize a Christmas camp?!  We offer night trainings at every place. About 5 in Alicante. Perfect camps for 10-mila! We will also offer maps and courses at 1:5000 to suit veterans. Maps printed in competition standards

All competitions can be combined with training camps

FLIGHTS

There are flights to Alicante from many airports in Scandinavia. Try www.skyscanner.com and Ryan Air

CONDITIONS

During Christmas/New year, 28th of December- 2nd of January, and during Easter week between the 26th of March-1st of April there is a supplementary cost of 5 euros per night.

Flights not included in prices given

Cost for petrol and car insurance, not included

Extra cost for 9 seaters: 10 euros per 9-seater and day.

Competition cost not included

PROGRAMME ALICANTE FEBRUARY 2018

General information

International Competition Costa Cálida 17th - 18th of February and Lorca O-Meeting 24th – 25th of February.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO OUR CAMP NOT ONLY IN FEBRUARY. This programme is for February since we will be at the camp during the whole month.
There will be courses at 1:5000 suited for Veterans, and also courses for children, at 1:7500 at every Sportident Race.
For the Sportident Races, the time is marked for the first start. Meeting 30 minutes before in order to register. Start allowed for 1 hour. For example between 10 30 and 11 30
More information to be posted at www.o-travel.com and at our Facebook
These Sportident Races are included for free in the o-travel camps. Other runners pay 5 euro per race
Members of the Spanish Orienteering Federation pay 2 euros.
Travel distances from our camp centre Marjal Sport

FEBRUARY 2018  o-travel Sportident Race.

Changes due to the arrival date of groups in February

Sunday 4th Regional competition In Coto Cuadros, just to the east of Murcia. marked on o-travel's Google maps. Free start between 10 and 11 15h

Thursday 8th 10 30h. Normal middle distance with quite few controls. 3 courses.  4,9km, 3,4km and 1,9km. Guardamar Village. 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.09057, -0.65025

Friday 9th 10 30h. 3 courses the longest is a one man relay. 5,6km. Guardamar Norte La Marina. 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.1398, -0.63684

Saturday 10th Guardamar Norte 10 30h. Meeting at the restaurant at Marjal Sport.  Google GPS coordinates: 38.10923, -0.65514. 

Sunday 11th Regional competition In Sierra de Burete. Close to Bullas. Middle distance. A very nice terrain. Free start between 10 and 11 15h. Entries: https://www.control200.com/InfoEvento.aspx?Evento=34

Monday 12th 10 30h. Guardamar Sur. 10 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.04788, -0.65663

Tuesday 13th 17 30. Day course. 19 30 Night-O Mass start.  Meeting at the restaurant at Marjal Sport. Google GPS coordinates: 38.10923, -0.65514

Wednesday 14th: No Sportident race

Thursday 15th 10 30h Guardamar Village 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.09057, -0.65025

Friday 16h 10 30h. Guardamar Norte La Marina. 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.1398, -0.63684

Saturday 17th International Competition Costa Cálida. Long and Sprint

Sunday 18th International Competition Costa Cálida. Middle Chase Start

Monday 19th 10 30h. Guardamar Sur. 10 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.04788, -0.65663

Tuesday 20th 17 30. Day course. 19 30 Night-O Mass start. Meeting at the restaurant at Marjal Sport. Google GPS coordinates: 38.10923, -0.65514

Wednesday 21th: No Sportident race

Thursday 22nd 10 30h. Guardamar Village. 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.09057, -0.65025

Friday 23rd 10 30h. Guardamar Norte La Marina. 5 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.1398, -0.63684

Saturday 24th International Competition Lorca O-meeting. Sprint and middle (night)

Sunday 25th International Competition Lorca O-meeting. Long.

And also: "Torrevieja International Half Marathon"

Monday 26th 10 30h. Guardamar Sur. 10 minutes by car. Google GPS coordinates: 38.04788, -0.65663

Tuesday 27th 17 30. Day course. 19 30 Night-O Mass start. Meeting at the restaurant at Marjal Sport. Google GPS coordinates: 38.10923, -0.65514

Wednesday 28th: No Sportident race