Elba Sup&Hike Week

The Elba Sup&Hike Week is designed for daily sup tours along selected stretches of coast and for daily hiking tours on selected mountain paths.

Guides: Andrea Ricci (leader) and Mandy Brooks (assistant)

Participation requirements for stand up paddling tours:

• Good health

• Be comfortable swimming in deep water (even if with PFD)

• Be comfortable stand up paddling or knee paddling up to sea state 2 on the Douglas scale (waves up to 0.50 m)

• Be comfortable stand up paddling or knee paddling up to wind force 3 on the Beaufort scale (wind speed up to 10 kn)

• Be confortable paddling up to 10 km per day and up to 4 hours per day

• All necessary equipment (board, paddle, leash, pfd) and ability for paddling

Participation requirements for hiking tours:

• Good health

• be comfortable hiking 300m of uphill elevation per hour, maximum 600m of uphill elevation per day (and corresponding height difference downhill)

• Be confortable hiking up to 4 hours per day

• All necessary equipment (hiking boots, backpack, raincoat) and ability for hiking

Extra - Available rentals:

• Inflatable boards (10'6", 12'6", 14')

• Paddles, PFDs, leashes, drybags

Basecamp:

• http://www.sassiturchini.org/

• Large outdoor and indoor common areas, community kitchen, dormitories, garden and trees, parking

Lodging:

• In the Basecamp: mixed or separated dormitories with external bathrooms and toilets (hostel style)

Meals:

• In the Basecamp: common meals prepared by a cook

• Breakfast time: 6h-8h

• Packed Lunch

• Dinner time: 18h - 20h

• Upon request: a $$ non-tourist typical restaurant/pizzeria at 10 min walk from the Basecamp. Other $ and $$ restaurants on the beach at 20 min walk

• NB: In most restaurants, vegetarian and gluten-free meals are possible

Excursions:

• Every day a sup and/or a hike tour

Extras:

• Some extra courses or activities are proposed: survival (half day), freediving (half day), muscle awakening (early morning), anti-fatigue gymnastics (late afternoon)

Costs:

Estimated expense: 150 euro/day for:

• full board in Basecamp: lodging, breakfast, packed lunch, dinner

• rental of board (10’6”, 12’6”, 14’) + paddle (carbon) + leash + pfd

• rental of van for common excursions

Supermarket:

• At 30 min walk from the basecamp

Beaches:

• Closest beaches are at 15 to 30 min walk from the basecamp

How to get to the island:

• The best way to get to Elba is by ferry from Piombino which can be reached by train.

• There is also (but for how long?) an airport on the island, with flights from Pisa, Florence, Milan.

Program:

Friday 10 May

•  9h - 15h: Arrival of guests

•  16h - 18h: Guided tour of Basecamp and local village (for provisions)

• 19h - 21h: Welcome dinner

Saturday 11 May - Thursday 16 May

• 6h - 8h: Breakfast

•  9h - 15h: Excursion

• 18h - 2oh: Dinner

Friday 17 May

• 7h - 9h: Breakfast

• 9h - 11h: Tidying the Basecamp

• 11h - 13h: Departure of guests