Lipno Ski Resort

www.lipno.info Lipno nad Vltavou 214 km from Prague

by train from Prague 3 h 44 min by bus from Prague 4 h 15 min by car from Prague 2 h 44 min

Target group: Pleasure seekers: families with children

Lipno Ski Resort is a unique five-star winter resort in the immediate vicinity of a large reservoir, a glittering jewel in the beautiful and still untamed Šumava countryside. The resort is primarily aimed at families with children. The prestigious EDEN (European Destination of ExcelleNce) award is further proof of the resort’s quality. We are Family Skiing 12 kilometres of downhill slopes, three comfortable four-person chairlifts, four magic carpets for novice skiers, timed slalom, a ski cross track and snow park, the world’s longest ice skating track listed in the Guinness Book of Records – almost 11 km connecting to further tracks with a total length of 38 km, as well as 40 km of groomed cross-country skiing trails for both classic and skating styles – these are just the basic dimensions of this very comprehensive ski resort. The resort’s pride and joy is its skiing school Skischool Lipno and its 150 instructors who teach budding skiers from as young as 3 years old. As well as Czech, they also teach in a number of other languages – English, German, Russian and Dutch. Lipno is a children’s paradise, with a wide range of entertainment programmes hosted by the popular Mr. Fox on the Fox park and Bambini park educational playgrounds. Activities range from warmup exercises to building snowmen and afternoon games. The resort also features Hopsarium, an indoor play area with a ball pool, climbing frames, slides, a trampoline, an inflatable kangaroo with a welcoming pouch, and more. But the family fun does not end there. You can also enjoy two intertwined bobsleigh tracks, which are open year-round, the January event Camels on the Snow – an entertaining parade with live camels, Aquaworld Lipno, which includes a sauna, the Treetop Walkway, the magical Candlelit Ice Skating evening event, where part of the ice skating track is illuminated with flickering candle flames, or Sport Arena, which offers fitness exercises, squash, bowling, tennis, badminton, a golf simulator and a climbing wall. The Lipno Ski Resort also accommodates handicapped skiers and offers a range of unique non-skiing activities. A big advantage in Lipno are the excellent facilities

located directly in the resort, as proven by first place in the category of best European ski resorts for beginners in a poll by the prestigious Zoover holiday review website.

www.lipno.info The Treetop Walkway: www.stezkakorunamistromu.cz South Bohemia region: www.jiznicechy.cz

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