The city of Würzburg provided us with a beautiful camping ground.
You may reach it via its entrance: Mainaustr. 32, (GPS 49.801821,9.909711)

CAMPING CHECK-IN TIMES 2018:
Wednesday, (30 May 2018): 01 pm - 10 pm
Thursday - Sunday (31 May - 03 June 2017): 08 am - 10 pm

Please note: In order to guarantee a peaceful and safe environment for all visitors, cars once parked on the camping ground should not be moved. If you really need to leave the grounds with your car / camping van / etc... - the appropriate fee has to be paid again!

Due to the limited space at our camping ground, we recommend all visitors to arrive as soon as possible. The camping ground will be open from Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 01 pm. Unfortunately, reservations are not possible due to organizational reasons.

CAMPING FEES 2018

The below mentioned fees include permanent parking for 4 days on our camping ground and the free use of the available toilets:

Per vehicle (maximum size VW Buses), motorcycle per approach:
Per caravan, large house tent, pavilion:
Per dome tent:
Per person on arrival from Wednesday to Friday:
Per person on arrival on Saturday and Sunday:
Children up to 12 years of age are free of charge:
*Garbage deposit per person:

10 euros
20 euros
10 euros
20 euros
15 euros
0 euros
5 euros

CAMPING RULES

Please keep the camping site clean and stick to the following rules:      

• Entrance to the camping ground is only for camping guests (only with ribbon)
• Do not distribute any advertisement of any kind! We have too much garbage.     
• No camp fire on the entire site.
• The operation of current generators is not allowed for reasons of noise protection!    
• Unfortunately no external power supply can be provided by the organizer.
• Garbage or trash must be stored in the provided garbage bags and has to be disposed at central waste.
• After 10:00 pm nighttime peace has to be maintained in the interest of all parents with children and our neighbours!
• Departure from the campsite is possible daily until 10 am.  
• Considering the many children, there are no dogs allowed!
• Camping is only possible till Monday morning. The area has to be cleared by noon!

There are two locations for lavatories with faucets. You must not use the restrooms of the soccer clubs. At the club houses of the soccer clubs SV 09 and the Wuerzburger FV (both located at the entrance gate) access to showers will be available for a fee at scheduled times.

Please look at the corresponding notices at the soccer clubs' facilities.
For those interested, there is the possibility of purchasing a breakfast at each of the clubs restaurants.

In the info area you have the possibility to charge your electronic devices free of charge.  

*Each camper will receive a garbage bag plus a pledge on arrival for 5.00 euros. Upon returning the filled garbage bag including the pledge you will get your 5.00 Euro back. The return point for the garbage bags can be found at the entrance.  

For further questions or problems, please contact the festival team at the info stand. We will be pleased to help.  

Thank you for your understanding and support

The Afro Project Team

Playground at the camping ground
© Daniel Peter

  GETTING THERE

ACCOMODATION 

OUR PARTNER HOTELS WITH SPECIAL DEALS FOR FESTIVAL VISITORS

SPECIAL RATES ****GREIFENSTEINER HOTEL WÜRZBURG FOR 2018

• • Special rates for guests of the Africa Festival under the heading: Africa Festival
  • Single room including breakfast buffet: starting from EUR90
  • Double room including breakfast buffet: starting from EUR149
• The hotel is in a quiet and central location at a walking distance of 10 minutes to the festival ground.
• It features a Franconian restaurant, a café and a cocktail bar. It has also a beautiful terrace with a view over Würzburg.
• You can park in the courtyard or in the building's own underground garage.
• Shower/lavatory or bathtub/lavatory, hairdryer, satellite TV, mini bar, telephone, safe, fax/modem connection, WLAN (for free), sewing kit, desk, umbrella and air-condition (individually adjustable)

We advise you to book soon via phone: +49 (0) 931 / 35 170 or e-mail: info@greifensteiner-hof.de | web: http://www.greifensteiner-hof.de/hotel-greifenstein/

• The number of rooms is limited and can be booked according to availability (until 01 April 2018)
  
• Please pay in cash or with an EC card. If possible, avoid credit card payment

GREIFENSTEINER HOF
Dettelbachergasse 2
und Häfnergasse 1 am Marienplatz
09 31 / 35 17-0 |info@greifensteiner-hof.de | http://www.greifensteiner-hof.de/hotel-greifenstein/

SPECIAL RATES AT ***HOTEL AM MAIN 2018

• • Double room including breakfast buffet: starting from EUR102
• This is not a regular hotel but a personal and cosy place to feel at home featuring Franconian charm.
• free WLAN
• high-quality box-spring beds from the traditional Bavarian company FBF
• solely non-smoking rooms
• desk and HD flat screen TV
• room featuring shower/bathtub and lavatory
• one bottle of water

We advise you to book soon via phone +0931/98040 or e-mail: info@hotel-am-main.de | web: http://www.hotel-am-main.de/

• The number of rooms is limited and can be booked according to availability (by 31 March at the latest)

HOTEL AM MAIN GMBH & CO. KG
Untere Maingasse 35
97209 Veitshöchheim
0931/98040 | info@hotel-am-main.de | http://www.hotel-am-main.de/

SPECIAL RATES AT ***SUPERIOR MERCURE HOTEL WÜRZBURG FOR 2018

• • Special rates for guests of the Africa Festival under the heading: Anniversary
  • Single room including breakfast buffet: starting from EUR118
  • Double room including breakfast buffet: starting from EUR132

• Mercure hotel is the closest hotel to the festival ground at a walking distance of 5 minutes
• It features a lobby bar and 24-hour reception
• Shower/lavatory or bathtub/lavatory, water boiler for warm beverages, hairdryer, satellite TV, telephone, safe, fax/modem connection, WLAN (for free), desk, and air-condition (individually adjustable)
• barrier-free hotel
• The number of rooms is limited and can be booked according to availability (by 31 March at the latest)
• Please pay on the spot. The rooms can be cancelled for free until the day of arrival

SPECIAL RATES AT ***S GHOTEL HOTEL & LIVING WÜRZBURG

• 10% off the current rate for reservations made during the festival period from 31 May – 03 June 2018 – valid for all categories
• You can look up the rate, which is updated daily, here: www.ghotel.de
• The air-conditioned rooms feature a bathroom with shower/WC, hairdryer, safe, satellite tv and direct-dial telephones, free Wi-Fi and Sky TV
• Free access to the W1 fitness club during the regular opening hours

We advise you to book your room as soon as possible by phone: +49 931 359 620 or by e-mail: wuerzburg@ghotel.de

• The offer is valid until 02 June 2018, is subject to availability and can only be booked directly at GHOTEL hotel & living Würzburg using the heading: „Africa Festival 315“
• Methods of payment: cash, American Express, Diners Club, Maestro/EC card, VISA and MasterCard
• Please note that the contingent is limited

GHOTEL hotel & living Würzburg

Schweinfurter Str. 3

97080 Würzburg
+49 931 359 620 | wuerzburg@ghotel.de | www.ghotel.de

**UNFORTUNATELY ALL ROOMS ARE ALREADY BOOKED UP!
SPECIAL RATES AT THE KOLPING GUEST-HOUSE WÜRZBURG FOR 2018

Kolping guesthouse A

Our newly redecorated house featuring modern facilities at Kolpingplatz 2 offers 27 rooms with showers and restrooms. There is an elevator as well as two specially adapted rooms. Our rates:

• €42.00 for a single room
• €32.00 per person in a double room
• €32.00 per person for a triple room
• €27.00 for the second person in a twin room sleeping at the top of a bunk bed

Currently, there are 4 rooms available at the house A

Kolping guesthouse B

Guests of our house are living right in the middle of Würzburg, at the centre. We are located in close proximity to the main station but at the same time in a quiet location. Our house offers 22 rooms featuring showers and restrooms. There is an elevator as well as two specially adapted rooms. Our rates:

• €36.00 for a single room
• €27.50 per person in a double room
• €22.50 for the third and fourth person sleeping at the top of a bunk bed

At the guesthouse B there are currently only 11 rooms available, as we have already received some reservations for the Africa Festival next year.

These rules apply to both guesthouses:

• Discount for children: children from the ages of 0 to 6 are free, children from 7 to 18 years receive a discount of 50%. In each case the discount applies if they are sleeping in their parent’s room
• All rates are per night and person without breakfast
• Breakfast upon request for €8.50 per person/day
• Bedding and towels are included
• Seminar rooms upon request
• Payment is generally made in cash at check-in starting from 02 p.m. at the day of arrival.
• Check-in is usually on Friday until 02.30 p.m. via Kolpingplatz 3. On Friday from 02.30 p.m. till 08 p.m. and Saturday from 04 p.m. via Kolpingplatz 1 please contact Mr. Götz. You can reach him by phone at 0931/41999-122 or via mobile phone at 0160/5209136. Please discuss other check-in times outside this time frame with us.
• You must have checked-out by 10 a.m. on the day of your departure.

Location

• We are located at the centre of Würzburg, you can find parking spots in the direct vicinity of Kolpinghaus in one of the numerous car parks or at Residenzplatz. Attached you will find an overview of “Parking in Würzburg“. The Apple App Store and Android Market offer special parking apps for Würzburg. There are free permanent parking spots at Talavera. You can find it when you cross Friedensbrücke in your car and immediately after it turn right to the outbound lane. The walking distance from Talavera to Kolpinghouse is ca. 15 minutes.

e-mail to:

kh-wuerzburg@kolping-mainfranken.de
or:
ann-kathrin.sonneborn@kolping-mainfranken.de

  CAMPING

GETTING THERE 

There are many ways to reach Europe's biggest and oldest Festival for African music and culture. Here are a few possible means of transportation and /or arrival:

BY CAR

• A3, coming from Frankfurt / Stuttgart: Exit Würzburg/Heidingsfeld - then follow the directions to the Würzburg City centre - the Festival and the parking are signposted.
  

• A3, coming from Nürnberg / Ulm: Exit Würzburg/Heidingsfeld - then follow the directions to the Würzburg City centre - the Festival and the parking are signposted.
  

• A7, coming from Kassel / Schweinfurt: Exit Würzburg/Estenfeld - then follow the directions to the Würzburg City centre - the Festival and the parking are signposted.

BY TRAIN

OUR TIP: TRAVEL WITH THE GERMAN RAILWAY!

TRAVEL IN COMFORT WITHOUT ANY OF THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE

Up to five people may travel together with the "Bayern-Ticket" from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am - 3:00 am of the following day. On Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays of the Bavarian state you may even travel from midnight to 3:00 am of the following day! For more information, please visit the official website of the German Railway (Deutsche Bahn) www.bahn.de/en

Please note that the "Bayern Ticket" is also valid on the public transportation (trams and buses) of the VVM. It is indeed really easy and comfortable to reach Europe's biggest festival for African music and culture in Würzburg!

FESTIVAL VENUE | INTERNATIONAL AFRICA FESTIVAL

  ACCOMODATION

CAMPING