Advice & Rules brings you beyond the Gate

• The gate to wonderland and beyond
• Parking
• Camping
• What not to bring
• What to bring
• Security & safety
• Theft
• Fire safety
• Showers
• Info point
• Dogs
• Rubbish / Environmental impact
• Wrist straps – Very important

Transylvania Calling is a world of its own. If you are planning to come to the Gathering, imagine you are going on a trip to an adventurous country. To really feel comfortable at TC, you need to take some time and get prepared. Read this page well and dont forget the Travel Guide, Location & Directions that brings you TILL THE GATE. Please do not just turn up!

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THE GATE TO WONDERLAND AND BEYOND:

1. Security reserves the right to search any vehicles entering or exiting and to refuse entrance or remove people that don’t respect the rules
2. Local Police is present at the Gate at all times!
3. Drive safely at all times, a 5km/h speed limit applies to the entire festival area once you passed the gate to limit DUST!
4. Look after your friends & others, if some one looks like they need help offer it.
5. Familiarize yourself with the festival area;
6. Take note of the location of First Aid, water, toilets and the info point.
7. Plan your clothing, footwear, accommodation, food and transport carefully.
8. Once you have set up camp introduce yourself to your neighbors.
9. Be considerate of people’s privacy when using camera equipment.
10. Remember to drink enough water.

YOU’RE VEHICLE:

1. Please drive responsibly.
2. Vehicles must be parked where directed.
3. All vehicles are subject to searches at any time.
4. Glass, Drugs, Weapons and all illegal stuff and substances are prohibited on site!
5. People who don’t respect our rules can and will be kindly asked to leave!

PARKING:

1. This is a camping event.
2. You are welcome to arrive early (from Monday 8 August 2011 from 11.11 AM onwards) and bring all the items that will help make your camp comfortable.
3. When you arrive by car please follow parking instructions of our staff, only camp in permitted areas – not on walkways, paths or road side.
4. If you are unsure please check with the parking crew.
5. Try to keep space between camp sites (2m is recommended).
6. Pay attention to signs & designated “No Camping” areas.

FREE WATER AND SERVICED TOILETS ARE PROVIDED

Please always follow the instructions of the parking crew. There are parking and camping regulations on the site. Depending on when you arrive and which sites have been filled, our Parking crew will be parking vehicles. If you wish to camp next to your vehicle, please indicate this to the Parking Attendant upon arriving.

CAMPING:

As there will be thousands people camping and partying out in nature, we all have to follow a few basic rules, to keep this beautiful location in its shape. Please always remember to treat this unique piece of earth with respect! Just as each of us is responsible for bringing what we need for this out doors festival, each of us is responsible for carrying it away again. Consider as your own sacred pledge to the Mother, and leave no trace of your stay. Your camp should be left in tact the way you found it, that means everything disappears completely before you go. Beyond that, take responsibility for the cleanliness of the camp as a whole: pick up any litter in your path.

1. Meet and greet your neighbors. Daytime lounging at your sites will only be heightened when you enjoy the company of your fellow adventurer’s.
2. Campfires are prohibited by the local authority so we provide some community fires.
3. If you are a smoker, extinguish your cigarette butt completely and do not drop it on the ground. Bring a cigarette container or film tube or ask at the gate or info point for one.
4. Leave your camping site as clean as when you moved in. Utilize the garbage, composting and recycling facilities provided. Most of the garbage generated by the festival is from camp-sites. Please Leave no Trace!!!
5. Prepare for all types of weather. The days are hot but the nights are very cool and damp. Anything left outside overnight will be wet. Extra socks are a must.
6. Protect your valuables. Leave them at home or lock them in your vehicle
7. Take care of yourself and you will be a better friend. When you are suffering from the heat, exhaustion, sleep deprivation or lack of nutrition, you can make for a grumpy partier. So take a nap, drink some water, eat a snack and take care of your well being as well as that of your friends.

WHAT NOT TO BRING:

Please remember to leave all those unnecessary, precious items at home, which you anyway won’t need at the Gathering.

Come with less luggage to keep you free for the essentials: the gathering, the dance, the fun, the music. The less you bring, the less you have to look after.

As there will be thousands people camping and partying out in nature, we all have to follow a few basic rules, to keep this beautiful location in its shape.

Please always remember to treat this unique piece of earth with respect! Just as each of us is responsible for bringing what we need for this outdoors festival, each of us is responsible for carrying it away again.

Consider as your own sacred pledge to the Mother, and leave no trace of your stay. We will all be using community porto potties and compost pit shitters, make sure you don’t put anything but human waste into them because we will all suffer.

Your camp should be left intact the way you found it, that means everything disappears completely before you go. Beyond that, take responsibility for the cleanliness of the camp as a whole: pick up any litter in your path.

WHAT TO BRING:

Transylvania is a world of its own. If you are planning to come to the Gathering, imagine you are going on a trip to an adventurous country. To really feel comfortable at the Gathering, you need to take some time and get prepared. Please do not just turn up.

As you will stay for 6 days and 5 nights out in nature, it will be smart to have the right things with you and we tried to help:

• Tent + VERY WARM SLEEPING BAG – the nights are very cold!
• Flag/Balloon to identify your site
• Bug Spray
• BLANKET - to sit on or to cover yourself if you are cold!
• Sunscreen and HAT – for shade- during the day, up in the mountains, the UVs are very high!
• Container for water
• Plastic bags for trash (bags will also be provided at check-in)
• RAIN GEAR/HOOD – it can rain ANYTIME and also the nights and the mornings are VERY foggy and wet!
• Extra pair of warm socks/ shoes/sneakers/mud boots/flip flops and it’s a MUST to have BOOTS! And clothes to change
• WARM sweater – if it’s cloudy it can be cold and humid!
• Tarp (for shade and rain shelter)
• Flag/Balloon to identify your site
• Small luggage lock for your tent
• Coolers (please keep in mind that outside beverages and food are not allowed outside of the campgrounds into the main festival field)
• Small propane cooking stove (please leave the charcoal grills at home, no open fires!)
• Flashlight torch or Headlamp
• Swimming gear
• Some cash in euro currency
• Portable ashtray
• First aid
• Condoms
• Paper plates and cups (recycling reasons)/ or washable
• Earplugs
• Small luggage lock for your tent
• Fun/ny Stuff
• Good spirit
• Good vibes a good attitude and an open mind

SECURITY & SAFETY:

1. Security & Safety personnel strive to protect the well-being of everyone attending Transylvania Calling and are available at all times.
2. As such, we expect our guests to have the utmost respect for our staff.
3. Please report any suspicious behavior directly to the Staff Office!
4. Serious violations of policies and protocols may lead to eviction off the site
5. First Aid is available at all times and are glad to help out for any medical need.

THEFT:

1. We strongly encourage you to leave valuables at home or if you must bring them, locked and hidden in your car.
2. Introduce yourself to your neighbours and keep an eye out for each other.
3. Report any suspicious activity to security or the info tent.
4. Please respect décor artists and all crew. Their works & tools are to be seen and admired not stolen as has unfortunately been known to happen.

FIRE SAFETY:

1. Camp Fires are not permitted at the festival. The festival is providing Community Fires.
2. If you smoke, carry a tin or film canister with you to ensure that it isn’t your butt on the line!

SHOWERS:

Showers available but no hot water! You supply your own towels, earth friendly soap and shampoo. You are also welcome to have a bath in the river but please no soap!

INFO POINT:

1. Information about Transylvania Calling, last minute changes to the line-ups and other information is readily available at the Info Booth.
2. Lost & Found is located at the Info Booth. All items must be claimed by Monday afternoon.

DOGS YES/NO? :

For the benefit of all participants and the dogs themselves we recommend to not bring any dogs to the festival! If you see no other way you can take the dog but please don’t let them run around freely without your attention! There is a big Dog cage with a lot of room on site. If you want to party freely you have a safe place to leave him. Ask the Info Point!

RUBBISH / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:

With things like pollution coming into question, people around the world are undoubtedly more worried about the future of the world. Everyone is talking about all the mess, but few are acting in order to love and respect Mother Nature.

One simple way is to keep clean and tidy your surroundings. This is something that everyone can do and also recycling is for free. So… GOOD news!

We will provide garbage bags for everyone that enters the festival. A wise and easy decision is to make sure that during the festival you keep an eye on your left-overs so you don’t have to work twice cleaning around.

There will be an small deposit (around 5 euros) for one plastic bag (which will be provided to you at the entry-gate). The deposit will be returned when the bag is brought back, filled with waste.

Please…

1. Crush all cans and plastic bottles before binning them to reduce the bulk of litter.
2. This year we have recycling bins for plastic bottles and cans, please follow instructions and use them.
3. Use rubbish bins and bags provided for all waste.
4. Keep your camp clean, a clean camp is a safe camp.
5. If you need extra bags for rubbish you can ask for them at the info tent.
6. Try to leave the area you use in the same or better condition than you found it.
7. Take your rubbish home for recycling where appropriate.
8. Think about what you are bringing on site – minimize your waste products.
9. Respect the environment, help preserve the trees & nature for all to enjoy.

WRIST STRAPS – VERY IMPORTANT!!

These are a security feature needed to help us manage this event. It is a condition of entry that they be worn by everyone for the duration of the event. They will be fitted to each person as they enter through the Gate. Please co-operate and do not tamper with or remove them till it’s all over!! Anyone not wearing or claiming to have lost their wrist strap will be escorted off the property and runs the risk of having to pay for the ticket again as well as an administrative fee.. See staff at the info tent if you have a badly fitting strap and they will replace it.

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