If you are looking for accommodation at the Electric Elephant Festival then the villages of PETRCANE or PUNTA SKALA are best for walking to the festival site.

Apartments and villas can be booked for the week or weekend as well as cheaper hotels (some as little as €10 per night!) all within walking distance to the festival site and can be booked via the agencies below:

www.generalturist.com / www.oliva-rms.hr / www.terratravel.hr

For accommodation enquiries INSIDE the village, please email Gail: gail@thegardenzadar.com

The Hotel Pinija which is situated next to the festival site, provides entertainment for kids during the day and has an indoor swimming pool as well as tennis courts, crazy golf and volleyball courts.

There is a small campsite very close to the festival which can hold around 100-120 "plots" (ie. Small - medium tent). The price is 25 kuna's per day which works out at around £3 a day. Bargain!

Please check out www.camp-pineta.com or email gail@thegardenzadar.com for a larger campsite, they do get booked up quite quickly though!

The village has many great little restaurants and cafes and of course its only a short trip to Zadar and its many places to eat.

There will be an onsite food at the festival site offering fresh fish, burgers & more

The festival site will accommodate kids and has a small adventure playground. All children Under 12 gain free entry to the event but must be accompanied by an adult.

National Parks, Deserted Islands, Sailing, Horse Riding, Historical cities there is simply so much to explore, so why not make a week long break. Check the Croatian National Tourist Board site for more info.

Croatia has its own currency the Kuna and does not use Euros.

You can check www.xe.com/ucc/ for currency conversion rates.

There are no cash machines within the festival grounds, the nearest is a 30 minute walk up a hill at the gas station on the main road, or a 30 min walk to the other side of Punta Skala. Money can be drawn from the post office in Petrcane on Mastercard ,Visa and Maestro

In Zadar there are plenty of banks and ATMs but we recommend bringing plenty of spending money into the festival with you to avoid any disappointments.

Croatia has an excellent network of nationwide coach services, including one of the most popular routes from Zagreb to Zadar which runs about 20 times a day, which takes you on a beautiful 4 hour drive through the mountains. Prices are around 15EUR.

For more information on Zagreb bus station please click here

For the more adventurous, why not try the even more amazing scenic journey from Dubrovnik (which quite often has some of the cheapest flights from the UK & Europe) to Zadar on a stunning 8 hour journey along the beautiful Croatian coast line.

Click here to search bus timetables across Croatia

You can train from any part of Europe to Zagreb, which is only an hour or so away from the festival. Not only is this option better for the environment, it might actually work out cheaper and is definitely one for those wanting an adventure to kick off their holidays...

The Seat61 website breaks down which trains to which cities you'll need to get and how much they are. It also covers hotels, hostels and other important bits of info you'll need on the way. www.seat61.com

If you are flying into Ancona, there is an overnight ferry that sails to Zadar. A full timetable can be viewed at www.jadrolinija.hr

If you have good sea legs then you may want to consider chartering a boat. It can be anchored in Petrcane bay and you can swim to the festival shores!

We recommend www.feral-tours.com and after the festival you can then continue your holiday sailing around the thousands islands along the Dalmatian coast.

www.budget.com / www.uni-rent.net

Please email info@shuttletours.net for any airport transfer queries. You can check their website for any other details www.shuttletours.net

Alternatively you can make your own way to fit in with your travel plans. There are shuttle buses from all airports to the main centre bus terminals, and from all cities you will find regular buses to Zadar.

At Zadar main bus terminal you can take a local bus to Petrcane.

Prices are approximate and based on last year but as a guide:
Zadar airport to Zadar bus station ... 25kn / Zadar to Petrcane ... 12kn
Split Airport to Split bus station ... 30kn / Split to Zadar ... 60kn
Zagreb Airport to Zagreb bus station ... 30kn / Zagreb to Zadar ... 120kn

For more in depth info on flights and for any other possible routes we may have missed please check www.skyscanner.net

Croatia Airlines is the official airline of the Electric Elephant Festival, Croatia. For the best deals to Zadar, Split and Zagreb you should telephone the Croatia Airlines London office on 020 8563 0022

www.ryanair.co.uk Stanstead to Zadar
www.easyjet.co.uk Gatwick or Bristol to Split. Liverpool to Dubrovnik
www.wizzair.com Luton to Zagreb or Split
www.britishairways.com Gatwick to Dubrovnik
www.flybe.com Birmingham or Southampton to Split (Saturdays only)
www.jet2.com Manchester to Dubrovnik or Manchester and Newcastle to Split (Saturdays only)

www.ryanair.co.uk Dublin to Zadar

www.germanwings.com
Zadar from Hanover, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart
Split from Hanover, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg & Dortmund
Zagreb from Hanover, Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart
www.tuifly.com Cologne, Stuttgart, to Rijeka or Munich & Stuttgart to Dubrovnik
www.ryanair.co.uk Bremen, Frankfurt & Dusseldorf to Zadar

www.croatiaairlines.com Amsterdam to Zadar

www.ryanair.com Brussels to Zadar

www.germanwings.com Milan, Bologna & Verona to Zagreb
www.ryanair.co.uk from Pisa & Bari to Zadar
www.easyjet.com Milan to Split

www.vueling.com Barcelona to Dubrovnik

www.easyjet.com Geneva & Basel to Split

www.ryanair.com Oslo to Zadar & DENMARK

www.ryanair.com Stockholm to Zadar
www.scandjet.se Stockholm to Split

www.airfrance.com Paris to Zagreb
www.croatiaairlines.com Paris or Lyon to all Croatian airports

The nearest airport to the village of Petrcane is Zadar (it's only 20 mins by taxi), followed by Split (1.5 hours by motorway route or 3 hours on coastal route), or Zagreb (3 hour). For those with more time for an adventure then other airport options are Rijeka (3 hours), Ljubljana (3.5 hours), Pula (4 hours), Trieste (4.5 hours) and Venice or Dubrovnik (6 hours).