La Tomatina
The world's biggest bolognaise.
Where: Buñol, near Valencia, Spain. When: August 28th - September 1st. How: Plane, train, bus or car. Private shuttle from Barcelona. Cost: 50€ a day. Sleep: Camping accommodation (twin share tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag). Eat: Hot breakfasts everyday and BBQ dinner every second night. Inclusions: Accommodation, meals, massive Stoke campsite party, transfer to the tomato fight, beach games, party night in Valencia city, bloody mary on the morning of Tomatina. Add ons: Unlimited beer, wine and sangria (5€ a day), combine with two other amazeballs festivals. including: Camping (twin share tent, mat, bag), breakfast, shuttles to and from the festivals
what do you get: what do you get: Round trip coach from Barcelona, camping accommodation, transfers, breakfasts, bbq dinners, guides
Departs from Barcelona at 4am and returns by 4pm Includes: Return private coach transfers from Barcelona, a litre of sangria on the bus, experienced guides, a whale of a time! But don't let our linguistic skills scare you off... Who wants to be an ingredient in the world's largest spaghetti bolognaise? Or perhaps you want to spread yourself around like a bruschetta? In any case, it's going to get pulpy, saucy and it's going to be a hooty whale of a time. This is one of the 'must do' European festivals and definitely one of Stoke Travel's faves. We dig it so much because when we ain't hurling tomatoes at each other we're chilling by the pool, sunning on the beach, dancing up a storm in Valencia city, or losing our mind in fun related incidents at one of the other festivals that take place this time of year. The festival itself is one morning of madness, tens of thousands of people in a town of many less, the streets are packed and the get even more so with the arrival of trucks carrying tomatoes, many tonnes of tomatoes. Once we avoid getting squashed by the trucks the fight begins, and for the next little while we throw salad fruits to our hearts content at strangers, friends, locals and tourists alike. Once it's all said and done, we rinse off, and head out to continue partying. It's so wonderful! We at Stoke Travel truly love this time of year in Valencia, and make sure we have as much fin as is humanly possible. Who doesn't want a piece of that? Why not ride with us there? Stoke has buses cruising in from Barcelona, which are not only easy as tomato pie, but fun and gosh darn cheap also. Stoke coach transfers start at 20 bucks. Yeah baby. On limited time? But we thought you were on holidays. In any case, we've got the thing for you. Our buses run down through the night, getting you at tomato central in time for for the madness, before whisking you back again, with pulp in every orifice, a changed person. And we can do it all for only 95 big ones! See 'how to get here' for more info on our radical road trips... This is what it is all about. While the whole world knows about the tomato fight, the other two festivals are much more obscure (we're the only tourists at one of them) and a whole tonne of fun. You'll soon find out why the Spanish are so famous for their street parties.... Check out the Spanish Street Festivals page here! We stay just north of Valencia city, in a beach town called Puzol (Puçol in the local lingo). Puzol is well connected to Valencia city, and we have our own private shuttles for the festivals, and for visits to town. Puzol is located on a stretch of beautiful Mediterranean beaches and every year we arrive and blow the town's collective mind. Our camp is beachside. It's not wild in the slightest, with full-time security, a bar, restaurant and shop onsite, a great swimming pool with slide, clean amenities, great authentic Spanish atmosphere (it's not uncommon to be invited into a family's caravan for a meal of authentic local paella). And there is so much more to the region outside the festivities! Valencia has a wonderful old walled city, great modern architecture, clubs, restaurants, beaches, bars. It's just wonderful! Come and see it! You're going to love it! We just adore it! Ooooh. They're the only way to travel through the sky. Helicopters are ok, but too noisy and blimps and hot air balloons simply take forever... Fly to Valencia and then make your way to our camp. A train will take you into the city centre (Estación del Norte) from the airport and another train from there to Puçol. From Puçol we pick you up, yeah buddy. It was once considered glamorous to travel by train. These days it's merely considered to be faster, yet more expensive, than buses and slower, but often cheaper, than planes. Same deal. Estación del Norte is the main station. Just get a ride to there, jump on a local train to Puçol and we do the rest. Buses take you places. Same. Just make sure you get a ride to Valencia and not somewhere else, like Palencia, which is on the other side of Spain, but presumably full of pals. You buy your ticket to Puzol (Puçol) from the Main Hall of Estación del Norte. They cost 2 bucks, which is bubblegum money. There are two ticket counters, one air-conditioned glass box that sells long distance trips and one right smack bang in the middle of the main hall that sells short journeys. Puçol is just up the road from Valencia, so make sure you sweat it out in the main hall, ok? The ticket waitress will tell you the platform. Just try and remember the sunglassed twit Bono when he sung "Uno, dos, tres, catorce", which translates to "1,2,3,14". Huh? The buses leave from Plaza Catalunya in front of the Hard Rock Cafe. The day trip leaves at 4am and returns at 4pm on the day of Tomatina. The Ride with Us trip will leave in the afternoon at 4pm. Yes, all-inclusive includes it all. The only extra costs will be on lunches and dinner every second night. No, but getting to Pucol from Valencia is easypeasy and we pick you up from the train station there. Just let us know when you are on the train from Valencia's central station to Pucol and we'll jump in the car and head over. See how to get there details for more info. Breakfast is usually the good ol' Aussie toad-in-a-hole .... translation: egg cooked in a hole in a piece of toast. Yum! Sometimes we mix it up and have another sort of eggy mix, but whatever it is, it will be warm and will go down well with a Bloody Mary. Yes, you absolutely do. You can fly into Barcelona in time for the Ride With Us trip which departs on 28th August and returns 1 Sept. You can also do the Day Trip from Barcelona, which leaves early in the morning on the day of Tomatina (29th August) and returns to Barcelona late afternoon. You can also book a transfer from Barcelona for 50€. It just depends whether you can get cheaper flights to Barcelona or Valencia and if the difference will be less than taking one of our shuttles. Yes, the twin tents are two-man tents. We have two-man and three-man tents, so if you are a group of 3, you can all tent together. Just let us know your preferences when you book. We also have an option to have a private tent for a small additional fee - just in case you don't want to share.... or if you want leave space for the hottie you're going to meet at our campsite..... just saying... The campsite is awesome! It has a giant pool, a playground, a cafe/restaurant, a little shop, hot showers, laundry area, parking, drinkable water, and it's a five minute walk from the beach. The campsite itself has no lockers, but we have a giant container which gets locked every night and we can put small valuables in there during the festival and when we're away from the campsite. Only if you kick them hard in the shins. Yes, but not the skin on your drum kit. We serve unlimited alcohol at our camps. You, my friend, will be the wild animal. No, but if you have any specific questions you must email [email protected] the guys in the office know absolutely everything about anything. *Free time options: Suntan, play beach volleyball, rugby, footie, swim, go into Valencia and do a walking tour and take in the sights and sounds of this beautiful city. The world famous Tomato Fight.
All washed down with unlimited of beer, wine and sangria...
Basic Trip
starting at 50€ a day (Minimum 2 nights)
from 2012-08-28 ’till 2012-09-01
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Ride with us
for only 320€
From 2012-08-28 till 2012-09-01
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Day trip
for only 75€
2012-08-29
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It's Spanish for effin' fun!
Stoke road trips.
Three festivals tour.
Where the Wild Oranges roam.
Aeroplanes are fast.
Training Wheels.
Bussel Sprouts.
A little hint.
Enter all of your questions in the comments box below and we'll answer them here...
Where do the buses from Barcelona leave from and at what time?
Are the shuttles to and from Tomatina and the other two fests included in the price?
Do you provide transport from Valencia centre?
What is the breakfast like?
Do we have the option of flying into Barcelona and taking one of your
buses to the camp site outside of Valencia? It is said on the website that it is a twin tent. Can it fit two people?
And what amenities are offered at the camp site?
Are there lockers where we can put our passports or other important items?
If someone throws a tomato at my head can I kick them?
Will the tomato be good for my skin?
If we are camping does that mean we'll be attacked by wild animals?
Are these questions really the most frequently asked?
The beautiful area where our camp lays.
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Puzol Camping and Bungalows
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Basic itinerary:
Tuesday 28th August
Wednesday 29th August
Thursday 30th August
Friday 31st August
Saturday 1st September