Ride with us to and from Rome with return buses running to your city of origin Sunday. 

Buses depart from Rome from 10:00pm every Thursday of the festival for an overnight journey, arriving at our Stoketoberfest campsite early Friday afternoon. Get your traditional German garb on, consume copious amounts of beer, and party through the weekend with us. We’ll sort your ride home, with our buses ready to take you back to the city you travelled from, departing the campsite on Sunday, returning to your city of origin around 10:00pm.  

*Exact pick-up locations and times to be confirmed

Campsite accommodation Includes:

• Twin shared tents all set up for you with camping mats and sleeping bag (solo upgrades, comfort plus, and group tents available)
• Brunch available every morning  from 8-11 am with cooked food, unlimited mimosas, tea and coffee
• Guides to direct you to the Oktoberfest beer halls with all the handy tips needed.
• Oktoberfest free entry
• Welcome drink and extra welcoming German pretzel to kick off your stay
• Campsite parties all week. Enjoy the biggest parties from Thursday to Sunday featuring international DJs, bands, and performers.
• Food trucks, shisha lounge, Burlesque German funhouse, hangout spaces, beer pong and more entertainment
• Powder room for the ladies, to make getting ready at the campsite easy
• 24-hour security on site
• 24-hour check-in
• Earplugs at your disposal

Extras:

• Enjoy our open beer and sangria bar – Unlimited booze for only €15 a day
• Solo tent upgrade – Don’t wanna share your tent with a stranger? Have a feeling you’ll be bringing a stranger back? Upgrade to your own solo tent and sleep easy €30 per night
• Traditional Oktoberfest outfits – You’ll really stick out like a sore thumb if you’re not decked out in one of these, plus it’s always fun to dress up in your traditional German outfits and take pics for the ‘gram to make all your friends back home jealous… Dirndl set €70, Lederhosen set €90 onsite  – 20% OFF IF YOU PRE-PURCHASE
• Hot showers – It can get a little chilly in Munich around this time of year and what better way to warm your bones (and wash away your sins) than with a hot shower. In order to do this though, you need to purchase shower tokens, so have your coins at the ready €1 per token, or if you’re feeling brave cold showers are free! (1 token will give you 6 minutes of bliss)
• Private 8 person group tent – Got a big group and want to be able to shack up together? Like the idea of Oktoberfest being one big cosy sleepover with all your pals? Jump into a group tent! €640 per night
• Munich bike tour – Feel like hopping on a bike and riding around picturesque Munich for a few hours, getting in some exercise and seeing the sights? We’ve got a treat for you. The boozy bike tour through Munich will take you to all the main attractions, is a pretty flat ride right through, and you get to stop for lunch and beers (not included in price), what’s not to love?! Book now on the Stoke App €25 per person
• Oktoberfest table bookings – Don’t want to push your way through to crowd and eye off tables? Reserve yourself your very own spot at a table in one of the infamous beer halls. Not only will you get a guaranteed table spot, but the price also includes food and beer tokens – email info@stoketravel.com for information on prices and table availability 

DON’T FORGET

• Cash. There’s only one (and not the most reliable) ATM on site, so you may not be able to get cash out until you’re in the city centre
• Try to bring a small bag if possible – The tents are cosy and we don’t have onsite lockers. To make sure you have enough room for activities, make sure you minimise what you pack if at all possible
• Your dirndl/lederhosen. You can purchase these onsite from the swag tent, or you can add them to your booking beforehand. PRE-PURCHASE AND GET 20% OFF!
• When you arrive follow the signs to the Stoke Travel check-in desk
• Free charging stations – though leave at your own risk. We will have charging lockers available for a small cash fee (€TBD), with proceeds going towards to charity. Our charging stations are often at capacity, so we’d recommend bringing a portable charger to ensure your phone stays charged, so you can get all those snaps!
• Tents are allocated on arrival. If you want to be in the same tent as your friend please check in together
• If you are travelling solo we will tent you with someone of the same sex
• We can cater for dietary requirements, please email us at info@stoketravel.com to let us know if you have any
• Your best party shirt – If you don’t have one, don’t worry! Check out our Stoke Threads store for some absolute doozys! 
• Warm clothes (it can get a quite chilly at night, and sometimes even during the day)
• A towel (we don’t sell or rent them on site) 
• A pillow if your backpack won’t do
• Condoms (better safe than sorry, right?)

Be A Guru (Should knows)

• Stoke Travel campsite opens on September 20th and closes October 7th
• Opening ceremony September 21st. At 12pm on that day the mayor will tap the first keg, signifying the start of Oktoberfest
• 24 hour check-in 
• Check-out is by 11 am 
• Bottomless brunch times 8am – 11am
• Bar times 8 am – 11 pm
• Swag Shop hours 8 am – 10 pm
• Guru tent hours 8 am – 10 pm 
• Meal tickets – When meal time rolls around, you’ll need to head over to nearby the kitchen to grab a meal ticket. The lovely staff will mark your wristband and give you a ticket and you’ll be good to go and line up for your food. It’s super important you do this because if you don’t, you’ll get to the front of the line and they won’t be able to serve you, meaning you’ll have to go and get your ticket and line up again, which no one wants to do. 
• Sharing a tent with a friend on a separate booking – If you and a friend have booked separately, but want to share a tent, it’s super important that you check in together. It is the same if you’re in a big group and want your tents to be next to each other. You need to be at reception together so that check-in crew can tent you appropriately and everyone wins! 
• Sharing a tent with a member of the same sex – Our tents are twin-share, so unless you have upgraded to a solo tent, you will be paired with someone of the same sex to be your tent buddy. All our customers are like-minded and down for a good time, so you might just meet your new best friend, but if you like your personal space, or think you’ll be needing the whole tent later, it’s best to upgrade. Email info@stoketravel.com to request this for €30 a night.
• Hot showers – It can get a little chilly in Munich around this time of year and what better way to warm your bones (and wash away your sins) than with a hot shower? In order to do this though, you need to purchase shower tokens. This can be done at the Guru tent for €1 per token, cash only.
• Phone charging – If you didn’t bring a portable charger (which we highly recommend) we have a free charging station where you can leave your device, at your own risk. We do have charging lockers available for a small cash fee (€TBD), with all the proceeds going directly towards our charity project supporting refugee education.
• Cups – Here at Stoke Travel we are trying to reduce the amount of single-use plastic we have on sight. This is why we have reusable cups available for €3, with all the proceeds going directly towards our charity project supporting refugee education. These can be purchased at the Guru tent and it’s super important you keep them safe, otherwise, you’ll have to purchase another one. Drinking never felt so good!
• Bus times and departure locations – If you’re on a Ride With Us package, you need to make sure you’re thoroughly checking your itinerary for the exact departure times and locations. The same goes for when you’re leaving the campsite. It’s your responsibility to make sure you’re up, packed and checked out in time to make your bus. We won’t wait! 
• It takes about 40 minutes to get to the beer halls from the campsite and it will set you back a couple of euros each way. We’d recommend buying group tickets as they work out cheaper per person. While you wait, you can stay at the campsite and pre-party, then head in with the different groups heading in throughout the day.
• Expect to pay around €15 a stein. Remember to tip if you want to be served again!

Facilities

AT THE BEERHALLS:

• The beer halls double as huge restaurants, serving thousands of plates of delicious, hearty German Oktoberfest food.
• Shared bathrooms/toilets
• First aid 
• Ladies Area
• Carnival rides 
• Security, if you have any issues

AT THE CAMPSITE:

• Hot showers (€1 per token, cold showers are free!)
• ATMs at the front of the campsite – you WILL be needing cash at some stage!
• Pop-up food stalls at the campsite’s front bar will be up and running ready to serve you some delicious late-night snacks 
• Our open bar of unlimited beer and sangria for when you’re not inside the beer halls (€15 per person per night)
• Laundry facilities – €5 laundry token from the campsite reception
• Bus and metro tickets – you are able to buy them from the campsite reception (don’t risk not buying one, if you’re caught the fine is hefty!)
• Vending machines
• A little essentials store
• Lockers (€5, from campsite)
• Public transport close by to get you to a huge shopping centre (not open on Sundays)
• First Aid station at the front of the campsite 
• Campsite Wifi is available but patchy – would be worth investing in a German SIM/eSim for reliable data access

STOKE TRAVEL’S COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO STAYING SAFE IN THE BEER HALLS

Some of the festivals that we attend obviously come with some risks attached. Fear not though, we’re pretty much pro’s at this point.

We’ve put together a list of our hot tips to partying safely, follow them closely and in a perfect world, we all leave the festival unscathed. 

• Wear closed toe shoes – Inside the beer halls there’s always a lot going on. People are dancing and jumping around, and sometimes smashing stein glasses. Please protect your toes by wearing appropriate footwear. 
• Don’t smash stein glasses – Smashing stein glasses is pretty dangerous, for obvious reasons. Imagine thousands of people in an enclosed space, throw lots and lots of pure German beer into the mix, add in smashed glass and you’ve got yourself a recipe for disaster.
• Only take what you need into the festival, leave the rest behind – Festivals like this can be a goldmine for pick-pockets. While you’re busy drinking beers, they’ll reach in and steal your phone from right under your nose. Be savvy and keep your wits about you and you’ll be fine. 
• Keep an eye on your friends – It’s a big, big festival with looooots of people around. No one likes losing their friends and things like this are way more fun with people you like. When you enter, stick together and even choose a meeting point incase you get lost. There’s nothing worse than being lost in a crowd of thousands of people drunk off German beer when all you wanna do is find your pals. 
• Don’t stand on the tables – As tempting as it may be to jump on the table and start up a singalong, it’s frowned upon to do so. Some tents will let you stand on tables during certain times of the day, but standing on the tables is a no-no. Don’t be that guy.
• Pace yourself – Oktoberfest is a marathon, not a sprint. We’ll often head in anywhere from 10am – 12pm and the beer halls don’t close until 11pm. You’ll be there awhile, so pace yourself accordingly.
• If you get hurt inside the festival, head to the medic onsite straight away – Don’t wait until you’re back at the Stoke campsite to get fixed up, make sure you get it done straight away so you can party again sooner! 
• Don’t be scared to ask for help – If you’re feeling unwell, your friend is not responding or you think you’ve had more than just beer notify, one of our onsite First Aid crew at the front of the campsite or any of our onsite security who are trained to respond to all kinds of situations. It’s better to be safe than sorry!

STOKE TRAVEL’S COMMON SENSE GUIDE TO STAYING SAFE AT THE CAMPSITE

*If at any time you feel unsafe, please don’t hesitate to contact the onsite Noble Security team, or any member of the Stoke Travel crew who will radio for security.

As far as situations go, a Stoke Travel trip is amongst the safest. Unlike in the ‘real’ world, everybody here is intent on having a good time with new and old friends – your fellow Stokies are way more likely to hold your hair back while you puke than steal your wallet.

That being so, we’re more in danger of hurting ourselves while on a Stoke Travel trip than falling foul of our fellow travellers. Here’s a quick little guide to partying safe with Stoke Travel.

• Drink plenty of water.
  You’re going to drink heaps of beer and sangria, and you’re going to have a plenty big hangover, but you can really limit it by smashing a few cups of water throughout the day and evening.
• Remember to eat!
  We’re going to hook you up with a warm brunch each day, and as the bare minimum that should keep your stomach lined and engine running. Do not skip this meal, even if you are suffering horrifically from one of the aforementioned hangovers. We also strongly advise getting a lunch and dinner in there too, maybe even every day.
• Zip your tent up when you’re in it and when you leave it.
  Seems basic, but you’d be surprised how often drunk us forgets to do this. When you get in your tent at night make sure you zip it up to prevent unexpected rain showers from disturbing your slumber. Same goes for when you leave your tent. It’ll take two seconds to zip it up, but that’ll save you from wet clothes, chafe, and maybe even pneumonia. If you also brought your favourite pair of socks and want to make sure they’re safe, you can purchase a lock from the guru tent for only €5. 
• Don’t be a creep.
  Like, seriously, has that ever worked out for you? Similarly, if you see somebody being a creep and making people uncomfortable let us know and we’ll have a friendly word to them. Sometimes they just don’t realise how gross they are.
• Yes means yes, enthusiastic consent matters.
  At a very basic level if you hit on somebody and they say no then you’ve just got to cop that. They’re just not that into you. It sucks for about three seconds, but you’re literally surrounded by hundreds of young, like-minded travellers. Suck it up and move on. When you do find somebody who’s into you and you want to move through the bases, make sure you get consent. It really, really, really, really, really does matter.  
• If you see somebody having a bad time, make sure they’re ok.
  We are all brothers and sisters and gender-non-specific relations out here. If you see somebody struggling in any way, check on them, grab a Stoke staff member and just do what any decent human being would do.

Staying safe at Stoke Travel is super easy, but sometimes we get a little out of control and forget the basics. If you ever find yourself in any kind of situation do not hesitate to contact Stoke staff, or security, and we’ll sort you out immediately. We’re here to help – help you have the best time possible. Mwah.

What to Bring

• Cash. There’s only one (and not the most reliable) ATM on site, so you may not be able to get cash out until you’re in the city centre
• Try to bring a small bag if possible. The tents are cosy and we don’t have onsite lockers. To make sure you have enough room for activities, make sure you minimise what you pack if at all possible
• Your dirndl/lederhosen. You can purchase these onsite from the swag tent, or you can add them to your booking beforehand. PRE-PURCHASE AND GET 20% OFF!
• When you arrive follow the signs to the Stoke Travel check-in desk
• Free charging stations. though leave at your own risk. We will have charging lockers available for a small cash fee (€TBD), with proceeds going towards to charity. Our charging stations are often at capacity, so we’d recommend bringing a portable charger to ensure your phone stays charged, so you can get all those snaps!
• Tents are allocated on arrival. If you want to be in the same tent as your friend please check in together
• If you are travelling solo we will tent you with someone of the same sex
• We can cater for dietary requirements, please email us at info@stoketravel.com to let us know if you have any
• Your best party shirt. If you don’t have one, don’t worry! Check out our Stoke Threads store for some absolute doozys! 
• Warm clothes (it can get a quite chilly at night, and sometimes even during the day)
• A towel (we don’t sell or rent them on site) 
• A pillow if your backpack won’t do
• Condoms (better safe than sorry, right?)