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Ohrid an immortal town, a magical hill that links ancient and modern times forever. Ohrid has been a living town for 2400 years, notable for having 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and is referred to as the Macedonian Jerusalem. Today Ohrid is a cultural, spiritual and tourist centre. Together with Lake Ohrid have been named a world cultural and natural heritage listed city under the protection of UNESCO since 1980.

The International Veteran’s Festival “Ohrid Waves” is a non-competitive sample of traditional and modern dances and music performed by groups. On the festival can participate folk groups, modern dance groups, vocal groups, instrumental groups and soloists, choirs as well as groups and performers from other art styles.

Each group will participate in one concert performance and a defile, with performance durations based on the number of participants.

Accommodation Details

Participants will stay in 3 or 4 hotels** in Ohrid, with Half Board accommodation, which includes two buffet meals per day (breaksfast and dinner - half board). The hotels are ideally located near the festival venues, providing easy access for performances and leisure.

• Accommodation will be provided in rooms with 3 or 4 beds, each with its own private bathroom. 
• The organizer will provide two double rooms per group at no additional charge above the participation fee (leaders and drivers). Any additional double rooms (three or more) will incur fees as written in the festival conditions.

For additional room requests, the charges are as follows:

• Double Room: €7 per person/day
• Single Room: €35 per person/day
• Extra Night: €42 per person/day for Half Board / €47 per person/day for Full Board

Additionally, for every 25 participants, the 26th participant stays free.

The participation fee is 119€ for basic category hotels. 

As per your request we can offer advanced category hotels – ask your FFA agent.

It includes:

• Accommodation in  Hotel
• Half Board Basis with 2 meals per day
• Participation in 1 Concert and a Defile
• Invitation Letter
• Grattiduted Certificate 
• All expenses of the festival organization

Does NOT include:

• Travel Insurance
• Transfers
• Excursions (See the excursion list in the section "Excursions")

Additional Festival Information

Transfers:
The festival organizers will arrange airport transfers for groups arriving by plane, including transport to and from Ohrid Airport. Alternatively, groups can arrive through Skopje, Tirana, or Thessaloniki airports, which are all within 200 km of Ohrid. The cost of this service will depend on the number of participants and will be agreed upon separately.

Bus Parking:
Groups arriving by bus can use their own transport during the festival and for local journeys around Ohrid. The cost of bus parking is the responsibility of the group and is determined by the parking facility.

Payment Details:

• A 30% deposit is required with the initial application to confirm participation.
• 40% of the total fee is due 60 days before the festival.
• The remaining 30% balance must be paid 10 days before the festival starts.

The final participant list must be submitted 30 days before the festival start date. Deposits are non-refundable after this date.