Date: 25 September 2014
Duration: 6 hrs 30 min
Min of pax: 20
Rate: EUR 63.00 per person
Price includes: transport by bus, guide, entrance fee to the Hel Marine Station, refreshments and folklore show.
The Hel Peninsula is the most identifiable feature created by nature on the map of Poland. The Hel wall of sand formed by the currents and wind of the Baltic Sea is approximately 34 km long. The width of the peninsula varies from approximately 300 m near Jurata, through 100 m in the most narrow part, to over 3 km at the tip. Today the Hel Peninsula is a part of the Protected Coastal Marine Reserve being a unique tourist attraction on a European scale. The coastal resorts spreading along the sands and attracting thousands of tourists include: Wladyslawowo, Chalupy, Kuznica, Jastarnia and Jurata. Hel city is situated at the very he tip of the Peninsula which has the Pucka Bay on one side and the Baltic Sea on the other. Walking along the streets of Hel city the visitors may admire Kashubian fishermen’s huts and a 15th century Gothic St. Peter and Paul Church presently housing the Museum of Fishery.
The Hel Marine Station, established in 1992, is a field station in the organisational structure of the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Gdansk. Visited by over 450,000 people every year, the Station is the centre for research, breeding and rehabilitation of grey seals.