Where can I find a Slovak/English speaking guide & translator for a
family trip to Zavadka, Slovakia (near Spisska Nova Ves)in the Fall of
2003? Would be great to find a gateway/s where we could compare several

Hi ajenik,
Thank you for your question. I have located many interesting and
useful sites including a list of Travel Inquiry Offices which I will
list for you first:

Cultural and inquiry centre
nám. Š. Moyzesa 26, 
974 01 Banská Bystrica
tel. 048/16186, 4155085, 
fax 048/4152914,
e-mail- pkobb@isternet.sk , http://www.isternet.sk/pkobb

Town tourist inquiry office
Radnicné námestie 1, 
969 00 Banská Štiavnica
tel.045/16186, 6921360
fax 045/6911859
e-mail- tik.bs@spark.sk,

Tourist inquiry office
Radnicné námestie 21, 
085 01 Bardejov
tel. 054/4726273, 
e-mail: globbj@isternet.sk 

Inquiry service Bratislava
Klobucnícka 2, 
814 28 Bratislava
tel. 02/16186, 54433715, 54434370, 54433078, 
fax 02/54432708, 54433109
e-mail- bis@bratislava.sk , http://www.bratislava.sk/bis

Tourist inquiry office SLOVAKOTOUR
Gäcelská 1, 
026 01 Dolný Kubín
tel. 043/16186, 5865405,5865406, 
fax 043/5865405
e-mail- infodk@trynet.sk , iva@nextra.sk,
www.sunsoft.sk/dolnykubin www.dolnykubin.miesto.sk 

Tourist inquiry office
Župná 5, 
945 01 Komárno
tel. 035/7730063, 
fax 035/7730063
e-mail- tik_komarno@netlab.sk , http://www.zitnyostrov.sk 

Town inquiry centre
Hlavná 2, OD Dargov 
040 01 Košice
tel. 055/16186
fax 055/6230909
e-mail- mic@pangea.sk , http://www.pangea.sk

Town inquiry centre
Námestie gen. M.R. Štefánika 35/44, 
967 01 Kremnica
tel. 045/16186, 045/6742856
e-mail- infokca@bb.telecom.sk, http://www.kremnica.sk

Cultural and inquiry centre
nám. Majstra Pavla 54, 
054 01 Levoca
tel. 053/16186, tel/fax 053/4513763
e-mail- tiklevoc@nextra.sk  http://www.levoca.sk

Tourist inquiry centre
Námestie mieru 1, 
031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš
tel. 044/16186, 5522418
fax 044/5514448,5514449
e-mail- infolm@trynet.sk, http://www.liptovskymikulas.sk

Tourist inquiry office CK Stahl Reisen
ul. 29. augusta 9, 
036 01 Martin
tel. 043/16186, 4221855, 4131407 
fax 043/4132994
e-mail- stahl@stahl.sk , stahl@enelux.sk, www.stahl.sk

NISYS - Town inquiry centre
Štefánikova 1, 
949 01 NITRA
tel. 037/16 186, 037/7410 907, 
e-mail: info@nitra.sk , http://www.nitra.sk

Tourist inquiry office
Bjorsonova 4A, pošta - Hlavné nám. 10, 
940 01 NOVÉ ZÁMKY
tel. 035/6400 225-7
fax 035/6400 240

Pieštany Inquiry centre
Nálepkova 2, 
921 01 PIEŠTANY
tel. 033/186, tel/fax 033/7743355, 
e-mail: incoming@ivco.sk

Poprad Inquiry agency
Námestie sv. Egídia 3004/114, 
058 42 POPRAD
tel 052/16186,7721700, 
tel/fax 052/7721394, 
e-mail: infopp@pp.psg.sk, http://www.tatradata.sk,
www.poprad.sk

PX CENTRUM - Tourist inquiry office
Štúrova 5/9 (hotel Manín), 
017 01 POVAŽSKÁ BYSTRICA
tel. 042/16 186, 4326 222, 
tel/fax 042/4326 545, 
e-mail: tik@px.psg.sk

Tourist inquiry centre
Námestie baníkov 32, 
048 01 ROŽNAVA
tel. 058/7328101, 7329355
fax 058/73 24 837, 
e-mail: tic@roznava.sk , www.roznava.sk

Travel centre Brantner and Tourist inquiry centre
Štefánikovo námestie 10, 
052 01 SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES
tel 053/16 186, 
tel/fax 053/442 82 92, 
e-mail: brantner@spinet.sk 

Cultural inquiry centre of Trencín
Štúrovo nám. 10, 
911 01 TRENCÍN
tel. 032/16186, 
tel/fax 032/7433 505, 7431539, 
e-mail: kic@trencin.sk, www.trencin.sk

Town inquiry service - TINS
Trojicné nám. 1, 
917 00 TRNAVA
tel. 033/186, 55 11 022
fax 033/55 01 455 
e-mail: tins@nextra.sk  

Town inquiry centre
Trhová ul.c.4, 
960 01 ZVOLEN, 
tel/fax 045/54 292 68,
e-mail: icko@zv.psg.sk

Tourist inquiry office, 
CK SELINAN, v.o.s.
Burianova medzierka 4, 
010 01 ŽILINA, 
tel. 041/5620789, 5621478
fax 041/5623171
e-mail:selinanck@bb.telecom.sk  , www.selinan.sk

Town tourist inquiry office
Námestie gen. M.R. Štefánika 55, 
977 01 Brezno 
tel.fax: 048/6114221,
e-mail- mubrezno@mbox.zelpo.sk , tikbr@mbox.sk

Town tourist inquiry office
Námestie slobody 30, 
022 01 Cadca 
tel. 041/16186, 4332611
fax 041/4332322
e-mail- ikcadca@mail.viapvt.sk , www.ikcadca.pvt.sk

Town tourist inquiry office
Záhradná 22, 
962 12 Detva
fax 045/5455516 
tel. 045/5455217, 
e-mail- hoteldt@pcb.sk , www.alter.sk/hoteld

Tourist inquiry office Dekampo
Ul. sv.Michala 2, 
934 01 Levice
tel/fax: 036/6317898 
e-mail- tiklv@isternet.sk

Inquiry centre
ul. SNP 114, 
033 01 Liptovský Hrádok
tel. 044/16186, 5225060, 
tel/fax 044/5225059
e-mail- iclh@aprojekt.sk.sk

Town inquiry centre
Masarykova 14, 
984 01 Lucenec 
tel.fax 047/4331513

Malokarpatská tourist inquiry office
Štúrova 84, 
900 01 Modra
tel.033/6474302
fax: 033/6474662
e-mail-  tik@post.sk. http://www.tik.sk

Town inquiry centre
Námestie slobody 2, 
968 01 NOVÁ BANA,
tel. 045/16 186, 
tel/fax 045/685 6486, 
e-mail:info@novabana.sk   http://www.novabana.sk

Tourist inquiry office Horná Nitra
Nám. slobody 4, Mestský dom, 
971 01 PRIEVIDZA
tel. 046/16 186, 
tel/fax 0862/542 3135

TRING - tour, travel and inquiry office
Daxnerova 1183/5, P.O.Box 27, 
050 01 REVÚCA  
tel/fax 058/44 22 159

Inquiry agency Kežmarok
Hlavné námestie 46, 
060 01 Kežmarok
Tel./fax: 052/4524047, 
e-mail: infokk@sinet.sk www.kezmarok.tripod.com

Tourist inquiry centre
Hlavné nám. 5, 
979 01 RIMAVSKÁ SOBOTA
tel/fax 047/562 36 45, 
e-mail: ticrs@mail.pvt.sk , http://www.rimavskasobota.sk

Cultural and inquiry centre
Madacova 3, 
034 01 RUŽOMBEROK 
tel. 044/16 186, 4321 096, 
fax 044/4323 216

Tourist inquiry office - SCR
Mierové nám. 19, 
903 01 SENEC , 
tel/fax 02/45928224,
e-mail: scr@senec.sk, www.senec.sk

Tourist inquiry office INFOSEN
Autobusová stanica 
905 01 SENICA, 
tel. 034/6516 458-9,
fax 034/6513 834

Tourist inquiry office
Nám. slobody 10, 
909 01 SKALICA , 
tel. 034/6645341 
fax 034/6600241, 6600240
e-mail: skalica@ba.telecom.sk

Tourist inquiry office 
CK UNITUR MARCINEK - UNIVERZÁL DOS
Strojárska 102, 069 01 SNINA
tel. 057/16 186, 768 57 35, 
tel/fax 057/768 22 85, 
e-mail: unitur@ke.telecom.sk

Town inquiry centre
Nám. sv. Mikuláša 12, 
064 01 STARÁ LUBOVNA
tel. 052/4321 713
fax 052/4323 033, 
e-mail: mesto@sl.sinet.sk

Town inquiry centre
Sovietskych hrdinov 38, 
041 01 SVIDNÍK, 
tel. 054/16 186, 
fax 054/7522394

Tourist inquiry office
Sv. Cyrila a Metoda 96, 
013 06 TERCHOVÁ, 
tel. 041/5695 307
fax 041/5695 310

Tourist inquiry office - CK Transbus
Dom služieb, M. R. Štefánika 2, 
914 51 TRENCIANSKE TEPLICE
tel. 032/6552208, 
tel/fax 032/6553243,
e-mail: transbus@tn.sknet.sk , www.sknet.sk/transbus

Tatry inquiry office
Dom služieb, P.O.Box 7, 
062 01 VYSOKÉ TATRY
tel. 052/44 23 440, 
fax 052/44 23 127,  
http://www.tatry.sk, www.tanap.sk, e-mail: zcr@tatry.sk

Tourist inquiry office
027 32 ZUBEREC 289, 
T/F/Mod: 043/5395 197, 0903 548 080, 
fax 043/539 53 59
e-mail: info@zuberec.sk  http://www.zuberec.sk

Tourist inquiry office CS TOUR
Trojicné námestie, 
027 44 TVRDOŠÍN  
tel. 043/16186, 043/5323111
e-mail: cstours@mail.viapvt.sk, cstours@usa.net,
www.cstours.miesto.sk 

Inquiry centre JASED
Jasenská dolina, Kašová
038 11  Belá - Dulice
Tel.: 043/429 77 17, 0905 838 999
Fax: 043/429 77 17
e-mail: jased@enelux.sk www.enelux.sk/jased

INFOTUR - Town inquiry office
Husitská cesta 253/3 (hotel LIPA)
916 01  Stará Turá
Tel.: 038/776 38 93
Fax: 038/776 38 93
e-mail: infotur@nm.psg.sk www.staratura.sk 

Source: http://slovakia.eunet.sk/slovakia/travellers-guide/i-center.asp
Most have a website you can visit and email address to write to. If
you contacted them, you will be able to give them more information
like details and the requirements you will need for your stay in
Slovakia.

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I found this very useful site which helps you with the basics of the
Slovak language. It translates common words and you have the option to
download files to hear the words in Slovak.
Categories include:
Basic Words 
Numbers
Shopping/Dining 
Travel
Directions 
Places 
Time and Dates 
- Travelang -
http://www.travlang.com/languages/cgi-bin/langchoice.cgi?page=main&lang1=english&lang2=slovak

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Sites of interest:
- Lonely Planet - 'Slovakia'
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/slovakia/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/subwwway/links.cfm?categoryID=1#282

- Slovakia.Org -
http://www.slovakia.org/

- Slovakia Document Store -
http://slovakia.eunet.sk/

- Slovakia Document Store - 'Traveller's Guide'
http://slovakia.eunet.sk/slovakia/travel.asp

- Welcome to Slovakia -
http://www.region.sk/
http://www.region.sk/spisskaves.htm

- Eastern Europe for Visitors -
http://goeasteurope.about.com/library/travel/blt_sk.htm

- Our Slovakia -
http://www.our-slovakia.com/

- Slovakia 'Heart of Europe' -
http://www.slovakia-slovakia.com/heartofeurope/ 

- Slovakia: The Tourism Expert -
http://www.tte.ch/index.cfm?conID=8&geoID=41&matID=0&lanID=1

- Panorama: Slovakia -
http://www.panorama.sk/miesto_kat.asp?lang=en&mid=38&kid=73

Travel Guide Sites:
http://www.centraleurope.cz/europe/slovakia/slovakia.htm

http://www.centraleurope.cz/guide/guidesk.htm

http://slovakia.eunet.sk/slovakia/travellers-guide/i-center.asp

The Union of Translators and Interpreters:
Laurinska 2, 815 08 Bratislava, Slovakia, telephone (421-7) 334-374,
or 332 817, ext. 226
Source: http://www.photo.net/bp/slovak-FAQ

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Following are some Travel Agencies who provide guides and translators
which I have written to and will post the replies for you when I
receive them.

Panorama tour Jurská 7
83102 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2/444 50376, (0)903 448 136, (0)903 398 323
Fax: +421 2/444 60071
E-mail: panorama@gtinet.sk
Http: www.panoramatour.sk 

LUCKY TOURS V.I.P. Obchodná 7
811 06 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2/5443 35 20
Fax: +421 2/5443 11 90
E-mail: luckytour@luckytour.sk
Http: www.luckytour.sk 

CK Supravia Zámocká 12, P.O.Box 264
811 01 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2 5920 1720, 5920 1730
Fax: +421 2 5920 1700
E-mail: supravia@supravia.sk
Http: www.supravia.sk 

CK Settour Slovakia Lazaretská 29
811 09 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2/5292 79 17, 5293 28 68
Fax: +421 2/5292 79 18
E-mail: settour@settour.sk
Http: www.settour.sk 

CK Pressburg Trnavská cesta 50
821 02 Bratislava 41
Tel.: +421 2/4464 05 81, 4445 54 58
E-mail: dcr@ck-pressburg.sk
Http: www.cestujem.sk 

CK Marijo Americká 2
831 02 Bratislava
Tel.: +421 2/4437 23 33
Fax: +421 2/4445 29 29
Http: www.marijo.sk 

Source: http://www.lexikon.sk/

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I have also found a few accomodations for you in Zavadka which I
thought may be helpful to you:

Hotel GOLDEN FISH 
Phone: +421-48-6183909 
94967  Zavadka nad Hronom 
Open: all year 
Beds: 26  
approximate prices:
single-bed Room: 500 - 2000 SKK
double-bed Room: 1000 - 2000 SKK 
lunch: 200 SKK
breakfast (Continental breakfast) 
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Horsky hotel VRSKY 
Phone: +421-905-313764, +421-48-6183236, Fax: +421-48-6183236 
c. 368
97667  Zavadka nad Hronom 
Open: all year 
Beds: 72  
approximate prices:
single-bed Room: 300 - 360 SKK
double-bed Room: 300 - 360 SKK 
lunch: 100 SKK
breakfast (Continental breakfast) 
 
The currency exchange rate is approximately: 100 SKK= $2.11

Source: Travel Guide 'Slovakia'
http://travelguide.sk/
http://www.travelguide.sk/hg/default.asp?TravelGuideCZ=True&Search=True&Lang=EN&TGCZ=%2Fhg%2Fdefault.asp&sArea=zavadka&sName=&image1.x=34&image1.y=14

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While working on this question for you, I received an email from one
of the sources I contacted. This is the reply:
"In the Panorama.sk / Slovakia Document Store we are creating the
network of colaborators who can provide the service you are asking
for. Send us more details and we will try to send you our offer.
For now, you can browse through the www.panorama.sk and
http://slovakia.eunet.sk for the information you need.
With best regards"

Vladimir Bibel - InfoDigest
phone: (00 421) (2) 638 12 717
mobile: (00 421) (905) 454 205
mail: idigest@internet.sk
http://www.panorama.sk
http://slovakia.eunet.sk - Slovakia Document Store

You may want to contact them with details and specifications.

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Keywords used:
Slovak English speaking guide translator
Slovakia travel
Slovakia travel angencies

I hope you have found the information I provided useful. If you have
any questions regarding the answer, please don't hesitate to ask. 
D^akujem vám! (Thank you)

Have a wonderful trip.
rainbow~

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Request for Answer Clarification by ajenik-ga on 03 Dec 2002 17:57 PST

Hi rainbow,

Thank you for your help.
I was trying to finds info specifically about Zavadka near Spisska
Nova Ves - the Zavadka you referred to in your accomodations part
(which was beyond my request) is Zavadka nad Hronom - a different town
on the western edge of Slovakia.

In any case I will do my best to wade through this list - this is the
first time I am trying this service and I had hoped it might yield a
more specific select number of sites that were targetted directly
toward an answer to my question - I have already been surfing
extensively & located for myself many  of the general sites you
forwarded, though I'm sure the language translator will be useful.

Knowing more about the geographic locations of the cities, I'll poke
through - this is certainly closer than I was before to finding the
info.

best,

Adriene Jenik

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Clarification of Answer by rainbow-ga on 03 Dec 2002 23:59 PST

Hi ajenik,
First I'd like to apologize for getting the towns mixed up. While
researching your question, I found there were no specifics for the
town you are interested in, but moreover, agencies will cater to
clients with where ever they plan to visit. For example, the email I
received and posted for you.
If you would like me to help by emailing the offices I listed, just
let me know and I will begin right away.
I happened to come across those two hotels and just thought I'd
mention them just in case you were interested.:)
Best regards,
rainbow~

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Clarification of Answer by rainbow-ga on 05 Dec 2002 06:50 PST

Hi ajenik,
As I receive replies from the agencies I previously emailed, I will be
posting them here for you to read. So far I have received 3 responses.
These are actual quotes:

"I am not sure whether you did not receive a partial message from me
now. I have to use a web interface to my mailbox and the system is
behaving rather strangely ;-((
So, (maybe once again): please ask me once more in the end of next 
Spring. It is too early to look for somebody now.
There are not many English websites about Slovakia.  I think the best
are
http://slovakia.eunet.sk
http://www.slovakia.org
http://www.slovensko.com
http://www.slovensko.com

The Slovak pages worth visiting:
http://www.sme.sk (SME daily)
http://www.zoznam.sk (most popular portal) 
http://www.szm.sk (second most popular portal)
You should perhaps specify more precisely what are you interested in.
Best regards"
Email: jazybenk@savba.sk
 
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"Many thanks for your e-mail- searching for Slovak/English guide.
 CK PRESSBURG was established in 1991 and today is one of the biggest
touroperators for the Slovak and Czech Republic, in the year 2001 we
have arranged more than 250 000 overnights for tourist from various
countries. It has more than 60 employees in the three offices - the
main one is in Bratislava and the other two are in Prague and in
Olomouc (Czech Republic & Moravia) and have a number of service
centres e.g. in Pieą»any, Tren?nske Teplice, Tatry, Dudince, Luha?ice,
Marianske Lazne etc.)
As we have a big experience with organizing tours not only for groups
but also for individuals (we cooperate with tour operators from
various countries by arranging As we have a big experience with
organizing tours not only for groups but also for individuals (we
cooperate with touroperators from various countries by arranging stays
for FIT), we would like you to know, that we are able to prepared for
your clients an interesting stay in your prefered countries – Czech
and Slovak Republics. We can arrange for you not only accomodation in
the various cities, guides and transfers but also other services
according your wishes. We cooperate with a range amount of hotels (we
have in our catalogues more than 300 hotels in Slovak and Czech Rep.
and Hungary), so we are able to offer you very advantageous prices.
It would be great if you can give our e-mail address
acr@ck-pressburg.sk  to your clients and we would be pleased to answer
all their questions refering stay in Slovakia (Zavadka.)
It would be nice to hear from you with your request concerning stays
in Slovak and Czech Republic.
Best regards from Bratislava"
CK PRESSBURG Bratislava a.s.
Konopn?5
SK-821 05 Bratislava
I?: 3579 6880
OR OS Bratislava I,oddiel: Sa, vloľka ?2567/B
tel. +421-2-4333 9675, 4341 4458
fax +421-2-4341 4064
acr@ck-pressburg.sk

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"Thank you very much for your e-mail. We are a travel agent offering
services in Slovakia, such as guide, car rental, accommodation,
translation etc. Please let us know the exact dates of stay of your
client, number of clients, any other information or requests and we
will try to find the most suitable local English speaking guide
available at suggested time, according to your wish with or without
the car.
Please let me know your information and we hope to be of help at any
time now or in the future.
Thank you for your understanding.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Best regards"
Limba Travel Agency
Medena 13
811 02 Bratislava
Slovakia
tel,fax: ++421 2 54418601
e-mail: travel@limba.sk
http://www.limba.sk

I hope these will be helpful. 
Best of luck,
rainbow~