Aims of The Marsna Jamborette
Play Scouting and Guiding with Scouts and Guides from other countries.
Learn, see and get acquainted with different cultures.
Learn more about The Netherlands.
To know every single participant at the end of the camp.
This year the Marsna Jamborette starts on the 29th of July in Meerssen – Netherlands
A little about our History
This next Marsna Jamborette is not the first ever held. It all started back in 1984 with a camp with participants from 8 countries. The organizers enjoyed it so much that the second Jamborette was held in 1989, the third in 1993, the fourth in 1997, the fifth in 2001, the sixth in 2005, the seventh in 2009, the eighth in 2013 and this year will be the ninth! There have been participants first taking part as youthmember and later as leader!
One of the aims of the Marsna Jamborette is offering our guests a ‘comfy’ as possible camp at which in the end everybody knows each other. In all Jamborettes we have been quite successfull in achieving this aim.
Program during the Marsna Jamborette
During the Marsna Jamborette we will organize several excursions and hikes for you: visits to Maastricht and our capital Amsterdam, hiking in the Ardennes (in Belgium) and in our province Limburg, and a lot more. Depending on your interest you can participate in these excursions and hikes. Furthermore we will challenge you to show your skills in a sporting tournament. We would like you to enjoy our campfires and various creativity programs as well. We are quite sure that we can offer you a nice program which will enable you to learn more about our country as well as our region. Detailed information about excursions you can find in the information booklets (see download pages).
About the costs (campfee)
The campfee of the Marsna Jamborette 2024 is: €295,- per person. This includes: camping place, food, campscarf, badge and all activities, transfer from and to Maastricht railway station or the Maastricht/Aachen Airport. Excluded are the excursions and hikes. The cost of these excursions are kept to a minimum level.
If you fill in the registration form, you will find the definitve costs for you group.
Important
The registration is complete once we received the fully filled in registration form and the camp fee. It is still possible to register for the Marsna Jamborette 2024!
Location of camp and why the name “Marsna” Jamborette
Explore our network of trails that lead through a variety of woodland habitats and observe the diverse flora that call this area home.
When you take a look at the map you will see that our Marsna Jamborette (held in Meerssen) is located very near the capital of the province Limburg, Maastricht. It has a lot of history, that makes Maastricht to an interesting and popular destination.
Meerssen is a very old town to Dutch standards: 2000 years. Excavations in Meerssen have shown thre existence of various old Roman buildings. The Romans used to call this nice place “Marsana” or “Marsna”. Now you know how we got our name for the Marsna Jamborette.
Starting on 29 July 2024 – Meerssen – Netherlands
Traveling to the Marsna Jamborette is easily done by train, bus or car.
The campsite is located in Meerssen. Meerssen is situated in the south of the Netherlands some 6 km from the city of Maastricht. Depending on your means of traveling you can reach Meerssen by car, bus, train or aeroplane. The address of the Marsna Jamborette camping area is: Tussen de bruggen, Meerssen.
By Train:
From the South and Southwest:
Travel by train to Maastricht, the Netherlands. From here take the local train to Meerssen.
From the North, East and Northeast:
Travel by train to Heerlen, the Netherlands. From here take the local train to Meerssen
Your end destination is train station, Meerssen. (See map point A), after leaving the train station you need to walk for about 5 minutes to the Marsna Jamborette (See map point B).
By Car:
Your end destination is Tussen de bruggen, Meerssen (See map point B). There are a few parking spots in front of the Marsna Jamborette, if no parking spots available, please park in City center of Meerssen.
Jambo
You have already met me on the welcome page. You know that every camp in style has a mascot. And as Jambo, I am proud to be the mascot of the Marsna Jamborette. I was born during the first Marsna Jamborette 1984. They have told me that I have always been very popular among the Marsna Jamborette participants. Well and I’m not going to tell you something else ofcourse.
If you want to meet me in real you have to be on the next Marsna Jamborette. I love to see you there. Having fun together with a lot of other Scouts and Guides and me!
The Marsna Telegraph & Marsna Bulletin
Marsna Bulletin
The Marsna Bulletin is our official information-leaflet of the Marsna Jamborette. This Marsna Bulletin is especially meant for all foreign participants of the camp. The bulletin is also meant for the organizers of the Jamborette: the Shero’s (boyscouts and girlscouts) from Meerssen and the staff. In the Bulletins which will appear in the months preceding the camp, you can read all kind of information about the Marsna Jamborette. In this way we hope to increase your enthusiasm and to let you have more fun with your preparations! This Marsna Bulletin is only send to registered groups, but you can also download it on our download site.
The Marsna Telegraph
During the Marsna Jamborette the camp newspaper ‘The Marsna Telegraph’ will be edited every day. In this newspaper all interesting events of the last day will be reported. The Marsna Telegraph will give you information about the weather and all kind of domestic business. Every participant will receive a copy of the Marsna Telegraph at breakfast-time. There will be some space reserved for your group as well. During the camp you can use this space by writing about your adventures or other interesting subjects. People back home can download this camp newspaper on our download site, so they can enjoy our newspaper, too.
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