Hungary !
Folk Dancing, Folk Music, Culture, Art, History, Adventure!

Budapest, Eger, Hortobagy, Jászberény Folk Festival !

When: July 31-August 11, 2009

Led by: Adam Molnar

Featuring:

  • Jászberény Folk Festival
  • Hortobágy Plain: Hungarian cowboy country
  • Csángó Festival Trip
  • Matyo Festival in Mezokovesd
  • Wine tasting with gypsy music in Eger
  • Villages, crafts people, and local folk groups
  • Round trip air, two meals daily

Price:

Land only: $3495

About Adam Molnar
Adam has his Ph.D. in Oriental Studies, and has lectured in the history, languages, anthropology, and religious history of Central Asia at the University of Szeged, Southern Hungary. His book "Weather-Magic in Inner Asia" was published in Bloomington, Indiana.

He is Secretary of the International Society for Shamanistic Research, publishes "Shaman", journal of the society as well as a book series and journal of "Hungarian Heritage" for the European Folklore Institute. As a guide, he offers programs in Hungarian folk dance, music and crafts.


         

Our Itinerary Map

Day 1: Friday, July 31:
Leave home.

Day 2: Saturday, August 1:
Arrive in Budapest. Meet your guide at airport and transfer to hotel. Orientation walk in city center. Dinner and overnight in Budapest in Hotel Benczur.

Day 3: Sunday, August 2:
Half-day sight-seeing in Budapest with a visit to the Museum of Ethnography. Afternoon free. Dinner followed by evening con-cert or tanchaz. Overnight at Hotel Benczur, Budapest.

Day 4: Monday, August 3:
Half-day side trip to the charming artist colony of Szentendre. Lunch in a typical Hungarian restaurant. Drive back to Budapest, evening free. Overnight at Hotel Benczur.

Day 5: Tuesday, August 4:
In the morning drive to the village of Holloko, an UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, village walk, visit small local museums. Drive on to the town of Eger across the Matra Hills. Walking tour in the city center. Dinner with wine tasting in Eger. Overnight at Hotel Eger.

Day 6: Wednesday, August 5:
In the morning we will leave for the Hortobagy, the Hungarian cowboy country to see the Sheperds' Museum and typical Hungarian domesticated animals. Drive on to the town of Karcag to see a potter's workshop, then continue to Jaszbereny. Dinner and evening performance. Overnight at Hotel Sólyom Panzió in Jászberény.

Day 7: Thursday, August 6:
Full-day workshop at the Jászberény Folk Music and Folk Dance Camp. Dinner. Evening concert, night concert and tanchaz. Overnight at Sólyom Panzió.

Day 8: Friday, August 7:
Full-day workshop at the Jászberény Folk Music and Folk Dance Camp. Performances, folk craft fair. Dinner. Night concert and tanchaz till dawn. 0vernight at Sólyom Panzió.

Day 9: Saturday, August 8:
Performances during the whole day, folk craft fair, Dinner, night concert and tanchaz. 0vernight at Sólyom Panzió.

Day 10: Sunday, August 9:
Drive to Budapest, free time for shopping, and more. Farewell dinner. overnight at Hotel Benczúr.

Day 11: Monday, August 10:
Morning drive to Budapest International Airport. Fly back home.