Jim Gold International
presents

Folk Dance Tours 2023-4
Our trips are for folk dancers, non-dancers, and all folks
with a love of travel and culture

• Visit exotic countries with welcoming people
  and stunning locations.
• Dance with local folk dance groups and teachers.
• Attend exciting folk festivals, visit unique museums,
  and make history!
• Tour with wise, knowledgeable guides and folk dance experts.
• Revel in the thrill of travel and folk dancing in a way you’ve never experienced before!

Below is a list of our upcoming 2023-2024 folk tours
Click on country of your choice for itineraries,
or here to view Youtube videos of our tours 

Bulgaria
July 24-August 6, 2023
Black Sea Extension August 6-10
*****
Ireland 
August 5-17, 2023
*****
Spain  Andalusia Festival Tour  
September 14-27, 2023
*****
Greece and the Greek Islands
October 7-20, 2023   
*****

Folk Dance Tours  2024 
Testimonials and reviews

Israel
March 3-13, 2024
Led by Lee Friedman
and guided by Joe Freedman
Jerusalem, Masada, Tel Aviv, Galilee,
Haifa, Tiberias, Safed, Golan Heights
Testimonials/Reviews

*****

Western Canada
April 11-23, 2024
Led by Cathie Dunklee-Donnel
with Lee Otterholt and Genc Kastrati
Calgary, Banff, Vancouver

“New Jim Gold Tour: Western Canada”by Kelley O’Neill
published in “Folk Dance Scene” 

*****
Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo
May 22-June 3, Kosovo extension 3-5, 2024
Led by Lee Otterholt
and guided by Kliti Zika
Tirana, Durres, Vlora Festival, Kruja, Gjirokaster, Saranda,
Berat, Lake Prespa, Ochrid
*****

*****

Eastern Canada
June 28-July 10, 2024
Led by Richard Schmidt

Montreal, Quebec City, Matane, Tadoussac (Quebec)
Saint John, St. Martin, Magnetic Hill (New Brunswick)
Halifax, Lunenburg, Peggy’s Cove (Nova Scotia)
Charlottetown, Cavendish (Prince Edward Island)
and so many places in between

*****

Bulgaria
July 22-August 4, 2024
Black Sea extension August 4-8
Led by Ventsi Milev
Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko, Veliko Turnovo, Varna
*****

Ireland
 August 3-15, 2024
Led by Lee Friedman and Kay Cleary
Galway, Connemara, Aran islands,
Kerry, Cork, Blarney,
Dublin

*****
Spain  Andalusia Festival 
September 12-25, 2024
Led by Lee Otterholt 
Malaga, Cadiz, Seville, Cordoba, Jaen, Granada

*****
Romania
September 29-October 13, 2024
Led by Nancy 3. Hoffman
and guided by Virginia O’Neil
Bucharest, Brasov.
Sibiu, Cluj, Piatra Neamt, Sighetarmatiei

*****

Greece
and the Greek Islands
October 5-18, 2024  
Led by Lee Otterholt, 
and guided by Maroula Konti
 Athens, Nauplia, Sparta,Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Greek Island Cruise to Mykonos, Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, Kusadasi (Turkey)

*****

Brazil
October 21-November 1, 2024

Led by Hilary Almeida
Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Iguassu Falls
*****

And something new in addition to folk dance tours!
Balkan Splendor Tours

On and off-beat adventures in foreign lands
For YouTube folk dance videos: Click here

Jim Gold’s travelers dance with Bulgarians at Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival

Folk  dance lesson in Albania.  Magical experiences happen on Jim Gold tours.