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

Budapest, Eger, Jászberény,
Nyiregyhaza, Mezökövesd, Debrecen

When: July 26-August 5, 2008

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

Price:

Land only: $3295
Land and air: $4195

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: Saturday, July 26:
Depart on Czech Air from JFK airport in New York City.

Day 2: Sunday, July 27:
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: Monday, July 28:
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: Tuesday, July 29:
Half-day side trip to the charming town of Szentendre, lunch in a typical Hungarian restaurant. Drive back to Budapest, evening free. Overnight at Hotel Benczur.

Day 5: Wednesday, July 30:
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: Thursday, July 31:
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: Friday, August 1:
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: Saturday, August 2:
Full-day at the Csango Festival, performances, folk craft fair. Dinner. Night concert and tanchaz till dawn. 0vernight at Sólyom Panzió.

Day 9: Sunday, August 3:
Drive to the town of Mezõkövesd. A full-day Matyó Festival, a folk craft fair, and performances during the whole day. Dinner. Evening gala performance. Overnight at Hotel Zsóri, Zsórifürdõ or Rózsa Panzió, Mezõkövesd/Zsórifürdõ, Fürdõ u.

Day 10: Monday, August 4:
Drive to Budapest, free time for shopping, and more. Farewell dinner. overnight at Hotel Benczúr.

Day 11: Tuesday, August 5:
Morning drive to Budapest International Airport. Fly back home.