Jim Gold International Folk Tours
News: Romania Klezmer/Folk Dance Tour

• Adventures in fascinating lands
• Meet friendly folks, unforgettable travel and cultural experiences. 
• Meet and dance with local folk dance groups, visit beautiful sites
• Enjoy folk dancing, music, museums, festivals, crafts,
  architecture, and history
• Travel with expert guides and folk dance specialists
• Both folk dancers and non-dancers will enjoy these folk tours

YouTube videos of tours and dances

Albania! Gjirokastra Folk Festival Tour
September 20-30, 2020
Kosovo extension: September 30-October 2, 2020
Led by Lee Otterholt and Kliti Zeka
Tirana, Durres, Vlora Folk Dance Festival!
 Kruja, Saranda, Berat, Shkodra, Gjirokastra

Greece and the Greek Islands
October 10-23, 2020

Led by: Jim Gold and/or Lee Otterholt
Athens, Nauplia, Sparta, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora, Mycenae, and Epidaurus
Greek Island Cruise to Mykonos, Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, Kusadasi (Turkey)

Albania and Kosovo: May 4-16, 2021
Kosovo extension: 16-18, 2021
Led by Lee Otterholt 
Tirana, Durres, Vlora Folk Dance Festival!
 Kruja, Saranda, Berat, Shkodra, Gjirokastra

Peru, Bolivia, Chile: May 22-June 3, 2021 
Led by Martha Tavera 
Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Quechua Village,
Lake Titicaca, Uyuni, La Paz, Atacama Desert

Scandinavia: June 8-22, 2021
Norway, Denmark, Sweden  
Led by Lee Otterholt
Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Copenhagen 

Poland:  June 9-22, 2021 (TBA)
led by Richard Schmidt
Warszawa, Żelazowa Wola, Olsztyn, Malbork, Gdańsk Gdynia, Sopot, Toruń,
Oświęcim, Kraków,  Zakopane

Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, Switzerland
June 16-29, 2021
Folk Dance and Yodeling Tour

Led by: Jim Gold
Munich, Saltzburg, Innsbruck, Swiss Alps, Lucerne, Zurich

Bulgaria! Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival Tour
August 3-16, 2021
Led by: Jim Gold and Lee Otterholt
Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko, Veliko Turnovo, Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival

Ireland August 7-19, 2021

Led by Lee Friedman
Galway, Connemara, Aran islands, Doolin, Killarney, Kerry, Cork, Blarney, Dublin

Spain: September 16-29,2021
Andalusia Festival Tour
Led by: Lee Otterholt
Malaga, Ronda, Cadiz, Seville, Cordoba, Granada

Romania: October 4-17, 2021
Klezmer and Folk Dance Tour 
Led by Jim Gold with Nancy Hoffman, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Carl Dimow,
and Lee Friedman
Bucharest, Brasov. Sibiu. Sinaia

Israel: March 13-24, 2022  
Led by Jim Gold,  Joe Freedman,  and Lee Friedman 
Jerusalem, Masada, Tel Aviv,  Galilee, Haifa, Tiberias, Safed, and  Golan Heights

Video from our Balkan Splendor Tour

Unexpected dance lesson in Albania.

Magical experiences happen all the time on Jim Gold tours.

Folk Dance Classes

 Just published!  
A TREASURY  OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCES 
A Step-by-Step Guide
Choreographed by Jim Gold

Folk dancing strengthens body, mind, and spirit! Tensions vanish as you dance to the music of such exotic countries as Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey, Albania, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Norway, Serbia, Russia, Slovakia, Argentina, Croatia…and more!

Folk dancing promotes cultural understanding , tolerance, and fun cell growth. The high Fun Quotient created on the dance floor releases endorphins of joy, which bring happiness and longevity!

Join us! Start your folk dance adventu