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Jim Gold International
presents

Folk Tours 2023-4
We invite folk dancers, non-dancers, and all folks,
with a love
of travel, culture, and adventure

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

 Upcoming folk tours below
For itineraries, c
lick on country. 
Youtube tour videos, click here


   2023

Greece and the Greek Islands
October 7-20, 2023   
*****
New Year’s Extravaganza in Tirana and Italy

December 27, 2023 –  January 9,2024 


  2024 

Testimonials and reviews


Middle East

*****
Egypt
February 23-March 3, 2024
Cairo, Nile River cruise, Luxor, Aswan
*****

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


North America
*****
Western Canada
April 11-23, 2024
Calgary, Banff, Vancouver
Led by Cathie Donnel-Dunkel
with Lee Otterholt and Genc Kastrati
 
Eastern Canada
June 28-July 10, 2024
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.
Led by Richard Schmidt

Eastern Europe (The Balkans)
*****
Albania, Greece, Macedonia,
and Kosovo

May 22-June 3-5, 2024
Tirana, Durres, Vlora Folk Festival, Kruja, Gjirokaster, Saranda,
Berat, Lake Prespa, Ochrid
Kosovo extension

Led by Lee Otterholt and guided by Kliti Zika
 
 
Bulgaria and Black Sea Coast
July 22-August 4, 4-8. 2024
Sofia, Plovdiv, Bansko, Veliko Turnovo, Varna
Led by Ventsi Milev
with Bulgarian folk dance teacher
Niki Enchev, and musician (gaida) Ventsi Andonov
 

Greece and the Greek Islands
October 19-November 1, 2024
Athens, Nauplia, Sparta, Olympia,Delphi, Meteora,
Greek Island cruise to Mykonos,
Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, Kusadasi (Turkey)

Led by Lee Otterholt and guided by Maroula Konti

 

Romania
Sept 29-Oct 13, 2024
Bucharest, Brasov. Sibiu, Cluj, Sighet Marmatiei 
Led by Nancy 3. Hoffman and guided by Virginia O’Neil

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

Scandinavia
June 18-July 1, 2024

Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg (Elsinore),
Copenhagen

Led  by Lee Otterholt   

 

Spain
September 12-25, 2024
Malaga, Cadiz, Seville, Cordoba, Jaen, Granada

South America
*****
Peru
Nazca, and the Amazon

May 20–June 3, 2024
Lima, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Puno, Sacred Valley,
Lake Titicaca,  Amazon and Nazca extensions
Led by Martha Tavera

Brazil
October 21-November 1, 2024
Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Iguassu Falls
Led by Hilary Almeida 


Far East

*****

India
January 25-Febuary 8, 2024
Folk dances of India with Pushkar Fair
Delhi, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Pushkar Fair,
Jaipur, Agra,
Varanasi



Folk Tours  2025   

India
January 25-Febuary 8, 2025
Folk dances of India with Pushkar Fair
Delhi, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Pushkar Fair,
Jaipur, Agra,
Varanasi


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.

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