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, click 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
Led by Lee Friedman and guided by Joe Freedman
*****
Led by Cathie Donnel-Dunkel
with Lee Otterholt and Genc Kastrati
June 28-July 10, 2024
Montreal, Quebec City, Matane, Tadoussac (Quebec).
Saint John, St. Martin, Magnetic Hill (New Brunswick),
*****
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
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
Sept 29-Oct 13, 2024
Bucharest, Brasov. Sibiu, Cluj, Sighet Marmatiei
Led by Nancy 3. Hoffman and guided by Virginia O’Neil
*****
Scandinavia
June 18-July 1, 2024
Oslo, Gothenburg, Helsingborg (Elsinore),
Copenhagen
Led by Lee Otterholt
*****
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.
