Guests   by plane to Budapest will be met by tour guide with their name on a board. Guests who want to be met by guide at other places need to send requested ahead.

Budapest Intl. Airport is a 1.5 hours drive from riding location.

Transfer from/to Budapest airport is not included in price. 125 Euros one way per shuttle (-6 persons), is payable to the driver.

Distance to Budapest 180 km.

All accommodations are authentically restored farmhouses. Single and double rooms are taken at farmhouse, with en-suite toilets and bathroom. Guesthouses provide 2-3 bedrooms, farm kitchen and 1 bathroom with separate toilet. Depending on your booking package breakfast will be served at lodge, taken at weekly market or at café. Lunch is usually out in nature or at tavern. Dinner will be arranged at lodge, in country inns, at wine cellar, at hunting lodge or at campfires.

The Southern great Plain enjoys a continental climate; hot in summer, cold in winter. Coldest month: January (4.1 o C) /40 F.
Warmest month: July/August (24.7 o C)/78 F. These are the official median numbers; but we are living here since 1997 and can tell a little bit different: Summer is hot and dry. Winter is cold and dry down with clear sky and sunny most of the time - in total up to 280 days of sunshine/year.) We are riding all the year anyways. The sandy ground does not harm the hoofs so much, like black soil. Gorgeous winter rides trough the plain is one of the most attractive things to experience. Afterwards relax at the Thermal Spa in (39C/100F) hot water.

He will show you the holiday lodge, the guestrooms and the stable. In the evening the Hungarian staff will arrange the typical Hungarian meal “Bogrács” Goulash cooked in stew-pot on open fire. Dine and get to know each other. Then your tour-guide will give details of your week-long program.

Cross country ride to the inhabited islands in the sea of the Puszta
After breakfast, mount your horse, take your picnic lunch pack then off you ride on your first horse trail. You will ride past local farmlands under crop, homesteads and barns run by farmers in traditional ways, and become acquainted with the delicious products like asparagus, juicy peaches, hearty cherries and mulberries, just to name a few of all year-round delicacies. But never miss to have a close encounter “type three” with the world-famous Hungarian red pepper or paprika which is so hot that it takes your breath away.  Then have a break at the hot springs at Erzsébet  Spa in Mórahalom, a 4 star Wellness temple in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary. Dine at the Puszta Csarda to taste the splendid local dishes of your choice.

Riding trail among the shades of aspen trees with wildlife observation
Meet for an early breakfast. This morning you will set off for a long riding trail through the forests with a good chance to see lots of the local game like pheasants, rabbits, fallow-deers or even wild-boars. Bring your camera, it’s a real safari! Have a romantic picnic in the woods. From the peak level, you can observe wildlife feeding. Extensive clearings invite repeatedly for canters. At a remote spot you will be surprised by a traditional menu cooked by local hunters. Ride back accompanied by the blood-red Sunset.

Daytrip to the city of sunshine combined with cultural and culinary highlights
Fry up and leave the tranquillity of the Puszta to visit Szeged, the city of sunshine.  A decent brunch at the Virág Café followed by a walk along the river Tisza and the avenues, boulevards with a strikingly homogenous architecture that preserves the Eclecticism and Art Nouveau of the turn of the century, stun visitors with the atmosphere of a quiet college town. You may visit the cathedral, the unique synagogue and the Reök Palace with its changing exhibitions. Dive into the hot springs at the historical Anna Spa and relax within the elegant wellness area. At the end of the day taste the famous spicy fish-soup, “Halászlé”, cooked from a selection of local freshwater fish.

Adventure ride to the old domestic animal breeds of nomads
Hearty breakfast followed by a day ride across a wild and romantic Puszta-landscape – a revelation of sheer natural beauty.  This trail ride passes the Hungarian longhorn, the formidable and exceptional ‘Mangalica’ pig (Revoke your memories of tasty bacons and hams) or the Walachian longwool sheep. Watch some herds of water buffalo moving and grazing in the reserve of undisturbed marshland. All these gregarious animals were once brought by the riding peoples of the Asian steppe and supplied Europe’s metropolises with fresh meat for centuries. In the evening you shouldn’t miss to taste some local food at the so called “Szalonnasütés”, a BBQ from  low cholesterol woolly pig with delicious spices and side dishes.

Riding day thru vineyard cultivations, followed by wine tasting
Breakfast. Ride through wine-growing areas of the sand ridge. Old vines as the Muscatel, Kövidinka or Kadarka have survived some younger varieties and some are now demonstrating an old heritage tracing back to the Roman Empire. Enjoy a picnic between the vines and gather force for extended trots and gallops across marshes and on the never-ending dirt paths of the Rolling Plains of Hungary. Chill out  at a wine cellar with the famous Sand Ridge Wines, home made salami and cheese will be served.

Ride to the weekly market, a central meeting place and still supplier for daily life needs.
Delicious brunch at the market. Experience colourful market life and the rich offers of marketers, farmers, sugar bakers, tanners, animal breeders, artisans and real gypsies. Taste culinary delights, home made products, find  bric-a-brac  and with a bit of luck valuables might wait for “always” dickering market visitors. Ride back past lovely meadows and beat the fields with seasonal fruits. Evening meal of your choice at country inn.

Riding tour with bird watching, fish ponds and fishermen life  Rich breakfast basket. A ride through extensive wild steppes and grasslands to the fish ponds in the nature reserve Madarász-tó. A hotbed of rare birds, invites you to an impressive natural spectacle  among biodiversity and the tranquillity of fishermen life. After refreshment at the dam, ride back home through the affiliated channels. Clay oven dinner at isolated farmstead.