ACTIVITY PROGRAMS IN BUDAPEST

Tram from the past

A nostalgic trip with the tram from 1910 along the Danube bank.

Bringohinto (pedalbike) on the Margaret Island

The Bringóhintó  gives a pleasant experience for those who want to have something new and extraordinary. In the orientation competition, participants seek out designated locations on BikeCars around the island. At each location they have to solve some "clever riddles" as quickly as possible. Attendants at the locations foster each teams competition. Some other suggestions for fun tasks: making a puzzle, darts competition, treasure hunting and similar joyful activities.
For groups sightseeing on BikeCars is also a suggested programme. It is a super special experience e.g. to bike along Andrassy ut on BikeCars, with a proper police escort. Upon request the vehicles can be decorated delivered to the clients designated location. The services are available every day of the year. The programmes are very popular - they are filled with games and they are sporty; they bring sunshine to the customer's lives. On the top of all these, they all happen out in the green, in the fresh air, yet in the very heart of Budapest.

Bycicle programme

Take a city tour or an excursion by bike. Tour guide at excursions. Suggested destinations by bike: Szentendre, Pécs, Visegrád, Hortobágy, Gödöllő, lake Balaton. The programme can be planned for some hours, for a day or for longer time as well.

Sporting facilities in Budapest

• Bowling
• Darts
• Squash
• Tennis
• Minigolf
• Ice skating

Treasure hunting

Guests form 3-4 groups and receive a map or a GPS receiver and some communication equipment. Their task is to locate the hidden treasures based on the marks on their map. The competition can be to find the treasures soon as possible, or as many as possible in a given time. Several round can be done, and between the rounds the teams can meet to get some refreshments and to discuss their experiences. The treasure hunting can be organised in downtown Budapest or in the Catsle District in Buda.

Labyrinth of Buda Castle

The Labyrinth of Buda Castle is situated in a depth of several storeys, under Buda Castle, which is part of the World Heritage Sites. This 1200-meter-long complex of caves and cellars welcomes its visitors with historic walls and mysterious exhibitions.
Labyrinth of Courage: who are not afraid of themselves, give it a try! Every day from 9.30 am. till 6.00 pm.
Night-time Labyrinth: visit to the Labyrinths from 6.00 pm with OIL LAMPS!

Funfair

The Fun Prak of Budapest is the largest entertainement park of Hungary with a wide variety of amusements recalling the atmosphere of the old times and with the latest entertainement facilities.

Cooking course in the Central Market Hall

Everybody enjoys tasting foreign cuisine. Learn to cook gourmet Hungarian style from award-winning chefs from prepared ingredients. Once you have finished the course and received the certificate, you can feast on your creations and impress your friends and family.

Golf

Pólus Palace Thermal Golf Club Hotel***** is the most fascinating and most easily accessible golf hotel from Budapest, situated on a 75 hectare area. The character of the place is determined by the artificially created lakes and a unique natural reserve full of pines. The 18-hole golf course, with sections of distinctive southern flavour, forms part of a unique natural reserve with botanical rarities. Forty-one strategically placed sand pits make the course attractive for high and low handicappers alike. Nine sections of the course form an integral part on the natural reserve while eight are directly connected to a system of lakes, giving each part of the course its special character. The slightly sloping course provides a breathtaking view of the Pilis and the Buda-hills.

Horse show

On arrival the bus is greeted by horse-herdsmen in traditional costume.
The guests are offered hot crackling scones and brandy under the walnut tree. Horsmen’s performace represting the way of life of the herdsmen.
The programme:
showing and leading  the Lipizaner stud
show of the "Puszta Ötös" coach and five
obstacle driving of coach and four
several field events of horse-herds: laying, sitting of horses, cracking a whip, competition of horse-herds
Going for a ride by horse carriage or hungarian ox-carts or donkey-carts among the sand-hills of the Great-Plain, in a beautiful natural enviroment. Visiting the stables, the typical Hungarian animals, and possibility for riding a horse.

American western party on the original Hungarian Puszta  

The horse show is flavoured with an original western show, and matching dishes are served for the occasion. Arrivals are awaited by buffet table with buffalo steak in bread-rolls and hot scones with pumpkin seed and cottage cheese scones. Guests can drink whiskey, soft drinks and beer. After the arrival the horse running and the horse show begins.

Olympic Games in the Puszta

• Knocking down a bottle with a whip: A bottle must be knocked down from 2-3 metres with a whip. A guests have 3 possibilities.
• Horse-shoe-throwing: The guests have to throw the horseshoes into a wooden-chest from 3-4 metres. 3 horse-shoes are given to a competitor.   
• Barrow-shove: One player sit in the barrow. The other player take the barrow and push it around an obstacle. The pairs compete and the fastest will be the first.
• Sack-race: The competitor put his/her legs in a sack, which he/she has to catch. There is a head of a horse made by drape on the sack, which has to be held in the guest's hand. Guests start at the same time the competition, the task is to go around the obstacles and than go back by jumping. The fastest will be the first.
• Competition with a sampling-tube: Guests have two bottles, one of them is empty, one of them is full of wine. The task is to take the wine from the filled bottle to the empty one with a sampling tube. The fastest will be the first.   
• Game with puszta-ski: The groups on one ski are clinching together than try to come around the obstacle. The groups have to coordinating and balancing, and try to moving together.

Trabant Rally in the Puszta

Meeting up at the church at the village between Budapest and the Puszta. Presentation and description of the tasks of the trabant rally (handing out the maps and the tasks). Handing over the Trabants.  The Trabants set off in every 20-30 seconds on the prescribed intenery. The distance is about 60km that can be done easily in one hour. The guests arrive at the finish in about 40 minutes – 1.5 hour (including them getting lost). The itinery goes through the Kiskunság National Park, on a road close to the main road with almost no traffic in a very nice natural enviroment. Tthe guests arrive by Trabants to the Új Tanyacsárda in Lajosmizse. Welcome by sauvory scones (Hungarian pastry „pogácsa”) and brandy. Waiting for the others and valuation of the tasks. Prize for the winners.

Horse show at night with the dance of witches at the camp-fire

The coaches are stopped by horse-herdsmen carrying torches. The guests get on horse carriages and go to the horsmen’s performance in the moonlight. The lights are turned on or by flambeau’s light music can be heard and the horse show begins. The lights turn off the campfire is blazing. The witches arrive in horse carriages. They dance their witch-dance on broomsticks by gipsy music.    

Joyful cooking course with lunch or dinner

During this programme the guests can bake in an open-air oven, roast on a spit and cook in a kettle pot. They can learn it in an original, pure Hungarian peasant surrounding. The guests are received by the chef, who greets them with a drink and tells stories about his cooking experiences. The cooking starts. The participants work with either raw, or pre-cooked ingredients. They cook goulash soup in a kettle pot, roast chicken on a spit, mix the ingredients of milk pie and bake it. After the work everybody can taste the dinner, including the dishes made by the guests themselves. While the new "guest cooks" have their own cooking, they can listen to Gipsy music. Red or white wine is served from carafe, mineral water.

Other programs in the Puszta

• Archery competition
• Hot –air ballon
• Grillparty
• Ox-grill
• Eating at an original peasant courtyard  
• Peasant wedding
• Gipsy-show

SAILING AND YACHTING ON LAKE BALATON

Excursion to Badacsony. Party on a boat on lake Balaton. Champagne and refreshments on board. Trip to Badacsonytomaj by bus to a restaurant. Lunch in the restaurant (3 courses, wine, soft drink, coffee). After lunch, trip around the hill of Badacsony. Wine tasting in a wine cellary, free time in the market. Voyage back to Balatonboglár with champagne and refreshment on board. Possibility for making  1 hour or half-day or one day ship cruises.

GRAPE HARVEST AT LAKE BALATON

Vintage programme at lake Balaton. Grape harvest in the vineyard, then guests mince and press the grapes they picked, drink must (grape juice) and wine, toast bacon accompained by accordion music. The programme ends with typical dinner with drinks and folklore programme.

AQUARENA WATERPARK IN MOGYORÓD

Visit one of the most famous aquaparks of Hungary nearby Budapest. The Aquapark offers entertainement and relaxation at the same time with its entertainment pools and skid-ways. There are also food and bevarage services in the area of the Aqarena.

At the HUNGARORING

The Hungaroring where the Grand Prix race takes place is 19 km from the centre of Budapest, alongside the M3 motorway at the border of the village, Mogyoród. The track is in a natural valley, surrounded by 50 hectares of rolling hillside. With this exceptional natural advantage, almost 80 percent of the racetrack is visible from any point. This is the reason why it is called "The Shallow Plate", it is because the spectators are watching races sitting by the side of an imaginary plate. The Formula 1 track in Hungary offers a lot of driving opportunities and driving trainings.

• Experience driving

Do not miss this opportunity on Hungaroring. Sit in the cars and get to know the special feeling of moving at full speed. You can try it in different racing cars. After the experience, watching the inside video of Formula 1 or playing a video game will be totally new point of view. The programme is made for those who are interested in car racing and moving at full speed. By the programme they can get closer to the mystical world of races. Those who live with the opportunity, will leave Hungaroring  with an unforgettable experience.

• Imitated Race

During the race you can experience the speed and the feeling of a real race. Line up for the start, the red lamp lights, the motors are working, 3…2…1…START!
Creeking wheels, 1.-2.-3.-4.-5. speed level, big brakes, the competitors are trying to get in a good position. The distance between the cars may be sometimes only 2 cm!!! Competiton of the bests! Everything that makes the guests’ and the competitiors’ adrenalin level reach the top. 2 rounds of the exciting race and there comes the bend which takes us to the end of the race.

• Quad

Unforgettable entertainment during which it is possible to try the quad feeling. After telling the detailed programme the participants take part in a short theoretical training after which they can try the acquired knowledge in practice at the various sites of the Hungaroring Adventure Park. Obstacle tracks of different levels.

• Green Open World

Excellent team-building program mostly for those who are not afraid of being challenged. We recommend it for medium size groups and as an addition to other programmes. There is a rope track in the middle of the F1 track among the old trees. The neighbouring trees are interconnected at a height of 12 meters almost touching the foliage this way providing a spectacular view for everybody. Groups of 2 and 4 members are competing with each other. One has to get to the first point along a rope-ladder then there is slothclimbing. After gathering some courage one has to balance with a tandem bicycle in the dizzying height. The next task consists of the Indian-bridge where one reaches the next platform with one’s partner. Having finished the tasks the section is closed with a coupleddescending.

• Trophy

During the program one can encounter the off-road secrets then try it as well, and then it is possible to experience a mini loader.
The programme:
1. Forest tour: During the forest tour – wondering at the natural beauties - you can admire the capacities of a prepared 4WD driven by skilled hands.

1. „Laser-field”: If you feel like performing a little physical exercise during the forest tour it is worth trying your skills. An entangled complex of yarns modelling laser sensors has to be crossed during which no “laser” can be touched.
2. „Giant star”: It is also a task of skills performed in group format. It is a star-like hanging unstable structure where the facing participants have to replace each other by going along the branches of the star and all this: in silence.
3. Driving technique: Steep hills, water trench, leaning wall, all these in a car driven by yourselves. You may also try your skills with blind eyes or with a 4WD of opposite steering.

2. Quad-tournament: You can encounter the popular 4W filed motors along the specific tracks – of course after a proper training. Driving the vehicles is not a problem, it is also recommended for women and provides a lasting experience for all the participants.
3. Bobcat-farm: You may test your skills with a mini loader while you have to manoeuvre along a specific track – even carrying a load. Handling the machine is quite easy for anybody.
4. Street-fighter presentation: You may watch a spectacular presentation led by Csaba Erdős national enduro-, streetfighter- and dragbike champion. He amazes the audience with stunts seen on TV only in such a way as if he were doing the most simple thing in the world.

• Bobcat-show: Presentation featuring acrobatic elements providing a special event for everybody since it is very rare to see a working machine “dancing freely”.
• Bicycle adventure: You can try your bicycle knowledge along a skills track and in the meantime there is much fun. Then you can do the same with 2- or 3-people tandems. The task is made difficult with wooden obstacles placed along a windy track.

• Gokart

Everything is on site. A 461 metres long carting track, 200 ccm, 6,5 HP strong brand new Mach 1 carts, computer aided timing system. It is just you that is missing! Good news for the speed freaks. All those reaching the set time with our 200 ccm carts will be offered to try the 270 ccm, 9 HP carts, which will definitely provide higher speed and more fun. You will never be bored at Hungaroring circuit.

In the EQUESTRIAN PARK IN DOMONYVÖLGY

The Lázár Equestrian Park (Lázár brothers are world champions in coach driving) is situated 35 kilometres from Budapest, easily accessible, an ideal place for organising company programmes. Next to the traditional programmes, you can participate in special, extrem activities as well.

• Clay-pigeon shooting

Clay-pigeon shooting has a really big popularity, it gives the opportunity to have a huntig experience. They use 12 calibred shot-guns. Qualified leaders help the programme concentrating on the experience of succes.

• Archery

Opportunity to meet the use of ancient Hungarian arches, and with the different wands. Professional archer presentation, exercises of shooting to the target are included in the programme.

• Paintball

Fight without blood. Excellent opportunity to get rid of the stress and the nervousness. The programme is suitable to work as a team building activity, while the level of the adrenalin reaches the top.

• Quad

Ground motor on four wheel. It can be used by 1+1 person at the same time. It is a great pleasure to make a tour or to carry out skill excercises. Skillness, fastness, experience balancing.

•  Bravely on the back

A real experience! Who is the most skilled? Balancing, concentrating, skillness, these are the most important points to be able to stay on the back of the „bull”.

• Treasure hunting with jeep and GPS

The participants have a planned path to follow in small groups. Plan, GPS, magnetic needle can be used to the orientation.

• Trust Climb

3 people on an easily climbable rock wall. They can get on only by having a full harmony, because the one in the middle depends on the two others.

• Descent on rope

The participants get down from a 20-25 meter high rock wall with the help of a rope. The members of the group insure each other by the control of the leaders.

• Running down the rock

The participants get down the 20-25 meter high rock wall. They are faced to the wall and insure each other with the help of the leaders.

• Filmfestival

The group will be divided into several eams; each team receives the title of a soap opera, a documentary, a musical comedy, etc. Their task is to create a show with the given title. Armed with cameras, they have to write the plot, play the characters and record the scenes. Moreover, all teams have to document their working processes; this means that they also produce a ‘making of’ documentary. Finally, all groups present their movies, which will be rated, scored and given awards by the strict jury.

• Wall Climbing

An artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet for climbing. Each hole contains a specially formed t-nut to allow modular hand holds to be screwed on to the wall. The wall is professionally structured and safe giving a special experience for those  who want to try themselves.

• Ground obstacle path

A path with 12 obstacles like for training soldiers. Teams of 2-3 participants have to overtake the obstacles.

• Water obstacle path

The water obstacle path consists of 5 differents tasks over the lake like for instance the Vitnamese suspension-bridge.

• Other possibilities at lake Balaton
• Bob sleigh
• Sailing on lake Balaton
• Fishing

1. Example for a Weekend (1 night / 2 days)

 Day 1:                          BUDAPEST
On  arrival at the Budapest-Ferihegy Airport girls dressed up in folklore costume welcome the guests with typical Hungarian drinks to bring them into the right mood. Transfer to the town and a short panorama tour in the city including the Danube bank and driving up the Gellért hill from where a gorgous views on Budapest awaits the group.
Lunch (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) on a stationary boat by the Danube bank with view on the Buda Castel.
After lunch, in the afternoon sightseeing on the Buda side with visting the Turkish baths (from outside) and the Castel District. Visiting the National Gallery which is to be found in the wings of Buda Castel (the museum represents the Hunagrian pieces of art from the foundation of the state to the present day, Medieval and Renaissance lapidarium, Gothic wood carvings and tableaux, late Gothic winged altars, Renaissance and Baroque art, Hasbourg palatine crypt, 19 th centrury painting, and sculpture, 20th centrury painting and sculpture). Entrance fee to the Mathias Church and to the Fishermen’s Bastion included. Wine tasting at the House of the Hungarian Wines in the Castel District with 5 sortes of wines: Olasz Rizling, Juhfark, Kékoportó, Bikavér (Bull’s Blood), Tokaji Aszú, sauvory scones (Hungarian pastry „pogácsa”), cheese.
Dinner (champagne, 4 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) in world famous Gundel Restaurant. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day 2:                          BUDAPEST
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing on the Pest side and visit to the Parliament where you can see the Hungarian crown jewels: St. Stephen’s Crown, the sceptre, the orb and a renaissance sword.
Lunch (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) in a typical Hungarian restaurant in Budapest.
After lunch, visiting the Opera House with local guide. Surprise concert at the Opera House, an artist performing 3 songs.
One hour boat trip on the Danube and admiring the beautiful panorama of Budapest, one drink is served on board. Transfer to the Ferihegy Airport. The group leaves by plane. End of our services.

2. Example for a Long Weekend (2 Nights / 3 days)

Day1:                                      BUDAPEST
Arrival to the Budapest Ferihegy International Airport. Our guide and the bus wait for the group at the airport. Transfer to the town and a short panorama tour in the city including the Danube bank and driving up the Gellért hill from where a gorgous views on Budapest awaits the group. Transfer to the hotel, welcome dink (champagne).
Dinner (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) on a mobile boat and the group can enjoy the nice panorama of Budapest during the meal. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day2:                                      BUDAPEST
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. In the morning conference in the hotel with coffee break. Lunch (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) at the hotel. After lunch Treasure hunting with GPS and Jeep as a team building activity nearby Budapest, in beautiful natural enviroment.  Announcment of results of treasure hunting, the winners get their prize.
Dinner (champagne, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) in a Tscharda with folklore programm eand gipsy music in Budapest. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day3:                                      BUDAPEST
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Visiting the Central Market Hall (unique building, Art Nouveau style) and the city center of Budapest. Lunch (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) in a restaurant in Budapest. Transfer to the airport of Budapest. Departure. End of services.

3. Example for 4 days stay (3 Nights / 4 Days)

Day1:               ARRIVAL
Arrival to the Budapest Ferihegy International Airport. Our English-speaking guide and the bus wait for the group at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) at the hotel or at a restaurant in Budapest. Guided tour in the illuminated town, Budapest by night, driving up the Gellért hill where the most gorgeous view of the illuminated Budapest awaits you. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day2:               BUDAPEST
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Our guide and the bus wait for the group at the hotel. Sightseeing on the Pest side including the Andrássy Avenue, the Heros’ Square, the City Park, the Castel of Vajdahunyad and visting from inside the St Stephen’s Basilica (the Neo-classical building holds the most importatnt relic of the nation, the mummified arm the, the Holy Right of King St Stephen). Visiting the Parliament where you can see the Hungarian crown jewels, the Holy Crown, the orb, and the renaissance sword. Lunch (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) on stationary boat -restaurant on the Danube bank with beautiful view overlooking the Buda Castel. After lunch, sightseeing on the Buda side including the Turkish baths (from outside). Then visiting the Castel District Entrance fee to the Mathias Church and to the Fishermen’s Bastion included. Wine tasting at the House of the Hungarian Wines in the Castel District with 5 sortes of wines: Olasz Rizling, Juhfark, Kékoportó, Bikavér (Bull’s Blood), Tokaji Aszú, sauvory scones (Hungarian pastry „pogácsa”), cheese. Visiting the Opera house, the neo-Renaissance building, is considered by many people to be the most beautiful opera house in the world. Dinner (aperitif, 3 courses, wine, mineral water, coffee) at a restaurant of Budapest. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day3:               TRABANT RALLY AT THE GREAT PLAIN
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Our guide and the bus wait for the group at the hotel. Departure for the trabant rally. Meeting up at the church at a little village in the Puszta. Presentation and description of the tasks of the trabant rally (handing out the maps and the tasks). Handing over the Trabants. The Trabants set off in every 20-30 seconds on the prescribed intenerary. The distance is about 60km that can be done easily in one hour, the itinerary goes through the Kishunság Natioanl Park, unique and typical natural envirment. The guests arrive at the finish in about 40 minutes – 1.5 hour (including them getting lost). The guests arrive by Trabants to the country tavern in Lajosmizse. Welcome by sauvory scones (Hungarian pastry „pogácsa”) and drinks. Waiting for the others and valuation of the tasks. Hormen’s performance: stud-riding, introducing and leading up the Lipizaner stud, then leading up the participants of the performance, greeting the guests, show of the "Puszta Ötös" (carriage of five), different skill exercises of horse-herds: laying, seating of horses, cracking a whip, competition of horse-herds, obstacle driving of carriages (of 4 horses), training of a donkey, entertaining competion with the guests: knocking down a bottle with snapping of a whip, donkey carriage driving. Then visiting the the stables and typical Hungarian animals (p.ex.:bullocks, sheep, cattle). Grill party for lunch: Goulash soup cooking over fire, different kind of roasted meat, salad bar, dessert, wine, mineral water, coffee. After lunch, activities at the Puszta: Obstacle driving in carriages (with 2 horses), horse riding in pen (paddock) with 4 horses. Carrige ride in the Puszta. Hungarian brandy is served during the carrige ride. Celebration ceremony and prize to the winners. After lunch, return back to the hotel in Budapest. Transfer from the hotel to a csárda, a typical restaurant. Dinner with foklore show and music tzigane (3 courses, mineral water, wine, coffee). After dinner transfer back to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Budapest.

Day4                DEPARTURE
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Ferihegy Airport. The group leaves by plane. End of our services.