Thursday, March 31, 2011

Tank driving day in Hungary

Tank Driving DayLet’s your dreams come true, and drive real tanks on an authentic off-road terrain outside of Budapest.
If you have free time during your vacation in Hungary, and you are a big boy, you must try this adventure. If you are not with a big group, but only 2-3 persons, it is your perfect tank driving experience. It can be a great program also for a stag party.

Tank Driving Day  

You can drive 1 or more tanks, the types are choosen by you from the list. You have at least 1 hour to try the power of the engine and your manhood.

The adventure tour program is the following:

Tank Driving Day
We transfer you from your hotel in Budapest to the base, it is 90 minutes from the city.
At the reception of the base, the guests receive the theoretic instructions, and they sign the legal disclaimers of responsibility and safety.
If you require you can dress in protective overall, we can let you one.
The GSP-55 training vehicle is waiting for you! Let's move to the proving ground! ( until the arrival to the proving ground, the instructor drives the vehicle).

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Tank Driving Day 
GSP-55 practical training! The guests drive the vehicle through a training course, which is an off road track with continuously increasing difficulty and more and more incredible obstacles! During the tours, one instructor is always on the board of the vehicle.
After the tour with the GSP-55, the guest enter the second vehicle  with more armor, more power, even more fun! If you want you can choose more than two vehicle to drive. Please, see the packages.
Than return to the base where a surprise is waiting for you.
After the challenge you might be very hungry, so we drive you to a fine restaurant for a square meal.
After the lunch we transfer you back to the hotel.
Prices and booking of this tour can be find here: Adventure Tour - Tank driving day

Friday, March 25, 2011

Pálvölgyi Cave, Budapest

The Pálvölgyi Cave is the longest cave of Budapest, with its 20.1 km length and it is located in the Duna-Ipoly National Park. It is a real multi-level labyrinth system with most of its chambers under the residental districts of Budapest.

Pálvölgyi caveIf you aren’t claustrophobic you can apply for our regularly scheduled cave tours which are guided by qualified caving guides. During the 2.5-3 hrs long tours you will often have to climb on walls and crawl through narrow passages so you have to be prepared for adventure. All the necessary equipment - overall, helmet, light - is provided. You can change your clothes in changerooms, found at the cave entrance. You don’t need to have any previous experience in caving.

Pálvölgyi  cave Pálvölgyi  cave

You can visit this cave with a guided tour: Pálvölgyi Cave Tour 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Csodabogyós Adventure Cave

Near Balatonederics, in the beautiful forest of the Balaton Uplands National Park there is the strictly protected, more than 5 km long Csodabogyós („wonderberry”) Cave. Certain branches of the cave have been opened to the public. If you are curious to see this extraordinary underground world, if you are interested in the history of the development of the cave and would like to admire the spectacular dripstones, discover the awe-inspiring sights under the conduct of our skilled tour guides!

About 3 hours long trip from Budapest, in the north-west part of the Lake Balaton there is the
tenth longest cave in Hungary. It has 5200 m long branches, but only a small part of it is opened for the public. The depth of the cave is 121 m. The temperature in the cave is 9,5 C in every season.
Csodabogyós Cave Csodabogyós Cave Csodabogyós Cave
There is no lighting int he cave. There is no larger watering surface in the branches, but you can find mud and waterdropping.

As not only the cave but also the surface area are strictly protected, we approach the cave entrance on foot (an approx 40-minute-long walk uphill) in a beautiful forest area.

Depending on your habitude and confidence you can choose between the standard tour of and the advanced tour.

Standard tour:
Length: 400 m
Duration: 1,5-2 hours

Csodabogyós Cave Csodabogyós Cave Csodabogyós Cave - Entrance

It is an easier tour, but you have to crawling and climbing on ladders. It has only one narrower part. Sometimes you can move upright. The tour  involves 10 sights of the cave. The visitors return back to the exit on the same route.

Under the age of 18 only this tour is available.

Advanced Tour
Length: cca 900 m
Duration: 3,5 -4 hours
This tour involves the  sights of the standard tours, too, but in the other part of the cave you have to go on deep slopes up and down, using stepscrews and ropes, move in or over narrow and deep rifts. You need good fitness on this tour.

This tour is only for adults (18 years and over).
Would you like to discover this cave? You can book it here: Adventure Tours - Csodabogyós Cave