Parachuting at Lake Balaton

Spend a pleasant day among the clouds and waves of Balaton!

We leave the capital by bus to the western direction and after an hour driving we reach the largest sweet water lake in Middle-Europe, called Balaton. It is 76 kilometres long and from 1.5 to 14 kilometres wide. The northern part of it is a hilly landscape while the southern coast is totally flat. This is the most popular holiday area in Hungary.

Our first program is the parachuting. During this program you can live through the feeling of free fall and you can enjoy the amazing panoramic.

When we arrive to the airport, you will pull on the special clothes and belt. This belt will connect you with the tandem pilot. We relate it in some minutes and we practise it too, that you have to do during the jump. Boarding into the airplane and it will be reach the jump altitude in 15-20 minutes. Suddenly the world revives, the wind beats in your face, the horizon expands, and you experience the freedom, because of it somebody becomes the prisoner of this sport.



Our next stop is Siófok, where we will have lunch.

After lunch we go to the beach of Siófok, where you can try the services of Bamboosziget (water-ski or wakeboard with trainers).

If you wouldn’t like to do it, you can bath in the Balaton or you can walk surroundings.

Finally we return to Budapest in the evening.

Balaton tour by sailing boat

Spend a pleasant day among the waves of Balaton!

We leave the capital by bus to the western direction and after an hour driving we reach the largest sweet water lake in Middle-Europe, called Balaton. It is 76 kilometres long and from 1.5 to 14 kilometres wide. The northern part of it is a hilly landscape while the southern coast is totally flat. This is the most popular holiday area in Hungary.

Our first stop is at Balatonfüred, and we will travel to Tihany from here by sailing boat.
You may not only sunbathe and have a rest on the sailing boat but you may learn the bases of the sailing. We run out with a skilled captain, he will accept the helping of hard-working mannschafts. First time we manoeuvre carefully from the harbour and we pull the sails up. The wind catches the sails and the boat slides swiftly on the water of the lake. There will be peace and silence surround while you take delight in an amazing sight
About one hour later we will reach the Peninsula of Tihany, situated on the northern shore. We visit the famous Benedictine abbey and the church that was founded in 1055 by Hungarian King András I. Here you can see the copy of the foundation document, which was the very first, written in Hungarian language.
After a short walk we take you to a restaurant where we have delicious lunch accompanied by wine.

In your free time you can buy some Hungarian souvenirs and handicrafts in the street of the craftsmen and you can take a walk to the panoramic terrace, where you can take some amazing photos of Lake Balaton.

In the afternoon we will travel back to Balatonfüred by sailing boat again.

On the famous Tagore Promenade we take a walk and enjoy „Hungarian maritime – feeling” underneath Sycamore trees.

Finally we return to Budapest in the evening.

Details, prices and booking here: Adventure Tours - Balaton tour by sailing boat

Tank driving day in Hungary

Let’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.

 

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:

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).

 

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

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.

If 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.

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

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.

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

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

Tank driving

“”Rushing off the road, I have the steering in my hands. Under me, a 22 ton monster of steel roars. I’m in control, nothing can stand in my way! It is only the two of us: man and machine.”

Have you ever wondered, how it feels to experience such a magnificent ride?”

You can try it during your stay in Budapest.Drive a tank. More types of vehicles can be driven not too far from Budapest.

More about the program: Tank driving day

Adventure Tours in Hungary

Hungary has many adventure options. In this blog I would like to collect them. I will show one every week. If you have any adventure idea or experience in Hungary, please, share it with me.