What to do in southern Hungary, adult activities in the Puszta

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Package deal includes: Accommodation, Brunch, Afternoon snack, 3 course dinner, non alcoholic drinks, 6 times 1.5 hours of Yoga sessions per person.

During the morning sessions Karsten will guide you with safety alignment instructions using the Hatha and Iyengar Yoga approaches. Focus is on breathing, coordination, orientation and fluidity.

The late afternoon sessions will be focused on relaxation using the Yin Yoga approach.
Adding simple breathing techniques, meditation and Yoga Nidra.

The yoga sessions will be held in a yoga shala facing a horse ranch.
The ultimate yoga in nature experience.

Deer Rutting

Red Deer rut season,
One of Europe's most spectacular wildlife phenomena, the annual red deer 'rut' takes place each autumn as stags battle for dominance and the chance to mate. It is the most exciting time of the year to watch our deer as they engage in fierce mating battles. The three largest species of deer (red, fallow and roe) all rut in late summer and autumn and are easy to watch in the wild. Rutting activity is most intense soon after dawn, though some activity occurs throughout the day. Deer are interesting to watch because their behaviour changes as the rut progresses.

Botanic Tours

Guided botanical tour of discovery. In the Southern Hungarian Puszta are some nature reserves to a variety of already very rare or standing strictly protected plants. Rare wildflowers, grasses and bushes in the direct surrounding of Homoki Lodge, as wild tobacco, wild orchids, feather grass or wild poppy.

Riding for beginners and not yet riders

Do not miss this, get the chance once in your live to explore this pristine rural idyll of the southern Hungarian Great Plains on horse back! Very well trained horses and a specially designed tour is waiting for you who have little or no riding experience.

Quad Tours Mórahalom

Adventure pure provides the unique experience of a quad tour on the countless sandy paths around by meadows, forests, swamps and marshes. Matching clothing against sand dust, water or mud are available. Quad rental including helmet, goggles, protective clothing and Walky Talky in the nearby small town of Mórahalom possible on reservation.

Thousand Years Park Mórahalom

The Park of a Thousand Years celebrates the built heritage of historic Hungary
through nearly 50 models. The institution's outline
accurate picture of the old Hungary, illustrated by the main
of the main watercourses (Tisza, Danube, Lake Balaton, etc.)
which flow alongside the walking routes. The website
aesthetic experience, the Park is a very beautiful place
in a very beautiful environment. The Thousand Years
Park of a Thousand Years can offer a museum-educational experience to meet all needs.
services, which are highly experiential.
expertise and experience
museum educator-historian.

Horse Theatre Mórahalom

The indoor riding arena of Futó-Dobó Equestrian Centre hosts the performances of the Horseshoe Equestrian and Outdoor Theatre, which provides an open-air theatre experience for visitors while the performances are not exposed to weather conditions.
Visitors can watch theatrical performances in the Horseshoe Equestrian and Open-Air Theatre during the summer months. The special feature of the theatre is that horses are important actors in the performances. This is an opportunity not to forget our old Hungarian equestrian tradition.

Szeged Open Air Festival

Worth to see. The Szeged Open Air Festival originally came from Juhasz Gyula, a famous poet of Szeged in 1926, celebrates his 85th anniversary 2016. It is one of the most significant cultural festivals in Hungary, hosted more than four million spectators and presents a variety of Musicals, Dance, Operas, Operettas and symphonious Concerts. During the months July and August, under open sky, at the Dome square with the Votive Church of Szeged in the background, which creates a special atmosphere and a unique scene.

Rózsa Sándor

Sándor Rózsa (born July 10, 1813, Röszke – captured in Ruzsa 1857 and died 1878, Gherla) was a legendary Hungarian outlaw (in Hungarian: betyár) from the Great Hungarian Plain. He is the best-known Hungarian highwayman; his life inspired numerous writers, notably Zsigmond Móricz and Gyula Krúdy. He enjoyed much the same esteem as English highwayman Dick Turpin, with elements of Robin Hood thrown in for good measure. Rózsa, like Jóska Sobri, is one of the most famous Hungarian betyárs (bandits).

Szeged

Szeged and its area have been inhabited since ancient times. The name Szeged was first mentioned in 1183, in a document of King Béla III. The citizens of Szeged played an important part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. Szeged was the last seat of the revolutionary government in July 1849.
Today the inner city of Szeged has beautiful buildings and wide avenues. This is mainly due to the great flood of 1879, which literally wiped away the whole town (only 265 of the 5723 houses remained and 165 people died). Emperor Franz Joseph visited the town and promised that "Szeged will be more beautiful than it used to be". He kept his promise. During the next years a new, modern city emerged from the ruins, with palaces and wide streets.
Today's Szeged is an important university town and a popular tourist attraction.

Game Restraint

The surrounding of the exclusive Homoki Lodge provides an ideal hunting ground. The game stock here needs regulation, hunting is a necessity in the South Puszta, and not sport. We organise battue hunts for hare, pheasant, predators, game and hide-hunting of roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, fox and gold-jackal. We provide the hunting guide our guests the hunting party. The Roebuck dominates definitely the whole territory of South Hungarian Plain with considerable capital pieces. The hare population is high and the restraint is here first goal. In some places there are rabbits and this hunt is a challenge for every hunter.

Lace-Worth More Than Gold

Visit the Lace House at Kiskunhalas the town of Lace. It houses a museum, work, exhibition and conference rooms. Inside we can admire the ethereal masterpieces of lace, see how they are made and also buy some for ourselves. The Lace House is one of very few such workshops still functioning today. Halas laces are needlepoint laces. The technique takes years to perfect. After six months of learning, another four to five years of practice are needed for complete mastery of making Halas Lace. To make a Halas Lace is extremely time-consuming. Working eight hours a day, the fifteen lacemakers produce maybe 400 grams of material in a whole year. This is one of the reasons why they say that Halas Lace is worth more than gold.

Musical Events

Private groups can participate at a unique traditional music & dance evenings. Very typical is the zither a light instrument which was brought by the Magyar's on their way from the Eurasian steppes on horse back. Listen to their songs and you might learn the steps to dance “Csardas”. Enjoy a very sociable evening with the team of Homoki Lodge, taste a few glasses of “Palinka" and take some wonderful authentic memories of Hungarian culture back home.

Flights and Parachute Jumps

Sightseeing flights from the private sport airfield shortly before Szeged. Take off across the plains of the southern Hungarian Puszta, the extensive fish farming and nature reserve of Lake of the White Lakes and fly above the Sun City of Szeged. The strong hearted might consider a adrenalin pure experience from 3000 meter's height, novices can book a tandem parachute jump and the advanced ones go for solo jumps. A lasting memory offers the optional possibility of a life movie by a jumping cameraman.

Boat tour

Enjoy water and sun, spend a day on the Tisza Rivers canoeing or with comfortable easy to use motor boats for 2-8 persons. Cruise along the city of Szeged in the floodplains and explore an in itself intact landscape among the recreational and nature reserve around Szeged. Back in time to the raft at the shore for a chill out with a refreshing drink and small snacks at one of the various modern lounge bars along the Tisza river. Finally experience the gorgeous sunset behind the city's skyline.

Horse Show / Bugac Puszta

Get on a horse driven carriage and discover endless Hungarian Puszta with the traditional pastoral structures (reed huts, a milk processing cottage), stop at a museum of Bugac pastoral life showing everyday equipment used by the shepherds. Highlight is the Horse Show of the Puszta Five: Hungarian Cowboys are standing at the back of five galloping horses while happily cracking the whip followed by Skill show of the horsemen: Horse-laying and sitting, Puszta armchair, Test of strengths, Sitting down at the table, Cracking the whip, Mother-in-law beat in hand horsemen competitions.

Buffalo Reserve

If you're looking for pure nature, you should explore the wetlands between Mórahalom and the Serbian border in Röszke. The buffalo is an ancient domesticated breed of the Hungarians, who brought them from the far east to the plains of southern Hungary. This beautiful, unspoilt area is home to a great variety of wetland birds - many ornithologists visit to see thousands of birds in their natural habitat.

Hiking the Blue-Tour

Faunistic and floristic discoveries along the marked hiking trail of South-Hungary, the "Blue walking tour". The trail leads (475 km of lenght) through the small region Homokhát (sandridge), passing the surrounding communities of Mórahalom, Ásotthalom, Ruzsa, Zsákánszék, Üllés, Öttömös, Bordány, Zsombo, Szatymaz. Homoki lodge as a daily starting point offers the following additional historic cultural and natural attractions, the Rózsa Sándor Memorial House and the famous tree, Gátsori Tanya-Museum and the Buffalo reserve.

Jeep Safari

With the UAZ, a Russian Old-timer Jeep, a solid and manoeuvrable off road vehicle is used , the beloved one by all 4x4 enthusiasts. Enjoy a ride through the forests, marshlands and meadows by exploring the rich wild game population of Roe Deer, Fallow Deer, Red Deer, Fox, Wild Boar, Golden Jackal, Hare, Rabbit, Pheasants and various types of birds, amphibians and insects to learn about the plant-life in the Southern Hungarian Puszta area. This tour is aimed at giving guests a better idea of how flora and fauna change with the seasons. Refreshments included.

For advanced riders

The South Hungarian Puszta surrounding the Homoki Lodge are among the best terrains for horse-riding in the world. No obstructions from fences or roads. A paradise for horse riders. Find unshod, sure-footed Hungarian half-blood horses and comfortable Hungarian trail saddles. You might spot some of the local wildlife including hare, roe deer, fallow deer or wild boar. Perhaps you will enjoy a fast ride with a long canter across the rolling plains, where the horses can show what they are made of! Ask for renting a horse.

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Archery

A more than thousand year old tradition of the Magyar's, who conquered the land with their reflex arcs, spreading fear and terror all over Europe. The small handy reflex arch was and still is the ideal bow on the horse and has even today's celebrity through Kassai Lájos, founder of the discipline of horse archery and 40 schools around the world since the 1990's. Intuitive shooting from the ground is worth an attempt for everyone or one can enhance experience. Trained instructors provide a cultural and also sporty pleasure.

Welcome to the sand ridge

Incidentally, “Homoki” means “sand” in Hungarian, a tribute to the ground forming the never-ending stretches of this prairie, once settled by the Magyars galloping from the faraway steppes of Asia. The ebony blackness of the star-spangled sky has never changed since.