Homoki Lodge

If transfer is part of the package, you’ll be met by the driver at the Budapest Airport or at arranged meeting point. This one and a half to two hour trip leads through the Hungarian Southern Great Plain. Near the end of the journey transfer will leave tarmac roads and continue on sandy tracks to the secluded lodge.
You’ll be shown to your accommodation then can meet the freely kept horses on the pastures and the animal husbandry with Mangalicza pigs, Racka sheep and the guard geese. In the evening a typical Hungarian menu is served at Homoki Asztal Restaurant and Lounge Bar (drinks not included).

Enjoy a delicious breakfast before your first ride of the day, leaving at 9am. Get  acquainted with the openness of the country, the seemingly never ending sandy tracks, and meadows to discover. Pass through pine and acacia forests where you might spot some of the local wildlife including hare, foxes, golden jackals or even wild boar. Enjoy infinite views across the rolling plains.

Perhaps today you’ll ride to the nearby Nature Reserve, where you might spot falcons, buzzards, bee-eaters, beetles, lizards orwild orchids along the Ásotthalmi “Csoda Rét” or “Wunderwiese,” which was founded by the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph the First and his Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary Elisabeth, better known as “Sissy” in the early 19th century. The winding little paths that lead through this landscape are one of the most popular tours we offer. Depending on the time of year, the journey is fast or moderate to avoid slipping.

Lunch is not included in the package price, but a  2-3 course lunch menu can be prepared at the restaurant Homoki Asztal for 18 / 24 Eur (make a reservation in advance) between 12pm and 2:30pm,  or Homoki Bistro offers snacks between 3 pm and 6 pm.

Afternoon provides time to relax at the pool or at the open fireplace in the lounge area, or other experiences can be booked at the Lodge reception. Dinner is taken at Homoki Asztal or at the terrace with a view at the paddocks (Drinks are not included).

Tour the lovely blooming meadows full of seasonal flowers such as uncountable Red Poppies, Bugac Orchid, small Pasque Flower, Sea Aster, Autumn Lady’s-tresses, Giant Hungarian Daisy, Tisza-parti Margitvirág, Hungarian Milkvetch, Buckbean/Bogbean, Marsh Gladiolus etc. Perhaps you’ll see the hares crossing the plains between the hoofs of the horses. A canter and panorama paradise!

Every third and fourth Sunday each month are market days in the nearby villages. On these days you can leave after breakfast to ride to the market place. At arrival your horse shall be taken care by the staff while you walk into the markets and dive into the lively bustle of the market traders. Livestock, antiques, fresh goods, clothes and everything one can imagine is haggled for. Return back to enjoy some stunning views over meadows and the never ending sandy tracks.

Enjoy a ride through forests, swamps and meadows. See fallow deer and wild boar in a breeding reserve. This tour is designed to give visitors a better idea of ​​how flora and fauna change with the seasons. A good chance of seeing bee-eaters nest is between April and September. Finally, the horses can show what they’re made of on a long gallop home towards the lodge.

Enjoy a final meal and check out by 12pm. If booked in advance, return transfer to the airport or down town Budapest.