Attila Tour
DATES
19 – 25 April 2026
21 – 27 June 2026
Akhal Teke horses, special saddles, the meadows of the Great Hungarian Plain and the River Tisza region.
Visiting the National Historical Memorial Park of Ópusztaszer, the Akhal-Teke stud by Steppe-Train and riding to the cattle herd!
Accomodation in original kazah and mongolian yurts.
General description:
No doubt that equestrian tours are the highlight of all riding experience. We have had several adventures and remarkable experiences during the tours we have organised. Below, I shall make an attempt to summarise the most interesting components of the equestrian tours we have organised during the past few years:
Setting out on the tour and arriving somewhere else
This is an inherent, ancient experience, which lies hiding in the realm of our instincts, which fills us with excitement, and if we experience it again and again, we carry on in our lives as completely different persons: once we have had the experience, we know that we would be deprived of something absolutely significant if we had missed it.
The horse during a tour provides us with an utterly special feeling: it feels as though we perceive the world in a different age as we progress differently along different paths similarly to nomadic riders, we ride from ,,river to river across mountains”.
This tour is a star tour, we return to our Yurt Camp every day.
In the largest part of the journey we ride through the rich and unspoilt flora and fauna of the landscape zones. We ride about 15-20 km/day, but of course there are differences between the days.
HORSES AND SADDLES:
During our riding tours you can discover the landscapes affected by our journey, riding the horse of the hungarian conquestors, the legendary Akhal Teke. This is the breed with which our history is intertwined and is famous for its special comfort…
Not only the horses, but also our saddles are special: self-made Cseppentő saddles, modernized for today’s riding needs and horses. They are extremely safe and comfortable, proven to be extremely usable during the tours of recent years.
For those who are interested in the Akhal Teke breed or in our saddles, this tour or its abbreviated version gives a good opportunity to try them and get acquainted.
For those who do not want to sleep in the yurt, we can provide single accommodations in Erdei Hotel nearby at an additional cost.
DAILY PROGRAMME
Sunday: Arrival
Arrival by 5:00 pm at the Ópusztaszer Akhal-Teke Stud Farm (transfer)
Afterwards, there will be an introduction session, a welcome dinner from 5:30 pm, followed by an overview of the week’s programs between 6 and 7 pm. Then, guests will check in and settle into the yurt accommodations. Guests can stay in authentic Kazakh and Mongolian yurts. A yurt is not a tent. It is one of the ancient forms of human-made dwellings or shelters. From Eastern Mongolia to the southern Russian steppes, and temporarily even to the Carpathian Basin, it spread over the largest area among the ancient types of accommodation.
Monday: Test riding and stud introduction
Breakfast is served between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am.
Familiarisation with the horses, mounting at 9 am. Test riding in the manage, generating rapport between individual riders and horses selected for them, riding skill assessment.
Short riding tour in the morning followed by lunch at the Yurts.
In the afternoon (2 pm) visit to the stud by Steppe-Train: Our groups are transported by vagon(s) towed by a tractor (like a train) to take an adventure tour to the Akhal-Teke Stud and our farm, to see the sires, work-horses and foals.
The Akhal-Teke breed we see during the tour was the companion and vehicle of our ancestors when they arrived in the Carpathian Basin, so our guests can see the horse breed used during the Hungarian Conquest.
Dinner between 6-7 pm.; Accommodation in the Yurts.
Tuesday: Riding to the Turul Statue
Breakfast is between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am.
Departure: 9 a.m. After 3 hours of riding picnic lunch at the Turul Statue which commemorates the Hungarian conquest. The Turul (the perregrine falcon) is an important player in the sagas of origin of the Magyars. The statue commemorates the Hungarian Invasion of the Carpathian Basin.
Dinner is between 6-7 pm. at the Yurt Camp, in the meadow of the Akhal-Teke stud at Ópusztaszer.
Wednesday: Riding to the kurgans in the meadow
Breakfast is served between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am.
Departure: 9 am. You can see Cummunian mounds all the way from the Carpathian Basin to Mongolia.
These mounds served as burrial grounds for various peoples of the steppes for over 2000 years. Not as monumental as the pyramids, however they were used for the same purposes in vast areas all over Eurasia for a long period of time.
In our world today you can rarely see such landscape elements of steppes. The 1,600 mounds explored in the Great Hungarian Plain represents only a fraction of all the steppe mounds.
12.00-1 pm: The picnic lunch is taking place at the kurgan.
2-4 pm: Exploring the kurgans, riding on the Great Plain. Alongside the forests, we also encounter vast meadows, perfect for long gallops. During our journey, the pastoral culture of the Great Plain comes to life.
Upon arrival back to Ópusztaszer, dinner is between 6 and 7 pm. at the Yurt Camp in the meadow of the Akhal-Teke stud at Ópusztaszer.
Thursday: Riding to the grey cattle herd, visit to the panorama picture in the Memorial Park
Breakfast: between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am.
Departure 9:00 am. We ride to the centre of the winter feeding grounds of the grey cattle herd. This venues is situated in an approximately 1,200 hectare nature conversation meadow, where our riders can have a good view of the special local protected fauna, such as the water buffaloes grazing in the open, the colorful bird population and the wide horison of the intact meadows.During the tour we ride at armslenght to the Hungarian Grey Cattle herd, in which you can see small calves and mighty bulls.
This landscape is a credible reflection of the great steppes.
In the afternoon, 2-4 pm the program is to visit the Feszty Panorama Picture in the National Historical Memorial Park. The painting depicts the ancient Hungarian Invasion of the Carpathian Basin.
Dinner is between 6-7 pm. Accomodation in the Yurts.
Friday: Riding to the Tisza river
Breakfast: between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am.
Departure: 9 am. Gathering at the riding hall; equipment; mounting.
10am-12 pm: we ride through the Süli forest: 100-150-year-old oaks line our way in the forest. There are old trees here from the time before the regulation of the Tisza River, which was 120 years ago. 10 years ago the forest, provided a venue for school programmes, walking tours and running competitions. These days it is rich in birds and wildlife, a habitat for owls, ravens and roe deer as well as, rabbits. Even meadow eagles nest in it temporarily.
12:00-1 pm: Lunch in the shade of a 100-year-old ash tree.
2-4 pm: After crossing the alkaline plains, our journey continues to the Ányás Bend along the banks of the Tisza River, where the rustling of tall poplar canopies and birdsong fill the air. Here we gain a brief insight into the flora of the Tisza region, including its rich diversity of fungi and floodplain vegetation.
Dinner is between 6-7 pm. at the yurt camp, in the gathering place of the Akhal-Teke stud at Ópusztaszer.
Saturday:
Breakfast: between 07:00 am. and 08:30 am. Farewell and departure from the camp.
