Starts with the Hungarian folk dance performance and continues with the Dinner & Cruise. On the evening maybe you can’t prove if Mr. Strauss was right with his colour of Danube, but you will have wonderful view on the illuminated  Budapest .

We promise you unforgettable evening with romantic candlelight atmosphere.

There are not many countries beside Hungary, where the art of folk-dancing is at such high artistic level. There exists even a college for studying Hungarian folk dances. 

The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, the Danube Folk Ensemble and Hungaria Folk Ensemble & Orchestra are three of the best professional Hungarian folk ensembles with the longest tradition (formed in 1951, 1957, and 1952), which have performances all around the country and abroad. All the three of the ensembles consist of 30 artists. Their choreographies are based on authentic dances. Some of them were collected in isolated villages and date back hundreds of years. Through the performed dances you can get a broad view of the music, dance and costume heritage of Hungary and the Hungarian inhabited areas.

Every concert starts at 20.00, and consists of two parts, 40-45 minutes each, plus an intermission.

After the folklore performance, a host or hostess will show you to the pier. The cruise starts at 22:00, but always waits for the guests from the theatre. The meeting point for the Dinner & Cruise depends on the theather, where the performance will be held.

On the ship, you can feel the romantic atmosphere of Budapest, surrounded by the friendly lights of the Danube capital and enjoy a warm and excellent buffet-dinner. The meals are prepared by European, and world champion food sculptor, Attila Tanács, who is a true artist. He adds a creative touch to the already outstanding Hungarian and international cuisine served on our ships, placing emphasis on the harmony of color and form.

We will take you on a 1,5-hour-long cruise on one of our air-conditioned ships. In the romantic candlelight atmosphere you can enjoy the wonderful view of Budapest swimming in lights. After dinner you can also admire the panorama from the open upper deck of the ship.

Menu

Cold entrees

Spiced cottage cheese cream and traditional greaves cream

Soups

Alföld style goulash with noodles

Vegetable soup with tarragon and noodles

Warm main courses

Mini stuffed cabbage

Meatballs in tomato sauce

Turkey cutlets with vegetables in parsley sauce

Csongrád style pork slices in garlic sauce

Chicken Paprika

Garnishes and vegetarian

Boiled potatoes

Potato scones

Noodles

Steamed jasmin rice with corn

Vegetarian

Grilled polenta with feta cheese

Grilled vegetables

Salads

Corn salad in dill and yoghurt dressing

Vinegary potato salad

Cucumber salad with sour cream dressing

Caesar salad

Season fruit basket

Desserts

Somló style sponge cake pudding

Mini tiramisu cup

Blueberry fruit cream with chocolate sponge cake

Chocolate mousse

Home-made strudel

Drinks

1 Glass of wine (or juice) and 1 bottle of mineral water

The meeting point for this program is either at the Danube Palace (1051 Zrinyi Street 5.) or the Budai Vigado (1011 Corvin Square 8.) at 19:30

Folklore performance dates

2013

In the Danube Palace (1051 Zrinyi Street 5.):

March: 16. 23. 29. 30. 31.

April: 1. 6. 13. 20. 27.

May: 1. 3. 5. 6. 8. 12. 13. 15. 17. 19. 20. 22. 24. 26. 27.

June: 2. 3. 9. 10. 12. 14. 17. 19. 21. 23. 24. 26. 28. 30.

July: 1. 3. 5. 7. 8. 10. 12. 14. 15. 17. 19. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 29. 30. 31.

August: 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 14. 16. 18. 19. 21. 23. 25. 26. 28. 30.

September: 1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. 11. 13. 15. 16. 18. 22. 23. 25. 27. 29. 30.

October: 2. 6. 7. 9. 11. 13. 14. 16. 20. 21. 23. 26. 28. 30.

November: 2. 9. 16. 23. 30.

December: 7. 26. 28. 29.

In the Budai Vigadó (1011 Corvin Square 8):

May: 2. 9. 10. 16. 21. 23. 28. 29. 30.

June: 4. 5. 6. 7. 11. 13. 16. 18. 20. 25. 27.

July: 2. 4. 9. 11. 16. 18.

August: 13. 15. 22. 27. 29.

September: 3. 5. 10. 12. 17. 19. 20. 24. 26.

October: 1. 3. 4. 8. 10. 15. 17. 18. 22. 24. 31.

Dates and venues are subject to change, we wil notify you via email of any changes.