About Humtour
Core Values
Gourmet programmes and impactful travel experiences around the unspoilt Hungarian countryside.
Humtour LLC offers various rural activities including gastronomic adventures, the presentation of unique local traditions and rural wildlife through community-based and sustainable touristic programs. Our programmes are built on the active participation of our guests through playful events and adventures while some time is also dedicated for relaxation in the Hungarian countryside.
At Humtour, we believe that one can only get to know a country’s culture through lively and active adventures and experiences.
We attach great importance to intercultural encounters, interaction between people from different geographical areas and social classes, getting to know each other, helping disadvantaged regions and areas to catch up and creating equal opportunities.
We believe that the negative effects of tourism can be minimized and that the advantages of ecotourism can outweigh the negative ones. It can help to preserve traditions, raise awareness of the values of the natural environment and hence can increase people’s consciousness of the visited area.
We believe that there are countless adventures and experiences for travellers and people looking for relaxation in our home country too. Hungary has countless hidden, but all the more picturesque corners, interesting and valuable traditions, natural treasures waiting to be discovered and explored. What’s more, by making our destinations accessible by train and bus, we’re also saving the planet and enjoying a more climate-conscious holiday.
Join us if you are tempted to be part of wool processing workshops, discover the work of glass-blower manufacturers, the secrets of beekeeping or if you just want to participate in our wine and cheesemaking workshops or go for a ride with a horse carriage!
Key activities
Humtour Rural Adventures offers
Team buildings
1-3 days village tours
with validated local guides
School trips
CSR traveling
Incentive rural adventures
Personalized support
Family days around the Hungarian countryside
During Humtour’s village tours our guests can choose to stay overnight in eco guesthouses, green hotels, on an alpaca farm, in lodging houses or they can also opt for homestay. Travelers can taste traditional food and drinks, participate in programmes demonstrating local livelihoods, traditions, handicrafts and can get acquainted with the surrounding natural environment.
The Humtour Team
Ágnes Szabó-Diószeghy
Humtour LLC was founded by Ágnes Szabó-Diószeghy whose focus is on helping and supporting rural communities. She has spent 5 years traveling and working in community and rural development programmes abroad (Spain, Greece, Venezuela, and Austria). Her Humtour Project was selected to be part of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme. After finishing the 6-months accelerator program in Vienna under the support and supervision of Co.systems Consulting GmbH and the UN Environment – Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, Humtour itself became a Limited Liability Company in 2017.
She recounts her inspirations and the birth of Humtour as follows:
“I lived in Spain for three years where I was selling paintings and bracelets on the streets, worked as a waitress and lifeguard and then attended a university programme on social work. I also worked as a volunteer together with children living with down syndrome and with underage criminal offenders. I moved back to Hungary in 2008 where I continued my university studies, worked at the Cervantes Institute, at various NGOs, organized numerous projects including theatre camps, puppet shows, screenings of documentaries, and worked as a Spanish translator and volunteer. I spent a couple of months in Venezuela with volunteering with underprivileged children, then I lived in Crete where I worked on a beekeeping farm and on local tourism for a year. I first started developing Humtour as a project in 2012.”
Andrea Hronyecz
Andi, the co-founder of Humtour in 2017, started her career as a biology and ecology teacher and taught for many years. Later on she trained herself in finance and has gained experience at various nonprofit and for-profit organisations in tender writing, budget planning and development. Andi has passionately assisted the Humtour projects from the beginning with her accurate administration and ideas and with her commitment to ecological sustainability and the solution of social problems.
Our tour guides and partners
Balázs Kiss
Renowned conservationist and experienced tour guide and expert on Lake Tisza and the Hortobágy. Formerly a staff member of the Hortobágy Bird Hospital, he works with heart and soul to promote and protect our natural treasures of the region.
Anna Werlein
Biologist, mushroom expert and certified inspector, trained in permaculture landscape design and community development. She is particularly knowledgeable about the forests and mushrooms of Börzsöny and describes herself this way:
My love of nature and people has accompanied me and guided me through life since childhood. For years I have been leading nature walks and art workshops for children and adults, in English and/or Hungarian, in collaboration with various civil organisations and artists. I find the synergy of being outdoors together, learning about ecology and doing soulful art activities incredibly rewarding. As the triad of nature, science and art brings us closer to ourselves and to each other.
Zsombor Boromisza
University teacher, landscape architect, conservation expert, member of the Hungarian Ornithological Society and the Hungarian Hydrological Society, passionate and renowned wildlife photographer, who is equally enthusiastic about sharing his knowledge and tips with those who are getting acquainted with the profession even on a hobby level, and during our tour he also tries to transmit his heartfelt commitment to nature conservation to everyone.
“Wildlife photography has been a part of my life for a long time and has always complemented my professional interests. Many times my knowledge of nature conservation has helped me prepare for beautiful moments, find species, and conversely I have learned a lot about nature through photography.”
Attila Koszka
Renowned mushroom inspector, mycology and biodiversity researcher, nature conservationist and trophy evaluator, he is a particularly knowledgeable expert on the Vértes region, introducing our guests to the complex and fascinating ecology of the region’s forests on mushroom and herb walks.
Ferenc Albert Szigeti
Geographer and human ecologist specialising in spatial and urban development, environmental protection, nature conservation, urban development and social innovation. He is an urbanist by profession, a journalist at heart, and a nature walker who loves and understands the environment.
He is the coordinator of the Hungarian Network of Nature-based Solutions, former editor-in-chief of the print version of Turista Magazine, and currently a freelance writer for both Turista Magazine and the Földgömb. One of the main objectives of his journalistic work is to present the lesser known parts of our country, and he fell in love with the “forgotten” regions of Northern Hungary, on which he has written many articles and a book of hiking tours.
His urban and regional development work focuses on nature-based solutions, and he has led and managed several international projects in this field.
Attila Igaz
A passionate traveller and hiker, who is constantly pushing his own limits and loves to try new things, a real cheerleader in any company. In addition to his degree in Environmental Agricultural Engineering, he is currently studying Plant Protection after a short break in waste management.
He is passionate about the Nógrád countryside: for the eighth year running, he has been touring the roads of Nógrád County visiting farmers and he sees it as his personal mission to boost tourism in the county by organising organised tours to fill a gap. He would also like to bring the world of agriculture closer to the people of the cities, because without the countryside there is no proper urban life.
Zoltán Légrádi
A passionate outdoorsman and conservationist, who strives to share his joy and enthusiasm with others. His credo is that whatever the activity, whether it’s putting on boots and going hiking, getting on a bike and exploring, running, canoeing, conquering small or big mountains, or a combination of these activities, the important is to do it in the open air and to enjoy it combined with an unforgettable experience.
He gained his qualification as a cycling tour guide in Hungary, Slovenia and Austria, where he gathered a lot of knowledge and experience, which he tries to incorporate into his tours, excursions and trainings, thus improving the experience for the participants in every aspect.
György Kulcsár
One of Gyuri’s favourite pastimes is sleeping outdoors. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities with a degree in Communication, but since then he has also become a bronze badge hiking guide and tour guide for the MTSZ, spending most of his free time in nature in forest or water environments. He enjoys wild camping, cross-country skiing, hiking, bird-watching with binoculars, paddling, fishing, and combining or alternating between them.
He spent eight years in an office organising transport and then managing projects, but felt suffocated in an office, multinational environment and took a great exit opportunity to break away from the world of multinationals. He set up his own tourism business and has been doing what he loves ever since: walking in the woods, hiking, paddling and passing on his love of nature and the countryside to those who accompany him on a trip or a rural adventure.
When he found Humtour, he immediately felt a common set of values and interests, so he jumped at the chance to join the team and discover Hungary’s hidden treasures with many new people.
How we got our name
Humtour comes from “Humanitarian tourism”. The name and the idea of Humtour first came up in Venezuela when Ágnes was working in a volunteer program and during later travel adventures which gave her the chance to get to know the local people, culture, and the history of her destination. This has become the mission of Humtour LLC as well: it aims to provide first-hand and unique experiences for its tourists who want to have a deeper understanding of their travel destinations.
