Stand in the village your family left.
A private, fully guided journey to the places in your family's story — researched before you fly, accompanied while you're there, and written down when you come home.
More than a trip to the old country
A heritage journey begins months before departure, in the archives.
Most roots trips start with a name on a map and end at a sign at the edge of town. Ours start with research: we find the parish, the house, the graves, and the documents before you book a flight, and arrange for the right doors to be open when you arrive — the church, the archive, sometimes a neighbor who still remembers the family.
While you travel, a guide and a writer go with you. The guide handles the roads, the language, and the introductions; the writer listens and keeps the record, so that what you find becomes part of your family's story rather than a camera roll.
A journey in three parts
The research
We identify the village, the house, and the records, and plan each day around what you will find there.
The journey
Private and fully guided, with a writer alongside, at the pace your family needs — three generations included.
The account
A written account of the journey with its photographs and documents — or the closing chapter of a family memoir.
Hungary and the lands around it
Our home ground is Hungary and the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, where a century of border changes means a family's village may now carry a different name, in a different country.
Planning a journey
Do we need to know exactly where our family came from?
No. A surname and a rough region are enough to begin. Finding the village is part of the work, and we do it before you travel.
Can several generations travel together?
Yes. Journeys are private and paced for the party, whether that is one traveler or a grandparent with children and grandchildren.
How is a journey priced?
Each journey is planned and quoted individually, by its length, the size of the party, and the research involved.
Can a journey become a book?
Yes. A journey pairs naturally with a family memoir or a family history book, and what you find along the way becomes its final chapter.
Every journey starts with a name
A surname, a village, a region written on an old letter — tell us what you have, and we'll tell you what we think we can find.
Plan a heritage journey