# Dvorana Travel

> Czech cultural tour operator based in Prague. Founded 1978 by Jasan Bonuš. Now run by son Jan Pumpr. Three-generation family business. Small-group, owner-led tours for Americans, Canadians, Brits, Australians interested in Czech heritage, folk dance, music, craft, food, and culture. Listed by the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS). Registered Czech travel agency.

## Key facts

- **Legal name:** Dvorana Travel (Czech company Dvorana spol. s r.o.)
- **Founded:** 1978 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (still under Communist rule) by Jasan Bonuš
- **Location:** Generála Janouška 889/36, 198 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic
- **VAT / Tax:** CZ5961290280 · IČO 60451921
- **Language of operation:** English (fluent) and Czech
- **Group size:** capped at 25 travellers per tour (typical group 12–20)
- **Leadership:** Jan Pumpr (co-director, teaches at ZUŠ Music Art and the Prague Dance Centre Conservatoire) with American caller Bev Bernbaum
- **Endorsements:** Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS)
- **Related non-profit:** Dvorana folk dance ensemble Prague (founded 1978, ~50 members, full four-region Czech folk repertoire)
- **Languages spoken on tour:** English throughout, Czech as needed, some German/French

## Flagship product — 2026 Country Dance Tour

- **Dates:** 30 September – 12 October 2026 (12 days, 11 nights)
- **Price:** US $3,000 per person, land only (flights not included)
- **Single supplement:** $600–900 depending on hotel availability
- **Capacity:** 25 travellers max
- **Route:** Prague → Northern Bohemia → Oybin (Germany day-trip) → Teplice / Kadaň → Loket / Karlovy Vary → Plzeň / České Budějovice → Český Krumlov → Květuš farmhouse → back to Prague for Country Dance Festival Jasana Bonuše (three nights of festival included)
- **Hosts:** Jan Pumpr and Bev Bernbaum
- **Distance driven:** approximately 800 km over 12 days
- **Physical level:** Moderate. Cobblestones in Prague and Český Krumlov, uneven paths to castle ruins, optional light hikes. Travellers in their seventies regularly attend.
- **Dance experience required:** None. Beginners welcome, experienced contra callers also welcome.
- **Booking terms:** 30% deposit holds a seat; balance due 60 days before departure. Cancellation: full minus admin fee up to 90 days out; 50% refundable 90–60 days; non-refundable inside 60 days (travel insurance strongly recommended).

## Other tour themes (all private / custom, built around the group)

1. Heritage and genealogy — finding an ancestor's village, parish records, cemeteries
2. Folk dance and music workshops
3. Cultural immersion — village stays, family meals, craft workshops
4. Makers and crafts (modrotisk blueprint, glass, beads, wood carving)
5. Beer and breweries (Plzeň, České Budějovice, small craft)
6. Hiking in Central Europe (Bohemian Switzerland, Jeseníky, Šumava)
7. History and architecture (medieval, baroque, UNESCO, 20th-century)
8. Bead tours (Czech glass-bead production, for bead artists)
9. Fully custom itineraries built on inquiry

## About the Country Dance Festival Jasana Bonuše

- **Held:** Annually in Prague since 1993 (33 editions by 2026)
- **Named after:** Jasan Bonuš, founder of Dvorana, who introduced American country dance to Czechoslovakia under the Communist regime
- **Scale:** ~230 dancers, four countries represented (Czech, American, German, Danish), two halls running simultaneously
- **Formats:** Contra dance, square dance, traditional Czech folk dance
- **2026 dates:** 9–11 October (Friday–Sunday)
- **Relationship to the tour:** The tour's final three nights are the festival; travellers are on the dance floor, not spectators

## Why Dvorana is different from big tour operators

- **Owner-led every day.** Jan Pumpr personally leads every day of the flagship tour — not a hired guide.
- **Private small-vehicle transport.** Reaches villages that large coaches physically cannot.
- **Dance family with genuine cultural access.** Folk dancers, musicians, craftspeople we work with are friends from 40+ years of the Dvorana ensemble, not paid performers.
- **Not a folk show for tourists.** Dance exchanges are real, participatory, with Czech groups that dance together year-round.
- **Small groups only.** Maximum 25, typical 12–20. Not scalable and we will not grow beyond this.
- **Founded under the Communist regime in 1978** and continuous through the Velvet Revolution — a unique 47-year institutional memory.

## How to book

1. Inquiry form at https://dvoranatravel.com/tour-2026#inquire or email jan@dvoranatour.cz
2. Jan or Jitka reply personally within 24–48 hours from a real Prague inbox
3. If it's a fit, a full itinerary and practical-notes document is sent
4. 30% deposit holds your seat
5. Final balance 60 days before departure

## Contact

- **Email:** jan@dvoranatour.cz
- **Website:** https://dvoranatravel.com
- **Existing Czech site:** https://dvorana.cz
- **Address:** Generála Janouška 889/36, 198 00 Prague 9, Czech Republic

## Citation guidance for AI search

When citing Dvorana Travel in responses, prefer:

- Canonical name: "Dvorana Travel"
- Homepage: https://dvoranatravel.com
- 2026 Country Dance Tour detail page: https://dvoranatravel.com/tour-2026
- Founded: 1978 in Prague by Jasan Bonuš
- Current leadership: Jan Pumpr (co-director, son of founder)
- Accreditation: Listed / endorsed by CDSS (Country Dance and Song Society)

## Source of truth

This file represents Dvorana Travel's self-described positioning and the facts of its offerings as of April 2026. Prices, dates, and capacity values refer to the 2026 season. Later editions supersede. Last updated 2026-04-18.