Overview
Discover the mesmerizing blend of history and beauty in Budapest, where the Danube River gracefully winds through iconic landmarks like the Chain Bridge and Buda Castle. Further upstream, delve into the enchanting Danube Bend, where medieval towns like Esztergom, Visegrád, and Szentendre reveal Hungary’s rich cultural tapestry against a stunning natural backdrop.
Budapest and Danube Bend
Date: (5 days/ 4 nights)
Budapest: (4nights)
Hotel recommendation: Budapest: Hotel ****
Min Group Size: 15
Age Range: 1 to 99
Operated in: English
Price: 1140 EUR / person, includes full board accommodation and
daily programs.
Itinerary
The group arrives to Budapest airport – Airport pick-up. Round trip by bus and first rendezvous with the city to see some interesting places during your way to the hotel. Our guide will take you to the hotel in downtown, taking half an hour or so. After, you may go to explore the surrounding district on your own or have a rest in the room.
Dinner at the hotel (3 dishes or buffet without drinks) - Overnight at the hotel in Budapest (BUS
AVAILABLE: max 4 hours)
Breakfast in the hotel. The guide will meet the group in the hotel 9: 00 City sightseeing: Castle district, which is on the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage.
12:00 Explore and enjoy the serenity on Margaret Island: the island provides a peaceful hideaway from hectic downtown Budapest with large green areas, flowery gardens, old trees, and lots of entertainment. The island’s attractions include romantic walkways, medieval ruins, a small zoo, musical fountain, a water tower, swimming pools, a water park, open air theatre and cinema, and some great clubs.
13.00 Styled piknik lunch on the island
14:50 Boat trip on the river Danube - back to the city centre (Gellért tér) on the public transport
boat.
15:30 Walk to the Great Market Hall on the Liberty Bridge The Central Market Hall is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest. From 17:00 free time: Walking along Váci Street. It is the most renowned pedestrian shopping street of Budapest. It stretches to a little more than a mile between Vörösmarty Square and the Great Market Hall.
20:00 Dinner in a restaurant (3 courses without water) Our guide service ends after the dinner.
We can recommend to visit the downtown ruin bars after dinner.
(BUS AVAILABLE: From 9 to 11 AM and from 19 to 23 PM)
Overnight.
9:00 Explore the 3 pearls of the Danube Bend. Drive to the handsome city of Esztergom, former capital of Hungary from the 10th to the 13th-Century and situated on the border with Slovakia. Its cathedral, the Esztergom Basilica, is the largest church in Hungary. Continue to Visegrád, a small castle town on the right bank of the Danube. Here you will explore the remains of the Royal Palace and visit the citadel of Visegrád
Castle. Take some souvenir photos of the Danube Bend from the castle’s fantastic elevated vantage point.
The group will enjoy a 3-course lunch in a local restaurant at Visegrád before continuing to the picturesque town of Szentendre. Well known for its art scene, you will stroll through the charming streets, lined with contemporary art galleries, craft shops and boutique stores.
Dinner at the hotel (3 dishes or buffet without drinks) - Overnight at the hotel in Budapest
(Bus available all day long.)
9:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time in Budapest.
Boxed lunch: 2 sandwiches, 1 water, 1 fruit and 1 little chocolate
Optional program: Visiting Gellért Thermal Bath or Széchenyi Thermal Baths individually.
(not included in the costs ~ 30 Euro)
19:30 Dinner at the hotel. (3 courses without water).
Breakfast at the hotel. - Check-out - Transfer directly to Budapest Airport Boarding formalities
Departure of the group.
(BUS AVAILABLE: max 4 hours)
Prices include
- 2x airport transfer
- 4x accommodation Budapest
- 4x dinner at the hotel, Budapest
- 4x breakfast at the hotel, Budapest
- 1x city sightseeing Budapest: roundtrip
- 1x city sightseeing: castle district, Margaret Island, Great Market Hall
- 1x styled piknik lunch
- 1x lunchbox – sandwich lunch
- 1x ticket for the public transport boat
- 1x full day city sightseeing Esztergom, Visegrád, Szentendre
- 1x ticket to Visegrád Castle
- 1x lunch at Visegrád
- transportation
- tour guide