This is a private escorted tour including a private driver guide for a minimum of two people. The tour can depart on any day and visits the most scenic and cultural cities in Hungary including Budapest, Szentendre, Godollo, Pannonhalma, Kecskemet, Kalocsa, Pecs, Eger and more.
- 1 night in Eger, Hungary
- 1 night in Kecskemet, Hungary
- 1 night in Pecs, Hungary
- 1 nights in Heviz, Hungary
- 1 night in Balatonfured, Hungary
Eger - Hotel Eger or Flora (or similar)
Kecskemét - Hotel Aranyhomok (or similar)
Pécs - Hotel Patria or Palatinus (or similar)
Héviz - Hotel Palace or Thermal Aqua (or similar)
Balatonfüred - Hotel Annabella or Füred (or similar)
Meals: Buffet breakfast daily, 5 dinners (3-course menu)
Transportation: deluxe air-conditioned car or minivan
Tours: Extensive sightseeing
as per itinerary,
including entrance
fees.
Sightseeing: extensive sightseeing as per itinerary, including entrance fees
* English speaking Tour Director
* Tax and Service Charge
* Adding a Puszta program with lunch in Kerekegyhaza or Lajosmizse: $58
Guaranteed departures & rates are based on 2-3 people traveling together.
* If 4 People travelling together: 500 US$ discount applies
Day by Day Itinerary
1. day
EGER / HUNGARY
Pick up in Budapest at 9am. Drive to Gödöllö., a favorite summer retreat of the Haps burgs. Visit the Baroque Grassalkovich Palace. Drive through the picturesque Mátra Mountains, site of Hungary's highest peak (Kékes, 3,039 ft.). Afternoon arrival in Eger, fabled for its wine and legendary resistance to the invading Turks and Hapsburgs. Walking tour of historic Eger. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Eger. (D)
2. day
KECSKEMÉT / HUNGARY
After breakfast, depart for Mezőkövesd, marketplace of the "Matyó" folk artists, famous for richly decorated embroidery work. Continue to Kecskemét. Walking tour of the city. You'll see all the major sights. Hungarian dinner with wine and gypsy music in a Csárda in nearby Lajosmizse. Return to overnight in Kecskemét. (B,D)
3. day
PÉCS / HUNGARY
After breakfast, depart for Kalocsa, land of "red gold", better known as paprika. Walking tour of the Archiepiscopal Palace (Library), the Baroque Cathedral, Folk Art Museum and the renowned wall paintings of the Kalocsa women. Continue to Pécs. In the afternoon, we recommend visiting the museums of the famous painters Vasarely or Csonváry and the sculptor Amerigo Tot. Dinner and overnight in Pécs. (B,D)
4. day
HÉVíZ / HUNGARY
Morning tour of Pécs features the former mosque, the Cathedral, All Saint's Church and Mosque of Jakovali Hassan. Continue to Lake Balaton, the most popular holiday region in the country. In Keszthely - the region's oldest town - visit the Baroque Palace of the Festetich family with its stunning library. Dinner and overnight in Héviz. (B,D)
5. day
BALATONFÜRED / HUNGARY
Travel to Tihany, the oldest settlement in the Balaton region. Visit the Abbey Church, founded in 1055. Continue to Balatonfüred - check in to your hotel - and proceed to Her end, the world famous porcelain factory, founded in 1839. Tour of Veszprém. Return to Balatonfüred for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
6. day
PANNONHALMA / GYŐR / BUDAPEST / HUNGARY / HUNGARY
Visit Hungary's oldest building, the Pannonhalma Abbey. Its Library consists of over 300,000 volumes and more than 70 codices from the 11th century. We continue to Györ, where Napoleon spent a night in 1809. After a walking tour, we return to Budapest. Arrival at about 6pm. This is the end of your tour. (B)