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The Classic HUNGARY

 

Day 1

Arrival at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.

 

Day 2

Budapest
Discover Budapest. Visit the Castle district, Matthias church and Fishermen’s Bastion. Take pictures and look around. The next stop is the Citadel on the Gellért Hill, where the best panoramic view of Budapest can be seen. Go back to the Pest side on the Elizabeth Bridge to the Heroes’ Square. Enjoy a walk along the Andrássy Avenue, which is a World Heritage site. See the Opera house and Budapest’s biggest church, the St Stephen’s Basilica.

 

Day 3

Budapest - Visegrad - Esztergom - Budapest 7h
Explore Hungary's history along the Danube river. Visit Visegrad and the 750 year-old ruins of the formal Royal Residence. Learn about life in the Middle Ages and enjoy the panorama of the Danube Valley. Continue to Esztergom, considered the Northern gate of Budapest and the centre of the Catholic church. Visit Hungary's largest cathedral, a resting place of famous Hungarian cardinals. Return boat trip to Budapest.

 

Day 4

Budapest - Szentendre - Budapest
Travel to picturesque Szentendre, the Artists Village. Enjoy its scenery and its buildings, which continues to attract painters and sculptors. Walk along quaint streets in the Baroque centre. Visit the famous Szamos Marzipan Museum and continue to the Ceramic and Confectionary Museums. Visit the orthodox churches displaying some of Hungary's most beautiful icons. Back to Budapest.

 

Day 5

Budapest - Lake Balaton 140km/2h - Budapest
Explore the idyllic landscape, the charming villages and the lake. Continue to Balatonfured the capital of lake Balaton. The most common connected to this city are history, culture, wine, and hospitality.

 

Day 6

Budapest - Kecskemet 90km/1h - Puszta 60km/1h - Budapest 130km/1h30min
Departure to the beautiful baroque town of Kecskemet. Visit the Main Square and the famous City Hall, an example of the Hungarian Art Nouveau architecture, and the Neo-Baroque Theatre. Continue to Puszta. See a traditional Hungarian farm. Take a ride on a horse drawn carriage and enjoy a traditional horse show. Departure to Budapest.

 

Day 7

Transfer to the airport.