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Budapest - The Pearl of the Danube
5 days from £1,059
Suggested Itinerary#
Your itinerary is exclusively yours to tailor to suit your group's interests and profile of your members. Here is our suggested itinerary:
Day 1 – Budapest
Scheduled flight to Budapest from your preferred airport – transfer with our professional guide in our private executive coach to the 4* Mercure Korona Hotel in Budapest – dinner in our hotel.
Day 2 – Budapest guided tour & Parliament House
Guided tour of Budapest, a city full of Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture, reveals the characters of the once rival cities of Buda and Pest separated by the Danube and takes in the Buda Castle, Matthias Church and Fisherman’s Bastion – guided tour of the magnificent neo-Gothic Parliament House, one of Budapest's finest architectural achievements and the home of the Holy Hungarian Crown, the splendid Session Room, the impressive central staircase and the wonderful Great Vaulted Hall.
Day 3 – Dohany Synagogue, Jewish Museum, Szentendre, Hungarian Open Air Museum & River Danube cruise
Dohany Synagogue, built in 1859 in the Moorish Revival style, seats nearly 3,000 people, and is the second largest synagogue in the world – the rich and vast collection of the neighbouring Jewish Museum makes it the second largest Jewish museum in Europe – time at leisure for lunch in Szentendre – the Hungarian Open Air Museum is a 60 acre complex contemplating the architecture and culture of rural Hungary – included scenic one way cruise on the River Danube between Szentendre and Budapest.
Day 4 – Danube Bend, Esztergom & Visegrad
A day exploring the Danube Bend begins at the imposing hilltop Basilica in Esztergom, a town whose history stretches back to the days of Saint Stephen – at Visegrad visit the Upper Castle, the remains of the Early Renaissance summer palace of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and the museum in the Solomon Tower to see exhibitions on the history of the palace.
Day 5 – Sissi Palace
Sissi Palace in Gödölló, built in the 1760s and given as a coronation gift to Emperor Franz Joseph and Queen Elizabeth (affectionately known as Sissi) in the 1870s, is a beautiful Baroque castle – transfer to the airport for our scheduled flight home.
Features#
What's included in this tour is entirely yours to customise to suit your group's budget and preferences. Here is what we've suggested:
4* Budapest hotel
Welcome dinner
All excursions & guided tours included
Professional local guide
Scheduled flights to Budapest
Executive coach in Hungary
One free place per 10 paying passengers
Tailor your Features#
If you'd like to adjust what's included, perhaps a different hotel standard, more or fewer days, or different excursions, here are some alternatives:
For more (or fewer) days
Include UK airport coach transfers
Bring a specialist lecturer
Include all entrance fees & gratuities
Visit more (or fewer) sights*
* See Tailor your Sights for suggestions
Sights#
The places your group visits are exclusively yours to decide. Here are the main sights we've suggested:
Budapest guided tour
Parliament House - guided tour
Dohany Synagogue
Jewish Museum
Szentendre
Hungarian Open Air Museum
River Danube cruise
Danube Bend
Esztergom
Visegrad
Sissi Palace
Tailor your Sights#
If you'd prefer to visit different places, or if you'd like to add extra attractions that match your group's specific interests, here are some more suggestions:
Museum of Fine Arts - home to reputedly the best Spanish collection outside Spain and an excellent Venetian collection (particularly Titian and Giorgione)
House of Hungarian Art Nouveau - a collection of furniture, pottery and paintings in Secession style gives an insight into the atmosphere of bourgeois life of Budapest before the First World War
Hungarian National Museum - dedicated to the history of Hungary from the first three hundred years (1000-1301) of the Hungarian kingdom up to the rise and fall of the Communist system in Hungary
The Hungarian State Opera House - with its neo-Classical and neo-Renaissance design was one of the most imposing opera houses of its day
Hungarian National Gallery - tracing the development of Hungarian art from the 10th century with an impressive collection of paintings dating from 19th and 20th century
Franz Liszt Academy - the only music academy in the world that was founded by Liszt himself and one of the most impressive examples of Central European Art Nouveau architecture
Accommodation#
Where you stay is entirely yours to choose to match your group's preferences. Here is our suggested accommodation:
Four nights at the 4* Mercure Korona Hotel, located opposite the National Museum and a few minutes walk from the River Danube. Facilities at the hotel include a restaurant and bar and all rooms are en suite. A welcome dinner is served in our hotel on the first evening and the remaining three nights are on bed and breakfast basis.
Tailor your accommodation#
If you'd prefer different accommodation, perhaps a different hotel standard, location, or basis of accommodation, here are some alternative choices:
Stay at a 3* hotel
With more dinners included
Extras#
The costs on top of your tour price can be tailored to suit your group's needs. Here is what we've listed as extras:
Single room supplement £199
Insurance
Entrance fees to places of interest
Audio headphones
Gratuities
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Budapest - The Pearl of the Danube
5 days from £1,059 per person