SCENIC HUNGARY TOUR - 2008

Starts in BUDAPEST on Mondays: (8 days/7nights)
Guaranteed departures every week between March 31 - October 27, 2008
 
TOUR COST BASED ON 2-3 PEOPLE TRAVELING TOGETHER:
3 Star hotels: $2,959 dbl occupancy,  Single room supplement: $389; 
4 Star hotels: $3,454 dbl occupancy,  Single room supplement: $446; 

TOUR COST BASED ON 4-6 PEOPLE TRAVELING TOGETHER:
3 Star hotels: $1,943 dbl occupancy,  Single room supplement: $362; 
4 Star hotels: $2,352 dbl occupancy,  Single room supplement: $446; 

Airfare not included.

Tour Cost includes:
 Accommodations in twin bedded rooms with bath, Buffet breakfast daily, 5 dinners, transportation between cities 
by private car or a van, sightseeing tours per itinerary, entrance fees, 
services of an English speaking guide/driver.
 
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2nd Day/Mon - BUDAPEST. Arrive in Budapest and settle-in at your hotel. 

3rd Day/Tue - BUDAPEST/GODOLLO/EGER. Pick up at your hotel at 9 am. Drive to Godollo, a favorite summer retreat of the Hapsburgs. Visit of the Baroque Grassalkovich Palace. Drive through the picturesque Matra Mountains, site of Hungary’s highest peak (Kekes, 3039 ft) Afternoon arrival in Eger, fabled for its wine and legendary resistance to the invading Turks and Hapsburgs. Walking tour of historic Eger (Minaret, Castle, County Hall, Cathedral). Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Eger. (B,D)

4th Day/Wed - EGER/MEZOKOVESD/KECSKEMET. After breakfast depart for Mezokovesd, marketplace of the “Matyo” folk artists, famous for richly decorated embroidery work. Continue to Kecskemet. Walking tour of the city includes Town Hall Kodaly Institute, Calvinist Church, Cifra Palace, Town Hall.Hungarian dinner with wine and  gipsy music in a Csarda in nearby Lajosmizse. Overnight in Kecskemet. (B,D)

5th Day/Thu - KECSKEMET/KALOCSA/PECS. After breakfast depart for Kalocsa, land of the “red gold”, better known as the paprika. Walking tour of the Archepiscopal Palace and Library, the Baroque Cathedral, Folk Art Museum and the renowned wall – paintings of the Kalocsa. Continue to Pecs, the most romantic city in Hungary’s Transdanubia region. In the afternoon, we recommend visiting the museums of the famous painters Vasarely or Csontvary and the sculptor Amerigo Tot or to explore the creations of the celebrated Zsolnay porcelain factory. Dinner and overnight in Pecs. (B,D)

6th Day/Fri -  PECS/KESZTHELY/HEVIZ. Morning city tour of Pecs includes the former mosque, which is Hungary’s largest monument from the Turkish age, Cathedral, All Saint’s Church. Mosque of Jakovali Hassan. Continue to the Lake Balaton, the most popular holiday resort in the country. In Keszthely – the region’s oldest town – visit the Baroque Palace of the noble Festetich family with its stunning library. Dinner and overnight in Heviz. (B,D).

7th Day/Sat - HEVIZ/TIHANY/HEREND/VESZPREM/BALATONFURED. Travel to Tihany, the oldest settlement in the Balaton region. Visit the Abbey Church, founded in 1055. Continue to Balatonfured, check in at your hotel, and proceed to Herend, world famous porcelain factory, founded in 1839. Tour of Veszprem (Castle district, Gizella Chapel, Cathedral). Return to Balatonfured, for dinner and overnigh. (B,D)

9th Day/Mon - BUDAPEST. After breakfast termination of services. (B)
 
HOTELS ON TOUR:
BUDAPEST - Hotel Erzsebet or similar
EGER - Hotel Flora/Panorama or similar
KECSKEMET - Hotel Aranyhomok or similar
PECS - Hotel Patria/Sopiane or similar
HEVIZ - Hungest Hotel Helios/Naturmed Hotel Carbona or similar
BALATONFURED - Hotel Fured/Silver Resort or similar

For reservations, e-mail or call: 1-800-388-0988