Discover the "good old Hungary"! Visit the pearls of the country on low-budget excursions with personal guiding in ENGLISH or ITALIAN. Save money by sharing a collective group price!

TOUR 1: SZENTENDRE - the town of artists

Visit the fascinating baroque town - the first stop of the Danube Bend - which offers a rich sight into culture with a several Serbian orthodox and catholic churches, a wide range of art galleries, a sight into folk art and other hidden treasures as the marcipan museum and the museum of golden miniatures.
Szentendre on the map of Hungary

Tour details: Catching the suburban train at Batthyány Square in 50 minutes we arrive to Szentendre. We have a guided walk in the historical center and enter 2 museums or galleries depending on your interest. Then we have a short free-time to grab a tipical Hungarian meal or walk along the market and take the suburban train back to Budapest.
Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday (other days might be possible - send a request)
Departure: 10:00 am
Duration: half day trip (approx. 5 hours)
Meeting point: Deák tér (M1, M2, M3)
Travel: metro + suburban train
Price: 60 EUR/group - Included in price: tour guide, guided walk. Not included in price: personal costs to be payed during the excursion (train tickets, entrance fee to 2 museums). Prices of personal costs: Three Budapest public transport tickets: 3.5 EUR (960 HUF). Return suburban train tickets: 2 EUR (610 HUF). Museum/gallery tickets: 2 EUR (5-600 HUF)/each.
Total personal costs: about 10 EUR/person
Total personal costs with reductions included:
- Children under the age of 6/ EU citizens over 65: 4 EUR/person
- People with valid Budapest public transport pass: 7 EUR/person

Extended trip: Extend your visit in Szentendre! After a visit in the old town center, enjoy the rural feeling of the neighbouring Open-air Museum of Ethnography in the afternoon. It offers a general sight of Hungarian folk traditions and rural life, culinary treats with tasting, folk art activities, and a relaxing atmosphere of the countryside. Special festival days: Grape Picking Feast on 4-5 September.
Extended trip duration: 1 day trip (approx. 8 hours)
Extended trip price: 70 EUR/group - Included in price: tour guide and guided walk. Not included in price: personal costs to be payed during the excursion (transport tickets, entrance ticket to one museum, bus ticket and entrance fee to the Open-air Museum of Ethnography). Additional personal costs for the extended trip: Ticket to the etnography museum: 5 EUR (1400 HUF)/ on festival days 6 EUR (1600 HUF). Bus tickets in Szentendre: 2 EUR (5-600 HUF).
Total personal costs for extended trip: about 15 EUR/person
Total personal costs for extended program with reductions included:
- Children under 6/ EU citizens over 70: 6 EUR/person
- EU citizens over 65: 8 EUR/person
- With valid Bp. public transport pass: 12 EUR/person
- Non-EU citizens over 70/Italian citizens/ people with ICOM/ICOMOS pass: 10 EUR/person
- Non-EU citizens over 70/Italian citizens/ with ICOM/ICOMOS pass + valid Bp. public transport pass: 7 EUR/person

 
TOUR 2: GÖDÖLLÕ  - the Queen's palace

Visit the charming town of Gödöllõ and the biggest Baroque palace of Hungary. Discover the favourite places of Queen Sissi in the palace and the park.
Gödöllõ on the map of Hungary

Tour details: We take the suburban train at Örs Vezér Square and after 40 minutes we arrive to Gödöllõ. Strolling through the park, we reach the magnificent palace, which served as the holiday resort of emperor Francis Joseph and Sissi. We visit the suits of the King and Queen in the castle and then enter the only permanent baroque theatre of the country. After the guided tour you can have a "Sissi" coffee at the castle buffet or you can even dress up like the Royals and have a photo taken as a memory. After a short walk in Gödöllõ we catch the suburban train back to Budapest.

Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday (other days might be possible - send a request)
Departure: 10:00 am
Duration: half day trip (approx. 5 hours) - longer stay is possible
Meeting point: Deák tér (M1, M2, M3)
Travel: metro + suburban train
Price: 60 EUR/group. Included in price: tour guide and guided tour in museum. Not included in price: personal costs to be payed during the excursion (train tickets, entrance fee to the Royal Palace and the Baroque Theatre). Prices of personal costs: Three Budapest public transport tickets: 3.5 EUR (960 HUF). Return suburban train tickets: 2.5 EUR (730 HUF). Castle museum and Baroque theatre entrance tickets: 11 EUR (3000 HUF).
Total personal costs: about 20 EUR/person
Total personal costs with reductions included:
- Children under the age of 6: FREE!
- EU citizen pensioners over 65: 6 EUR/person
- Non EU citizen pensioners/Students with international student card: 13 EUR/person
- People with valid Budapest public transport pass: 15 EUR/person
- Non EU citizen pensioners/Students with international student card + valid Budapest public transport pass: 9 EUR/person

 
TOUR 3: PÉCS - cultural capital of Europe 2010!

Discover the sunniest town of Hungary with its rich cultural and historical heritage.
Pécs on the map of Hungary

Tour details: We take the IC train to Pécs, a city 200 km south of Budapest (on the ruins of the ancient Roman town Sopianae), which lies at the foot of Mecsek Hill, a lovely wine region near the border of Croatia. During a guided walk in the city we enter the Early Christian burial chambers, UNESCO World Heritage site from the 4th century, explore the rich Ottoman-Turkish heritage of the town, visit the magnificent cathedral and the museum of the famous Zsolnay Porcelain. You can even place your lock at the Locks of Lovers. In the free-time you can have a traditional Hungarian lunch and in the evening enjoy the atmosphere of the actual street festivals in the Cultural Capital of Europe, before we take the last train back to Budapest.

Days: Wednesday, Saturday (other days might be possible - send a request)
Departure: 9:00 am
Duration: 1 day trip (approx. 12 hours)
Meeting point: in front of KELETI Railway Station ("Keleti Pályaudvar", M2 red underground line)
Travel: INTERCITY train - 2nd class
Price: 130 EUR/group. Included in price: tour guide and guided walk. Not included in price: personal costs to be payed during the excursion (travel fee, entrance fee to Cella Septichora Ancient Christian Chambers and Museum of the Zsolnay Manufacture). Prices of personal costs: Return train tickets: 30 EUR (8500 HUF). Cathedral: 3 EUR (800 HUF). Early Christian Chamber ticket: 4 EUR (1200 HUF). Zsolnay Porcelain Museum ticket: 3.5 EUR (1000 HUF).
Total personal costs: about 40 EUR/person
Total personal costs with reductions included:
- EU citizens under 6/ over 70: 7 EUR/person
- EU citizen under 26 on Saturdays: 34 EUR/person
- EU citizen under 26 on Saturdays + student: 30 EUR/person
- Children under 14: 26 EUR/person
- People with ICOM pass/students/pensioners: 40 EUR/person