Budapest Spring Festival - 2008

                 Escorted Tour Itinerary

 





 


Day 1:
    Arrive in Budapest; transfer from airport to hotel; lunch or dinner at hotel. This
                evening you'll attend the first of three Spring Festival performances.

Day 2:    After breakfast at the hotel, it's time to leave for the "Behind the Scenes tour of
                the Budapest Opera House and then a visit to the Bartók Memorial House this
                morning, and enjoy a piano concert and champagne.  Lunch will be a 3 course
                meal with coffee at the "Szeged" Restaurant.  This afternoon is free time. This
                evening you'll attend your second performance at the Spring Festival.

Day 3:    After breakfast this morning we depart by motorcoach, with our guide, for
                the Danube Bend area north of Budapest.  Here, we stop for a visit to the
                artistic and historic towns of Esztergom, Visegrad and Szentendre.  Lunch will
                be a 3 course meal with aperitif, wine and coffee in Visegrad at the
                "Renaissance" Restaurant.  Our four course dinner tonight will include a
                folklore show at the Borkatakomba restaurant.

Day 4:    This morning we will be visiting the stunning National Gallery, followed by a 30
                minute stirring concert recital in the Matthias Cathedral on the Buda side.
                There will be some more free time today and then your third Festival
                performance this evening.

Day 5:    Free day in Budapest all day, with lots of time to enjoy the sights, stroll along
                the Danube, visit the great Market Hall,  enjoy the café culture, shop, or just
                take in the ambiance along Andrassy Boulevard.  Both sides of Budapest
                along the mighty Danube River as well as Andrassy Boulevard are designated
                as a unique UNESCO World Heritage Site.  This evening you'll enjoy a
                farewell dinner at the Mágnáskert Restaurant.  As well as enjoying a four
                course gala meal you'll also partake in some wine tasting, sampling the
                superb and highly rated wines of Hungary.

Day 6:    After breakfast and check out at the hotel this morning, you'll be transferred to
                the airport for your flight home.

 

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