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Insight Vacations - Select Choices Tours |
Select Imperial Capitals - Budapest to Vienna
7 days, Priced from US$1425
Select - Independent Journeys, Departs from Budapest, finishes at Vienna
Tour code S706
YOUR INCLUDED FEATURES
- 6 nights in First Class hotels in Central Locations
- All hotel service charges, taxes and porterage
- 6 delicious cooked breakfasts.
- Personal Concierge service throughout
- Special document wallet, map book journal and information pack.
- Welcome Drink Reception and Destination Briefing
- City maps in Budapest and Vienna
- Airport arrival transfer, day 1 (per itinerary)
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard toilet
- Orientation tours of Budapest and Vienna
- En route stop for orientation and leisure time in Bratislava
Tailor Your Own Itinerary
- Orientation tour of Budapest
- Ascend Gellert Hill to the Citadel for fine views over Budapest
- See Budapest's Heroes Square, Parliament Building and Elizabeth Bridge
- See the remains of the Roman settlement of Aquincum
- Visit the charming riverside village of Szentendre
- Orientation tour of the baroque town of Gyor
- Orientation tour of Vienna
- See the Opera House, Parliament and Winter Palace that line Vienna's Ring Road
- Enjoy a guided walk through the city centre to St Stephan's Cathedral
Itinerary Flexibility
- ADD OR REDUCE NIGHTS - Extra nights are available pre or post. A small reduction will be made for missed nights if advised at time of booking.
- ADD PRIVATE AIRPORT TRANSFERS - Free transfers are included in Budapest at times shown in your itinerary. Private transfers are available in both Budapest and Vienna.
- TAKE TIME OUT WITH US - In Budapest, options are available to the artists' village of Szentendre or a guided visit of the Parliament. Perhaps savour dinner on an evening cruise on the River Danube and visit the Fisherman's Bastion? In Vienna, you could hear the music of Strauss and Mozart, drive into the Vienna Woods for dinner at a local 'heuriger' (wine house), see the Crown Jewels or be dazzled by a private guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace?
- TAKE TIME OUT ON YOUR OWN - In Budapest, shop with the locals at the Vásárcsarnok (Central Market), search for the perfect Goulash soup; try a therapy at one of the many thermal spas; walk along the Danube promenade and indulge in the local pancakes. In the evening a night at the opera or fine dining beckons. In Vienna, see the Lipizaner horses at the Spanish Riding School; take a ride in a Fiaker, a real Viennese horse drawn carriage, or stroll in the fresh air through the Belvedere Gardens.
- YOUR PERSONAL CONCIERGE - Available throughout your itinerary, your Personal Concierge is a gold mine of information and assistance when it comes to friendly advice, booking or other arrangements for dining, sightseeing and additional activities.
ITINERARY
Day 1 - ARRIVE BUDAPEST |
Welcome to Budapest! Insight's Airport Transfer Service departs Budapest Airport for your tour hotel at 10:00, 13:00 & 15:30. This evening meet with your Insight Personal Concierge for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Sofitel
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Day 2 & 3 - BUDAPEST AT LEISURE |
Get your bearings with an included orientation tour of the city. Take in the view of the River Danube and magnificent Parliament from the Citadel on top of Gellert Hill. See Heroes Square and drive along Andrassy Boulevard. Balance of your time is free for sightseeing and to explore at your own pace. (BB)
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Day 4 - BUDAPEST - BRATISLAVA - VIENNA |
Cross the Slovakian border for panoramic views over Bratislava and a stroll through the Old Town. Continue to the imperial city of Vienna where an orientation tour includes a drive around the famous Ring Road to see the Viennese Opera, the Parliament, Town Hall and Hofburg Residence. The remainder of the afternoon and evening is at leisure.
Hotel: Am Konzerthaus (BB)
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Days 5 & 6 - VIENNA AT LEISURE |
Two whole days are completely free for sightseeing, theatre, shopping, dining or just to explore at your own pace. (BB)
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Day 7 - VIENNA |
Your Select holiday comes to an end. Perhaps take advantage of a free transfer to Prague? (BB). |
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