Buda Castle House
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 days, planned by Cypress & Stone
Buda is the hills on the west bank and Pest the flat city on the east. They were separate towns until 1873.
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| Parliament |
| Chain Bridge |
| Danube promenade |
Szechenyi is fed by a thermal spring at 74 °C and the outdoor pools run all winter, which is when they are best.
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| Buda Castle |
| Fisherman's Bastion |
| Matthias Church |
| Szechenyi Baths |
The Shoes on the Danube are sixty pairs of iron shoes on the embankment, marking where Arrow Cross militia shot Jews into the river in 1944-45.
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| Dohany Street Synagogue |
| Shoes on the Danube Bank |
| Szimpla Kert |
Szentendre was settled by Serbs fleeing the Ottomans and has seven Orthodox churches for a very small town.
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| Szentendre |
| Serbian Orthodox churches |
| Danube Bend |
The Valley of Beautiful Women is a horseshoe of cellars cut into tufa, most of them family-run, pouring Egri Bikaver.
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| Eger castle |
| Minaret |
| Szepasszony-volgy |
| Bull's Blood |
Gellert is the art nouveau one and is a twenty-minute tram from the station.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Walking in Europe with the timed tickets booked at release”
A walking operator whose main skill is administrative: Alhambra slots, Sagrada tickets and hut beds, booked the day they open.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Recommended.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would send friends their way.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Would book with them again.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Solid operator.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. No hesitation recommending them.
Szechenyi is the huge outdoor one and best in winter with steam over the pools. Gellert is art nouveau, indoor and calmer. Rudas is Ottoman, small and has single-sex days. This trip includes Szechenyi and leaves the others optional.
One other operator runs this trip. See all 2 side by side →