Budapest & Lake Balaton — 7 days
The spa capital and Central Europe's largest lake. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Budapest; Buda; Parliament & Széchenyi Baths; To Lake Balaton.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Budapest
- 11:00 — Arrival at Budapest Ferenc Liszt
- 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Pest
- 15:00 — Andrássy Avenue & St Stephen's Basilica — Pest
- 20:00 — Dinner — Pest
Day 2 — Buda
- 09:30 — Buda Castle & Fisherman's Bastion — Colline du Château
- Walk around Buda — Colline du Château → Buda
- 13:30 — Goulash lunch — Buda
- Walk to the Danube — Buda → Danube
- 19:00 — Evening cruise on the Danube — Danube
Day 3 — Parliament & Széchenyi Baths
- 09:30 — Tour of the Hungarian Parliament — Place Kossuth
- 13:30 — Lunch at the Central Market Hall
- 17:00 — Széchenyi thermal baths — Parc municipal
Day 4 — To Lake Balaton
- 09:30 — Train to Balatonfüred — Budapest → Balatonfüred
- 12:00 — Hotel check-in — Balatonfüred
- 14:00 — Tagore Promenade along the lake — Balatonfüred
- 20:00 — Dinner of lake fish (fogas) — Balatonfüred
Day 5 — Tihany Peninsula
- 09:30 — Boat crossing to Tihany — Balatonfüred → Tihany
- Boat to Tihany — Balatonfüred → Tihany
- 10:00 — Tihany Benedictine Abbey — Tihany
- 12:00 — Lavender fields & view over the inner lake — Tihany
- 13:30 — Lunch on the peninsula
- 16:00 — Back to Balatonfüred
Day 6 — Badacsony vineyards
- 09:30 — Bus to Badacsony — Balatonfüred → Badacsony
- 10:30 — Wine tasting on Mount Badacsony — Badacsony
- 13:30 — Terrace lunch facing the lake
- 16:00 — Back to Budapest — Badacsony → Budapest
- 19:00 — Hotel check-in — Budapest
Day 7 — Departure
- 09:30 — Great Market Hall — last shopping — Nagycsarnok
- 12:30 — Bus to the airport
- 15:30 — Flight home