10 Days Austria & Hungary Tour Package
Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights
Priced From: $3,500 ppdo
Tour Highlights
- Feel a warm welcome with your welcome tour of Vienna and wine-paired dinner.
- Taste the wines of Austria and Hungary in the countries most prestigious wineries and wine cellars.
- Enjoy your personal dinner reservations, winery lunches and dinners in some of Austria and Hungary’s best eating establishments and wineries.
- Bargain hunt for souvenirs and other regional specialty items in the hottest shopping districts of Vienna and Budapest.
- Spend an entire day at the Austria Wine Academy. Choose the classes of your choice, instructed by Austria’s best winemakers.
- Taylor your trip by selecting the activities and excursions that best fit your lifestyle and preferences.
- Select your accommodations from a long, careful list of hotels, inns, cottages, wine properties and castles.
- Learn the history of Hungary, both past and present, with your personal guide.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Welcome to Vienna! Meet your guide in the baggage claim area for a transfer to your hotel. Take some time to relax before your private tour of Vienna, where you will see all the major points of interest. This evening you will have a welcome dinner paired with fine Austrian wines.
Day 2
This is your first full day of wine tasting. You will visit four of Vienna’s premier wineries. A winery lunch will be served Viennese style. This evening dinner is at your leisure.
Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel will be early today. You will head north into the Lower Austrian wine country. The focus today will be the Gruner Veltliner and Riesling wines. Lunch will be served, as well as a winemaker’s dinner before returning to Vienna.
Day 4
Take the morning to shop Vienna’s longest street, MariahilferstraBe. You will find many designer stores, specialty shops, and quaint cafes. In the afternoon, meet your guide for your transfers into Rust, located in Burgenland. This evening dinner is at your leisure.
Day 5
Breakfast will be served at the hotel, and then you will be transferred to the Austria Wine Academy for a full day of wine classes. Choose from a long list of courses instructed by Austria’s top winemakers. Lunch will be included today, as well as a wine paired dinner.
Day 6
Your wine journey continues today traveling into Hungary’s wine regions. But first, you will stop at three Burgenland wineries before arriving into Budapest. Lunch will be included today as well as an amazing dinner at Gunda, which features traditional Hungarian classics.
Day 7
Enjoy both Buda and Pest today. Relax with your guide as you see all the major sites of this friendly city. This evening you will have a walking tour of Budapest, and then you will have free time to explore “Vaci Street,” where you can shop, dine and be part of the area’s exciting nightlife.
Day 8
Experience a full day of wine tasting in the wine regions of Budapest and Egar. You will taste the famous “Bull’s Blood,” and enjoy a winery lunch. Your over-night will be in the quaint town of Egar where you will have time to explore and enjoy a quiet dinner.
Day 9
It’s all about the incredible Tokaji wine today. Sip the world-famous, award winning wines of the region in underground cellars. Learn how the sweet wine is made and stored. You will be served a wine paired lunch that will make your taste buds scream for joy! This evening you will have a farewell dinner and final Hungarian wine tasting.
Day 10
Have breakfast at the hotel this morning and then board a train for a three hour trip back to Budapest. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the airport where you will begin your journey home, or start a Wine Tours of the World extension trip
Accommodations
Property, location, style, size and amenities chosen based on client specifications.
Dining
Restaurants and meals listed above are recommendations only. Wine Tours of the World handles reservations at top restaurants, small intimate bistros and gourmet din-ners at vineyards. Exact meal inclusions and dining reservations will be specified at time of booking based on final trip itinerary.
Pricing
This suggested itinerary is based on two people traveling together. A single supplement fee will apply. Cost of itinerary is priced based on dates of travel.
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