Austria and Hungary Tour

ISTANBUL – BUDAPEST We will meet at the Istanbul Airport international departures terminal three hours before our flight to complete our ticketing and baggage procedures. We then depart on our flight to Budapest. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic city tour of Budapest by private coach. Places to be seen include Heroes' Square (Kahramanlar Meydanı), Andrássy Avenue, the Opera House, the Chain Bridge, Elizabeth Bridge, and the banks of the Danube River. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Once we have checked in at our hotel, guests may join the optional Hungarian Folklore and Gypsy Night excursion. On this excursion, you will enjoy a fun and unforgettable evening at Budapest's most authentic restaurant, watching traditional Hungarian dances performed in traditional costumes and dancing along to the music of the famous Hungarian Gypsy orchestra, accompanied by unlimited drinks and the delicious flavors of Hungarian cuisine. After the evening, transfer back to our hotel for overnight.

BUDAPEST After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish to do so may join the optional Esztergom & Visegrád & Szentendre excursion. On this tour, we visit Esztergom Castle, which holds strategic importance in Turkish history, and the Esztergom Basilica, the centre of the Hungarian Catholic Church. We pass through the town of Visegrád and continue to the Szentendre Artists' Village. After our walking tour and free time in Szentendre, where you will have the opportunity to buy all kinds of Hungarian souvenirs at affordable prices, we return to Budapest. In Budapest, we tour the Buda Castle district; within the castle walls, the Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church are among the places we will see on a panoramic basis. In the evening, guests who wish to do so may join the optional Danube River Boat Tour, which will be organised by our guide. On this tour, while cruising along the Danube River, one of the most magnificent rivers in the world, you will have the chance to photograph the Buda and Pest sides of Budapest, which boasts some of the most beautiful night illuminations in Europe, from the best angles, accompanied by one complimentary drink.

BUDAPEST - VIENNA After breakfast, we depart from Budapest and set off towards Vienna. Guests who wish to do so may join the Bratislava tour, which is organized as an extra along the route. On our city tour of Bratislava, one of the Central European capitals, the sights to see include the Bratislava riverbanks, the Holocaust Memorial, St. Martin's Cathedral, the palace buildings where Mozart gave his first concert at the age of 6 and F. Liszt at the age of 9, Michael's Tower, the Old Town Square, Napoleon's Soldier, and the Slovak National Theatre Building. After free time, we continue on to Vienna. Upon arrival in Vienna, we begin a panoramic city tour. During our tour, the sights to see include the Opera, the University, the Parliament Building, the Theatre, the Hofburg, and the Museums Quarter. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. In the evening, guests who wish to do so may join the Vienna Concert Night tour, organized as an extra. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

VIENNA After breakfast at our hotel, guests who wish to join may take part in the optional Hallstatt excursion organized by our guide for an extra fee. We visit Hallstatt, which has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List and is home to the country’s most important Alpine lakes and the world’s oldest salt mine. Following an introduction and a short walk along the lakeside, free time will be given, during which you can sip your coffee while enjoying the view of the Alps along the turquoise lake. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Overnight at our hotel.

VIENNA - PRAGUE After breakfast in the morning, we leave Vienna and set off towards Prague. Guests who wish to do so may join the optional excursion to Český Krumlov, organized as an extra along the route. Český Krumlov, which looks like an island within the bends of the Vltava River, will take you back to the Middle Ages with its houses, streets, and castle. After the tour, we depart for Prague. Upon arrival, a panoramic city tour. During the city tour, the sights to be seen include the Lesser Town, Charles IV Bridge, the Old Town Square, and the Astronomical Clock Tower. After the city tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

PRAGUE After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish to do so may join the optional Karlovy Vary excursion. In Karlovy Vary, the resort town visited by European high society and statesmen in the 17th and 18th centuries, set amid unique natural scenery, we will see dozens of magnificent palaces built side by side, the hotel where Atatürk stayed in 1918, the houses of Dvořák, Mozart, Goethe, Beethoven, Russian Tsar Peter the Great, and Pushkin, and then visit the thermal galleries where 12 different types of mineral water emerge. After the tour, we return to Prague. Transfer to the airport. Departure to Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and end of the tour.