Hungary cruise on the Danube and the Tisza
8 nights
BUDAPEST - PECS - NOVI SAD - OPUSTZASZER -
LA PUZSTA - TOKAJ LAKE TIZA

Price per person based on 2 persons in double cabin occupancy
For triple cabins (2 adults + one child ONLY) and child rates, please call our friendly agents +1 212-986-3800.
Drinks are included for lunch and dinner onboard (beer, wine, fruit juice, mineral water, tea/coffee)

INCLUSIONS:
- The cruise on full board from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the final day
- Accommodation in a double air conditioned cabin with shower and WC
- Entertainment
- The assistance of our hostess on board
- The welcome cocktail
- The excursion to Ferrara and Verona
- The gala evening
- Port taxes
- Drinks during lunch and dinner

ITINERARY:
1st Day: BUDAPEST
Boarding the ship between 6.00 and 7.00pm and time to settle comfortably in your cabins before meeting the crew during a welcome cocktail reception. Dinner will then be served onboard. Enjoy a free evening or take a guided tour of the sights of Budapest (optional) at night. Overnight stop.

2nd Day: BUDAPEST – MOHACS
Breakfast on board before spending the morning on an optional sightseeing tour of the capital of Hungary, a truly wonderful city which is cut into two parts by the Danube. Buda with its rolling hills and valleys, and Pest with its flatter landscape that offers a panoramic view over the banks of the Danube were awarded world heritage status by Unesco. Return to the ship for lunch. The afternoon will be spent visiting (optional) the royal palace of Godollo. This marvellous castle of Count Antal Grassalkovich was the favourite summer residence of the Austrian Empress Sissi. Dinner on board before sailing on to Mohacs, the most southern town onthe Danube.

3rd Day: MOHACS – BEZDAN – NOVI SAD
Breakfast on board before leaving Mohacs to visit Pecs (optional) by coach. This town, which is the regional centre of southern Hungary, is also the birthplace of the famous painter Victor Vasarely. Visit its main square and cathedral. This 2 century year old town, set at the foot of the Mecsek hills, whose climate and atmosphere are typically Mediterranean, has been a bishopric since 1009. Return to the ship for lunch before sailing on to Bezdan, on the border between customs post. Cruise on to Novi Sad (Serbia). Dinner on board. Overnight stop.

4th Day: NOVI SAD – TITEL – KANJIZA
After breakfast, set off by coach to visit Novi Sad (optional), which is set in the southern part of the great Plain, in the region of Baga, on the left bank of the Danube. Return for lunch on board at the end of the morning before cruising on at 12.30pm to join the Tisza., the largest river in Hungary, through unforgettable countryside. Dinner on board and an entertaining evening cruising towards to Kanjiza. Overnight stop.

5th Day: KANJIZA – SZEGED
Breakfast on board while cruising, crossing the customs post at the border in Kanjiza. Moor in Szeged around 8.00am. This “sunny city” is the biggest in the Great Hungarian Plain, and lies at the confluence of the Tisza and the Maros. Depart on the guided tour of the city (optional), famous for its summer festival organised around the cathedral and the park (mid-July to mid-August) in the in the main square. Take a stroll along the banks of the Tisza and through the pedestrian streets of the city. Visit the famous Pick salami and Szeged paprika museum which has been producing these traditional products since 1869. Dinner onboard and a free evening. Overnight stop.

6th Day: SZEGED – CSONGRAD – SZOLNOK
Early morning start cruising before reaching Csanytelek by 7.00am. Breakfast on board and then leave the ship on an excursion to Opusztaszer (included) natural history memorial park. Its open air ethnographic collections are amazing! Visit a paprika producing farm, a typical school from the farm region, a blacksmith’s forge and a cartmaker’s workshop, a demonstration of carts, and a fisherman’s cottage. All in keeping with the original life style in the Alfold plain in the 19th century. Do not forget to admire the famous “panoramic painting” by Magyar which depicts the conquest of the Carpathians, which was painted especially for the Hungarian millennium exhibition in 1896. Return to the ship in Csongrad for lunch on board before sailing on across the Great Plain of Southern Hungary, through landscape which “is as flat as the sea”. The river brings this sandy landscape to life and provides fish for the local speciality, fish soup. This particular region of Hungary benefits from the longest days. Then sail on to reach Szolnok, in the North of the Great Plain, in the evening. Dinner on board. Overnight stop.

7th Day: SZOLNOK –TISZAFÜRED – LAKE TISZA
Early morning start and breakfast while cruising on lakes and rivers. You will be captivated by the enchanting beauty of this unspoiled countryside – indeed a true paradise in the middle of the Alfold plain and the second biggest area of water in the country. Lunch on board before arriving in Tiszafured around 2.00pm. It is a yachting port set in natural surroundings and highly appreciated for its peaceful atmosphere. Lunch on board before leaving on an excursion to Hortobagy, one of the largest stretches of meadow land in Europe (over 1,400km2) called “puszta”. The Hortobagy National park stretches over some 82,000 hectares and has been listed World heritage since 1999. Set in the heart of Europe, it conceals countless hidden secrets and treasures. Return to the ship in Tiszafured for dinner and an evening of entertainment. Overnight stop.

8th Day: TISZAFÜRED – TOKAJ
Early morning start heading towards Tokaj and breakfast while cruising, arriving there around 2.00pm. Tokaj is set high up on a loess hillock which leads into the Great Plain. The wine-growing region of Tokaj-Hegyalja is the birthplace of the 450 year old “tokaj aszu” a world famous sweet dessert wine. Follow your escort and visit this charming town, with its old houses, thick stone walls and baroque buildings. Optional guided visit to the Rakooczi wine cellar, a natural cave in which the Tokaj wines mellow and mature, before tasting some of these delicious vintages. Return to the ship for dinner and a gala evening. Overnight stop.

9th Day: TOKAJ – BUDAPEST
Breakfast on board before disembarking. End of our services.

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Not included:
- Insurance
- The optional excursions (book and pay on board or at the travel agent)
- Personal expenses

Formalities: current passport compulsory, valid for at least 6 months after the return date. Non-EU nationals should consult their embassy or consulate.

Optional excursions:
All the optional excursions must be booked directly on board with the cruise staff.