Three Versions Available!

Three Weeks - The Full Experience

July 4-25

How it works:
  • Arrange to arrive in Vienna for July 4 (on your own)
  • 4 days in Vienna
  • 7 days in Budapest
  • 1 day wine tour
  • 3 days in Košice
  • 3 days in the Tatra Mountains
  • 3 days in Bratislava
  • Travel with the group to leave from Vienna

Advantages:
  • The greatest variety and fullest selection of experiences!
  • Minimum of 3 days at each stop

You'll miss:
  • Your family and pets for a bit longer, but nothing else!

Double accommodations: $4900
  • Deposit: $400
  • November 1: $1450
  • February 1: $1600
  • May 1: $1450

Single accommodations: $6100
  • Deposit: $400
  • November 1: $1600
  • February 1: $2400
  • May 1: $1600

Two Weeks - Version A

July 4-18

How it works:
  • Begin the trip on its starting date
  • 4 days in Vienna
  • 7 days in Budapest
  • 1 day wine tour
  • 2 days in Košice
  • Leave the trip on July 17 or 18*

*If you are flying home from Vienna, you will need to decide if you want to take the train back, which you'll need to do the day before, or make it part of your flight itinerary back, which will probably mean you can leave early in the morning. I can help you navigate these arrangements.

Advantages:
  • Shorter trip = lower cost
  • Includes the long stay in Budapest

You'll miss:
  • The mountains
  • Bratislava

Double accommodations: $3400
  • Deposit: $400
  • November 1: $900
  • February 1: $1200
  • May 1: $900

Single accommodations: $4200
  • deposit: $400
  • November 1: $1100
  • February 1: $1600
  • May 1: $1100

Two Weeks - Version B

July 11-25

How it works:
  • Join the trip already in progress in Budapest
  • 4 days in Budapest
  • 1 day wine tour
  • 3 days in Košice
  • 3 days in the Tatra Mountains
  • 3 days in Bratislava
  • Return to Vienna with the group and fly home

Advantages:
  • Least expensive option
  • 4 out of 5 stops

You'll miss:
  • Vienna
  • Long stay in Budapest

Double accommodations: $3200
  • Deposit: $400
  • November 1: $900
  • February 1: $1000
  • May 1: $900

Single accommodations: $3900
  • Deposit: $400
  • November 1: $1100
  • February 1: $1300
  • May 1: $1100

Pricing includes:

  • Ground transportation between cities
  • Mid-range accommodations (apartments or hotels)
  • Approximately one attraction per day
  • One-day wine tour en route from Budapest to Košice

Not included:

  • Flights

  • Local transportation (taxis, buses, metro, etc.)
  • Food* (see below)
  • Additional attractions* (see below)
  • Travel/health insurance

*How much will I spend on food and extra activities?

This will depend on where we are, how you like to eat, and how busy you like to be. 

If you are someone who eats three meals a day and you want lots of restaurant experiences, you should probably budget about $50-60 per day or more. Restaurants in Vienna and Budapest are going to cost more than most places in Slovakia. I like to share meals and visit grocery stores, so my food costs are about $30-40 per day. Trying local food is one of my favourite parts of a trip, so I have lots of wonderful places to recommend!

The costs of extra attractions, museums, and activities vary widely, of course. Like restaurants, entrance fees are generally more expensive in Vienna and Budapest than in Slovakia. Most days in our itinerary include one event. If you would like to plan to do an average of one or two more, budget an additional $30-40 per day. 

These are very rough estimates for budgeting purposes; please make sure you have enough for an enjoyable vacation!

table and chairs in a restaurant, brightly painted with Hungarian folk design

Parasztkonyha Restaurant, Budapest

columns on a yellow building with white sculptures beside

Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna

trees with exposed roots in a forest

Vrbické pleso, Slovakia

city square with a fountain

Liberty Square Fountain, Budapest