Turn the wasted travel day into the highlight of your trip with stops at Szentendre, Danube Bend, Esztergom Basilica and the Baroque Old Town of Győr on your journey from Budapest to Bratislava.
Peter was an excellent guide. Although our itinerary had to be changed, Peter made it most enjoyable and memorable. He went out of his way even to help us with train tickets to our next destination: service extraordinaire. Sidetrip tours highly recommended Chet & Sheila Mill Bay. Canada
This tour offers hotel pick-up for private bookings. You will be picked up from your hotel, apartment, or any other pick-up point accessible by car. Please check the "Meeting Point" section for open group tour departures.
We’ll walk around the picturesque Old Town of Szentendre and explore the city’s narrow streets and cute little squares.
What we'll do
We’ll stop to admire the Old Town of Szentendre. The city center here is famous for cute little houses, narrow streets, and picturesque city views. We’ll walk around Szentendre and take in the fairytale-like Baroque style buildings . This town is very popular with visitors in Hungary.
About Szentendre
Szentendre is a city in Hungary with a population of about 25 000 people. The city’s name Szentendre comes from Saint Andrew. From the 17th century the town has a distinct Serbian influence, today noticeable mainly in the architecture of the Old Town. Szentendre was a fairly small place until about a hundred years ago. The town’s population has grown rapidly in the 20th and the 21st century.
We take in the picturesque views to the Danube River near Visegrad, the area known as the Danube Bend.
What we'll do
Danube Bend area is famous for its
beautiful views
. We’ll make a stop to admire the region for ourselves near Visegrad. Viewpoints here overlook
the Danube Bend
- a huge curve of the Danube River. We’ll see the famous river and beautiful banks with little villages surrounded by green forests.
About the Danube River
The Danube River is one of the most important rivers of Europe. This river passes through ten countries before reaching the Black Sea. Its origin is in Germany and the river passes directly through four capitals - Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade. This massive waterway was once the border of the Roman Empire and has always connected people and cultures, from ancient to modern times.
We admire the imposing and beautiful Esztergom Basilica by the Danube River.
What we'll do
We stop by the Danube River to take in one of the most impressive churches not only in Hungary but probably the whole of Europe.
Esztergom Basilica
is a masterpiece of sacral architecture from the 19th century. We have a chance to admire the Classical style church from both banks of the Danube River. We also stop for lunch (not included) in the city of Esztergom.
About Esztergom
Esztergom Basilica is located on the Danube River in the city of Esztergom. This city was the most important city in Hungary in medieval times. It was a royal residence and the heart of the state before Buda’s rise in importance. The many invasions to this area, first by Mongols in the 13th century and later Turkish invasions in the 16th and 17th century destroyed the old Esztergom. The city has been rebuilt again and again, attesting to the resilience of the people who live here.
We stroll around the fairytale-like Baroque Old Town of Győr and discover its narrow streets and beautiful views.
What we'll do
During the tour we walk around the Old Town of Györ. It’s famous for Baroque style houses and a fabulous Town Hall from 1900. Györ is known for many of its churches that remind us of the 1000-year Christian history of Hungary. We’ll wander around the narrow streets and learn about Hungarian history.
About Györ
Györ is one of the most important cities in Hungary. The city has a population of about 130 000 people. It’s located on the Danube River. The river has brought people, trade, and wealth to the region throughout history. In the 18th century the city prospered and that is when most of the beautiful Old Town was built. Despite heavy damage to the city in the Second World War Györ has been extensively renovated since the 1970s.
This tour offers hotel drop-off for private bookings. Please provide your preferred drop-off location when making the booking.
If you book the open group tour then the drop-off is in front of Korzo Cafe & Restaurant at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel (Hviezdoslavovo namestie 3, Bratislava).
Want to personalize this trip? When booking a private transfer, tell us your itinerary and start time preferences and we'll do everything we can to accomodate your request. Note: open group tours cannot be customized.
Overall a good experience, except that we had waited for quite a bit for Peter to show up at the meeting point
Peter was an excellent guide. Although our itinerary had to be changed, Peter made it most enjoyable and memorable. He went out of his way even to help us with train tickets to our next destination: service extraordinaire. Sidetrip tours highly recommended Chet & Sheila Mill Bay. Canada
I booked this tour on a whim and wow! Absolutely fantastic! Mike (Michal) was my guide and filled me in about the area, some history, local cuisine/traditions, and in general he was a phenomenal conversationalist. I appreciated the 'go at your pace' style of travel where Mike dropped me off and then rendezvous with me later to continue the drive. It's just the explorative style of travel I love. This is a perfect way to see more of Hungary, go where locals travel to, and make the most of travel day. Additionally, as a through tour, it eliminated the stress of figuring out how to get from one place to the other. I highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to see more of Hungary outside of Budapest and wanting to make the most of a travel day.
This tour offers hotel pick-up for private bookings only. You will be picked up from your hotel, apartment, or any other pick-up point accessible by car. Please provide your preferred pick-up location when making the booking.
If you have booked an open group tour, then hotel pickup is not available. The meeting point is at Erzsebet Square (Erzsébet tér, Budapest), opposite to the Hotel Ritz-Carlton, a few meters from the stop of bus no 16. Look out for a minivan with Sidetrip logo. Our guide will meet you at the marked meeting point.
This tour offers hotel drop-off for private bookings. Please provide your preferred drop-off location when making the booking.
If you book the open group tour then the drop-off is in front of Korzo Cafe & Restaurant at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel (Hviezdoslavovo namestie 3, Bratislava).
Yes, this is a one-way tour ending in Bratislava. Please note that the tour does not take you back to Budapest.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off are only available when booking this tour as a private tour for a single group. Open group tours have a fixed meeting point and drop-off location.
Yes! We have plenty of space for luggage at the back of our minivans. One big suitcase and one smaller bag or suitcase per passenger is totally fine. There is no extra charge for luggage, as long as you don't plan to move to the other city with all of your belongings :)
Lunch is not included in the tour price but a lunch break is scheduled in Esztergom. Location of the lunch is subject to availability. Kindly let our tour leader know if you have any special dietary needs that we should take in account.
Yes! With a maximum of 8 people in each group, our guide can make sure that the pace of the tour is suitable for everyone. Just note that the tour does include some walking at the stops.
All our groups are limited to a maximum of 8 travellers for open group tours and in case of a private transfer it’ll be just your group in the van with our guide. Face masks are available in each vehicle upon request and hand sanitizers are placed in a hand’s reach from all passengers.
If you cancel more than 48 hours before the tour, your booking is fully refunded*. If you cancel less than 48 hours before the tour or in the case of a no-show, no refund is issued.
*Please note, that the credit card processing fee (1.5-3%) charged by the third party payment provider will not be refunded.
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