BEAUTIFUL BUDAPEST
02 -05 Oct 2023
from £625 pp sharing
£745 single
EXTRA ROOMS AVAILABLE
2 x Double and 2 x Single
Included in the holiday cost:
· Return flights from Belfast to Budapest
· Private transfers from airport to hotel and v.v.
· One small piece cabin luggage (see below)
· 3 Nights in 4* Hotel Oktagon Haggenmacher
· 2 x Breakfasts (we leave too early on 05th)
· 3 evening meals in local restaurants
· 3 Hour walking tour of Budapest
· Optional visit to Parliament (extra cost)
· Optional visit to Szcechenyi Baths (extra cost)
· Full ATOL financial protection
· Escorted by Alan Couser
Not included:
Travel insurance, meals, drinks or excursions not included in above
Flight Details (Provisional)
02Oct23 Belfast – Budapest Dep. 09.00 Arr. 12.55
05Oct23 Budapest – Belfast Dep. 06.00 Arr. 08.35
Baggage Allowance per person one small piece of cabin luggage to fit under seat. (Max 40 x 25 x 20cm)
Baggage and flight upgrades.
It often costs as much to book luggage as it does the passenger. That is why we are offering you the option of travelling very light and paying nothing extra, or bringing some extra luggage with you. If two are travelling together, you may only need to book one piece between you.
Add 1 x 10kg carry-on bag £25 each way
Checked bag 20kgs £34 each way
Choose your seat £8 - £14 each way
Extra legroom seats £20 each way
BUDAPEST
We have often compared Budapest with London, Paris and Vienna. It is a gorgeous, Habsburg city, which festered behind an iron curtain for 45 years, with many of the grand old buildings falling into serious disrepair.
After “the wall” came down in Berlin and the Iron Curtain fell off the rails. Many cities in Eastern Europe began to re-emerge but it took another decade before Budapest started to shine again.
Today you will find a city completely rejuvenated, yet with traces of the Second World War and the atrocities of the Stalinist regime. You can learn of the persecution of its Jewish and ethnic communities and at the same time marvel at stunning architecture.
One such building is the so-called Haggenmacher Palace, built between 1884 and 1886 in neo-Renaissance style on Andrássy Avenue. It was designed by Henrik Schmahl, who also designed the Paris Court in Budapest. After many years of unsuitable use followed by more years of quasi-dereliction, the building was almost completely restored to its former glory and has now opened as a beautiful hotel, right on the main boulevard of Budapest, Andrassy. This is where we will be staying –
the “Hotel Oktagon Haggenmacher”.
(….not to be confused with the eASY Oktagon)
We expect that not only will this holiday be popular but that Ryanair will increase the flight costs. So, early booking is absolutely imperative. We will be putting together a number of optional tours and excursions, such as a visit to the Hungarian Parliament, the Museum of Horror, the Opera and/or concerts in St. Stephens Cathedral. Bring your swimsuit and enjoy a time at the amazing and beautiful Szechenyi Baths or the Gellert Hotel Baths. Details of all the excursions will follow.
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07808 366930
