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Group Size We strive to avoid the mass tourism hot spots (and tour buses) by introducing our guests to Hungary’s best small winemakers, market halls, food artisans, restaurants, and culinary destinations. For this reason, we prefer to limit our tours to eight people. If you do have a larger group, we would be happy to discuss special arrangements.
Tour Availability We do not have a set tour calendar for wine, market, and pálinka tours. When there is interest we plan and set-up our tours on demand, on an individual basis. We are usually able to accommodate short-notice bookings. But in order to ensure availability, we recommend contacting us as far in advance as possible.
Transportation Transportation on the overnight tours and the wine tasting day trips will be by car. For the Budapest market tours, since traffic can be a nightmare, we will walk or use public transportation (so bring a BKV pass or tickets). If you need to be transported by car, we can arrange that for an additional fee.
Accommodation If you would like to do one of our market tours or day trips, please arrange your own accommodation (we can make recommendations, if needed). On our overnight trips, accommodation will be in small guest houses, private inns, converted palaces, private apartments owned by winemakers, or small hotels. The accommodation we choose will reflect the personality and style of the region. There are few five-star hotels in the Hungarian countryside, and the range of choices cannot compare to that in Budapest. However, we will always choose the best accommodation available, be it a hotel or a small panzió. We avoid soulless hotels at all cost.
Tour Guide Your guide will remain with you the entire time during the market tours. On the overnight wine trips we will visit the wineries together, attend wine tastings together, dine together, and travel around the region together. But we will also schedule free time, if desired, so you can rest (and prepare for the next tasting) or to explore the towns and cities on your own. We will always be around, however, to answer any questions about Hungary or the specific region where we are traveling. We will help you navigate your way through the menu. We will help you choose the right wines to bring home, and we’ll be available to advise you on anything else that might arise.
Eating We are passionate about enjoying good food and wine—from fancy meals at swank Budapest restaurants to freshly made sausages and bread in the countryside—so rest assured that we choose our restaurants carefully. The types of restaurants we visit will vary from region to region. We may dine at rustic family-run village inns or more upscale restaurants serving modern Hungarian cuisine. Whenever possible, we will dine at restaurants operated by wineries (and occasionally even in the wine cellars themselves) and to have our menus accompanied by wine chosen by the winemakers.
Pricing Because all of our tours are individually structured and are prepared on demand, we do not have a published price list for wine tours. Tour prices vary depending on the wine region, the group size, the number of winery visits, the types of wine tasted, the accommodation, the season, and the number of restaurant meals. Please contact us for price estimates for wine tours, and for the current market tour prices. We accept payment securely through paypal.
Special Requests If you have any special requests or interests, let us know and we will do our best to plan a tour that can incorporate them. In the past we have accommodated a variety of special requests, from consulting with restaurants to prepare gluten-free meals, to itinerary planning, to meeting with beekeepers, to cooking demonstrations.