Danube in Flames
Have you ever seen the Danube burst into flames?
Come and spend a long weekend in our capital and mingle with the crowd on our biggest national holiday. You will get a stunning, unique experience on 20th August if you join the ten thousands celebrating people in Budapest.
20th of August is the day of Foundation of the State, our first Hungarian king, St. Stephen, and “the day of the new bread” as well.
You can choose from plenty exciting programs during the whole day; music and folk programs, fairs, wine and gastronomy etc.
The Festival of Folk Arts takes place on the picturesque Castle Hill. In every year the most renowned Hungarian artists and craftsmen from different regions of the country introduce their skills handed down from many generations. In these workshops you can try and learn the trades, and of course you can buy some traditional Hungarian souvenirs as well.
The holiday ends with an impressive firework from the Gellért Hill.
Program proposals
If you’d like to see a little more of Budapest besides the Festival of Folk Arts and festivities of 20. August you can choose from many exciting program options. Do you prefer gastronomy and culture or are you interested in a relaxing holiday? You have plenty of possibilities – from champagne or wine tasting, caving or sailing on River Danube to visiting one of Budapest’s thermal baths. You can also take part in a full-day trip to Lake Balaton where you can enjoy the picturesque landscape in Tihany peninsula or visit a horse show in the “Puszta” and taste the traditional Hungarian food.
Price:
from 109 €/person in downtown luxury apartment
from 139 €/person in double room in a 4*hotel near city center
Price includes:
Daily ticket to the “Festival of Folk Arts” in the Castle District
Apartment / hotel room for 4 nights
* only partially accessible
Transfer from the airport to the luxury apartment / to hotel in downtown
Sightseeing tour with English speaking tour guide
Accessible minibus for rent
Hop On Hop Off City Tour
Visit to the Széchenyi Bath
Visit to an accessible cave
Dinner with wine tasting
Visit to Europe’s largest Synagogue and Jewish Museum
Champagne tasting
Sailing on the Danube
Full day excursion to Lake Balaton (Tihany, Balatonüred)
Full day excursion to the Puszta and Sissi Castle
