PRAGUE AND BUDAPEST

CHRISTMAS 2026

November 28 – December 5, 2026

$3850 per person for Double / $4500 Single per person

Christmas is a magical time in Europe. Discover the enchantment of Prague and Budapest through their festive Christmas markets, shops, mouthwatering cuisine, and breathtaking architecture. In addition to these two magnificent cities, enjoy cozy wine cellars, chocolate factory tastings and cute medieval towns decked out in holiday cheer.

 

Day One

Overnight: Prague

Vitejte to Prague! We will meet in our hotel for an orientation meeting followed by a visit to one of the Christmas markets outside the city center. Afterwards we will enjoy a welcome dinner together over craft beers at a local brewery.

Day Two

Overnight: Prague

After breakfast, we will embark on a half day walking tour taking in Prague’s Old Town and Jewish Quarter followed by lunch. Tour of Prague’s castle district is next during the mid-afternoon. Optional evening concert (this high demand festivity is dependent on festival and concert schedules plus ticket availability).

Day Three

Overnight: Prague

You have the morning free to sleep in or sightsee as you please. Midday is an excursion to the charming town of Cesky Krumlov in the South Boehmia region. You’ll enjoy a guided walking tour of the town with some time at leisure afterward to souvenir shop and taste your way around this quaint area.

Day Four

Overnight: Znojmo

This morning we will check out of our hotel and depart Prague. We head east towards the wine growing region of Southern Moravia. On the way we’ll stop and visit the gothic old town of Kutna Hora, famous for its ossuary. Then we continue on to Znojmo, a town not yet on the tourist track, sporting a maze of underground wine cellars and well preserved medieval walls and towers. We have a short walking tour and a visit to Christmas market. Tonight is a group dinner.

Day Five

Overnight: Budapest

Today we say goodbye to the Czech Republic, and we travel to Hungary. Along the way, we’ll enjoy a wine tasting and home cooked lunch in a Hungarian wine cellar, followed by a sweet tour and tasting at a nearby chocolate factory. After arriving in Budapest in the mid-afternoon, we have a guided walking tour around central Budapest with stops at some of the city’s Christmas markets. Evening free to explore this beautiful city at night and perhaps try out a few of their famous ruin pubs for drinks.

Day Six

Overnight: Budapest

Today we experience a food walk that begins in the historic Central Market Hall—Budapest’s cathedral of food, and one of Europe’s largest and most spectacular indoor markets —and continues through two of its most charming neighborhoods. Next is lunch, an artisanal cheese tasting, and a visit to an award-winning chocolatier plus coffee & cakes at a classic old-world cafe. Rest up this afternoon as you please. This evening is a Danube wine cruise to take in all the lights and decorations along the city, bridges, and riverside.

Day Seven

Overnight: Budapest

This morning we will take a guided walking tour to see the other side of this great city – the Buda district – on the opposite side of the Danube. Late afternoon will entail a visit to one of the city’s historic thermal spas where you can soak in the atmosphere as well as the waters. Group dinner with a cooking party at the Tasting Table where there will be no shortage of excellent Hungarian wines.

Day Eight

TOUR ENDS AFTER BREAKFAST

Your guide will be available this morning to help you with your further travel plans. Sziasztok and köszönöm!

MEET YOUR GUIDE: Andrew Villone

Twenty-five years ago, Andrew got bit hard by the travel bug when he took his first trip abroad, backpacking around Europe for 6 months. Eventually, he took the big plunge and in 2014 he moved to Slovenia, the charming Alpine/Balkan/Mediterranean country where east meets west.

Andrew has been leading & organizing tours for the past 20 years. He loves to champion countries and regions that many travelers have yet to explore. His three favorite aspects of traveling are sampling the local cuisine and wine, sharing travel escapades with other travelers and hanging out with the locals.

MEET YOUR GUIDE: Gabor Banfalvi

Gábor grew up in the Hungarian countryside that he left as soon as he turned 18 to spend a few years traveling the world. He has lived in France, Spain, Washington DC, New York city and also on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean. He loves languages, books, wine and he (usually) loves being an entrepreneur. He has been working in the wine and tourism business since 2008.

Gábor and his wife run Taste Hungary, a group of small businesses that include a tasting cellar and wine shop in Budapest, a tourism company organizing food and wine tours in Hungary and Eastern Europe and a small import company based in the US to supply our American friends with their favorite Hungarian bottles.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Price: $3850 (International air not included) per person for a double room. Single Supplement is $650. We welcome singles and if you do not have a travel partner, please sign up for a single spot. In the event that a roommate is found, your booking can be changed to a double before final payment is due.

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What’s included: 7 breakfasts, 3 dinners, 3 lunches, and 7 nights lodging in a clean, comfortable, and centrally located hotel. All admissions and fees for group activities. Transport and private guides, tips included.

You can reserve a spot on this tour with a non-refundable deposit of $600.

The tour begins in Prague (PRG) and ends in Budapest (BUD).

Please email with any questions info@adventureswithsarah.net

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