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Cost per person:
685 GBP (Great Britain pounds) based on double. Single supplement 133 UK pounds
2012 Tour Dates:
Sunday start May 13 - Sept 23
Duration: 7 nights
Tour profile: Moderate.
Daily distance 32 - 41 miles. Van support is available.
Included: Seven nights accommodation (double
occupancy) in comfortable hotels with private
bath. Breakfast daily, Six dinners, Guided cycling, 21 gear cycle
hire,
Luggage transfer, Back-up van, English-speaking guide, Budapest by night
tour, Bus transfers as per itinerary.
Meeting point: The tour starts in
Vienna, Austria and finishes in Budapest, Hungary.
Vienna to Budapest - Itinerary
Day One: Arrive in Vienna. Collect bicycle and
overnight.
Day Two: Cycle through the Prater Gardens, vineyards and
forests to Bruck with its stunning main square. (32 miles)
Day Three: Follow the shore of Lake Ferto through scenic woodland
to the picturesque town of Rust, a natural haven for storks and a
producer of excellent wine. Cross into Hungary to Sopron - this is the only Hungarian town with
its original walls still in tact. (39miles)
Day Four: with panoramic views of Lake Ferto, cycle towards
Ferod and its splendid baroque palace - the Hungarian Versailles. In Fertod visit the Esterhazy Castle where the composer Joseph Haydn resided.
This evening relax at a thermal spa in Buk/Rojtokm (35 miles).
Day Five: Cross the former estates of the Esterhazy family
to the preserved settlement of Magyarpolany. At the end of the day you can climb
Calvary Hill to the beautiful baroque chapel and enjoy magnificent views. (41 miles)
Day Six: Magyarpolany to Keszthely. After a bus transfer
we cycle through sleepy little villages with the medieval castle of
Sumeg along the way. The next stop is Heviz, a health resort boasting
the largest thermal lake in Europe. Continue to Keszthely on the western
shore of Lake Balaton. (39 miles).
Day Seven:
Keszthely to Balatonboglar. Cycle along the south shore of Lake
Balaton through pretty villages, past fields and vineyards. Continue
to the wine-growing town of Buzsak and to Balatonboglar. Transfer by
coach to Budapest and have an after dinner tour of the city. (39 miles)
Day Eight:
Tour ends after breakfast.
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