DATES IN 2011.: (start and finish in Budapest) 11 - 21. June 03. – 13. September Level of support: Fully guided and supported Level of difficulty: * Easy to moderate, flat or undulating with some hills Cycling distance: * Total 282 kms/176 miles, daily 19 - 54 kms/12 – 34 miles. This is a wonderful holiday for lovers of nature, antique buildings, history, and culture. We will stay in wonderfully located castles, have superb gastronomic experiences in small but outstanding hotels and restaurants, and taste very special wines in some of the best cellars of the world-famous Tokaj, and the historic Eger wine-regions. Itinerary: Day 1: Arrival in Budapest Your hotel is at the woods on the Buda hills, with lovely surroundings. You will meet your tourguide, have information about the tour, and dinner in the hotel. Day 2: We get to the Mátra Hills, and from the highest points we roll down through very nice woods with some panoramic viewpoints. We visit a small crystal workshop and a horse carriage museum near Parád, and we get to Szilvásvárad, where the famous Lipizzan horses are bred. Day 3: We arrive at the Aggtelek Karst Hills, where we take a tour in the wonderful Stalactite Caves. It is peerless throughout Europe, and part of the World Heritage. We cycle along nice fields and hills with beautiful views, and we stay at a lovely small mansion, which was owned by a wellknown noble family. Day 4: We ride to a small village, where the Bible was printed first time in Hungarian in 1590. Cycling along beautiful landscapes we get to a hidden village, where we stay in a hunting lodge with a very friendly atmosphere. We go to Füzér to see the breathtaking view of a medieval castle on the top of a volcanic hill. After this we enjoy our delicious home made dinner in our small hotel. Day 5: We cycle through untouched woods, among small hills and picturesque vineyards of another World Heritage Site, the Tokaj wine-region, where the noblest sweet wine of the world, the Aszu is made. We sample excellent wines in one of their unique cellars, which were hollowed out of the volcanic tuff in the 13th century. Day 6: We visit one of the most valuable fortified castles of Hungary and the Rákóczi family, built throughout the 16-18th centuries, where the various parts represent the styles of the different ages. After this experience we cycle in a quiet natural environment along the River Bodrog, and we stay in a beautiful castle hotel. Day 7: We visit a museum of Lajos Kossuth, the greatest Hungarian politician, who was the leader of the biggest war of independence against the Austrian in 1848-49. After a gourmet lunch and wine tasting in an old mansion, we take the narrow-gauge railways to a Renaissance Palace Hotel at a picturesque lake among beautiful hills. Day 8: We ride among the Bükk Hills, through very beautiful woods and colorful meadows, where maybe we can even see the Lipizzan stud. We roll down the hill to the Szalajka Valley, go up with the narrow-gauge railways, and walk down along the beautiful stream. We stay near Eger in small family hotel, with lovely surroundings at the wood, and a very friendly atmosphere. Day 9: We visit Eger, one of the nicest Baroque towns of Hungary, and we go to a very special thermal bath where beautiful swimming pools are waiting for you. As we are in the home of the famous „Bull’s Blood”, tonight we have a fantastic wine tasting and dinner in a century-old wine-cellar of a very kind family, who are one of the best wine makers of the country. Day 10: We get through charming villages to the capital of a special ethnic group: the Matyó people, who have the most ornamented traditional costumes in Hungary. We visit here a few small museums in nice old thatched village houses, and we get to our hotel in Budapest, where you can have some rest or a swim, before we have our farewell dinner there. Day 11: After enjoying breakfast in the nice atmosphere of your hotel, we hope that you will leave with very nice memories. Notes: Price Includes: 
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