Countryside Half-day Wine Tour near Budapest with Meal and Pickup
Savor some of Hungary’s delicious wines on this 4-5-hour wine tasting and dinner experience in the Etyek wine region. Leave Budapest in the morning or in the afternoon to explore this idyllic wine area, fêted for its elegant white and sparkling wines. Absorb the vine-covered hills dotted with old cellars and grape presses, and visit three cozy, family-run wineries to sample four wines in each. Learn local winemaking secrets from each friendly host and (if you choose the Meal options) finish with a rustic, 2-course Hungarian lunch or dinner). Enjoy personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 12 people.
Options
10am Morning Tour with Lunch
Wine Tasting: 4 glasses of quality wine tasting at each location - 8 glasses total!
10am: 4 hour wine tasting experience from Budapest with a 10am departure for 2 cellar tour, completed with a Hungarian Lunch!
Pickup included
What's included in Countryside Half-day Wine Tour near Budapest with Meal and Pickup
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Start your experience with a pickup at your centrally located Budapest hotel, and drive to the Etyek-Buda wine region, about 30 minutes away. Admire the vine-coated hills as you approach the town of Etyek, the hub of this relatively young wine industry that started when German settlers planted vines here around 200 years ago.
Hear about Etyek’s famous fresh and crisp white wines, typically grown from pinot gris and sauvignon blanc grapes, and its celebrated sparkling Törley wine. Then, visit Old Wine Hill where nearly 1,000 mostly disused wine cellars sprinkle the slopes. Enjoy the views over the vineyards, public grape presses and villages below as your guide explains more about the local soils and acidities.
Visit small, family-run wineries and sample four wines in each, along with tasty Hungarian snacks. In the morning tour you will get to see two wineries and in the longer afternoon tour you will visit 3 wineries. As you sip, learn local winemaking secrets from your friendly host — usually the winery owner and winemaker rolled into one. Discuss each wine with the host and get a truly personal take on each variety you’re tasting. You’ll leave with a really intimate understanding of the traditions, peoples and countryside that make the wines here so special.
Afterward, enjoy a delicious 2-course dinner at a wine estate. If it’s summer, dine outside, or if it's winter, sit down at a table inside a cellar. Savor the classic Hungarian dishes and discuss your wine discoveries as you eat, perhaps enjoying some wine (own expense) with your food. See the Itinerary for a sample menu.
Lastly, drive back to Budapest where a hotel drop-off marks the end of your tour.
Things to know
Sample Menu:
First course: • Roasted duck leg served with green vegetablesDessert: • Chocolate mousse
Inclusions
- Local guide
- up to 12 wine samples with snacks
- Visits to 2-3 wine cellars
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- 2-course dinner with water
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 18 years
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide in English, German and French
- As part of our Corona Virus Safety policy, guests required to wear health masks while in the bus
- Guests with upper respiratory symptoms are not allowed to board the bus
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 15 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Please contact City & Wine 1-2 days prior to your tour to confirm exact pickup location and pickup time.
Meeting / End Points
- The Bus Stop at the Opera House is in the middle of Budapest, very close to the crossing of M1, M2, and M3 Metro lines.
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Ticket Redemption
Departure time between 9.50am and 10.15am for the Morning tours and 2.50pm to 3.15pm for the Afternoon tours Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time. Opening hours are: 08:00 - 20:00 Monday to Sunday