Slovakia: Budapest to Krakow Walk

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Seven nights; six days of hikes from the banks of the Danube River on the outskirts of Budapest through the back bone of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the royal city of Kraków. Visit five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, experience stunning panoramas from Slovakia’s highest peaks, and enjoy one of the best national trail systems in the world.
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Overview

Trip type
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Moderate to challenging hiking from the banks of the Danube River on the outskirts of Budapest through the back bone of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the royal city of Kraków.
    • Visit five UNESCO world heritage sites
    • Experience stunning panoramas from Slovakia’s highest peaks, and enjoy one of the best national trail systems in the world.

What's this trip about?

    Seven nights; six days of hikes from the banks of the Danube River on the outskirts of Budapest through the back bone of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the royal city of Kraków. Visit five UNESCO World Heritage Sites, experience stunning panoramas from Slovakia’s highest peaks, and enjoy one of the best national trail systems in the world.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age range6 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySzentendre
End CityKraków

Travel Themes

  • Hiking & Walking

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Slovakia

Attractions

  • Auschwitz
  • Bernadine Monastery
  • Budapest
  • Krakow
  • Low Tatras National Park
  • Solomon Tower
  • Wawel Castle

Activities

  • Hiking
  • Historic sightseeing
  • Independent

Trip includes

    • 7 nights Accomodation
    • 7 breakfasts
    • Relevant van transfers
    • Luggage transfers
    • Maps, route notes and GPS
    • Emergency cell phone and taxes

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Meet in Szentendre

Accommodation: Centrum Panzion or Hotel Kentaur, Szentendre

Szentendre is a small town 12 miles from Budapest and easily accessible by car on highway 11, subway train (Hév), coach (Volán), or by boat on the Danube (Mahart). Guided groups will meet their guides ...

Day 2: Szentendre to Visegrad (16km/10 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Pension Basilika, Esztergom

Following a 30 minute transfer to Visegrad, you will begin your hike with wonderful views of the DanubeBend and the hills surrounding Visegrad. Today’s hike is moderately challenging and leads y...

Day 3: Prenčov - Banska Stiavnica (18km/11 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Grand Matej, Banska Stiavnica

An hour and a half transfer will take you across the Slovakian border into the village of Prenčov. You’ll hike to the observation tower atop of Sitno, the highest peak in the Stiavnicke ...

Day 4: Banska Stiavnica - Salatin - Ruzomberok (17km/11 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Kultura, Rusomberok

Transfer about an hour from Banska Stiavnica to Liptovska Luzna where you will begin hiking into the Low Tatras and the most difficult part of this adventure. An easy beginning warms you up for a ...

Day 5: Prosiecka and Kvacanska Valley (17km/11 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Steve, Liptovsky Mikulas

Your morning transfer from Ruzomberok to Prosiek will take about 30 minutes. From here, you will venture into one of Slovakia's most beautiful valleys. The Kvacanska Valley is an invigorating...

Day 6: Demanovska Valley (14km/9 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Steve, Liptovsky Mikulas

Leave your luggage in your room today, as you will be returning to Liptovsky Mikulas later today. A short transfer will take you into the very heart of the Low Tatras: the Demanovska Valley. ...

Day 7: Liptovsky Mikulas - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska - Kraków (7km/ 4 miles)

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel Polski, Krakow

This morning you will transfer into Poland to the village of Lanckorona, where before you begin your final leg of the hike, you will visit an interesting project created to preserve local folk architec...

Day 8: Kraków

Meals: Breakfast

You will need more than one day to experience Kraków properly. Wawel Castle, the Old Market Square, and the Kazimierz Jewish quarter, can each easily take a day; we recommend planning extra time to explore the city’s museums, cafes, pubs, theat...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,775
Price per day$347
Last Updated: 8/2/2018

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Meals Included

7 Breakfasts

Age Requirements
6 years and up
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