Slovakia: Budapest to Krakow Walk

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