6-day Small Group Christmas Markets Tour From Bucharest To Vienna

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival

Stop At: Bucharest, Bucharest
Private chauffeured transfer from the Bucharest airport to your downtown hotel.
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 4-Star Berthlot Hotel

Day 2: Bucharest day

Stop At: Palace of Parliament, Strada Izvor 2-4, Bucharest 050711 Romania
Along with your tour guide, you will discover Bucharest's wide squares and avenues, bordered by 19th century art nouveau French-inspired architecture, which during the age earned the city the nickname "Little Paris". The political struggles of the last century have changed the city landscape, leaving behind a remarkable diversity, ranging from the palaces and concert halls of old to the worker neighborhoods and megalomaniacal projects of the communist decades, who's ultimate expression is the largest parliament building in the world. The colorful pedestrian Old Town offers a variety of choices for leisure, with its beehive of activity around its restaurants, bars and coffee shops. As part of the city tour, you will get to visit the main attractions, like The Palace of the Parliament, the second-largest administrative building of the world.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Romanian Athenaeum (Ateneul Roman), Str. Franklin 1, Bucharest Romania
Romanian Athenaeum, the most important concert hall of Romania, host of the annual George Enescu Festival, each September.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Muzeul National al Satului "Dimitrie Gusti", Kiseleff Road 28-30 In King Michael I Park, Bucharest 011347 Romania
The Village Museum, an impressive and comprehensive open-air collection of traditionally built homes (more than a hundred), churches, and so on. Visitors may enter some of them and admire the items inside.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Constitution Square, Bucharest Romania
In the evening, discover the Bucharest Christmas Market.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4-Star Berthlot Hotel

Day 3: To Sibiu

Stop At: Cozia Monastery, Calea lui Traian 816, Caciulata 245601 Romania
Leave Bucharest behind and head towards the mythical Transylvania. Cross the Carpathians through the scenic Olt river gorge. Admire it from the terrace of the 14th century Cozia Monastery.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Sibiu, Sibiu, Sibiu County, Central Romania, Transylvania
In the afternoon, reach Sibiu. The streets of this German-looking town lie under the watchful "eyes" of the roof dormers. Despite its relatively small population (some 150.000), the city is one of the most culturally active in the country, especially since 2007, when it was the European capital of culture. After arrival and check in, go on a city tour that will reveal the remaining guild towers and defense walls, the main squares and the Central-European architecture of its streets.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Big Square (Piata Mare), Piata Mare 1, Sibiu 550163 Romania
In the evening, join the bustling Christmas Market, the oldest one in Romania, and probably the loveliest.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4-Star Art Hotel

Day 4: To Timisoara

Stop At: Sibiu, Sibiu, Sibiu County, Central Romania, Transylvania
Start your day with a stroll through the bustling old market where the locals sell their produce every morning.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Citadel of Alba Iulia, Calea Motilor, nr. 5A, Alba Iulia 510134 Romania
Further into the land, you discover Alba Iulia; ex-capital of Transylvania, surrounded by an impressive and wonderfully restored 18th century Vauban (star-shaped) fortification. Home of the purpose built complex that hosted the celebration of the union of Transylvania to the rest of the country, a hundred years ago. Along with the thousand-year old Catholic cathedral and the Roman ruins, it provides the perfect background for the frequently performed battle reenactments.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Castelul Corvinilor, Strada Castelului 1-3, Hunedoara 331141 Romania
Continuing our journey, reach the city of Hunedoara. Once home to powerful kings and mighty knights; later becoming a textbook communist utopian planed city and heart of an abundant coalmining area, as well as a several steel mills until a few decades ago. All of these changes have been witnessed through the centuries by the Huniady Castle. It is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture and also one of Europe’s largest.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Timisoara, Timisoara, Timis County, Western Romania, Transylvania
End the day in Timisoara, which expects you with its own Christmas Market.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4-Star Hotel de Savoya

Day 5: To Budapest

Stop At: Timisoara, Timisoara, Timis County, Western Romania, Transylvania
Admire the Habsburg looking palaces that border the central walk of the West-most major city
in the country. Settled in the middle ages, it changed hands between Hungary, the Ottomans and
the Austro-Hungarian empire, before becoming, in 1884, the first city with electrified street
lighting in Europe, and its 2021 capital of culture.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Budapest, Budapest, Central Hungary
Cross the nearby border into Hungary and continue to its capital, Budapest. One of the continents iconic cities allows the Danube to pass through its center, separating the old Buda quarters on the one side from St.Stephan's Basilica and one of the most recognizable parliament buildings (both of whom, in spite of having surpassed a century since their completion, continue to tie for tallest building of the city) on the other side.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Budapest, Budapest, Central Hungary
This wonderful city hosts not one, but two Christmas Markets. One of them is right in front of the Basilica, which also proves to be an adequate screen for 3D light shows several times every evening, while the other, a mere 10 minute stroll towards the river, has its stalls brimming with local delicacies and seasonal handcrafts.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 4-Star Hilton Garden Inn Budapest City Center

Day 6: To Vienna

Stop At: Bratislava, Bratislava, Bratislava Region
Following the Danube on our way north-west towards Vienna, stop and tour the city of Bratislava. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary for over 250 years before really coming into its own during the 18th century Austrian rule of Maria Theresa, and finally becoming the capital of Slovakia since the country's establishment in the early 90's. Visit of the city center, with its bustling Christmas Markets.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Budapest, Budapest, Central Hungary
Conclude our journey one hour after departing, in Vienna. With Christmas markets sprinkled all across its center, the "city of music" will be the perfect end of the line, with holiday cheer galore. Drop off at your hotels. End of our services.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.