Hungary Tours in September 2026

The single most important reason I chose Collette, honestly the only reason I chose Collette for this tour, is hotels. The reality is that the tours per se with the bigger and better tour companies are basically the same. I compared several other tour companies for this trip and the itineraries, meals, etc. were all essentially the same. The only difference was the hotels. I went on another tour, to Costa Rica, with Collette and the hotels were very good to outstanding. I expected the same on this tour. Better class hotels, in locations that allow for easy self-touring, particularly since this tour included a lot of “on your own” time, and was a tour largely of cities where one can explore on one’s own. The second hotel on this tour, the Intercontinental Hotel Wien, was outstanding. Beyond my expectations. Lovely and in a great location. The third hotel on this tour, the Up Hotel Budapest, was essentially the opposite. Cheap cheap furnishings, and not a good location. Let’s start with the bathroom. The sink was broken in two places along the upward-pointing rim – if I had inadvertently put my hand down on either of those, I would have cut my hand on the sharp ceramic. The bath towels and mats were extremely thin and rough and, worse, threadbare with strings of threads hanging off of them – pretty much falling apart. Other people on my tour told me theirs had actual holes in them. The towels were what you would find in a cheap motel in the US. The room furniture was also very cheap. Perhaps some optimists may call it modern or minimalist; I call it cheap ****. Bare metal poles supporting laminated shelves, no closet at all. It all looked like worse than IKEA furniture. Again, the place felt more like we were in a cheap motel than a nice city hotel. The location – with the sex shop and ********** a block or so away, not a great neighborhood – also not up the standards I expect from Collette. And not located near to sites or things we would want to see on a tour of Budapest. I advise you, at the least, not to use this hotel again. Back to the positives. The Tour Manager, Marius Curea, was great. He spoke to us at length of the history and culture of places we visited and life in Central Europe, particularly under the Soviet communists. He went out of his way time and again to solve problems. When I got separated from the group just before our evening cruise on the Danube, he called me and helped direct me back to the group. A great guy as well. The tour per se was excellent, although we really did not see much of Vienna. We actually had only two days in Vienna, and on the original itinerary, one-and-a-half of those days was “on your own” – Day 6 “afternoon at leisure” and Day 7 “Choose how you spend your day because it’s your choice”. Happily, while the tour was already in progress, Collette offered us a cruise up the Danube to another village on Day 7. Of course, that full day out of the city did not allow us time to see the city. But, the day was lovely.

Great trip - kinga and Roland were a fantastic team. Somethings were a bit rushed, I realise on long bus trips breaks are needed but I would have appreciated in some things such as Olmaroc being better advertised and more time being allocated it was a highlight of the trip

Truly my favourite holiday ever! It was such a jam packed 10 days and I wish we could do it all again. The trip was well thought out, expertly organised and ran, and was designed to ensure we had the most fun!

An amazing way to explore Europe stress free and with built in friends. Rhyannon was an excellent tour guide with helpful knowledge about each place and was always there for every person on the trip. She wasn’t only a tour guide she felt as if she was part of the group herself and was a friend like all the rest. Couldn’t of been happier with the service and humour ;)

What a fantastic trip! The memories, experiences and laughs makes this a trip I’ll never forget! Our tour leader Sanne was the loveliest, happiest leader you could ask for. Full of knowledge, stories and all about making the experience for you. Along with the organised itinerary there was so much free time to explore and really make the trip personalised to why you wanted to visit. I truly was sad to come home and I can’t wait to come back

I would definitely recommend this trip was so much fun and well organised. I would like to thank Sannne for making the trip fun, enjoyable ensuring everyone was included. Sanne ensured we all had time together as a group and made an effort to get to know us all. The group activities were good fun and the octopus was a great touch 🤣 if your considering doing the trip do not hesitate to book you won’t regret it!