Stage 42: Warsaw to Budapest

4 to 17 October 2009

Eastern cities

With Warsaw, Prague, Bratislava and Budapest, four capitals of Germany's eastern neighbors are on this stage. XWORLD links them with a route away from high-speed roads, allowing plenty of time for special experiences and a culinary specialty or two.

Minimum number of participants

8 people

Price of journey per person excluding flight(s):

3,799 EUR

Day 1

Individual arrival in Warsaw, organizational matters/vehicle instruction, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Warsaw

Day 2

Sightseeing in Warsaw, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Warsaw

Day 3

Stage for the day: Warsaw – Krakow (340 km), off-road driving pleasure, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Krakow

Day 4

Stage for the day: Krakow – Bruntal (300 km), cross border from Poland into the Czech Republic, travel through the Altvater Mountains, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Bruntal

Day 5

Stage for the day: Bruntal – Prague (310 km), visit the ossuary at Kutna Hora, sightseeing in Prague, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Prague

Day 6

Stage for the day: Prague – Brno (210 km), sightseeing in Prague, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Brno

Day 7

Stage for the day: Brno – Bratislava (150 km), cross border from the Czech Republic into Slovakia, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Bratislava

Day 8

Day trip to the sandy off-road site near Smolenice, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Bratislava

Day 9

Stage for the day: Bratislava – Kostany nad Turcum (230 km), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Kostany nad Turcum

Day 10

Stage for the day: Kostany nad Turcum – Poprad (210 km), rafting at Liptovsky*, travel through the Tatra Mountains, dinner together and overnight in hotel in Poprad

Day 11

Stage for the day: Poprad – Tokaj (280 km), cross border from Slovakia into Hungary, visit the caves of Aggtelek, wine-tasting and visit to historic Rakoczi wine cellar in Tokaj, overnight in hotel in Tokaj

Day 12

Stage for the day: Tokaj – Budapest (320 km), Bükki range, visit one of the numerous spa baths in Budapest (for example the world-famous art nouveau Gellert Baths), dinner together and overnight in hotel in Budapest

Day 13

Sightseeing in Budapest, including the Buda part of the city, Buda Castle and St. Matthew's Church as well as the Pest part of the city, including Pest inner city, its famous café houses, excursion to the House of Hungarian Wine including a wine-tasting, dinner together, overnight in hotel in Budapest

Day 14

Individual departures from Budapest

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