Join us on a leisurely ride on one of Hungary's most scenic bike paths. Breeze downhill and sweat it out uphill through the vineyards of the Etyek wine region. After some effort, we'll enjoy cool local white wines and a home-cooked meal to regenerate. We will end the tour at beautiful Lake Velence.
Price includes: bike rental; 3-course home-cooked meal; tasting of 2 wine varieties; train tickets back home; English/German speaking local guide.
Your tour begins in the picturesque Szent Gellért square in Budapest. From there, we will follow bike paths and quiet town roads to the start of the BuBa (Budapest - Balaton) bike path near the Kamaraerdő forest.
We will follow the BuBa to our first significant highlight, which comes after 24 kilometres when we ride over the spectacular railway viaduct in Biatorbágy. Today, it's transformed into a cycling bridge, and it was once the scene of the country's largest train bombing.
From here, we ride by the stunning Bia lake, which we can admire from above and roll into the wine town of Etyek, also called Budapest's vineyards. We'll visit the Körpince, a unique square with roughly 30 cellars arranged in a circular fashion.
By now, you're 32 kilometres in and must be tired. We'll be dropping by a local farmhouse for a warm home-cooked meal, accompanied by two glasses of cool white wine.
Now that everyone's reenergized, we'll attack the tour's most arduous climb – as you do after a 3-course meal. The good news is it will only get easier from here. And this stretch of road is also a feast for the eyes – the most scenic part of the BuBa. We'll arrive in Velence for a quick peek at the lake, maybe a short swim or gelato on the beach.
And what about getting back to Budapest? We'll take the train, of course (as all the hip local cyclists do)!
