| Journal: TWUK | Section: |
| Title: | Issue Date: 30/04/01 |
| Author: | Page Number: 51 |
| Copyright: Other |
Factfile
GETTING THERE: Malev flies from Heathrow and Gatwick to Budapest; British Airways serves Budapest from Heathrow.
CLIMATE: warm, dry summers and cold winters. WHEN TO GO: summer for Lake Balaton, Transdanubia, the north and the Great Plain; year round for a Budapest city break.
ACCOMMODATION: Budapest has a good hotel selection up to five-star; other cities have mainly three and four-star properties. Guest-house accommodation is on the increase.
COST OF LIVING: meal for two with wine £14-£18; local beer 50p; car hire £22-£32 a day.
FOOD: spicy sausages and salami abound and goulash is everywhere. Hungary offers a range of excellent local wines.
CURRENCY: the forint. £1 = approx 408 forints.
WHO GOES THERE: operators include Danube Travel, Cedok, Regent, Mastertours and Thermalia.
SAMPLE PRODUCT: Danube Travel’s seven-night Picturesque Hungary flycoach tour includes return flights to Budapest and a tour taking in Eger, Kecskemet, Pecs, Heviz, Lake Balaton and Gyor. Prices start at £856 half-board.
Lake Balaton: referred to by the locals as the Hungarian Sea