This program takes place during Spring Break week in March. Because of the travel time we typically leave on the Thursday right before spring break, and return on the final day of the break. Students will need to check with their professors that they are able to miss the classes immediately before Spring Break, but this has not posed any difficulty in the past. We would be happy to work with you on this.
Thursday: Departure from US to Hungary
• Depart from Rochester.
Friday: Arrival in Hungary
• Arrive in Budapest, and travel to our hotel.
• Stroll through downtown Pest.
• Dinner together at a local restaurant.
Saturday: Tour of Budapest
• Breakfast at our hotel.
• Tour of Heroes Square and Buda Castle
• Lunch on Castle Hill
• Visit a museum or attend a local concert
• Dinner together at a local restaurant
Sunday: Additional sites, travel to Veszprém
• Breakfast at our hotel.
• Religious Service at St. Stephen’s Basilica
• Tour of Jewish Budapest and the Dohány Street Synagogue
• Lunch together near the synagogue
• Visit to Memento Park outside Budapest
• Travel together by private bus to Veszprém
• Dinner together with local hosts
Monday-Wednesday: America Week Conference in Veszprém
• Attend the America Week Conference
• Meals either together or with local students
• One dinner with be a Traditional Hungarian dinner
• Trip to Lake Balaton for part of one day
Thursday: Return to Budapest via Székesfehérvár
• Breakfast in Veszprém
• Travel together by private bus to Székesfehérvár
• Visit to Bory Castle and the City Center of Székesfehérvár.
• Lunch together at a local restaurant, and continue to Budapest
• Dinner at the world’s fanciest McDonald’s (other options available)
Friday: Budapest
• Breakfast at hotel
• Attend talk on the history of Hungary
• Visit museums based on interest, with lunch nearby
• Dinner together, followed by a boat tour of the Danube
Saturday: Budapest
• Breakfast at Hotel
• Morning at Nagy Csárnok (the Great Market) to buy gifts and souvenirs
• Lunch in town
• Tour of the Hungarian State Opera and short concert
• Walking tour of Pest, including visits to the Memorial to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
and a memorial to victims of the Holocaust
• Farewell Dinner
Sunday: Return to the United States
• Depart from Budapest
• Arrive in Rochester