Signature experience — Budapest
Tokaj vineyards
Duration
Full day
Price
From €990
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Follow the M3 and then Route 37 for roughly 230 km northeast of Budapest and the land begins to ripple into the volcanic Zemplén hills. Elevations hover between 120 and 300 meters; autumn mists from the Bodrog feed botrytis, and those 17th–18th‑century tuff cellars still breathe cool air. Tokaj-Hegyalja spans 27 villages—Mád, Tarcal, Bodrogkeresztúr among them—and has been on UNESCO’s list since 2002 for its historic vineyard landscape and the methodical aszú harvest by hand‑picked berries and puttonyos.
The day is frictionless: hotel pick‑up, a Mercedes at your disposal, and a schedule that bends to tastings and curiosity. While you sip and tour at Disznókő or Royal Tokaji, your dedicated driver handles the roads between estates; lunch is set with a grower in Mád or Tarcal. Add a quick stop at Mád’s Calvinist church or the Kopasz‑hegy viewpoint before an unhurried ride back to the city—trunk space reserved for a few carefully chosen bottles.
Your itinerary
- I
08:00 — Pick‑up at your Budapest hotel, M3 then Route 37 to Tokaj (about 2h30).
- II
10:45 — Vineyard and cellar tour at Disznókő in Mezőzombor with guided tasting (1h15).
- III
12:30 — Grower’s lunch in Mád at a local estate with aszú pairings.
- IV
14:30 — Tasting at Royal Tokaji in Mád, then a stop at the Kopasz‑hegy viewpoint before driving back to Budapest (ETA ~18:30).
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated French-speaking driver
- ✓ Mercedes E‑ or V‑Class
- ✓ Hotel pick‑up and drop‑off
- ✓ Waiting time and inter‑estate transfers
Your chauffeur’s tip
October to early November sees the most consistent botrytis; book cellar visits around 11:00 to catch morning humidity underground and schedule the aszú vertical after lunch, when your palate handles residual sugar better.
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