Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden located in Budapest city park Városliget (XIV. Állatkerti krt. 6-12) boasts vast collection of animal and plant species.
It is a neat and pleasant park with a petting zoo, and it's animals are groomed and seem to be happy.
Prices are 1 700 HUF/child and 2 400 HUF/adult.
The cave was discovered in 1904 during quarrying works, and today more than 19 kilometers of the cave have been revealed. Pál-völgyi Cave is the second longest cave in Hungary.
Medveotthon, the Bear Farm, is located about 30 kilometers from Budapest, in Veresegyház. It is a preserve for bears and wolves, where animals live in their natural habitat, but surrounded by the fence for visitors’ safety.
Bears are seen very well, they cool off in their pond, and come really close to the fence – you can even feed them with honey from the wooden spoons with long handles that can be obtained from the café. Wolves, however, are more discreet – they hide among the trees and observe you from the distance with their keen eyes.
Outdoor museum featuring over 100 locomotives in very good and working condition.
See also Budapest Surroundings: Visegrád and Esztergom, and Trip to Szentendre.
Gödöllő is a small town located to the east of Budapest. The town is famous for Gödöllő Palace, one of the finest examples of Hungarian baroque architecture built between 1735 and 1749.
The seven-hour Budapest – Visegrád – Esztergom – Budapest trip starts from Nyugati train station which can by reached by tram 4 or 6, or metro M2.
Train to Nagymaros departs every hour (the detailed schedule is on Elvira). While waiting for the train you can get the Budapest and Surroundings map from tourist information office which is on the left side of the entrance.
János hegy, the highest point of Budapest (526 m) is one of the most popular weekend and tourist destinations.
This weekend we checked the route to tell you about its pitfalls and give you some tips on how to make the trip more pleasant.
The trip may take up to 5 hours, so you better start off in the morning, at 9-10 am, otherwise you may be late for the chairlift (which is the best part of the trip, to our opinion).
