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Italy, Slovenia, Austria & Hungary

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Italy, Slovenia, Austria, and Hungary form one of Europe's most rewarding multi-country corridors, stretching from the Mediterranean coast through the Alps to the Pannonian Plains. Travellers are drawn by an extraordinary diversity of experiences — Italy's art cities, coastlines, and cuisine; Slovenia's dramatic Julian Alps and Lake Bled; Austria's imperial Vienna, classical music heritage, and alpine villages; and Hungary's thermal baths, ruin bars, and the grand boulevards of Budapest. The region is compact and well-connected by rail, making it ideal for overland itineraries that pack in rich history, outdoor adventure, and vibrant city culture across four distinct national identities.

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Italy, Slovenia, Austria & Hungary · 21 days

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Rome to Budapest Explorer: Self-Launched Edition

A self-launched 21-day rail-and-bus journey from Rome to Budapest, hitting every stop on the G Adventures "Rome to Budapest Explorer" route — Rome, Montepulciano, Florence, Siena, Pisa, the Cinque Terre, Lake Como, Venice, Ljubljana/Bled, Salzburg, Vienna and Budapest — without a group leader, group hotel rates or included guided walks. You book your own hostel/budget hotel rooms, ride the same public trains G Adventures uses anyway, and pick up local guides à la carte via GetYourGuide or direct with social enterprises like Migrantour. Costs are approximate backpacker/budget-traveller estimates in GBP and exclude international flights.

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~£1,490

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