Travel Services - Useful Information about Hungary

Leisure Time

We can organise everything for you and book it in advance or you can decide what you want to do once you are there. Please note that some of the programmes require booking well in advance. What can you do in your free time? Thermal Healing Baths, Golf, Horse Riding, Wine Tasting, Sight Seeing, Beauty Treatments, Shopping, Boat trips, Tennis, Squash, Hunting, Tobogganing, Nature Reserve Walks, Bowling, Formula 1 Grand Prix, Infra Red Therapy etc..."Your Wish Is Our Command"

Beauty treatments, hairdressing wellness or shopping, whatever you choose you will be surprised how inexpensive everything is compare to the UK, so it is worth to take advantage of other things during your stay.

Currency: Hungarian Forint - HUF. Currency Conventer Website: www.xe.com/ucc.
Exchange rate is moving around £ 1 = 360 - 390 HUF (Some shops display it as "Ft" for Forint.)

Time: Local time is GMT +1

Health: No vaccinations are required and standards of public health are very good. Tap water is safe to drink in many cases even tastes good. A reciprocal health agreement with countries of the EU provides nationals with free emergency health care on presentation of a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). All towns have pharmacies, but anyone requiring specific medication should bring a supply with them. Health insurance is recommended.

Electricity: Electrical current is 230 volts, 50 Hz. European-style two-pin plugs are standard.

Language: Hungarian (Magyar) is the official language, but German is widely spoken. English is spoken in tourist areas and most hotels.

Safety: Most visits to Hungary are trouble-free, but normal precautions against petty crime should be taken.

Communications: The international calling access code for Hungary is +36. The outgoing code is 00 followed by the relevant country code (e.g. 0044 for the United Kingdom). Local directory assistance is available by dialling 198, and international directory assistance is 199; callers may have to hold for a few moments, but English-speaking operators are available. The local mobile phone operators use GSM networks and have roaming agreements with most UK operators. Internet cafes are available in the main towns.

Landline: 0208 809 36 04, Mobile: +36 20 243 2910, FREE UK Call: 0800 917 26 99
Write to c/o office address: 52. Glenwood Road, London, N15 3JU

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