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Private Budapest Walking Tour: Exploring Local Sights & Hungarian Culture

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60 Ratings

Budapest

Experience Budapest from a local's perspective on a private walking tour. Explore the city's main sights and off-the-beaten-path locales, learn about Hungarian culture and history, and enjoy traditional Hungarian pastries.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Heroes’ Square - A World Heritage Site noted for its iconic statues of the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars and other significant national leaders.
Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyadvar) - Constructed for the 1896 Millennial Exhibition in Hungary
Szechenyi Baths and Pool - The largest thermal bath in Budapest and one of the largest baths in Europe. Your guide will discuss the history of Hungary’s bath culture and, if the baths are open, you’ll can take a look inside.
Andrassy Avenue - Next, take the metro to Andrassy Boulevard, filled with the rich history of the nobility and presently hosting an array of shops and restaurants.
St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - You’ll then travel to St Stephen’s Basilica, a towering structure with remarkable acoustics, where a variety of classical music concerts are often held. The look-out cupola visit is also included. Part of the journey is covered by lift but a number of stairs lead to the top.
Hungarian Parliament Building - Guests will learn about the Parliament building.
Buda Castle - The guests will walk through Buda Castle District and learn about its history.
Fisherman’s Bastion - The guests will admire the beautiful view over the Pest side with the Danube and Parliament
Danube River - No trip to Budapest is complete without a stop at the Danube River

What's Included

Public transport tickets during the tour
Meet the guide at your accommodation
Tea and coffee

What's Not Included

Hotel Drop-off

Additional Information

Discover Budapest through the eyes of a local on this customized walking tour that takes you beyond the usual tourist sites. Your knowledgeable local guide will lead you to top attractions such as Heroes’ Square, City Park, Vajdahunyad Castle, St Stephen’s Basilica, the Szechenyi Baths, and more. Witness the beauty of Gellért Hill from the Danube River banks, meander through the age-old streets of the Buda Castle District, and take a break at a local cafe where you can savor a cup of coffee and two traditional Hungarian pastries. Tailored to the group’s interests, the tour presents detailed commentary about Hungarian daily life and history.

Experience the heart of Budapest with a local guide!

Our private strolls through Budapest are tailored to the preferred themes and attractions of our guests. This personalized walking tour is designed to deliver the sightseeing experience each guest or group seeks.

Location

Heroes' Square

Andrassy Avenue, Next to City Park in the VI. District

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Denis-luckytrip

Oct 23, 2023

Budapest with Andy - I had Andy/Andrea as a guide. She was fantastic. Very knowledgeable guide with a professional approach. Next time I come back to Budapest, I'll get back to her. The coffee stop was also very nice. Lots of different tasty strudels and good tea.

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Steven_b

Jan 3, 2023

Eszter was great! - Eszter met us in the hotel lobby to start the tour, and was very personable and spoke English very well. On our way to the train to where the tour would start (and throughout the rest of the tour), she was full of information and personal anecdotes about the city's history and her personal experience there over the years. She clearly paid attention to what we were interested in hearing about or not, our comfort with the weather (it was very cold), and the coffee shop stop in the middle was superb (and especially welcome with the weather). Also, at the end of the tour we told her what else we had coming up and she gave us advice about restaurants and other helpful information (for example, she pointed out where the entrance to the Parliament tour is, which probably ended up being a life-saver for us getting to the tour on time).

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U6823qcstefanoc

Oct 9, 2021

Extremely good - We had a very good experience. Our guide, Andrea, was nice and super prepared and we were able to get the best of the city while learning a lot about history of Hungary

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02julie

Dec 1, 2019

A great morning out with Christina - We were met by Christina at 9.30am at our hotel. She was both friendly and fun to be around. Throughout the tour she displayed a great wealth of knowledge and spoke with passion over all areas visited. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone and hopefully you will be lucky enough to get Christina as your guide.

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Vacationer760052

Oct 1, 2019

Best way to see Budapest! - Tamas was an amazing guide who showed us so much of Budapest in 4+ hours (tour was scheduled to be only 3 hours). He covered 1,000 years of history and answered our endless questions. Tamas also helped us plan activities for the rest of our stay, and even provided information for a future trip to Hungary. I highly recommend this walking tour and Tamas in particular if you want a fabulous tour of Budapest and a fascinating overview of Budapest's history and culture.

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Cassidy

Sep 30, 2019

3 days in Budapest - Just two of us with Balint. He set a great pace. He was extremely knowledgeable about the sites and history with a great sense of humor. The pastry sampling was excellent. We would definitely recommend this tour.

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Nicktye1

Jul 27, 2019

A great private tour with Tamas - We booked this tour for 6 of us as we thought it would be a great way of seeing the major sights in both Buda and Pest. Tamas met us at our hotel - and he was ready to go before we were - with a couple fo ideas for an itinerary. But said that he was happy to shape the tour around what we wanted to do which we did, including him arranging for us to stop at a different Cafe. He was a mine of useful information and, to be fair, some useless but nonetheless amusing info as well ! And our 3 hour tour ended up being a 4.5 hour tour and he would have been happy to carry on - but we needed to stop for lunch. Have to say that he was one of the best tour guides we've had - not just in Budapest but anywhere,

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Arrevka

May 8, 2019

Excellent private tour with bogata - Our tour guide bogata is excellent. She explained us about Budapest history and took us to visit Buda and Pest.. we walk and use metro along the way.. and the cafe stop was also nice.. the cafe has a unique interior.. Bogata also very friendly, gave us time to take pics.. just like old friends, all was relax and didnt like strict tour guide..

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Anna

Oct 15, 2018

Excellent - perfect first day event - This walking tour is a perfect introduction to Budapest. We not only walked but also took the metro and were given a very interesting look at Hungarian history. Our guide, Anne, not only gave us a history lesson but also so much useful info for getting around: how to buy metro tickets, basic pronunciation, help with exchange rate, popular foods - so much “survival “ info for first time visitors. Only suggestion we would have to make the tour even better would be a short introduction to history ( maybe with a map) before the walk starts. We loved this tour!!!

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Stephenrwolcott

Jun 3, 2019

Historically rich and fun Tour - Our delightful guide Petra led us a fascinating tour starting from the Opera House and ending on Castle Hill. Whew! She kept us on good pace, mindful to share interesting historical facts and amusing legends. She was wise to take the local metro for a few stops just to get to the prime tourist spots in a timely manner. It's a great way to check out the lay of the land and overview of this vast city. Highlights include: City Park with its many replica castles; Szechenyi baths; Matthias Church; Chain Bridge. You also get a nice rest stop to sample streudel. Note: in summer wear sunscreen, a hat, and bring water, since there are no stops along the way to replenish yourself.

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