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Private Bratislava Day Trip: Explore Slovakia's Capital from Budapest with Lunch Included
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52 Ratings
Bratislava
Embark on a private day trip from Budapest to Bratislava, Slovakia's capital. Customize your itinerary, explore the city's famous sights, and enjoy a delicious lunch. Book now!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Bratislava Old Town - Your guide will pick you up at your address in Budapest at 08.00am.
On this day trip, your private guide will give you a complete overview of the city.
First let’s start with picturesque Old Town Bratislava for a walking tour. Enjoy a wonderful panorama of the Slovakian capital as you see its main sites such as Michael’s Gate, the only remaining gate of the medieval fortification of Bratislava, and Bratislava Castle.
St. Michael’s Tower is one of essential symbols of Bratislava.
A parish church is a landmark of every Christian city, St. Martin’s Cathedral
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the largest, oldest and most remarkable church in Bratislava.
The crossroads of the Fisherman’s Gate and Panská and Laurinská Streets is one of the Old Town’s liveliest places. People like to stop here to listen to tunes played by street musicians.
The Fisherman’s Gate is a short street in Bratislava’s historic centre.
Enjoy your lunch (Included)and some free time visiting one of the museums, coffee houses ,shops on your own. - The Grassalkovich palace - Presidential palace - Situated in the heart of the city, this is where the president of Slovakia resides. It’s a gated property that has a fountain at the front courtyard and a very beautiful garden at the back.
- Primates’ Palace (Primacialny palac) - The Primate’s Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia.Considered as one the most beautiful buildings in Bratislava for its pale pink and white exterior.
- Budapest - By the evening our guide will bring you back to Budapest center to your hotel or to your private address.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Lunch
- Transport by private air-conditioned minivan/car
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
Embark on a full-day, private tour of Bratislava with an amicable guide. Discover the popular landmarks of Slovakia’s capital, with the opportunity to personalize the trip’s agenda.
Following an approximately 2-hour ride from Budapest, reach the charming Old Town of Bratislava and kickstart your walking exploration.
Get an excellent perspective of the city as you take in its key attractions, such as Michael’s Gate, the only surviving gate of Bratislava’s ancient defenses, and the Bratislava Castle.
Tour the Grassalkovich Palace and hear its backstory from your guide. Progress to the Primate’s Palace, an 18th-century architectural marvel considered one of the prettiest buildings in Bratislava. Pause for a tasty lunch at a delightful city center eatery, and seize some unguided time to sightsee and rest at your own pace. Perhaps stop by one of Bratislava’s many coffee shops, shop for keepsakes, or check out cultural hotspots.
Conclude your adventure with a tranquil drive back to Budapest.
- Infant seats are available on request, if advised at time of booking
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- We are serious about taking extra precautions to stop the spread of this virus by practicing regular hand washing and sanitization, we regularly sanitize and clean our equipment and work areas, we make hand sanitizer readily available to our guests and team members, and practice social distancing measures through providing private tours and private transfers.We will check the health of employees every day, wear masks and thoroughly disinfect our hands, equipment, vehicles and changing areas.
Location
Bratislava Old Town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(52 Ratings)
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Richard_w
Apr 23, 2024
Sophia is a hoot! - Sophia is a hoot! Affable and funny. We enjoyed the trip out and back with her. In Bratislava, she provided a thorough tour and showed us several special spots we no doubt would have missed on our own. I loved the hot chocolate!
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Betsy_s
Mar 22, 2024
Susan’s the best - Susan our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and explained everything so well. So much wealth of historical information. She is very patient and kind especially that I was travelling with 3 kids and one of them a toddler. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour with her and remember Bratislava fondly due to her.
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Nicole_p
Feb 21, 2024
Wonderful time - Susan, our guide, was full of information and was able to give a wider historical context to both Hungary and Slovakia, and how lands kept changing hands.
We hit all of the sights that I wanted to see and Susan pointed out other interesting parts of the city as well.
Bratislava is beautiful but small - we feel that we fully saw it in a day and would highly recommend the tour, the tour guide, and our driver too (Aaron)! We had a wonderful time.
I wish lunch was Slovakian but I understand they have to cater to a lot of different groups (and probably some picky people). We still enjoyed it!
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Monique_h
Dec 29, 2023
Bratislava day trip - Our tour guide Tom was excellent. He was on time picking us up and the entire trip he was happily sharing his knowledge with us.
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Matthewrs3109sx
Dec 26, 2023
Bratislava day trip from Budapest - Our guide from Budapest to Bratislava was Sophia. She was friendly, helpful and very informative! We’re very glad we did it and would recommend it to anyone wanting to see something a little different from Budapest.
The train ride around town was so so but her guided walking tour around the Old Town was superb!
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Worksfortravelmoney
Nov 10, 2023
Excellent Day Trip - I am so glad we did this day trip from Budapest to Bratislava. Bratislava is a beautiful city, and our guide/driver Susan was so wonderful and knowledgeable. My Mother is not able to walk long distances, and Susan was so accommodating to find ways for my Mom to see as much as possible. Highly recommend booking this tour - especially because the company was so easy to work with. We even booked a private day in Budapest with them with one day notice, and they were able to make it happen.
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Kelly_t
Sep 26, 2023
Great Way to See Bratislava - Kate and our driver Lotzy (sp?) were wonderful guides and companions on this trip to the beautiful and quaint city of Bratislava. We had a very comfortable car for the 2 hr ride and saw so much in one day. From the castle and opera house to city center and the art deco Blue Church we felt like we definitely made it everywhere we should go. We also had a delicious (and filling) lunch where they recommended local favorites with a glass of local wine. They even tried to get me a stamp at the border on the way home after I mentioned missing getting stamps in my passport within the EU. We also got many insights and “insider” information and stories. If you want a day trip from Budapest would say this is who to go with!
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Karenst1958hi
Jul 27, 2023
Bratislava tour - We had 4 days in Budapest and we wanted to see another capital which is close to Budapest. Bratislava was a lovely and charming city, we had an informative guided tour here with a great lunch. Our guide, Attila knows the city very well, he costumized the tour according to our wishes. He also took us to the Castle of Deveny, which was a must! Highly recommended tour !
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Npk92
Jun 22, 2023
For those in Budapest looking to do only a quick day trip to Bratislava this will do. - Like my Vienna day trip, all I wanted was to do a quick day trip to Bratislava and get a general overview of what was there while I was in this part of Eastern Europe. Susan was my tour guide and driver and she did an excellent job throughout the day. I enjoyed talking to her and listening to what she had to say about the history of Slovakia and its ties to Hungary from throughout the decades. The points of interests Susan took me too in Bratislava were the Slavín Soviet Memorial and Cemetery, the Bratislava Castle, everything in Old Town Bratislava including a delicious lunch, and then stopping by the Blue Church before heading back to Budapest. This was everything I wanted however for those looking for a more in depth visitor experience of Bratislava consider planning a separate trip over there and staying over a night or two. This day trip is only for those in Budapest who are looking to do a quick day trip and can’t plan a more extensive visit to Bratislava, the amount of time spent at some of the stops are limited. The price is steep so advise you gather a group to take on this day trip to lower the individual costs. Also bring cash in Euros for the day as the souvenir shops in Old Town will only accept cash. All in all, we spent about 5 to 6 hours in Bratislava and I left this day trip satisfied. I thank my guide Susan and the tour operator Susana for giving me this memorable day trip, hope to back again soon. - Nolan
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Ilana_f
Aug 2, 2023
Although our driver had... - Although our driver had some interesting info to share, we weren’t given private time to tour on our own. He would tell us what to photograph and took us into stores where he knew the owners. Also, he texted and checked his phone many times while driving on the highway. I don’t know the rules in Budapest but it felt quite unsafe.
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