Buda Castle District: Night-Time Tour Exploring Dark History and Vampire Myths

Uncover the dark history and vampire myths of the Buda Castle District on this immersive night-time tour. Explore the exterior, hear gruesome historical facts, and learn about Vlad Dracula and Elizabeth Báthory. Discover the secrets of these mad figures and delve into vampire stories of the 19th century.

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Buda Castle - Passing by the medieval walls and ruins of the castle.
  • Matthias Church - Walking around, getting enchanted by the panorama while listening to stories of medieval Hungary.
  • Fisherman’s Bastion - Enjoying the beautiful nightly panorama from the top of the hill.
  • Buda Castle - Walking around the medieval walls and ruins of the ancient castle
What's Included
  • Professional actor in period outfit
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
  • Transportation on the way back
Additional Information

With Mysterium Tours®, spend approx. 2-hours exploring the exterior of the Buda castle district by night and listen to gruesome historical facts and the bloody side of Hungarian history in the XV-XVII century, and learn the myths of Vlad Dracula and the blood countess Elizabeth Báthory. Finally your Storyteller will tell you Hungarian folktales and…

Location
Zero Kilometre Stone
Clark Ádám tér
Meeting Point is at the Zero Kilometre Stone in Clark Adam Square. Buda side of the Chain Bridge, at the bottom of the castle hill, a few meters away from the funicular entrance. Look for your storyteller who will be wearing a period outfit and carrying an oil lantern
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Megpreston
Nov 9, 2024
Definitely recommend! Thanks Joe! - Joe was our guide for this walk and he was FABULOUS - really knew his stuff. Interesting and ‘to the point’ stories delivered in a slightly creepy but comedic way. Took us up to the castle area and the views were beautiful. Would definitely recommend!
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Sarahbu1996zg
Nov 7, 2024
Fun Buda Castle Ghost/Vampire Walking Tour - Joe gave a very entertaining tour. He walked at a pace that was easy to follow and made sure everyone could keep up. There were several steps in the beginning due to a rerouting as a result of some nearby construction. Joe broke up the climb by stopping at intervals to share ghost stories. The nighttime views were amazing and we took lots of photos. Fun way to tour the castle district!
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Steven_p
Nov 4, 2024
Bernadette and the villainous vampires - Bernadette and her alter -ego vampire did a marvelous job introducing us to the various legends of vampires in Hungary as well as giving us history of the Buda castle region It was fun and enlightening
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Lana_b
Nov 3, 2024
great evening entertainment - Fabian, the storyteller was very knowledgeable and entertaining. He made the stories come to life. Excellent evenings entertainment.
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Sachin_t
Nov 2, 2024
Fantastic Halloween Tour! - Our tour guide was fantastic and very engaging in this fun tour. You also get to see Buda district at night all lit up looking so beautiful!
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Eilidh_m
Nov 4, 2024
Night Time Walking Tour - Good tour and very informative, lovely to see the city all lit up and in a quiet time instead of the big crowds during the day. Our guide was very knowledgeable and a great story teller. Be prepared for a lot of stairs and a good couple of miles walking though. My only negative comment would be that the tour was possibly a little on the long side but I would still recommend it
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M4557lzteresa
Nov 3, 2024
So much fun - Our guide was amazing! Very fun and enthusiastic! Great stories and absolutely beautiful scenery on our walk! My only challenge was hearing her with all the hustle and bustle of traffic
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L9054ebsarahh
Nov 2, 2024
Fun but expensive - Good fun but expensive didn't really learn any actually history and the vampire stories were child friendly and babyish so not so gruesome or scary for adults and teenage children . Was worth seeing the castle and fisherman's bastion at night time but overall quite expensive
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T95ff6g9hb
Nov 9, 2024
Disappointing - Disappointing… sorry!! Not what I expected… was expecting proper stories with some historical context, but only heard three. As for the shape shifting stories…. just ridiculous!
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Andrew
Nov 2, 2024
A bit disappointing - Whilst Jo who gave the tour was very good, the material he was working with was pretty poor. It’s a walk round the ‘castle’ at night with repetitive stories every few minutes. The castle is not what you think. It’s a series of large buildings which you can’t enter. They are more like stately homes. It was good to see them but you could walk around on your own without the so called scary stories.
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From $22
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).