Budapest Bike Tour: Explore City Landmarks and Enjoy Hungarian Goulash
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183 Ratings
Budapest
Join our Budapest Bike Tour to explore the city's landmarks, enjoy a leisurely bike ride, and indulge in a delicious Hungarian Goulash. Limited spots available!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Elizabeth Square - Get a brief overview of Budapest’s history and the surrounding area
- Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz) - Learn about the Opera house, Hungarian musicians, Andrssy avenue and the first subway line of the continent
- Heroes’ Square - Learn about Hungarian history and statesman
- Varosliget - Ride through this beautiful park of Budapest and have a stop at its lake
- Vajdahunyad Castle (Vajdahunyadvar) - Hear about Hungarian architecture and Vajdahunyad castle
- Szechenyi Baths and Pool - Learn about Hungarian thermal baths and its culture
- House of Terror Museum - Hear about the communist past and the House of Terror
- St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - Learn about the main catholic church of Budapest and the holy right hand
- Szabadsag ter - See the last standing Soviet monument in Budapest
- Hungarian Parliament Building - An amazing building of Budapest, learn about why Hungary have the 3rd largest Parliament of the world
- Danube River - Have a wonderful panorama over the Danube and Buda
- Szechenyi Lanchid - Admire the first bridge of Budapest
What's Included
- Savor a traditional Hungarian meal featuring Goulash.
- Safety ensured with provided cycle helmets.
- Expertise from a local guide to enrich your experience.
- Stay hydrated with complimentary bottled water.
- Ride comfortably on a 24-speed hybrid bike.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (optional) Food and drinks (unless specified) Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on an exhilarating 4.5-hour bicycle tour of Budapest, topped off with a hearty serving of traditional Hungarian Goulash! With a knowledgeable tour guide, experience a relaxed cycling journey amidst the city’s bike lanes and pedestrian zones, taking in top city landmarks such as St Stephen’s Basilica, Parliament, Heroes’ Square and Margaret island.
Take in the sights of the Chain Bridge, glide along Andrassy Avenue, and halt at the city’s iconic spots to gain insights into their historical significance.
The journey culminates with a scrumptious Hungarian meal offered at an al fresco eatery.
For an intimate tour experience, we cap the participant number at a dozen. Please bear in mind that this tour requires cycling competence, particularly amidst traffic and pedestrians in some sections of the city. If you’re not confident with biking or haven’t ridden in a while, we recommend you consider other tour options.
Join the tour at your own risk.
- Biking ability is needed to participate in the tour, make sure that you can ride a bike safely and confidently in a foreign city.
- You will need to keep an easy, pleasant speed with the rest of the group
- The tour is 4,5 hours long, including preparations it will end around 15:00
- Vegetarian meal is available
- Not recommended for children under 10 years
Location
Deák Ferenc tér 4
Deák Ferenc tér
Tours meet on Deák Ferenc square, at the
STAIRS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH
1052, Budapest, Deák Ferenc tér 4.
How to find the meeting point:
it is on the corner of Deák Ferenc square and the main road (Károly Krt.) with a tram line
next to a metro entrance
50 meter from the end of tram lines 47 - 49
30 meter from the parking tour buses
50 meter from Ritz Carlton Hotel, McDonalds in Sütö street and Starbucks café.
NOTICE:
Please make sure to allow yourself enough time to get to the meeting point, the group will leave from the meeting point at 10:30. If you are late, we will not be able to pick you up later. Do not let other participants wait for you!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(183 Ratings)
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Atomicweazel
Nov 7, 2023
Incredibly Broad Tour, Lots Covered and Great Food! - My Dad and I recently went to Budapest and something we enjoy doing everywhere we go is a bike tour. This one was incredible and one of the best that we've taken part in, we were only in the city for a couple of days and I couldn't believe how much we covered in such a short space of time. We managed to cover all of the major landmarks that we were hoping to see on our weekend, on both sides of the river and the food at the end was incredible to top it off.
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who's looking to find out really interesting history about the city, about the country and to see all of the landmarks and find out about them. There really is a lot of information on this tour.
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Douglas_g
Oct 13, 2023
Mother/daughter trip - Christina was very personal and shared information on our tour that pertained to our interest. Great way to see the city. And the goulash was delicious.
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Christina_c
Aug 7, 2023
Fun way to see a good portion of the city quickly - Got to see all the major highlights of the city while getting to enjoy fresh air and adventure. While you don’t spend a ton of time at each spot you get a good overview of where you want to explore later.
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Sarah_m
Jul 20, 2023
Excellent experience - Thoroughly enjoyed this. Bernadette and Mickey (I hope I’ve gotten their names right) were really lovely and incredibly knowledgeable.
The cycle was easy and the lunch was simply delicious. Would recommend this for everyone.
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Nawal_hk
Jul 13, 2023
Don’t miss this awesome bike tour! - Don’t miss this bike tour! Do this as your first activity in Budapest to get your bearings and it gives you a good idea of where you would like to go back to find out more.
We all enjoyed it a lot (including our 14-year-old who can be difficult and finds most things “boring”)! It was a good pace and we were mostly cycling on cycling paths so quite safe in general.
Our guide was very knowledgeable about the city and its history, and could answer all the questions our group had. The weather was hot (30+ celsius degrees) and our guide always tried to stop under nice big tree shades when explaining the sites along this tour. He also brought a huge water bottle with him with disposable cups in case someone forgot to bring his/her water bottle.
We were a group of 12 with people ranging from 13 years old to probably 65 from all over the world. The lunch was good and all in all a really great experience!
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F2474gpmichaelf
Apr 23, 2023
April in the streets with Budapest Bike Breeze - This bike tour around the city will not disappoint. Do it! We were a group of 12.. Evie was flawless in guiding this large group along several busy streets, through parks, along the River, and navigating through a city with many bike riders of all experience. Not only did she stopped at strategic points of interest, she also gave us wonderful insight on the historical value of the site. A side value is learning the bicycling code of ethics while riding in a large city. The goulash lunch was delightful as we ate in a tiny neighborhood restaurant. Vegetarian meals were served when appropriate. Great ride. Extensive oral history. Delightful lunch. Helmets available too.
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Susan
Apr 8, 2023
Excellent cycle tour - Really enjoyed our cycle tour. Our guide was knowledgeable and interesting. The lunch stop was delicious - a small Hungarian eatery which added to the whole experience. Would definitely recommend at the beginning of a trip in Budapest to help orientate yourself, learn about the history, culture and customs and enjoy the best way to explore a city - by cycle! Both cycles and helmets were in excellent condition.
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E9689uyalanc
Oct 22, 2022
Fun and exhilarating - A great way to see and learn about Budapest. We were lucky enough to be the only two on this tour today. The Ghoulash was excellent too.
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Jonphillips27
Oct 18, 2022
Absolutely fantastic cycling trip around Budapest - Totally recommend this trip! My wife, sister and I all loved the trip! Great bikes, great guide and a great city to see by bike. Proper Hungarian food in a proper ‘locals’ restaurant, such a top day out.
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Trip491382
Oct 14, 2022
A wonderful tour today with Anna! - We had a wonderful day with our great host Anna! The bike ride was easy and we toured so many places - definitely worth the cost.
We stopped for lunch at a great local restaurant for goulash and bread! The goulash was so good, and the bowls were large so we left with a full belly!
We didn’t feel stressed about riding though Budapest as there were many bike lanes! The bikes were comfortable and easy to ride too.
Highly recommend this tour for families with kids - our kids we’re 13 and 16 and had no issues at all.
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