Budapest Castle District: Comprehensive Walking Tour with Local Guide
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265 Ratings
Budapest
Join our comprehensive walking tour of Budapest's Castle District with a local guide. Discover the major attractions, perfect photo spots, and hidden gems while saving time and getting insider tips on public amenities and refreshment points.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Batthyany Square - Our fully licensed local ( born and bred Budapester) tour guide will meet you at the metro exit in the park and will introduce the itinerary of Budapest Castle District tour, one of the most historically significant landmarks in the city.
    Buda Castle District is made up of the Royal Palace, Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Maria Magdalena Church Tower and other important buildings, urban public art mini monuments, look out terraces and an underground cave system.
  • Matthias Church - Learn about the 800 years of history of the area that was the scene of several wars and occupations with the in-depth commentary of your guide. Learn about the German, Jewish and Hungarian populations everyday life in the district.
  • Fisherman’s Bastion - You will learn about the connection between Walt Disney and the Fisherman’s Bastion, what the difference is between a cross with one, two or three strips and we tell you how to enjoy a free view from the Castle Hill.
  • Medieval Jewish Prayer House - We introduce you the Medieval Jewish Prayer House and the beautiful baroque residential buildings around it.
  • National Archives of Hungary - We show you the massive destructions of WWII, and tell you where the Nazi stronghold was. You will also see where the rich Hungarians live and where the Muslim site of pilgrimage is for Gül Baba the Ottoman Turkish monk and soldier.
  • Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum - We introduce you the life of the undrground Castle Hill, the labyrinths and tell you its role in defense over the centuries. You will see the funniest public statues in Budapest and learn about the womanizer light cavarly fighters called “huszar”.
  • Buda Castle - You will see the massive building that once was the residence of the Hungarian kings, that was rebuilt many times because of war destructions; learn about the mythical bird of the Hungarians, see where the president and prime ministers offices are located and much much more.
  • Prince Eugene of Savoy’s Equestrian Statue - You will see the beautiful panorama of Pest side of the River Danube from the terrace. If you are lucky we test your knowledge with tricky questions about the major Castle Hill landmarks and life of the Hungarians.
    Tour will be finished with practical information and there will be time to answer your remaining questions.
What's Included
  • Booking fee
What's Not Included
  • tips to your tour guide
  • Our guides depend entirely on your donations at the end of the tour.The amount is at your choice.
Additional Information

Our inclusive itinerary takes care of your journey through the Castle Hill, featuring the top sights and picturesque locations, thereby saving your valuable time.

Without local guide expertise, getting around the relatively large Buda Castle District for essential amenities like public drinking fountains, restrooms, and affordable refreshment stations can be quite perplexing.

And don’t fret! We stay with you throughout the journey. Feel free to clear your doubts and ask questions either before, during, or after the tour.

  • Please consider your health and ability to complete a 10 minute uphill walk.
Location
Batthyány tér H
Meet your tour guide at the metro exit in the park.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Scottforo
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing views and wonderful guide - My guide was Rita and she was great! Some beautiful views and interesting historical anecdotes. Just be aware that for the castle tour there will be a lot of hills 😅
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E781nbmattm
Jun 14, 2024
Great experience! - Rita was amazing! She was full of energy and charisma and cracked quite a few jokes. The pace of the tour was perfect and I would definitely recommend this
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Y2979czjoshuak
Jun 13, 2024
What goes up the hill, will come down (RIP Gellert) - Guided by Odea, I got to see the Buda part of Budapest. The first part is physically a bit challenging as we climbed a few staircases to reach the Matthias church. Odea spoke of the significance of certain buildings, bridges and a hill with regards to their namesake, e.g. Gellert hill is named after the priest who became a martyr after being thrown of the hill in a barrel. Got to learn about how Hungarians treated some historical scars to buildings and artwork, e.g. the rebirth of the liberty statue after 3 days under a white veil with holes for her eyes. Odea also thought us a few Hungarian words. Make sure to visit a toilet before attending the tour, though. We didn't pass any on the route. Potable water taps are present if you pay enough attention to your surroundings. PS Should you be lucky to get her as a guide, ask her for her recommended chimney cake shop. She'll give you the address and if all works out, you'll get a discount from the owner.
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Maps05376934068
Jun 9, 2024
Informative - The trip was amazing thanks to the Host She was very expressive and clearly passionate about the history, we had a very large group yet the attention was kept throughout. Would recommend. Many Thanks!
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Robyn
Jun 8, 2024
Fantastic Insight into Hungarian History. - Balocoz was an excellent guide and was very good humoured. He provided lots of historical information in a fun way. Although it was a hot day he made several stops in the shade to provide information and let us catch our breath. The Castle district is lovely and well worth the effort.
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Cabz314
Jun 7, 2024
Buda walking tour - Balasz was our guide for the Buda tour, this guy doesn't need a mic and is super funny, very entertaining and informative tour; HIGHLY RECOMMEND
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Christyshriver1
Jun 3, 2024
Great! - Bulash was funny and very knowledgeable! Great tour! It was well organized, concise and helped me understand this amazing city.
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Melaniep863
Jun 2, 2024
Great tour - Great tour with Sophia who was a great guide with lots of interesting info. Takes in lots of the main sites in Buda. Also did the Pest tour with Sophia in the morning.
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Katerinapp8099ez
Jun 1, 2024
A+++ - Bolosh was a great story teller. He was very knowledgeable and was able to keep the group entertained with the stories he told.
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Zheyi
Jun 1, 2024
A disgusting experience - A decent tour, more like 3 stars I mean. It all starts with a minimal introduction to the history of the country, then our guide Sofie presents us with anecdotes about the buildings we encounter. Compared to my experiences in Prague, this guided tour is just average. There is not a lot of new information. And you have to organize well. In a site where other guided tours stop and give explanations, our tour simply ignores it. Besides, I don't understand why we didn't have any explanation from the guide during our climb from the foot of all the stairs to the top. Otherwise we can start directly at the top, right? I'm giving one star because it was a disgusting experience at the end. A woman in the group approached me and said “I noticed you made some videos during the tour, did you film me?” Sofie also came and told me that it seems that you filmed the trick and you just have to have the authority in advance. I would like to show them that I only filmed walking clips and I filmed neither the explanations nor the faces of the others. If they find certain videos inappropriate, I can delete them immediately. But they didn't hear me and asked me to delete all of today's videos!!! I had a headache at the time and didn't want to continue the discussion, so I deleted all the videos. These are not the valuable videos but I feel very bad being treated like that. If the tour is banned, the guide can stop me right away, instead of asking me to remove them at the end. She simply chose to enter into an alliance with the other when she complained, and considered me guilty. So if you don't want to lose all your videos and be mistreated, avoid this guided tour.
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