Budapest Christmas Tour: Markets & Traditions

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Immerse yourself in Budapest’s Christmas traditions on a walking tour of the city’s top sights, followed by a visit to the biggest Christmas market. Discover the beauty of Andrassy Boulevard, the Opera House, and St Stephen’s Basilica, and indulge in Hungarian handicrafts and treats at the market.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz) - History of the Opera House
Andrassy Avenue - Walk on Andrassy Avenue
St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - Guided tour in the Church
Elizabeth Square - Walk through Erzsebet Square
Szabadsag ter - Walk through the square full of the 20th century’s history and…

What's Included

Skip-the-line entry and guided tour of St. Stephen’s Basilica
Licensed English-speaking tour guide
Tasty chimney cake treat
Warm mulled wine included

What's Not Included

Pick-up and drop-off

Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the festive customs of Budapest as you tour some of the main city attractions like Andrassy Boulevard, the Opera House, and St Stephen’s Basilica. After your intimate group tour, visit the largest Christmas market in Budapest to discover unique Hungarian crafts and keepsakes. If you’ve worked up a thirst from all the shopping and…

Location

Hungarian State Opera

Andrássy út

Meet your guide in front of the Hungarian State Opera House

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Shegow

Dec 22, 2022

Xmas in Budapest - Budapest is definitely the best place for beautiful christmas market experience! And the mulled wine in Hungary is just something different than anywhere else. We loved this tour!

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Anita

Dec 19, 2022

Amazing Guide, great locations! - The Guide, a young girl, was amazing! She shared so much knowledge and was so nice and also fun. The tour had great stops and included mulled wine, chimney cake and entrance into the Basilica! She, the guide, also gave us a lot of good recommendations!

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Aliappleblossom

Dec 20, 2021

Great walking tour! Highly recommended! - A great 2.5 hours! Basilica was really interesting and our guide adapted to our group by telling us more about the history of the city while we walked around. Highly recommended!

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Nicole_g

Dec 30, 2019

Knowledge and fun - Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and was able to provide us with great conversation while wine tasting.

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John

Dec 19, 2019

Great private tour - Christina could not have been better. Very knowledgeable and impeccable English. The Christmas markets may be the best in Europe.

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Damlou

Dec 9, 2019

really good tour ! - My wife and I took this fantastic tour on our second day in Budapest on the 6th December , which happened to be Santa Claus day in Hungary. Christine was our guide and she was the most fantastic tour guide ever! She told us lots about the history of the country, the city, the economics and culture, and most especially about Christmas celebrations and traditions in Hungary. The tour starts behind the Opera House in the office of Absolute Tour company. We visited the splendid St Stephens Basilica first and then as we wandered round our first market, Christine pointed out all the different types of Hungarian food and drink. We were able to sample chimney cake. We then visited a very cosy classic old strudel bakery and we sampled all sorts of different types of strudel, and we saw it being made, and we also tasted 3 local wines, all included in the price. After that it was dark outside so all the festive lights were on, and our next markets on the tour were various stalls of handicrafts and mulled wine, where Christine bought us some hot spiced tea and mulled wine. Christine was such a great guide, we just can't praise her enough, we learnt so much and had the best time ever ! Do this tour and then you will have a lot more knowledge and confidence as you tour the Christmas market stalls by yourself afterwards. I definitely recommend.

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Mariannej438

Dec 7, 2019

Fantastic Christmas Tour with Edit - I had a wonderful time on this Christmas market tour. Edit told me fascinating new facts about the Basilica, we listened to a concert inside, and looked at the beautiful building. We went to a nice little restaurant where we had dessert and 3 types of wine. We also walked to Vorosmarty Ter and saw the lovely markets there. At the end, she gave me a great recommendation for dinner. The whole evening was so fun and informative. I highly recommend this tour and Edit as a guide!

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Pbutcher7

Jan 2, 2018

This tour was GREAT! Our young tour... - This tour was GREAT! Our young tour guide was just so sweet, knowledgeable, and nice, Kriszti Kovcs. Ask for her if you can The wine was good and the desert was nice. The Christmas market is so beautiful. We learned a lot and had a great time!

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Genekrueger.nc

Dec 4, 2017

Great combination of a walking tour... - Great combination of a walking tour of some interesting city highlights and a Christmas Market. Nice to have some of the traditions of the market explained.

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Sara_u

Feb 17, 2017

We had been in Budapest in April... - We had been in Budapest in April 2016 and really enjoyed our tours with Tomas and George. Lucky for us, Tomas was waiting for our tour and we greeted each other like old friends. We explored St. Stephen's Basilica, tried wild boar sausage, enjoyed strudel and wine tasting along with good conversation, and the headed out to several more Christmas markets before finishing up with mulled wine. Tomas did a great job balancing history and culture with the Christmas markets. There was plenty of conversation, lots of laughs, and my mom enjoyed learning from Tomas as much as we did! This is a great introduction to the city of Budapest, but I think the night walking tour and cruise is the best way to familiarize yourself with the city, but if you're looking for holiday cheer, this tour gets it done, too.

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From $84

up to 10 guests

1 Adult