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Budapest Danube Bend Full-Day Tour: Scenic Journey through Hungary's Royal Towns
3.8
133 Ratings
Budapest
Embark on a full-day tour of the Budapest Danube Bend, exploring Hungary's royal towns and immersing yourself in history. Visit Esztergom's Cathedral, enjoy a 3-course lunch in Visegrád, and explore the artistic town of Szentendre. Return to Budapest by boat for a scenic journey.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Esztergom Basilica / Cathedral - Embark on an excursion into Hungary’s history along the Blue Danube (3 historic places in 1 day). After a free pick up from your hotel we make a short visit by airconditioned bus to Slovakia and drive back to Esztergom, the Center of the Catholic Church in Hungary & visit the Cathedral.
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Visegrad - After go on a tour around Visegrad the former Royal
Residence where you can admire a great view on the Danube Valley. Here, enjoy a Lunch (3-course menu with 1 mineral water)
before we carry on to Szentendre. - Szentendre - Take a look at the open-air exhibition of young Hungarian artists, then wander along the twisting, cobblestone alleys, soak up the Mediterranean atmosphere.
- Danube River - At the end of the tour return to Budapest on the Danube by public scheduled boat ONLY on Friday-Saturday-Sunday & (May to September)
- the tour ends at the Pier/City Centre.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Lunch
- Photo stop at Visegrad
- Transport by air-conditioned bus
- River cruise by public boat (May - Sep 17)
What's Not Included
- Hotel pick up and drop-off
- Drinks
Additional Information
Join us for a picturesque journey to Hungary’s historical heartland! Our tour takes us to Hungary’s ancient royal cities. From Esztergom’s Cathedral Hill, you’ll enjoy a breathtaking view of the river and Slovakia. Don’t miss the Cathedral, Hungary’s largest Roman Catholic church. Crossing the border to Slovakia gives us a remarkable view from the other side.
Next, we’ll visit Visegrád, the pulsing center of the Danube Bend where a 3-course lunch awaits. Our chosen restaurant provides stunning views of the river bend and the famous castle that once housed Hungarian royalty. We also pass Solomon Tower, the former prison of Count Dracula.
The journey doesn’t end there. We’ll continue to Szentendre, a vibrant town renowned for its art scene, museums, bars, cafés, and boutiques.
From May until October 1st, you’ll be able to return by boat to downtown Budapest.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Return by boat between 1 May - 1st of Oct. In case of low water and during winter time, return to Budapest is by bus
Location
EUrama Budapest Quality Sightseeing City Tours *****
Apáczai Csere János utca
The Eurama Office is located in The InterContinental Hotel Budapest, ground floor facing to Apáczai Csere János street.
Please be at the meeting point (Eurama office - InterContinental Hotel Budapest) 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time!
Look for the blue Eurama flag.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(133 Ratings)
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Sandy42bb
May 9, 2024
Away from the City - This tour was nicely paced with a good lunch. The sites were beautiful and relatively quiet on the day we went and the group was nice. This was guided in three languages which sometimes made the explanations long but Atilla was an attentive and informed guide
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Nikolajv626
May 8, 2024
Immediately there - If you are visiting Budapest for several days, this trip is definitely recommended. There is something for everyone here. History, food, strolling
Special greetings to Attila!
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417svetlanad
May 8, 2024
Very pleasant excursion - Beautiful discovery of several historical sites throughout the Hungarian countryside, with beautiful landscapes. The artists' village of Szentendre is worth the trip. Our guide Attila made the excursion very pleasant, enriching and lively, thanks to his interesting comments and his humor. We appreciated his recommendations and his responsiveness in answering our questions. Lunch was also a very pleasant moment: a hearty meal in a nice restaurant, with a magnificent view. The return to Budapest by boat was very pleasant. We highly recommend!
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Bran0813
May 8, 2024
Trip review - Our guide Attila is experienced and funny. I am quite enjoying the trip and have a really nice day. The pictures I took during the trip is beautiful and the lunch is good as well.
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Maria
Apr 29, 2024
Highly recommend! - Lunch was great at a fancy hilltop restaurant. We stopped at Esztergom and Szentendre. The photo op stops were great along the way.
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Mmk208
Apr 28, 2024
Nice day out from Budapest! - The tour was very good, Kristina was excellent guide, took care of throughout and gave us all the necessary information.
It was good combination of road transport and cruise. The vehicle was very comfortable.
One suggestion could be you can skip the lunch and give more time at Szantendre Village where people can buy there own lunch and spend time in the market.
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Rickh230
Apr 7, 2024
Good mix of history and shopping - After a few days in the city of Budapest, it was a welcome relief to get out into the countryside. Our guide did an excellent job of explaining life and customs of rural Hungarians and brought the region’s history to life. We stopped for awesome photo stops, had lunch at a hilltop restaurant, spent time shopping for locally made goods and crafts and topped it off with an awesome cruise down the Danube, with beautiful riverfront views of Budapests iconic sites.
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Tboyslim
May 17, 2024
Relaxed day with many insights - We left Budapest on time and saw a lot. Our guide was Attila, who made a lot of effort and gave us a lot of information. Unfortunately, the group was a bit boring, so he mostly told jokes for no reason. The trip was well structured, but in some places it was a bit different to what was described. The boat trip was unfortunately the boring part, there wasn't much to see. Overall, we had a relaxing day and would happily recommend it.
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Alan
May 22, 2024
Poor value trip , nothing really worth seeing unless you are really bored. - Quite an expensive tour at 36000 HUF plus an extra 3000 for a one way hotel pick up.Most of the tour is spent sat on the bus , the scenery was ok but nothing special. We were taken over the bridge at Esztergom for a photo opportunity to capture the Cathedral on the other bank , more of a time filler than an actual experience worth doing.
The Cathedral itself was ok but nothing special as it’s fairly new , far better ones in England. The 3 course lunch was pretty basic school dinner standard on cold plates , a Sub Way would have been far better, we spent nearly 1.1/2 hours at this eatery again a time filler.Szentendre was picturesque but a tourist trap without anything of real interest, the boat trip back was ok but nothing to see until we got into Budapest. Overall not really recommended unless you really have nothing better to do.
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Dstiger57
Apr 22, 2024
Don't waste your time - This tour was a waste of time and money. I was in the back of the van and so I couldn't hear a word he was saying the whole time. Even when we got out to see things we would race off a head of people and if you couldn't keep up you never knew what he had described because he wouldn't wait until everyone got together. This was not organized very well. We stopped and was told if we needed to use the restrooms it was a walk in the other direction. What we weren't told was the restrooms only took Euros not Hungarian money. This should have been something mentioned before I walked up to the restrooms. By the time I got back he was loading the bus to leave. I also think two hours is too long to spend in a small town just to shop. It's fine if that's your thing but for people who don't like to shop it was wasted time. This wasn't exactly how the tour was described, very misleading. The only positive thing about the whole tour was the meal, hats off to the restaurant.
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