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Budapest Historical Walking Tour: Explore Pest and Buda's Rich History
4.9
733 Ratings
Budapest
Join our Budapest Historical Walking Tour to explore Pest and Buda's rich history. Small groups, professional historians, and 50 points of historical interest. Book now!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - See the beautiful St. Stephen’s Basilica, named after Hungary’s first king!
- Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga) - See the largest Synagogue of the continent!
- Szabadsag ter - Spend some time at the Szabadság tér/Liberty Square and see the communist memorial!
- Hungarian Parliament Building - Let yourself be amazed by the outside of the electric/neo gothic historical building and by the beautiful view of the Danube!
- Fisherman’s Bastion - See the castle and fishermans Baiston, from the Pest side of the river. Learn about its history.
- Szechenyi Lanchid - See the chain bridge, learn about the history of the bridge and its reconstruction.
- Jewish Quarter - The tour travels through the Jewsih quarter and gives particaptinat the oppointinty to learn about this history of the district.
- Elizabeth Square - See the Budapest eye, learn about the history of the square and the location of some of Budapest coolest bars and nightlife.
What's Included
- Guided tour with an in-person guide
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Cost of using a public toilet. 100huf to 500huf
- Tips for the guides.
- Guides are not able to handle guest luggage or equipment
Additional Information
This stroll encompasses all key historical sites and attractions as well as providing you with an understanding of the history of Pest and Buda (viewed from the Pest side of the Duna). You’ll have an opportunity to see and investigate 50 points of historical significance.
The guides can be compensated based on your assessment of the experience. A reservation fee to trip adviser will be required.
Unlike our competitors, we deliberately maintain our groups small, no more than 20 individuals, in order to provide a superior quality experience. Our tours are brisk and our guides are certified historians.
Our schedule…
Monday at 10:30am and 2:30pm
Tuesday at 10:30am
Thursday at 10:30am
Friday at 10:30am and 2:30pm
Saturday at 10:30am
Sunday at 2:30pm
We assemble at Kalvin ter, outside the OTP bank and the pharmacy, at either metro exit B or C. Look out for our guides who carry a yellow umbrella.
- Not recommended for travelers whom are unable to walk 3 miles.
- We suggets bringing water to drink and sunscreen, umbrellas or warm jackets depending on the weather.
- The covid regulations change fast - please follow the latest government decree.
- The tour is best enjoyed by adults and children over the age of 12 years. Younger well behaved children are welcome.
- Dogs are not permitted on this tour. However guide dogs are permitted the owner must carry the dogs offical papers with them.
- Metro and bus to Kalvin ter have wheelchair access. The tram sometimes has wheelchair access (it depends on the age of the tram that day).
- Please inform us in advance if you need wheelchair access, the guide needs to make 2 slight adjustments to their route to accommodate you.
- We do not offer a hearing induction loop.
Location
Kálvin Square Office Building
Kálvin tér
You'll find us outside of the OTP bank/the chemist, 12 Kalvin ter. Use metro exit b look for our guides holding yellow umbrellas!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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K2256ysjilld
Jun 19, 2024
Thoroughly recommend this tour - An excellent walking tour at a reasonable pace. Attila was both friendly and very knowledgeable. He took time to recommend useful places and activities and answered all questions with great enthusiasm. We got a really insightful overview of this beautiful city and it’s fascinating history. Thank you.
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L6321kjbarbaraw
Jun 19, 2024
If you want to hear, see and feel Budapest..... - Victoria is the consummate tour guide, her voice is clear and we'll projected and she only speaks when the group isn't walking. All this means is that you don't miss a word of the wealth of knowledge that she has. We learnt so much of the history of this country and saw the diversity of the city from the ghetto to the Parliament building. Highly recommended.
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James_s
Jun 18, 2024
Educational and beautiful - We had a great guide who was knowledgeable and passionate. We learned a lot and saw the beautiful castle district.
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Excursion30463769147
Jun 17, 2024
Great tour covering over 40 points of interest - Great tour with well informed guide Victoria. As well as showing us the shiny tourist side of Budapest she also took us the rougher bits too. Explaining what life is like for the average Hungarian who are often living in crumbling buildings. Very interesting though. Would not recommend this tour for anyone who has difficulty walking and standing for long periods. It’s 2 and a half hours and you cover slot of ground stopping at over 40 sites. A great way though to get a good flavour of the city so you can go back and explore more later on.
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Claire_l
Jun 15, 2024
Don’t judge a tour by its price or a tour guide by their age! - The tour was very cheap and you don’t get what you pay for…YOU GET MUCH MUCH MORE! On meeting the tour guide Attila, I wondered what a young gent would be able to impart to the group and was very pleasantly impressed with his historical knowledge. Equally impressed with the length of the tour and the amount we were shown and told about. So much we would have missed if we had wandered around ourselves. Not rushed and very relaxed tour. Highly recommend.
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Maria_d
Jun 14, 2024
Very good! - Very good and enjoyable trip. Our guid Antilla was nice. Strongly recommend the tour. It was a little bit too long - 2.5 hours. I think that walking tours should be 2 hours maximum.
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Beatriz_r
Jun 13, 2024
Great Pest Tour - Great tour offered by Sabi! He was super nice, knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommended! We did the Buda tour the day before and this Pest tour was the perfect complement to learn and appreciate beautiful Budapest.
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Richardmq1121gy
Jun 9, 2024
Budapest Walking Tour June ‘24 - Spent a wonderful afternoon walking around the main parts of the city with our guide Sabi. He was extremely knowledgeable with amazing English and happy to answer any questions and give any hints and tips on getting around and the places to visit.
Well worth doing to open your eyes to this beautiful city.
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Ainie_k
Jun 9, 2024
Fantastic esperience - The storyline by the guide was fantastic as his command of the english is good. It was a long walk, tiring but satisfying. We get to see the highlights of the city and the food were very good.
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Carol_j
Jun 8, 2024
Budapest walking tour. - We arrived in Budapest the night before and the walking tour was a good way to get our bearings. The guide was very informative with tips about public transport and places to visit. I feel we gained a good knowledge of the city which we might otherwise have missed.
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