Budapest: Saint Stephen's Basilica Guided Tour with Panoramic City Views

Experience the grandeur of Budapest’s Saint Stephen’s Basilica on a guided tour. Marvel at the stunning statues and frescoes, and see the mummified hand of King Saint Stephen. Upgrade for panoramic city views and access to the church’s treasury and history exhibition.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - You will visit the church, go to the lookout terrace around the dome, and have the possibility to visit the treasury and history exhibition.
What's Included
  • Tour guiding
  • Entrance ticket
Additional Information

Embark on a guided exploration of the most significant religious structure in Hungary’s capital, brimming with countless statues and frescoes. Discover the world’s most ancient human hand: the preserved right hand of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen, from 1038. Added features of the tour encompass: An observation deck on the dome offering…

Location
Szent István tér 2
Szent István tér
Meet your guide in front of the Basilica Ticket Office. It is on the square, 50 meters to the right from the steps of St Stephen's Basilica, next to Starbucks coffee shop. Your tour guide will hold a sign GUIDED TOUR, staying a few meters away at Starbucks, if there is a crowd at the ticket office.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Q6597wqrachelj
Dec 8, 2024
Budapest - Excellent tour guide, very knowledgeable. Enjoyed with friends. All said a great experience. Would recommend a guided tour.
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Brian_s
Nov 28, 2024
Great! - Alexandria was great! Very knowledgeable, informative, and nice. Really learned a lot and would definitely recommend.
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Patrickdo2841zp
Oct 30, 2024
My wife and I highly recommend this tour! - Our guide Rosie was very knowledgeable and personable. She hit all of the high points. Don't skip the trip up to the dome to get spectacular views of the city. One hour was the perfect duration. My wife and I really enjoyed ourselves.
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Onelife2017
Oct 29, 2024
Ultimate tour of St Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary - The tour operator Adam was able to change our time from 3pm to 11am as our cruise vessel was leaving at 1.30pm. I am so very grateful we did not miss our tour of St. Stephens Basilica in Budapest. Our guide Julia gave us the ultimate historic tour experience. By the end of the tour, we had a good understanding of the history of the Hungarian people. Coming from New Zealand for us, it was our moment in time. Thank you from Nikki & Jim, Judy & Raymond
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Judy_c
Oct 25, 2024
Excellent experience - Julia was excellent! She was kind, fun and very informative. It was very nice having a guide who loves the Basilica as she does. I'd give her 1000 stars if I could!
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Cheryl_g
Dec 11, 2024
beautiful basilica - The history is interesting. Our guide was sweet but we had a very difficult time hearing her. The Basilica is big and not easy to hear in (and I am good of hearing) and the Christmas markets where she first discussed things with us was very loud and we could not here the explanations.
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Michele_p
Dec 6, 2024
Must see - Guide was well versed in the church’s history and explaining all the details. The relic itself was impressive with very nice views of the city from the tower
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Collins_a
Nov 18, 2024
St Stephens Basilica Tour - Trip to the terrace and dome. Beautiful views of the whole city. But the stories about the various saints and statues was very interesting. Our guide Julia was very knowledgeable.
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Lebelsito
Oct 5, 2024
A must visit -accessibility info - A must see. Buy tickets in advance. Note that there weren’t any English tour pamphlets left and only some of the signs in the church were in English. For people with mobility issues, ask for information on how to get in the basilica. When you walk out of the office, head to the right. The church is on your left. A person will be standing at a door on the side of the church. They will bring you around to the back where everything is accessible, including washrooms.
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Seaside26581863778
Oct 13, 2024
Guide spoke broken English so her ability to describe the Basilica was somewhat limited. She was very nice though. - Meeting location was not clearly communicated. Other members of the tour had the same problem. Wandered around looking for the guide for 10 minutes. Turns out they were meeting by the ticket office.
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