Danube Bend: Picturesque Day trip from Budapest exploring Esztergom, Visegrád and Szentendre

Embark on a picturesque day trip from Budapest to explore the charming cities of Esztergom, Visegrád, and Szentendre in the Danube Bend. Discover the rich Hungarian history and enjoy a memorable boat tour back to Budapest.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Esztergom Basilica / Cathedral - A visit to Hungary’s largest cathedral
  • Parkovisko - Námestie slobody II - Beautiful view of the Danube
  • Visegrádi fellegvár - Panoramic view from the fortress & lunch break
  • Main Square (Fo ter) - Charming artists’ village
  • Danube River - Relaxing river cruise from Szentendre to Budapest (between May 1 - Sept 30)
What's Included
  • Boat ride between May and 17th September (Szentendre
    – Budapest, only on weekends)
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Come explore Esztergom, Visegrád, and Szentendre, the trio of stunning cities located along the Danube Bend. Experience breathtaking views in each location and immerse yourself in Hungarian history along the famed Blue Danube. Make your trip memorable with a boat trip returning to Budapest. The package includes air-conditioned transportation, and from…

Location
Báthory utca 19
Báthory utca
Báthory utca 19
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Stoeffel01
Sep 9, 2024
Fascinating day trip from Budapest - Full-day experience outside Budapest with a visit to Visegrad Castle high above the Danube, a short photo top in Slovakia, a visit to the largest simple Hungarian cathedral of Esztergom, an optional tasty lunch in Visegrad, a stroll through the artistic village of Szentendre with picturesque alleyways, and a boat ride back to Budapest. This was all turned into a fulfilled day trip by the competent tour guide Vera, as well as the good car chauffeur, which will remain in our best memory. Thank you so much!
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Ninh_n
Aug 21, 2024
Great trip! Vera’s an excellent guide. - We recommend this tour to everybody who wants to make a full day trip out of Budapest to visit some beautiful landscape along Danube Blue.
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Cvike
Aug 7, 2024
This tour was awesome! - We had a great time exploring the Danube Bend. The Esztergom Cathedral was amazing and the castle / citadel was also a win. We recommend doing this before touring Budapest as it lays a great foundation for the history there.
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Dev_s
Jun 26, 2024
A day well spent in Budapest - Gyuri was our guide from Cityrama . He was knowledgeable, and enthusiastic and ensured our trip lasting for approximately 8 hours was exciting. He provided excellent commentary on the historical background of every place we visited and we enjoyed the trip.
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Fernande_s
Jun 16, 2024
Enjoyed our tour - Very pleasant full day outing. Our guide Gyuri did a great job, explaining everything along the way. Since we were a small group he took us through smaller roads and saw great scenery. Nice boat ride back from Szentendre.
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Holly_c
Sep 13, 2024
Getting outside Budapest - The guide was informative but the trip was in English and Spanish and the guide was more comfortable speaking in Spanish so there was not equal time between the 2 languages. Good overall day trip.
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Steve_p
Jun 9, 2024
Excellent Tour and Guide but be aware of possible itinerary changes - Our tour guide, Vera, was excellent and inclusive - she seamlessly switched from Spanish to English, recounting interesting tales and information to our small group on the sites we visited. The tour took us to interesting places; the Basciilica at Eszrtergom, the castle and views for Visegrad, and Szentendre where we stopped for a couple of hours. Vera was very good at taking us round the sites at each location. The optional self service lunch was acceptable and reasonably priced. Aspects that were not so good were the fact that we were only told the boat trip would not run after the 24 hour cancellation period had expired (this was due to the high water level that had affected all river cruises for days beforehand) We would have liked more time at the castle or to walk round Esztergom.
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Rosa_n
Oct 9, 2024
Too much time travellibg and few time in the interesting places - The view in Visegrad's Castle, but the time invested was not enough. It is a pity, because is the BEST place of the tour
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Gil_b
Jul 14, 2024
Change the schedule - Judith was the guide. The time spent in each place of interest was completely miscalculated. Too short in visgrad castle. Too long in sentendre waiting for the boat back to budapest.
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Anne_l
Jun 16, 2024
Do the trip on your own - The design of the trip was great However our guide was terrible. He was supposed to do his description in Spanish French and English but he never got the description timed right. He would start in Spanish see something say oh yes in English then continue in Spanish never describing things in French or English. He did not seem to care either he just faced front and spent the majority of the time chatting with the driver. When we stopped and got off the bus he would describe the instructions in Spanish and then wave his hands at us to go. At the last stop I finally said we need directions and a time to meet and the he described what we needed to know. I felt he was very dismissive and really almost upset any time someone asked a question. And there were two occasions he had the wrong dates. I knew because I started googling information so I would know what we were seeing. Seeing the cathedral castle and artist town was great but I would say skip his tour you would learn more on your own
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From $70
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).