Hungarian Lifestyle: Insights into Life Under Communism and Post-Communism Era
4.9
58 Ratings
Budapest
Discover the hidden stories of everyday life in Hungary under Communism and in the post-Communism era. Gain a unique perspective on the local way of living and understand the lasting impact of this historical period on Hungarian society.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ferris Wheel of Budapest - Our fully licensed tour guide will meet you in 20 meters from Budapest Eye. We tell you more information about the following 2 hour tour itinerary, the major sights along the way. Your tour guide will provide a 15 minute interactive history lesson about Hungarian and Central European Communism.
What's Included
- Booking fee included
What's Not Included
- tips to your tour guide
- Our guides depend entirely on your donations at the end of the tour.The amount is at your choice.
Additional Information
This guided stroll delves into the ordinary routines during and after the Communist era, offering a vivid portrayal of the experiences of those over 40 years old and how these experiences influence present-day views. As residents of Communist Hungary, we are in a position to provide you with an impartial and comprehensive account of Hungarian Communism and its aftermath.
We will impart our personal and authentic perspectives on life in Hungary post-WWII, through the Communist period, and developments thereafter. This will serve to enhance your understanding of local customs beyond the typical tourist perspective. The tour commences with a brief history, followed by tales of the clandestine stories of a typical Hungarian.
We also unfold intriguing details about various aspects of life, such as travel, accommodation, religious practices, education, media, propaganda, sports, healthcare, economy under Communism and contrast it with the period following it.
Location
Ferris Wheel of Budapest
Erzsébet tér
We meet in 20 meters from Budapest Eye Ferris wheel, next to the Danubius fountain.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(58 Ratings)
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Hollyc873
Mar 31, 2024
Great tour, reccomend - Excellent tour. Gary is very informative and adds his own family stories to the tour which is a nice touch. 100% reccomend!
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Tammymh3682dd
Mar 16, 2024
Amazing walking tour - We went on 2 tours during our trip to Budapest - one of the sights of Pest with Judy and a communism one with Aggie. Both guides were excellent! Both were very friendly, engaging and they really knew their stuff. I would absolutely recommend a tour with Free Budapest Walking Tours. We had a lovely time on both tours and learned so much! Thank you both Judy and Aggie!
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Wadierassam
Jan 15, 2024
Best tour ever - Honestly this was the best tour I’ve ever done. Agi did our communism tour and Judit did the tour around the city. They were so knowledgeable about Hungarian history. But more importantly you could see their passion come through, driven by their own experiences too. This really came through with how they explained everything and I just wanted to sit down for hours and ask more about Hungarian history. Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone going to Budapest
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292eduardas
Jan 7, 2024
Amazing tour - I took the tour recently and loved it. A great way to learn more. The guide Gary was completely incredible, I recommend it to everyone.
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N1094pdjuliah
Nov 17, 2023
Wonderful tour by Gary! - My friend and I really enjoyed this insightful and engaging walking tour about the communist (and some general) history of Budapest/Hungary by Gary. He was a great guide who had told us many interesting stories about Soviet era Hungary, including some personal stories from his family! Even though the weather wasn’t ideal and it was absolutely freezing, it was 100% worth it!
I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone interested in the communist history of Budapest and Hungary as well as its general history!
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Gezinha
Nov 12, 2023
A great experience even under the rain! - I strong reccommend this tour. I was a positive surprise for me. I have lived in Budapest for 4 years, but I have learned a lot from our guide Ági. She mixed history and official narratives with her own experiences and gave me a grear perspective about how was the life before redemocratization. The tour is very informative and covers many areas such architeture, education, sports, politics, civil rights and so on. I could feel that all members of the group were captured by her energy. It was a rainy day but I am sure that nobody cared, the tour worth it!
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Aidans512
Oct 27, 2023
Brilliant - Fascinating. The guide Agi was great.
Well worth doing. I learnt so much more about Hungarian history.
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254frasere
Oct 27, 2023
Informative and fun! - Very informative and fun tour! Learned a lot about soviet history and how communism affected Hungary, as well as commentary on how Hungary has progressed into a post-communist country. Thank you for the great time!
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580richardh
Oct 8, 2023
Wonderful - An informative and enjoyable walking tour, led by Agi who was able to share her personal experience of life under communism in a very engaging way.
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F8003wmjuliap
Jan 13, 2024
Not very insightful if you are a Communist. - About the (anti) Communist tour: Just want to leave here a comradely reminder in case any other communist is interested in going on the Communist tour. It's a tour full of the common sense anti communist talk and the critic is actually very superficial as well. So if you are looking for something insightful from the communism perspective the tour won't do much, but if you dislike communism then it might be good for you haha.
Ps: it was really hard to hear that Karl Marx was against religions using erroneously and distorting the quote "religion is the opium of the people" and not say anything hahaha
The guide was really nice, the bit about the Hungarian history/foundation was really the strength of the tour.
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