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Alternative Budapest Tour
See Budapest differently on this alternative walking tour! This tour is a spicy combination of historical sightseeing, understanding contemporary Budapest, and discovering street art and murals, and design shops. You will get an insight into the vibrant cultural life of the Jewish Quarter, the coolest and trendiest neighborhood in the city. This tour will be spent looking at murals, paste-ups, stickers other forms of street art to understand the past and the recent history of the city.
Budapest St. Stephen's Basilica and Panorama Tower
Budapest largest and tallest cathedral, built in Hungary's golden ages in honor of Hungary's founding father and first King: Stephen. The king's right mummified hand is kept here and can be seen as a relique. 360 degree panoramic view of the whole city including the Buda site.
Breakout 1945: The End of the Siege of Budapest
It is Feb. 1945, the Siege of Budapest is reaching its dramatic finale. One desperate act remains: The Breakout. This walk will take you to Feb. 11th 1945, with events and locations brought to life. Up until late 1944, Budapest had remained largely unscathed. This was to change with Soviet and Axis forces fighting to the last man. Casualties in the hundreds of thousands and 20% of the City destroyed, this walk will bring to life the final days where 40,000 Axis soldiers try to break the siege.
The Great Synagogue Tour of Budapest
We are going to visit the Jewish Quarter and the Dohány Street Synagogue and its interior. We will see the Raoul Wallenberg Park- Holocaust Memorial Park with the Tree of Life and the Temple of Heroes (outside visit), the Rumbach Synagogue (outside visit), the Carl Lutz Memorial. In the Orthodox Jewish Quarter we will see the Kazinczy Street Synagogue (inside visit) and finally have a typical Jewish cake and coffee in a Jewish confectionary.
Budapest Highlights Tours
Guided City Tour in Budapest | Explore Heroes Square & Much More
Experience the best of Budapest! Discover iconic landmarks such as Heroes Square, a symbol of Hungarian history and culture, and Andrassy Avenue, a vibrant boulevard lined with beautiful architecture and trendy shops. The tour also includes a visit to the magnificent Buda Castle and much much more, where you can enjoy breathtaking views of the city. You'll gain insights into the city's history, culture, and hidden gems. Don't miss this opportunity to explore Budapest in a truly authentic way!
Lights and Sights of the Castle Hill
This tour is for those guests who want to see the Castle Hill and want enjoy the breathtaking view from the Fishermen's Bastion but want to avoid crowds. Summer time when it is too hot the best time to visit some landmarks is in the evening.
Walking throughout Buda Castle district
Main attraction of Buda side is the Castle district. It is full of history and national sights, such as Royal Palaces, Savoya Panorama Terrace, Mathias Fountain, Lion's Courtyard, Riding Hall, Alexander Palace, Carmelite Monastery, funicular, Tóth Árpád Promenade (form where you can see the Buda hills), Mathias Church, Fishermen's Bastion, Hotel Hilton with Dominican Courtyard, Red Hedgehog House, Maria Magdalena Tower, Ruszwurm Confectionery, National Archive, Vienna Gate, Nicholas Tower.
Budapest - Coffee, Conversation and some Hidden City
There are not many foreigners who understand Hungary, and Hungarians, better than myself. This tour is for those with an inquisitive nature, who enjoy stimulating conversation, who don't want to be constrained by a tour itinerary. This is an open forum, within a framework of interesting places to visit, to move the conversation along. Including a hidden place of peace, a beautiful garden, and with a special view of the city. Along the way, we will have coffee in a genuine Socialist Presszó,
Budapest Food & Drink Tours
The 7 Flavors of Budapest
I invite you to a unique culinary journey in the capital city of Hungary. We may not have a world-famous cuisine like the Italians or the French, but once you taste a Hungarian dish it will stay with you forever. This tour is designed for those with an interest in history and some city highlights coupled with some of the most unforgettable snacks and bites of Hungary: langos, chimney cake, fried sausage, csalamade (pickled vegetable salad), goulash, pogacsa (scones) and a shot of palinka/Unicum.
Eat Budapest With Us
Savor the flavors of Hungary on a food and market tasting tour in Budapest. Try local delicacies, soups, snacks, sweets, local wine, and learn about the country's culinary traditions and history from a local guide. Also try the most popular way to eat zsíroskenyér or goulash. Explore the traditional Hungarian dish of Disznótoros. Try typical cakes including chimney cake and "The Cake of the Year." As you walk, stumble upon famous sights and learn about the history and culture of Hungary.
Gastrotour - Hungarian Tasting
We start in Big Market Hall, where I show you some basics of Hungarian cuisine. We continue on foot towards downtown, where another tastings are waiting for you. On our way I’ll tell you about Hungarian history and sights by which we are going. Or we can talk about Hungarian cuisine. We end our tour at the most famous pub of recently developed famous party district. Altogether 10 items are included: 1 or 2 drinks, scone, salami, cheese, homemade plum-jam, strudel, lángos (langosh), chimney cake.
Private Wine Tasting Experience in Etyek wine region
Lets see the” Champagne of Hungary”, a beautiful white wine region in the neighborhood of the capital in a private tour. Visit the wine region in Etyek, closest to Budapest, and discover the important station of Hungarian white and sparkling wines. Enjoy the hospitality of the locals, the fine and high quality wines in the wineries with an intimate family atmosphere. Take part in an unforgettable wine tasting. This is available on any day with late morning or early afternoon departure.
Budapest Off the Beaten Path Tours
Hidden streets of central Buda with a spooky touch
Local cafés, multicultural bit of Budapest are all within a tiny district of the city. Let's avoid tourist zones and you feel yourself a part of the local life of the neighborhood. These ghosty streets are living history. Happen a short walk here can be transformed into freaky time traveling with pieces of history, emotions, changing scenes, encountering with local inhabitants. A touch of our heart might have a long lasting memory of your sojourn here.
Enigmatic Spots of Cold War & Communist History
May I invite you to the unique sites of the Cold War and communist era of Eastern Europe? You gain experience of freaky communist monuments. Switching towards the enigmatic mountains of Buda. The local railway system controlled by children is a still living part of the communist heritage. Alongside we perform a nice short walk following the path of the forest with food and drink pavilions. These spots are out of town and are not stressed by over-tourism. We travel by my minibus.
Living Peace, Dying Days: the National Cemetery of Hungary
Peace, nature, art, culture, history, war, architecture, revolution life stories, beauty... they can be found in one place, if you know where to look. A hidden treasure of Budapest, the Fiumei road cemetery. We will enter an oasis of peace, far from a mayhem of noise. In an overlooked quarter of the city, an area that reflects in simple and poignant detail, the last few hundred years of Hungarian existence. A place of loss, love and life: The National Cemetery of Hungary.
Budapest Day Trip Tours
One day Trip to the Danube Bend from Budapest
If you have ever wanted to get out of the big city, because you've now seen Budapest enough times, this is the day trip for you: combining urban with natural landscapes in one of the most scenic areas of Hungary: the Danube Bend, that is, the place where the Danube twists and turns and takes a 90 degree direction southwards. This are has in recent years become popular not only for locals, but tourists as well. Nevertheless it's a must see, if you want to escape Budapest for a day.
Private Tata Tour by car/van (Lake District) from Budapest
Discover the city of lakes with us, just an hour away. Enjoy the beautiful view from the famous Turul bird, have a look around the wonderful Selim cave! Take a walk with us around the Old Lake and get to know the medieval castle. Be our guest for a wonderful lunch.
Budapest Nature & Outdoor Tours
Visiting the highest point of the city
Enjoy the fresh air and the special view from the territory of a National Park in the hills of Budapest. I will pick you up at your hotel and we will go in my van to the hills of Buda. As we will reach the station, you will experience a unique way of transportation the CHAIRLIFT. When we get to the top we will walk 10 minutes to reach the highest point of Budapest, the ELISABETH LOOKOUT TOWER. You will enjoy here the breathtaking scenery with the best photo options. We will be 1729 feet high
Light excursion in Buda Hills
Light walk including journey on chairlift and children's railway. We go up to János Hill with chairlift. Then we climb up in a 10 minutes walk to Eliabeth Lookout Tower, from where there is beautiful panorama to the city. Then we take Children’s railway (partially operated by children) to Normafa, popular walking destination, also nice view. We walk through to Széchenyi-hill. From there we go down to the city or by cogwheel railway, either by bus, either on foot, on spectacular walking path.
Budapest Unique Experience Tours
Private Budapest Photo tour
Discover the Pearl of the Danube in the company of a professional photographer guide Learn how to take better photographs of Budapest’s historic and hidden sights while walking around in this beautiful city. The 4-hour private tour is completely tailored to your wishes, seeing the attractions that you want to see. You will see how much you can improve in 4 hours and your shots will be more stunning and interesting and more in connection to your personality.
Historical Tour of Budapest in the Evening
A city is most beautiful in the evening and during the night. This tour is for those among you, who want to experience Budapest during the evening stopping at the most important sites in its history: its ancient Roman ruins, its medieval castle, Gellert Hill for the best view of modern Pest and at the end, the inner city of Pest.
Budapest Shore Excursion Tours
Budapest Tour Reviews
“Outstanding experience with Monica”
Monic communicated well ahead of the tour, picked us up from the hotel right on time and spent well over an our above and beyond the time frame we have agreed on. Monica is a wealth of information and she shared it kindly and sensitively and with enthusiasm that made the tour just completely pleasant. She offered us a tour that covered all the sites we wanted to visit, yet was exceptionally flexible willing to take changes to the itinerary at any time during the day. She is clearly an expert in the history, economics and culture of Budapest and we recommend her wholeheartedly.
Monika S.
(1 reviews)Dear Zvi,Thank you so much for your wonderful review! It was a pleasure meeting both of you and showing you around Budapest. I’m delighted that you enjoyed the tour and found it flexible and informative. I truly enjoyed every moment we spent exploring the city together, and it means a lot to know that my enthusiasm for Budapest’s history, culture, and hidden gems made the day special for you. Thank you for your kind words and recommendation – I hope to welcome you back to Budapest in the future! Monika
“Great guide!”
Gabor was so wonderful! We spent the day with him, he gave us some wonderful information about the city and country! The wine tasting was delightful!
Gabor D.
(1 reviews)Dear Brett! Dear Selma! Thank you for the great day! You were fantastic! Enjoy your stay in the Gresham Palace Hotel! Have a safe and unforgettable cruise trip to Amsterdam ! Regards Gabor
“Personalized visit with determined themes”
Pieter is a very experienced guide with a knowledge spanning all topics of interest you may have ....and beyond. He is flexible, personable and a pleasure to be with. I can highly recommend Pieter to any visitor to Budapest
Pieter B.
(2 reviews)Thank you Laurent and Alexa, it was a pleasure to spend those hours in conversation with two people genuinely interested in Hungary and its heritage. And thankfully, the weather was great for the time of year. We covered a lot of ground both historically and physically :) Hopefully you get that chance to see the Balaton and Pécs on a future visit. Best wishes, Pieter
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Unravel Budapest's secrets with a knowledgeable tour guide. Maximize your time, jump into local stories, and unlock hidden treasures for an enriched adventure.
Imagine strolling through the charming streets of Budapest, soaking in the rich history, and marveling at stunning architecture. Now, picture experiencing all of this with your own personal guide - a knowledgeable local enthusiast ready to unveil the city's hidden gems and share captivating stories. That's the magic of hiring a private tour guide in Budapest!
From the iconic sights like the majestic Buda Castle and the grandeur of the Parliament Building to the lesser-known treasures tucked away in cozy neighborhoods, a guide can turn your exploration into an unforgettable adventure.