Budapest Audio Guide Cruise with Day, Sunset and Night Options
Description
Cruising is the most comfortable and advantageous way of sightseeing in Budapest. The panorama of the city is truly breathtaking and it is even more enchanting if you happen to see it from a cruise ship on the River Danube. Onboard, you can marvel at the capital’s beauty, its most spectacular buildings as well as taking a look at the bridges of the Danube from a unique perspective, all while avoiding the crowds of tourists. • Perfect opportunity to take spectacular photos • Closed main deck in case of bad weather • 60 minutes sightseeing cruise on the River Danube
Tour Options
Itinerary
Cruising along the River Danube
The Castle District: Along with the Bazaar Gardens the castle is located at top of the hills of Buda and it takes a truly breath-taking landmark by night
Margaret Bridge – Right after the Chain Bridge the second place belongs to Margaret Bridge, which is the second permanent stone bridge of Budapest and only 20 years younger than its ancestor
Chain Bridge – This unique looking construction was the first, permanent stone bridge that connected the two towns Buda and Pest
The House of Parliament: Easily one of the most beautiful and iconic government buildings in the world
Emerging at the foot of Elizabeth Bridge, Gellért Hill is amongst the most visited spots of the capital, due to the amazing view
Liberty Bridge – Originally called Fővám Square Bridge after the place where the bridge is ending. At the Buda side, you can reach the Gellért Hill and Hotel Gellért which has one of the famous thermal baths of Budapest
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics is the most significant University of Technology in Hungary and is considered the world's oldest Institute of Technology which has university rank and structure. It was the first institute in Europe to train engineers at university level.
Petőfi Bridge – Originally built in 1933 but in WWII it was blown up by German soldiers and had to be rebuilt after the war, in 1952
The new National Theatre is the most distinguished venue for theatrical plays in Hungary. Although there has been a Hungarian theatre in Budapest for the last 150 years, it only has a permanent and suitable home for theatregoers since 15th March 2002.
Balna (a.k.a. the Whale, due to its shape) is a modern shopping, cultural, and entertainment center on the east bank of the River Danube.
Batthyány Square is noted for the Szent Anna-templom (Church of Saint Anne), a Roman Catholic church built by the Jesuits between 1740 and 1761, and one of Budapest's most beautiful baroque buildings. The square is also known for its market hall.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note, that passengers may not be allowed to board if they appear intoxicated upon arrival.
- We would like to call your attention that the audio guide which we provide is a free downloadable application for your mobile devices. The audio commentary will not be broadcasted through loudspeakers; therefore, we kindly ask you to bring and use your own earphones. We also recommend that you arrive and start your tour with a fully charged device.
- Dear Guests! If you are late for your pre-booked program, we can guarantee the rebooking, subject to availability, for an additional surcharge of 50% of the original price, payed on the spot.
- We kindly request that you do not bring your own food and drinks aboard the ship. Rest assured, we offer catering services onboard to ensure your comfort and satisfaction throughout the journey.
Reviews(305)
That was great; I wouldn't have to walk all the time, an uncomplicated hop-on hop-off principle.
60-minute cruise on the Danube, booked online at 8:20 PM. We had expectations for the cruise that were disappointed; the check-in was quick, and the entire group waited a few minutes in a waiting room (which was fine), but when access to the boat (Wiking) was opened, all the guests rushed to secure the best seats. My small group (there were four of us) found ourselves about halfway in line. We went up to the first floor where all the seats were already occupied; the lower deck was also fully booked. We found two seats that were far apart from each other. I found a spot kneeling behind a post that blocked the view outside, and even above, a tarp obstructed the view. The fourth member did not find any seat and wandered around the boat. All passengers expressed a certain dissatisfaction. In my opinion, that boat was inadequate for the purpose it was used for, or many more passengers were accommodated than the service that was paid for. After the cruise, my group felt like we had thrown our money away. I am unable to judge the Danube and its banks as seen from the river.
Arrive at least 20 minutes early to be able to choose your seat. The boat was modern with an excellent view of the monuments during the navigation. Very useful audio guide. It is also possible to eat and drink. Recommended
Beautiful views of Buda and Pest, with all their monuments illuminated. The cleanest boat I have ever seen in my life. On most of these types of vessels, the bathrooms are dirty and smell bad. This is the complete opposite.
Simply wow. Seeing Budapest on a very warm spring night from the Danube - magical. The Silverline cruise starts and ends at Pier 11 very close to the Elizabeth bridge. Easy booking (in advance is best), clean boat, lovely crew and waiting staff, and very well priced including a drink. The cruise a little over a hour takes in all the sites that appear so different to seeing them during the day, none more so than the magnificent Parliament building.
The experience was very nice, the platform was easy to find and the boat was just fine with friendly personnel.
Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time. You will wait by the road until they allow you to go down the walkway to the dock. Then you will wait on the dock until they allow you on the boat ( with little to no direction announced about that). We did the 8 pm tour to see the city landmarks lit up at night. We sat on the top deck. The sound system was not loud enough to hear over all the people talking, or perhaps ( wishful thinking) the people should have been quiet so that you could hear the narrative about the different sights. The tour was around an hour in length.
Great Danube cruise. Bit windy up too so sat downstairs but was able to hear the audio better explaining the sights. Thoroughly worth doing.
I took the Purpleliner for a night cruise and I quite enjoyed it. The trip takes about 60 minutes, there's a bar inside, bathrooms and a very nice guide that really knows is stuff. He explained everything we could watch of relevance as we passed through, was very detailed, spoke in english with a great accent, very easy to understand and he didnt give up even though the passengers were very rude and kept speaking loud. I recomend it.
Few seats and little view upstairs. To take pictures you had to stand together with other passengers in a small space
