Essential Walking Tour
Description
• Enjoy a 3-hour walking tour, taking in all the most beautiful views and sights the city has to offer. • Experience the most prominent sights and authentic culture of Budapest. • The walking tour covers sights such sights as Buda Castle and the Royal Palace, Matthias Church, the Fishermen's Bastion, Chain Bridge and Saint Stephen's Basilica. • Discover the local culture, and hear a lot of interesting stories from Hungarian history. • On the way you'll get an insider's perspective from a local guide who will answer any questions you might have. • The tour guide is flexible and you will have enough time and opportunity to take pictures and do the tour comfortably. • Perfect for all types of travellers, irrespective of age, this is a fantastic way to experience this vibrant city. • We recommend it especially for those who visit Budapest for the first time.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will see the most monumental religious building of the Hungarian capital dedicated to Saint Stephen the first Hungarian king. You will have an option to visit the Basilica inside.
Take a photographic walk around the most impressive, iconic palace of the city, and the impressive square surrounding it.
We will take the public transport to the Castle of Buda. We will visit the famous Buda Castle: first we will explore the panoramic terrace of the Royal Palace with the most beautiful view of the city.
See a beautiful fountain made in the 19th century.
Then we will move from the castle of Buda to the palace of the president with the guards in historical uniforms.
As a next stop on the tour you will have the chance to admire one of the most beautiful and fascinating places in Budapest, the Fishermen's Bastion with the famous panorama over the river Danube and the Hungarian Parliament building.
We will walk around the beautiful Matthias Church built in the Middle Ages in Gothic style. (A short visit inside is also possible on request, but it requires an entrance ticket which costs 5 EUR / person to be paid separately.)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Upon request the tour guide will go to your hotel or any alternative meeting point in downtown. Drop-off at your hotel is also possible if you require. Pickup and drop-off is on foot and by public transport, not by car. No extra fee is charged for this service.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The tour is mostly on foot. Public transport service will be used to go to the Castle of Buda and to return. It will cost 4 EUR/person.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Supplier is not responsible for unforeseen delays or accidents
Reviews(107)
Great overview of Budapest. Our guide, Dominic was fantastic. Just four of us in the group. Easy to ask questions and Dominic had the answers! Definitely recommended to get background on the city.
We loved this tour! Our guide was very knowledgeable and also happy to indulge our stops for photos. The scenery was amazing, and we highly recommend this tour.
Diane (sp?) was delightful and knowledgeable. We highly recommend her. Lots of leisurely walking, which we enjoyed. Too many beautiful sites to mention here. If you join this tour, we don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
Our guide was absolutely amazing and fantastic. Lujza was knowledgeable, personable, and accommodatingly helpful. We could not have had a better guide.
Wonderful overview of city. Great way to start our trip and get a lay of the land. We received wonderful recommendations for food and things to see on our own.
Our tour guide,Bea, was an excellent, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide, taking us to all the key historical sites in Budapest. Despite the cool rainy weather, we enjoyed our walking tour and the special stops along the way for treats and coffee,
Zoli , our fabulous guide, was great! Animated, full of knowledge and also had all those little facts and antidotes we all love. As we visited Buda and Pest, expect a fair amount of walking and we also used the metro and bus. For info, over 65s can travel for free, you just need to carry ID, I had bought a 3 day pass Like many, we book a tour to both learn and help us decide on where we want to visit afterwards. You’ll be spoilt for choice, Budapest has a fascinating history and surprisingly tough rules for drivers! Thank you to Zoli for a great afternoon
Dominik was an excellent guide! Very animated, with lots of local, historical and humorous knowledge which covered all aspects of the beautiful city of Budapest. Highly recommended!
Our guide was Flora and her presentation of the history of Budapest was very interesting and thorough.
A great walking tour. Dominik, our guide, was very knowledgable. I thoroughly recommended this tour to discover the city.
