Privégrotwandeling in Boedapest
Beschrijving
Cave Walk – een minder avontuurlijke tour, prima zelfs voor degenen die last hebben van claustrofobie, geen bovengrens 2,5 - 3 uur privé Cave Walk in twee grotten, beide geplaveid en voorzien van kunstmatige verlichting. De eerste grot is de ”ondergrondse bloementuin” van Boedapest vanwege de karakteristieke minerale concreties (grotkoralen, calcietplaten) en gipskristallen. De andere grot heeft calciet- en barietkristallen en calcietplaatafzettingen afkomstig van voormalige warmwatermeren. Stalactieten en stalagmieten zijn er ook te vinden. Let op : deze tour is voor kleine groepen (max 14 personen) met Engelse begeleiding. De grotten kunnen ook worden bezocht tegen een lagere prijs door deel te nemen aan de kortere reguliere Hongaarse rondleidingen (meestal schoolgroepen of gezinnen) die elk uur beginnen.
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Cave Walk is een ontspannen manier om grotten te verkennen, zelfs voor mensen die last hebben van claustrofobie. Boedapest is de hoofdstad van de grotten: aan de Boeda-kant van de stad zijn ruim tweehonderd grotten bekend, ontstaan door dezelfde bronnen die de beroemde kuuroorden van water voorzien. De Szemlo-hegyi-grot is de ‘ondergrondse bloementuin’ van Boedapest vanwege zijn floriforme minerale concreties: grotkoralen, calcietplaten en gipskristallen. Spectaculaire kamers, enorme verticale afmetingen en fraaie ‘versteende ornamenten’ kenmerken deze grot. Na het eerste deel van onze rondleiding kunnen we vanaf de top van deze grot een pauze nemen om het panorama van de hoofdstad te bewonderen.
Het Palvolgyi-grottensysteem is het langste grottenstelsel van Hongarije. Dit is een labyrint van smalle doorgangen en holle ruimtes. Je moet bereid zijn om een aantal trappen te beklimmen: we beklimmen meer dan 400 trappen en een ladder van 7 meter lang. Naast stalactieten en stalagmieten bevat de grot calciet- en barietkristallen en calcietplaatafzettingen afkomstig uit voormalige warmwatermeren.
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Belangrijke informatie
- Opties voor openbaar vervoer zijn in de buurt aanwezig
- Niet aanbevolen voor reizigers met een slechte cardiovasculaire gezondheid
- Reizigers moeten ten minste een gemiddelde conditie hebben
- Leeftijden jonger dan 6 jaar en ouder dan 75 jaar zijn niet toegestaan.
Beoordelingen(56)
The cave tour was a wonderful experience! It started with a 3-D short film about the caves in Budapest which was a perfect way to set the stage for the tour. Our guide, Peter, was laid back, friendly, knowledgable, and helpful. He spoke very good English. He is a cave enthusaist himself and I believe this enhanced our experience. We toured two caves, Semlő-hegyi & Pál-völgyi. The only down side is that the description of the experience doesn't mention that to get to the second cave, there is about aa 20 minute walk through the neighborhoods. It was a pretty hot day for us and we didn't expect this. Of note: There are a lot of stairs and dark, narrow spaces. I am a slow walker and have two replaced knees, one of which doesn't bend as much as the other. I can do stairs, though I am slow. So be ready for that! The second cave, also has a steep ladder to climb. But it was very exciting and worth it. Our guide was quite helpful and patient with me being the slow-poke. He was also funny! The maintenence of the caves is fabulous and most places where there are stairs, a handrail is available. I think this is a unique and worthwhile experience to add to your visit to Budapest!
An awesome experience! The guide was very knowledgeable, with great passion about caves, and knew how to build a nice atmosphere among the group.
Budapest is an incredible city with so many amazing sights, food, and museums above ground. We were surprised how much we loved our tour of the Pál-völgyi and Szemlő-hegyi caves. The introductory movie was great, our tour guide was amazing, and the walk between the caves was a good break between the cave tours. We appreciated having an English tour with a friendly and knowledgeable guide, who we could ask questions instead of having a headset with a prerecorded tour. We were in a small group of about a dozen people so it was easy to stay with the group and hear our guide. Next time we are in Budapest I expect we will go on this tour again. There are steps of different sizes, some almost like a ladder, and some walking in the caves and between the caves, so if that is a concern for you perhaps just tour the Szemlő-hegyi Cave which is a much easier tour.
Highly recommend it. Exploring the caves was a dream and Pete the group leader made the cave hike unique with his knowledge and humor. Would do this activity again and recommend
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Dark and cool, i recommend a mobile/flashlight and a light jacket. The tour includes a cave right at the entrance and after a sho walk (10min) a second cave tour. The experience was great and the guide was friendly and helpful.
An excellent experience with a brilliant guide who was so knowledgeable about the cave systems. We visited 2 separate caves which were a good 20 minutes walk apart. When they say dress for the cold believe them. Luckily we had taken the advice. There is a lot of walking and climbing up and down steps plus a 7m ladder climb. You will need to have a reasonable fitness level for this particular event. If you are able to do this, it is well worth it but don't go if tired. Brilliant experience.
Great experience, would definitely recommend! The path wasn’t difficult and the pace was good. The temperature in both cave systems was fine and didn’t need a jacket.
Fantastic guide—knowledgeable, funny and thorough. Caves were so interesting. Different formations were easy to discern.
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We thoroughly enjoyed this tour, Peter was funny and knowledgeable about the cave system, and Budapest in general. Highly recommended.
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Super cool experience and I mean that in two ways! Cool as in awesome, but cool as in chilly inside the caves as well. But it was great learning about why these caves exist and our guide had a fun sense of humor as well. You get to explore two caves on this journey and after the first one, you have a great view of Budapest and then get to enjoy your inner child by going down a brief playground slide. The walk to the second cave is half a mile (our group did it in 12 minutes) and it has a mild incline at some points but it's really a pretty leisurely hike. Bring a sweatshirt to wear inside the cave. The temperature inside is about 11 celsius or 50 fahrenheit. It's also damp and you may have water drip on you (though nothing significant. You won't get drenched or anything)
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