• 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.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $80.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
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.)
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.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Essential Walking Tour lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 7 stops.
Prices start at $40 per person for this Budapest experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $80. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:00 PM.
Children aged 0–14 pay nothing, adults from $40.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. 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. Pickup points include Callas House.
The experience is available in DE, EN, IT, FR, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 118 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Tourist Angel.
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We had a wonderfully thorough tour with Dominik in both Pest and Buda. (He also taught us to use public transport here) This was the best tour that we've ever experienced - full of history, ancient and current. Be prepared for 3 full hours of walking and learning.
Joel did a wonderful job on our tour. He was very informative and tailored the tour for areas of interests that were most relevant and important to learn about the history of Budapest. Would highly recommend him. Thank you Joel for a wonderful day.
Mate was a very knowledgeable and kind tour guide who we would recommend to anyone! As we revealed more of who we were, he seemed to tailor our tour, spending more time on places of greater interest to us. Really great!!
Dominic was a very knowledgeable tour guide we learnt a lot about the history of beautiful Budapest . Highly recommend this tour .
We had the most wonderful tour guide, Alexandria. She was so knowledgeable, friendly and kind. Took us to so many great spots. Doing it this way is great as she took us on buses and subway which we would not have done.
Julia was an outstanding guide for our walking tour of Budapest. She was extremely knowledgeable, open to questions and very attentive to our needs and interests. We highly recommend her!
This tour was amazing!! We had a wonderful guide, Alexandra, who was so so knowledgeable on the city. We had the best time talking to her about the history and current living experiences of Budapest. We hit all the must see spots, highly recommend!!
Thank you for your feedback! We are proud to have guides like Alexandra. She is one of our customers favourite and we are really happy that you enjoyed your tour with us! -Szandra
This was a private 2 to 1 tour with a very knowledgeable guide, who gave grate eating, touring and visiting tips for the rest of our stay. His historical insights were very strong which was of specific interest to the both of us. Regards Stephen
private tour covering all the main sites with guide providing masses of information about the history and meaning behind everything we saw. Zoli was happy to go at our pace and in as much detail as we wanted and really made the morning an enjoyable and worthwhile experience
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.
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