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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
A visit to the most famous monuments in the central area of the Hungarian capital: both in Pest and in Buda, on both sides of the Danube. The main attractions of the visit are St. Stephen's Basilica, the Parliament Building and the famous Buda Castle district.
While the tour is mostly on foot, we arrive at Buda Castle by public transport. Tickets for public transport are not included in the price.
The visit lasts 3 hours normally.
Guided tour
Optional entry to Saint Stephen's Basilica, with skip-the-line ticket (closed on some holidays!)
Professional tour guide
Public transport tickets (4 EUR/person)
Departure Point
Budapest, Szent István tér 4, 1051 Hongarije
Next to Saint Stephen's Basilica, in front of California Coffee Company coffee shop.
St. Stephen's Square, Budapest, Hungary You will see the attractive square in front of the Basilica. 10 minutes
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika), Budapest, Hungary You will visit the most monumental religious building of the Hungarian capital with several statues and frescoes and the oldest human hand of the world: the mummified right hand of Saint Stephen the first Hungarian king (from 1038).
The church is closed for tourists on Sundays because of the religious service. 30 minutes
Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary The majestic Parliament building of Budapest built on the Danube bank in the late 19th Century offers one of the best photo location of the city. 15 minutes
Budapest, Szent György tér 2, 1014 Hungary You will take the public transport to visit the famous Buda Castle: first we will explore the panoramic terrace of the Royal Palace with the most beautiful view of the city. 45 minutes
Fountain of King Matthias, Budapest, Hungary See a beautiful fountain made in the 19th century. 10 minutes
Sandor Palace, Budapest, Hungary Then we will move from the castle of Buda to the palace of the president with the guards in historical uniforms. 15 minutes
Matthias Church, Budapest, Hungary Our tour ends at the beautiful Matthias Church built in the Middle Ages in Gothic style. (The visit inside is also possible after the tour, but it requires an entrance ticket which costs 4 EUR / person to be paid separately.) 15 minutes
Budapest, Szentháromság tér, 1014 Hungary 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. 15 minutes
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
David_S
17 Apr 2023
This was a jam packed way to see the highlights and yet not feel rushed. Our guide was terrific and really insightful. If your time in Budapest is limited don't try and do it alone and book this tour. You'll be glad you did. We certainly were.
Tracy_H
13 Dec 2022
My guide, Noemi, was knowledgeable and friendly. Great to start your trip with this walk. The route was designed well too. You end in Buda in case you want to do more exploring.
Shannon_C
10 Sep 2022
Our tour guide Dalia was fantastic. We hadn't realized that we booked a private tour and she did a great job of gearing the tour towards our experiences and really helped us navigate Budapest. We felt very comfortable exploring Budapest on our own after taking this tour and are incredibly grateful that we took public transport on this tour because Dalia was able to explain how to purchase the tickets and how to use the public transport. While we did not go inside St. Stephen's Basilica while on this tour, that was because Dalia recommended we purchase a combined ticket and spend time later to do the panorama lookout as there wasn't time to both visit the basilica and do the lookout on the tour. We got a very good history of both Budapest and the Hungarian people while on the tour. I felt like we really learned a lot.
For a walking tour, it definitely covered a significant portion of Budapest. The tour was slightly longer than initially expected, but we were thrilled with how much time our tour guide gave us. We even got to see the changing of the guard which was a nice surprise. At the end of the tour, Dalia stayed with us on the public transport and helped us to get off so we could go do St. Stephen's Basilica and gave us great directions. We also talked about food and she recommended several traditional Hungarian dishes. We were lucky enough to be able to try the sour cherry soup later on during our trip and are grateful for the recommendation. I would definitely recommend this tour, just keeping in mind that was a pretty fast paced walking tour and that the Buda side of Budapest is not very flat.
This tour in
Budapest
is organized by
Italiano a Budapest
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