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Free Cancellation
April 25100% refund
April 26No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Budapest Historical Sightseeing - Walking Tour
2 Adults x $2.65
$5.30
Approx Total
$5.30
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
In-person guide
A short 5min break to buy drinks and go to the toilet there is no food/drink served on this tour. Guests should pay for their own if they wish to have them.
Cost of using a public toilet. 100huf to 500huf
Tips for the guides.
Guides are not able to carry guest luggage or equipment
Overview
This walking tour covers all the major historical sites and attractions of Budapest. Explore and gain a historical understanding which covers 50 points of historical interest.
The tour will give you the chance to view, explore, and gain a historical and cultural understanding of the country. The tour covers 50 points of interest. The tour gives an introduction to the arrival of the first Magyar tribes, the Ottomans, the Hapsburg Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, WW1, WW2, The Soviet Occupation, and life in current-day Hungary. Complete with recommendations for the best bars, restaurants, spas, and cultural spots in the city.
You can tip the guides as little or much as you wish depending on the experience. There is a booking fee payable to trip adviser.
Our tours are fast-moving and our guides are professional historians. We also keep our tour groups small, below 25 people, to allow you to hear and see the guide easily and to have plenty of time to ask questions.
Itinerary
Kalvin Square
Meet the your guide at 12 Kalvin ter. Our guides are dressed in yellow. The square is French Protestant Reformer John Calvin. the area has places to sit and shelter from the elements.
5 minutes
Hungarian National Museum
Stand in the gardens of the National Museum:
-See the statue of the mythical turul bird.
-Learn about the museum, its collections, and its founder.
-Hear about the 1948 uprising.
-Discover the secrets of the notorious viii district, once home to grand palaces.
10 minutes
N/A
Stand in the courtyard of Miklós Ybl's unique creation of mixing many styles: Byzantine, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance, and Romantic elements, all make up the glory of this fading palace.
5 minutes
N/A
Pass by this grand building in a French Empire style. Elegant both inside and out, the Astoria Budapest, with its cosmopolitan atmosphere, attracted numerous international stars and cinematic productions, inculding the Josephine Baker Story, directoed by Brian Gibson.
2 minutes
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
See the largest Synagogue of the continent!
7 minutes
N/A
-See the miniature statue of the founder of the Zionist movement Theodor Herzl.
-Hear about Kolodko miniature art works.
3 minutes
Jewish Quarter (Pass By)
The tour travels through the Jewish quarter and allows participants to learn about the history of the district. From the home to a vibrant Jewish community to a ghetto in the Second World War, in more recent years it has become home to artists and students to bustling tourist areas, filled with independent shops, designers, and bars.
Sissi Statue
Stop by the statue of Princess Sissi holding her beautiful parasol, and learn how she was not only a stunning and fashionable beauty but a clever diplomat.
3 minutes
Elizabeth Square
See the Budapest eye, learn about the history of the square and the location of some of Budapest coolest bars and nightlife.
5 minutes
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
Stand outside this wonderful building and learn why it is named after Hungary's first king!
10 minutes
Szabadsag ter
Spend some time at the Szabadság tér/Liberty Square and see the communist memorial!
15 minutes
Stock Exchange Palace
The 50000 m2 palace is the largest privately owned historic landmark in Budapest
3 minutes
N/A
Find out why Regan is walking away from the parliament looking so happy, and also discover why Bush (statue) is stood waiting for hi.
2 minutes
Hungarian Parliament Building
Stand outside of the building and let yourself be amazed by the outside of the electric/neo-gothic historical building and by the beautiful view of the Danube!
Learn about the other buildings of importance on the square including the chocolate museum, the former ministry of Justice, and the agricultural museum.
10 minutes
Fisherman's Bastion
See the castle and fishermans Baiston, from the Pest side of the river. Learn about the areas history. See St Maytas church with its stunning colored tiled roof and the Hungarian National Palace from afar on the Pest side of the river.
See St Margits Island the Gellert Hill from afar on the Pest side and discover their history.
5 minutes
Szechenyi Lanchid
See the chain bridge, learn about the history of the bridge and its reconstruction.
5 minutes
Shoes on the Danube Bank
See this incredibly simple and haunting monument of 60 pairs of shoes dedicated dot the holocaust victims who were lined up and shot on the banks.
5 minutes
Sample Menu
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers whom are unable to walk 3 miles.
We suggets bringing water to drink and sunscreen, umbrellas or warm jackets depending on the weather.
The tour is best enjoyed by adults and children over the age of 12 years. Younger children are welcome.
Dogs are not permitted on this tour. However guide dogs are permitted the owner must carry the dogs offical papers with them.
Metro and bus to Kalvin ter have wheelchair access.
Please inform us in advance if you need wheelchair access, the guide needs to make 2 slight adjustments to their route to accommodate you.
We do not offer a hearing induction loop.
Free Cancellation
April 25100% refund
April 26No refund
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start 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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews
5 stars
845
4 stars
54
3 stars
10
2 stars
2
1 star
9
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Great value
Published on Feb, 2025
Great value for money. Friendly & informative. Would highly recommend. History of Hungary & Budapest
Excellent Walking Tour in Budapest
Published on Feb, 2025
Excellent walking tour. Our guide Peter was brilliant, knowledgeable and interesting. A really good way to start our stay in Budapest to see the main sights and understand the city. Would recommend 100%.
Tour of a city where I grew up
Published on Feb, 2025
Interesting tour for me in a city where I grew up. Our guide Peter was lovely, quite a joker:) I have been adding quite a lot of info since HU is my neughbor country and we shared history together until WWI, although our ecperience differ. I like Budapest but I have also noticed quite mamy shabby & badly kept neighborhoods outside the city center, which wasn’t the case when I lived there with my family.
Peter was incredibly...
Published on Feb, 2025
Peter was incredibly knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. Well worth it on a chilly morning!
Great Walking tour of Pest central
Published on Feb, 2025
Have good walking shoes. Not tiring, very informative. Excellent. Peter tour guide was brilliant.....
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