Welcome to Budapest Walking Tour

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Duration:2 hours (approx.)
Location: Budapest, Hungary

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First time in Budapest? Take this tour on your first day in Budapest and visit the most famous landmarks with us. You will learn about Hungarian history, language, architecture, cuisine, and thermal baths with lots of personal touches. Joining our tour has loads of benefits. Ask for our personal Budapest map and newsletter. Learn about free activities, do's and don'ts, must-see places with opening hours, and much more.

The small booking fee you have paid to Viator is an administrative and marketing fee to guarantee your spot on the tour. You are encouraged to tip your guide what you feel the tour was worth at the end. Most guests tip €10 per person, some even more. Our guides work very hard for tips, and you are guaranteed to have a great tour!

Important note: Groups of 8 or more people are required to contact us at least 24 hours in advance and they have to pay a minimum 8 €/ person minimum fee for the tour, whether they booked as a group or separately.

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Our licensed local tour guide dressed in royal blue uniform shirt,hoody or rain coat will meet you 20 meters from Budapest Eye on Elisabeth Square. He will introduce you the tour that combines history, architecture, public art, society, food, basic Hungarian language and what Hungarians are actually like. Your guide will show on the map and list all those iconic Budapest landmarks and off the beaten track backstreets that are scheduled in the tour.
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You will learn about the largest church in Budapest -seating 8500 people-, about its architecture that is much like Budapest itself, marked by different periods of splendor. You will also see beautiful houses at this pedestrianized space and much more. This tour does not enter the Basilica.
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Public art about fat policemen with shiny belly. You will learn about the Hungarian culinary art, the history of cooking, what to eat in Budapest and how to avoid the tourist traps.
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You will learn about the most Hungarian Habsburg and will see the world’s most prestigious hand-painted porcelains called Herendi and beautifully glazed colorful ceramic masterpieces called Zsolnay.
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This great park area for people watching is located at the end of the famous pedestrian street Vaci utca. This is where the second oldest underground in the world has built one of its terminals. We introduce you to neo-classical-style buildings the posh Gerbaud café and tell you what Hungarians are like.
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We show you the first non-Communist statue in Budapest, the most panoramic tramline in Central Europe, the main riverside buildings, the wonderful view of the Castle Hill including Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Buda Castle, and Gellert Hill with Citadel. Majority of the above sights are listed on UNESCO World' s Heritage List of Sights.
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We stopping here for making a secret wish while touching the shiny knees of the Little Princess Statue.
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This is the place where Franz Joseph’s and Sissy's coronation banquette was held in the XIX century and where the most outstanding Central European musicians like Franz Liszt, Debussy and Brahms were playing.
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The Chain Bridge is under construction until 2023. We have a short stop here to learn about the history of Pest and Buda told through the story of the Chain Bridge the first permanent bridge built in the city.
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We show you this exceptional secessionist building built in the golden age of Budapest at the turn of the century and speak about the history and major ornaments of Art Nouveau style.
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We teach you some Hungarian words and phrases to impress your friends and tell you why Hungary has the largest Noble- Prize Awards per capita. You will also learn about the most famous people of Hungarian origin and those Hungarian inventions that you would miss in your everyday life.
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These 60 pairs of shoes were placed on the stretch of the riverside to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust. We speak about WWII history, the deportations, and the recent history of the Hungarian Jewish people. We ask you to close your eyes and imagine those individuals who died here from synagouge goers to assimilated Jewish people, from dignified grandmothers to blonde and brunette grandchildren, from factory workers to factory owners.
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You will learn about our recent history, elections and we also speak about the neo-gothic architecture of this harmonically beautiful building. This is the final stop of our walking tour, we provide you with useful recommendations about restaurants, nightlife or what to do on your next days and there is a final orientation as well.

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Posted By : R705NIjohns
Marton was a good knowledgeable guide but the tour ended up closer to 3 hours than two - perhaps a little too much detail on some aspects ?
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 10:06:18

Posted By : alexandrad814
It was a very nice way to discover Budapest.
Balázs was a friendly guide with a very good knowledge of the city and its history and also with great and funny anecdotes.
We are 2 french natives but we had absolutely no difficulty to understand him as his english was loud and clear.
We highly recommand this walking tour.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 08:33:26

Posted By : Filipe S
Amazing tour with Dora walking us through some of the history of Budapest and Hungary. Highly recommed to anyone visiting the city.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 07:22:08

Posted By : Tour39284151959
Judith was an excellent guide. She was funny and easy to understand. She was eager when she shared information about Budapest. We were very happy after the tour because we learned alot.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 16:06:40

Posted By : Amy_K
This was a great way to start our trip in Budapest. Rita was really great. So much information and was full of interesting stories and things to do and see and eat. Wouldn’t hesitate to do another tour with Rita and Free Tours!
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 14:35:34

Posted By : 103oliwierw
I had an opportunity to have the tour with Balàzs and I highly recommend it if you want to visit the most important places on the Pest side of the city and if you want to listen about the history of Hungary.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 07:18:36

Posted By : 596dominikaj
I really enjoyed the tour, we visitind lots of important places on the Pest side of the city. The tour guide - Balázs was explaining the history of Budapest in reallybinteresting and humoristic way and aswering all the questions that I had.
One thing that I would point out it's the fact that the tour is called Budapest walking tour but it only focus on the Pest side.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 07:16:30

Posted By : Marie-PhilippeBenoit
Rita, our guide, was funny and lovely! A real hungarian telling her family story. It was special and unique. The explanations were insightful.
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 12:26:45

Posted By : Anoop66
The Welcome to Budapest Walking Tour was a fantastic experience. A great way to start your holiday in Budapest as it gives you an understanding of the city & its people and sets the context of things to see & do. Aster our tour guide was amazing! Enthusiastic, knowledgeable & full of energy, the tour was well laid out with just the right number of stops. Didn’t realize the two hours go by in the summer heat…🙂. Totally recommend it!
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 11:42:38

Posted By : kristinp68
Excellent guide, shout out to Boulash for a good paced, informative tour which we enjoyed very much. The tour gives you a good overview of sights you may want to come back and visit in detail.
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 07:25:51