A Journey through Jewish Budapest - Private Walking Tour

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2 Adults x $315.00

$630.00

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$630.00

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Hotel pickup
Historian guide

Food and drinks
Dohány Synagogue Tickets
Rumbach Street Synagogue Tickets
Kazincky Street Snagogue Tickets

Overview

Budapest has a long and rich Jewish heritage. On this private, 3-hour walking tour, let a historian guide you through some of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks. Both morning and afternoon departures are available for this fascinating outing. Discover essential landmarks like the Dohány Street Synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — as well as smaller prayer houses and former Jewish ghettos, while your guide tells fascinating stories and provides historical context.

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Your guide will meet you at your central hotel or flat and lead your group by metro, tram or foot (when the sites are close). Tickets are provided if you do not have a pass. We'll write to request your address when we send you your guide's phone and photo. ... If you don't want a pickup or do not respond with an address, please meet your guide 10 minutes before start time at the default meeting point: Cafe Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A Read more ▼

Meeting points

Please meet your guide outside Bistro Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A, Budapest, Hungary

End point

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The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on April 16 2005 to honour the Jews massacred by Fascist militia during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river.

Itinerary

Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

Explore the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest temple in Europe, with the assistance of a Jewish Studies Scholar. Take in the lavish, Moorish Revival style before visiting the Temple of Heroes, the Jewish Museum, and a Memorial Park, all within the complex.

30 minutes
Kazinczy Street Synagogue

Walk to the neighboring Ghetto Wall Memorial, erected in 2014, before passing a luxurious Mikve (or Jewish ritual bath) and continuing to the exteriors of the Art Nouveau orthodox synagogue on Kazinczy Street. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.

35 minutes
Rumbach Street Synagogue

Discover the history of the Status Quo Ante stream of Judaism while observing the the impressive facade of the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.

25 minutes
Shoes on the Danube Bank

Conclude paying our rspects at the Shoes on the Danube Bank, a memorial erected on April 16 2005, to honour the Jews who were massacred here during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. It represents their shoes left behind on the bank.

20 minutes

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Moderate walking is required; wear comfortable shoes and clothing
Please note that visitors to the Dohány and Kazinczy Synagogues are requested to have their shoulders and knees covered.

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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