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Communist Budapest Walking Tour | 3 hours

23 Reviews | Budapest
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$360.00
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • 3-hour guided walk in the company of a historian
  • Your guide will help you to purchase Budapest Tram and Metro tickets if you do not already have a visitor pass

Overview

With the help of a historian, this 3 hour walking tour allows you to grasp the “goulash communism” of Budapest’s decades under totalitarianism, the soft dictatorship in which Hungarians had certain liberties in exchange for obedience on major issues. Learn why, for all the suffering of Budapest’s citizens under the communist regime, Hungary was called “the happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc.”

Meeting points

Please meet your guide outside cafe Bambi Eszpresszó, Frankel Leó út 2/4, 1027 Budapest

End point

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We conclude outside the House of Terror, the imposing museum housed in the former headquarters of the communist secret services. (The exhibit within is not included in the tour, but it is the perfect endpoint for those interested in delving deeper into Hungary’s Cold War experience).

Itinerary

  • Hungarian Parliament Building

    Traveling by subway to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament, we explore monuments from the 1956 revolution, before continuing to Liberty Square where we discuss aspects of the Cold War before the US Embassy, the monument to the Soviet Army, the statue of Ronald Reagan and an atomic shelter.

    25 minutes

  • House of Terror Museum

    We conclude outside the House of Terror, the imposing museum housed in the former headquarters of the communist secret services with a slab of the Berlin Wall in front. (Although the exhibit within is not included in the tour, this is the perfect endpoint for those interested in delving deeper into Hungary’s Cold War experience)

    15 minutes

  • Stade Puskas Ferenc

    Dropping by the former People’s Stadium (now Puskas Soccer Stadium), with classic socialist realist statues still standing, we can explore the heavy-handed propaganda favored by the regime.

    20 minutes

  • Ronald Reagan Statue

    Discover the Ronald Reagan statue and the Hungarian sense of obligation to this US president for his efforts to bring down the Iron Curtain.

    10 minutes

  • Kossuth Lajos Square

    Explore Bem József Square, where the first big demonstration of the 1956 uprising started. On the square is also a coffeehouse that has retained its original interior from the 1960s.

    25 minutes

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Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Your tour guides are expert local historians and enthusiastic hosts who love helping travelers from all over discover Budapest.

Free Cancellation

October 27100% refund
October 28No refund

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  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Fantastic start to our Budapest trip

Published on May, 2024

My husband and I did this tour with Andras, and it was absolutely incredible. Andras is so knowledgeable about Hungary's history with communism, and told us about his own first-hand experiences living under that regime. He was super personable and he added a ton of color to the city. This was our first booked event in Budapest and we were so lucky to get such an amazing view and history of the city from this remarkable guide, I highly recommend it!

Andras - the best guide you could wish for.

Published on May, 2024

We had a brilliant day with Andras- he was a Superb guide- full of insights & knowledge. We had good discussions & conversation over a range of key moment in Hungarian history. He answered our questions with a wonderful depth of knowledge and detail. A really great tour - Thankyou

Don't miss this tour

Published on Sep, 2023

This was the best tour we had during our trip. Our tour guide, Balint Tamas was exceptionally knowledgeable and entertaining. So much of the experience in Budapest revolved around understanding the turbulent recent history and Balint laid out the story in a clear and understandable way. He brought books with illustrations showing the historical events that took place at the sites he took us to. He was well prepared, an expert in the history and made the tour fun. Can't recommend this highly enough.

Must do in Budapest - Had a great time exploring the city ;-)

Published on Apr, 2023

Hey there ;-) We just finished this great tour with the perfect guide Balint ! We are on a fanily vacation (age from 18 to 53) and Balint managed to cater all our needs and was very captivating and entertaining tour. He walked with us through sights of Budapest, we would never have seen without him, showing us a completely new part of Budapest and opening our horizons. After the tour we can say with much confidence that it is a must do and should be added to your To Do immediately!! 12/10 stars!!

Fascinating!

Published on Feb, 2023

Fascinating tour of Budapest! Andras was so informative about the city’s and country’s complex history and tailored the tour to suit our main interests. We learnt and saw so much.

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