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Cancellation Policy
Free Cancellation
April 18100% refund
April 19No 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.
Welcome to Budapest Walking Tour
2 Adults x $3.18
$6.36
Approx Total
$6.36
Inclusions / Exclusions
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
The booking fee is directed towards administration and does not contribute to the guide's earnings.
Booking fee
tips to your tour guide
Our guides depend entirely on your donations at the end of the tour.The amount is at your choice.
Overview
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.
Meeting points
20 meters from Budapest Eye ferris wheel on Erzsébet tér, next to the Danubius fountain.
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.
15 minutes
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
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.
8 minutes
St. Stephen's Square
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.
10 minutes
Jozsef Nador Ter
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.
8 minutes
Vorosmarty Square (Vorosmarty ter)
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.
5 minutes
Korzo - Danube Embankment (Dunakorzo)
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.
10 minutes
Little Princess Statue
We stopping here for making a secret wish while touching the shiny knees of the Little Princess Statue.
2 minutes
Vigado Square (Vigado ter)
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.
2 minutes
Szechenyi Lanchid
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.
5 minutes
Gresham Palace
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.
8 minutes
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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.
8 minutes
Shoes on the Danube Bank
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.
8 minutes
Hungarian Parliament Building
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.
8 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
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Free Cancellation
April 18100% refund
April 19No 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
1304
4 stars
60
3 stars
21
2 stars
6
1 star
3
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Worth the money and time, 100%.
Published on Feb, 2025
Andy was awesome. He was friendly, informative and very funny. He has a passion for his city and it shows. His recommendations at the end of the tour were great, too.
History made fun and memorable
Published on Feb, 2025
I had a great experience with Esther. This was my first solo trip and I made the right choice by joining this tour as Esther was an excellent guide-knowledgeable,witty and entertaining who kept me glued for 3 hours without a moment of boredom-she made history so much fun and memorable for me. Thank you Esther and I had been recommending your tour to everyone I met after and would continue to do so… Thanks once again.
Great tour
Published on Feb, 2025
Great tour, guide was very personable, good amount of info and good balance of talking and walking considering it was a cold February morning. Would definitely recommend for getting your bearings and learning something about Hungarian history.
Great Budapest Tour w Balázs
Published on Feb, 2025
Really enjoyed the overview of history & culture w some laughs along the way - all in spite of it being a very chilly day. Thanks Balázs.
Great experience
Published on Feb, 2025
Esther our tour guide was very helpful and friendly, and the tour took us to all places of interest that we had read up on
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