Essential Walking Tour


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From $38.00

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Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Budapest, Budapest

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

• Enjoy a 3-hour walking tour, taking in all the most beautiful views and sights the city has to offer.
• Experience the most prominent sights and authentic culture of Budapest.
• The walking tour covers sights such sights as Buda Castle and the Royal Palace, Matthias Church, the Fishermen's Bastion, Chain Bridge and Saint Stephen's Basilica.
• Discover the local culture, and hear a lot of interesting stories from Hungarian history.
• On the way you'll get an insider's perspective from a local guide who will answer any questions you might have.
• The tour guide is flexible and you will have enough time and opportunity to take pictures and do the tour comfortably. 
• Perfect for all types of travellers, irrespective of age, this is a fantastic way to experience this vibrant city.
• We recommend it especially for those who visit Budapest for the first time. 


What's Included

Good for avoiding crowds

On request pickup is possible at your hotel. Pickup is on foot and by public transport, not by car.

Private tour only for you and your family/friends

Private tour only for you and your family/friends, with social distances observed during the tour

Professional English-speaking tour guide

Walking tour with public transport breaks

What's Not Included

Entrance fees for museums

Food and beverage during the tour

Public transport ticket


Traveler Information

  • CHILD: Age: 0 - 14
  • ADULT: Age: 15 - 100

Additional Info

  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Supplier is not responsible for unforeseen delays or accidents
  • The tour is mostly on foot. Public transport service will be used to go to the Castle of Buda and to return. It will cost 4 EUR/person.
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Supplier is not responsible for unforeseen delays or accidents
  • The tour is mostly on foot. Public transport service will be used to go to the Castle of Buda and to return. It will cost 4 EUR/person.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 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.

What To Expect

Elizabeth Square
You will walk across the park and explore the Danube Fountain monument and the giant ferris wheel.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Buda Castle
We will either walk or take the public transport to the Castle of Buda. We will visit the famous Buda Castle: first we will explore the panoramic terrace of the Royal Palace with the most beautiful view of the city.

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hungarian Parliament Building
Take a photographic walk around the most impressive, iconic palace of the city, and the impressive square surrounding it.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fountain of King Matthias
See a beautiful fountain made in the 19th century.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sandor Palace
Then we will move from the castle of Buda to the palace of the president with the guards in historical uniforms.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Matthias Church
We will walk around the beautiful Matthias Church built in the Middle Ages in Gothic style. (A short visit inside is also possible on request, but it requires an entrance ticket which costs 5 EUR / person to be paid separately.)

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Fishermen's Bastion
As a next stop on the tour you will have the chance to admire one of the most beautiful and fascinating places in Budapest, the Fishermen's Bastion with the famous panorama over the river Danube and the Hungarian Parliament building.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Szechenyi Lanchid
The iconic bridge is under renovation currently (from 2021 to 2022), so instead of walking on it we will need to use the public transport to get to the castle of Buda.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
You will visit the most monumental religious building of the Hungarian capital dedicated to Saint Stephen the first Hungarian king.
You will have an option to visit the Basilica inside on your own after the tour.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included






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