Tour

Budapest Historical Sightseeing FREE Walking Tour

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Free

Tour Type

Tour

Group size

up to 25

Min age

12+

Languages

English

Budapest Historical Sightseeing FREE Walking Tour
Budapest Historical Sightseeing FREE Walking Tour
Budapest Historical Sightseeing FREE Walking Tour

Overview

The tour covers all the major historical sites and attractions and both the Pest side of the city and the history of Buda (from the Pest side of the Duna). The tour will give you the chance to view, explore, and gain a historical and cultural understanding of the country. The tour covers 50 points of interest. The tour gives an introduction to the arrival of the first Magyar tribes, the Ottomans, the Hapsburg Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire,  WW1, WW2, The Soviet Occupation, and life in current-day Hungary. Complete with recommendations for the best bars, restaurants, spas, and cultural spots in the city.

Included / Exclude

  • Our tours are fast-moving and our guides are professional historians.
  • Google maps link here

Tour Plan

The tour meets at Kalvin ter and leads the guests through the heart of the city through three inner districts, the v, vii, and viii, visiting...+
  • National Museum gardens
  • Astoria
  • The Great Central Synagogue/Nagy Zsinagoga
  • Jewish Quarter
  • Elizabeth Square/Erzsebet ter
  • Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika),
  • Liberty Square/Szabadsag ter
  • Hungarian Parliament/ Kossuth Lajos Ter
  • The Shoes on the Danube.

Walk along the Pest side of the Duna, viewing and learning about...

  • Fisherman's Bastion
  • The Hungarian National Palace
  • Margit Island
  • The Castle district and funicular
  • The Gellert Hill
  • St Maytas Church
  • Chain Bridge/Lanchid
Meeting point:+
Kálvin Square Office Building, Budapest, Kálvin tér 12, 1085 Hungary. Look for our guides holding yellow umbrellas outside of OTP bank.
  • Google maps link here
End point:+
Budapest, Id. Antall József rkp. 1, 1052 Hungary
Terms & Conditions+
FREE TOURS Free Tours operate regularly at fixed times and meeting points. They are designed especially for the enjoyment of individual travelers and small groups (fewer than 7). They run on a tip-based basis only. There is no fixed advance price, there are no costs to join the tour. Please arrive at the meeting point 10 mins before. Groups of 8 or more should contact us about booking. LATENESS If you are more than 10 minutes late, it will not be possible to join the tour. Please arrive 5 mins before the start time. DENYING PARTICIPATION Participation in tours organized by Perfect European Tours is strictly voluntary. The guide and the company reserve the right to deny participation to anybody for any reason at any time (for example being under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, being disruptive, offensive, or rude ect.) RISK When organizing tours, we do our best to keep risk to a minimum. However, there are things we cannot control. Therefore, at Perfect Europen Tours, its partners and employees assume no liability or responsibility for any injury, loss, damage, or inconvenience sustained by any person using its services, nor to their property. UNDER AGE PARTICIPANTS All guests below the age of 18 years must be accompanied by an adult. ID It is a legal requirement to carry your original ID in Hungary at all times. PRIVACY Perfect European Tours collects some data from our guests and reserves the right to use some of it for marketing and research purposes only. We will never sell data entrusted to us to any third party. FORGOTTEN ITEMS/PERSONAL POSSESSIONS We are not liable for your personal possessions, or missing or lost items, your things are your responsibility. CHANGES Please note that any changes to the tour program due to unexpected changes in the opening hours of the visited sites or traffic restrictions are reserved. DRINKING AND SMOKING The consumption of alcohol in the streets of Budapest is forbidden. Smoking outdoors is permitted in Hungary. CANCELLATIONS We do all we can to ensure all tours run as scheduled. However, in the rare event the tour is canceled guests will be notified by SMS/WhatsApp if a tour if canceled. DRESS CODE: Guests should wear sensible practical clothing for walking outdoors. A minimum of shorts and a T-shirt must be worn at all times. Topless guests or those guests wearing only thongs or political slogans will be denied participation.

Meeting point

Kálvin Square Office Building, Budapest, Kálvin tér 12, 1085, Hungary

Look for our guides holding a yellow umbrella.

★★★★★
Just got back from our walking tour with Victoria - absolutely excellent - could not fault it! She is very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.
CherylRyder1
★★★★★
Tremendous effort by the guide (Victoria) to keep the same tempo and energy from the start to the end, she gave insights about Hungarian history, lucid and witty.
Akshay M
★★★★★
We thoroughly enjoyed the walking tour. Victoria, our guide, was very knowledgeable and made the tour fun too. The meeting point was easy to find and the history was so engaging the time passed quickly.
Gaelle
★★★★★
Victoria, the tour guide, was incredibly knowledgeable and interesting. You could sense her love for the city and her passion for her job.
ANGEE
★★★★★
Excellent tour, well organised, Victoria is very knowledgeable and has a real passion for Hungary.
Adam C
★★★★★
Our guide was Jesus and he was knowledgeable, friendly and able to answer all our questions. A fascinating insight into Budapest's history with a leisurely walk across the old town.
ChrisKenyon12

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