Budapest Historical Sightseeing - Free Walking Tour
Overview
This walking tour covers all the major historical sites and attractions of Budapest. Explore and gain a historical understanding which covers 50 points of historical interest.
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.
You can tip the guides as little or much as you wish depending on the experience. There is a booking fee payable to trip adviser.
Our tours are fast-moving and our guides are professional historians. We also keep our tour groups small, below 25 people, to allow you to hear and see the guide easily and to have plenty of time to ask questions.
What's Included
- In-person guide
- Tea and coffee A short 5min break to buy drinks and go to the toilet there is no food/drink served on this tour. Guests should pay for their own if they wish to have them.
- Cost of using a public toilet. 100huf to 500huf
- Guides are not able to carry guest luggage or equipment
- Tips for the guides.
Meeting Location
Budapest
Kálvin tér, 1085 Hungary
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Budapest
Idősebb Antall József rakpart, 1052 Hungary
We finish at Lanchid (the china bridge) from there guests can walk back to the meeting point, or to the city center quickly and easily.
What To Expect
Kalvin Square
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hungarian National Museum
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Unger's House
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Danubius Hotel Astoria
2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
7 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Mini Statue of Theodor Herzl, by Kolodko
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Jewish Quarter (Pass By)
Sissi Statue
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Elizabeth Square
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Szabadsag ter
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Stock Exchange Palace
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ronald Reagan Statue
2 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Hungarian Parliament Building
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Fisherman's Bastion
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Szechenyi Lanchid
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Shoes on the Danube Bank
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers whom are unable to walk 3 miles.
- We suggets bringing water to drink and sunscreen, umbrellas or warm jackets depending on the weather.
- The tour is best enjoyed by adults and children over the age of 12 years. Younger children are welcome.
- Dogs are not permitted on this tour. However guide dogs are permitted the owner must carry the dogs offical papers with them.
- Metro and bus to Kalvin ter have wheelchair access.
- Please inform us in advance if you need wheelchair access, the guide needs to make 2 slight adjustments to their route to accommodate you.
- We do not offer a hearing induction loop.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-133252P1
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