Private Downtown Pest Walking Tour

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About this activity

Spend 3-hours walking through Pest, Budapest's lively downtown area on the east bank of the Danube River. Explore the architectural beauty and rich history of the city.

Your private guide will share cultural insights and knowledge about the city's most loved and historic buildings. Explore extravagant palaces built for the stock exchange and banks, the city's immense basilica, an impressive new synagogue, the Andrassy út – an elegant boulevard modelled after the Champs Elysée in Paris, the first subway on the European continent, the Opera House, a river promenade, theatres, and city parks.

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At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: English
Operated by: Insight Cities

What is included

Included

Included: 3-hour guided walk through Downtown Budapest
Included: Professional guide

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks, unless specified
Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

10 min

This ornate synagogue is the second largest in the world and a testament to the vitality of Budapest's Jewish community in the 19th Century.
Hungarian Parliament Building

20 min

The monumental Parliament at Kossuth Square, the most expensive structure ever built in Hungary at its inauguration, is the symbol of Budapest’s rise in the 19th century.
Heroes' Square

20 min

This iconic statue complex features the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders.
Andrassy Avenue

30 min

This noble avenue was Budapest's answer to Paris's Champs-Élysées in the 19th century, a statement of the Hungarian capitals increasing sophistication and affluence.
Ronald Reagan Statue

10 min

Lean about the Ronald Reagan statue and the Hungarian sense of obligation to this US president for his efforts to bring down the Iron Curtain.
Kossuth Lajos Square

20 min

Take in the monumental Parliament at Kossuth Square, the most expensive structure ever built in Hungary at its inauguration.

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

Budapest Budapest, Hungary See on map

Please meet your guide outside Café Smúz, Kossuth Lajos tér 18, Budapest, 1055, Hungary.

End point

Pickup points

Unless hotel pick up has been arranged, please meet your guide 15 minutes before start time at the default meeting point, Café Smúz, Kossuth Lajos tér 18, Budapest, 1055, Hungary.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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