A Journey through Jewish Budapest - Private Walking Tour

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About this activity

Budapest has a long and rich Jewish heritage. On this private, 3-hour walking tour, let a historian guide you through some of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks. Both morning and afternoon departures are available for this fascinating outing. Discover essential landmarks like the Dohány Street Synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — as well as smaller prayer houses and former Jewish ghettos, while your guide tells fascinating stories and provides historical context.

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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: Hotel pickup
Included: Historian guide

Not included

Not included: Food and drinks
Not included: Dohány Synagogue Tickets
Not included: Rumbach Street Synagogue Tickets
Not included: Kazincky Street Snagogue Tickets

Itinerary

Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

30 min Admission not included

Explore the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest temple in Europe, with the assistance of a Jewish Studies Scholar. Take in the lavish, Moorish Revival style before visiting the Temple of Heroes, the Jewish Museum, and a Memorial Park, all within the complex.
Kazinczy Street Synagogue

35 min Admission not included

Walk to the neighboring Ghetto Wall Memorial, erected in 2014, before passing a luxurious Mikve (or Jewish ritual bath) and continuing to the exteriors of the Art Nouveau orthodox synagogue on Kazinczy Street. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.
Rumbach Street Synagogue

25 min Admission not included

Discover the history of the Status Quo Ante stream of Judaism while observing the the impressive facade of the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.
Shoes on the Danube Bank

20 min

Conclude paying our rspects at the Shoes on the Danube Bank, a memorial erected on April 16 2005, to honour the Jews who were massacred here during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. It represents their shoes left behind on the bank.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Meeting point

Please meet your guide outside Bistro Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A, Budapest, Hungary

End point

The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on April 16 2005 to honour the Jews massacred by Fascist militia during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river.

Pickup points

Callas House
ROOMbach Hotel Budapest Center
Museum Guest House 2
Radio Inn
Apaczai Hostel
Budapest City Central
Hostel Danube
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Exe Budapest Center
T62 Hotel
NH Collection Budapest City Center
Stories Boutique Hotel

and 171 more pickup points

Your guide will meet you at your central hotel or flat and lead your group by metro, tram or foot (when the sites are close). Tickets are provided if you do not have a pass. We'll write to request your address when we send you your guide's phone and photo. If you don't want a pickup or do not respond with an address, please meet your guide 10 minutes before start time at the default meeting point: Cafe Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A

Using your ticket

Your tour guides are professors, doctoral students, historians, journalists, art critics, and published authors.

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
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Moderate walking is required; wear comfortable shoes and clothing
Please note that visitors to the Dohány and Kazinczy Synagogues are requested to have their shoulders and knees covered.