Capital Budapest - Half Day Private Tour (4hr)

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About this activity

Our Capital Budapest tour takes you to the six essential landmarks of Budapest - and off the beaten tourist tracks. Explore this magnificent city in the company of your expert, local guide who offers essential insider tips and navigation advice, so you won't miss out on anything.

After this introductory tour and getting to know the story of the city, you will feel confident in planning the rest of your trip around Budapest.

You also have the option to take the tour with an included river cruise on the Danube, where you can learn about twenty iconic landmarks of the Hungarian capital from this unique perspective.

The itinerary provided is a basic outline of our tour and may be subject to change based, minor alterations may be made without notification to ensure the smooth running of the tour.

Please let us know your preferred starting time and any supplementary details pertaining to your reservation.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–4
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Fungarian

What is included

Included

Included: One hot or cold beverage
Included: Public transport pass
Included: Notebook with pen
Included: City map

Not included

Not included: Gratuities

Itinerary

Budapest

Passing by

We can meet you at whichever hotel you are staying in Budapest, or at a central point we agree upon.
Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag hid)

10 min

The Liberty Bridge connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube. It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre. It was originally named Franz Joseph Bridge.
Szent Gellert Square

Passing by

St Gellért Square is one of the most impressive squares in Buda. The square is named after Bishop St Gellért , also called the Martyr for Hungarian Christendom.
Clark Adam Square (Clark Adam ter)

Passing by

Clark Square is passed through by thousands of locals and foreigners every day. The Chain Bridge, the tunnel leading beneath Castle Hill, the funicular up to Szt. György Square by the Royal Palace, and several major streets all meet here, making the flower-laden roundabout in the middle an integral part of Budapest for decades.
Stop 5

Passing by

The winding road that leads up to the Buda Castle turns right under the breathtaking Fisherman's Bastion towards the Royal Palace, a great location for amazing photos.
Disz Square

Passing by

Budapest's Dísz tér is an area of mainly one- and two-storey old residential buildings, running north-south in the central part of the Castle District In the Middle Ages, the square was occupied by simple Gothic houses, the remains of which can still be found in the foundations and walls of several houses. It is located at the southern end of the former bourgeois town, adjacent to St George's Square, which borders the Palace of the Castle.
Stop 7

10 min Admission not included

The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located near the Buda Castle. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces. The Fishermen's Bastion's main façade, parallel to the Danube, its seven high-pitched stone towers symbolize the seven chieftains of the Hungarians who founded Hungary in 895.
Matthias Church

10 min Admission not included

Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom) is a Roman Catholic church located in Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015, although no archaeological remains exist
Becsi kapu

Passing by

The square is named after the Vienna Gate (Hungarian:Bécsi kapu). As the name suggests, it was the port connecting the Castle with the highway to Vienna.
Szell Kalman ter

Passing by

Széll Kálmán tér (Széll Kálmán Square, formerly known as Moszkva tér or Moscow Square between 1951 and 2011) is a square in Budapest. It is one of the city's busiest transport interchanges. It can be considered the centre of Buda, because of its traffic and the several stores around it, including Mammut, a shopping mall.
Heroes' Square

15 min

Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, Hungary, noted for its iconic statue complex featuring the Seven chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Memorial Stone of Heroes, often erroneously referred as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Underground Railway Museum

Passing by

Our mean of transportation will be Metro Line M1, officially: Millennium Underground Railway is the oldest line of the Budapest Metro, also it is the first underground on the European mainland, and the world's third oldest underground after the London Underground and Liverpool's Mersey Railway.
Hungarian Parliament Building

15 min Admission not included

The Hungarian Parliament Building which translates to "House of the Country" or "House of the Nation"), is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest. It is situated on Kossuth Square in the Pest side of the city, on the eastern bank of the Danube. It was designed by Hungarian architect Imre Steindl in neo-Gothic style and opened in 1902. It has been the largest building in Hungary since its completion.
Kossuth Lajos Square

Passing by

The square, renamed in 1927 in honor of Lajos Kossuth, was previously known by several names including Parliament square. Facing the parliament building are the Museum of Ethnography, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Stop 15

Passing by

The square is a mix of business and residential. The United States Embassy in Hungary and the historicist style headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank abut the west side of the square. Some buildings on the square are designed in the Art Nouveau style.
Szent Istvan Bazilika

15 min Admission not included

St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose supposed right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920.
Erzsebet ter

Passing by

This park, next to Deák Ferenc tér is a popular gathering for young people. Alcoholic beverages are sold at the grassy area, and it is common for Deák Ferenc tér to be populated until the midnight hours.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

15 min Admission not included

The Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.
Stop 19

30 min Admission included

Having coped with all the landmarks, we will have a quiet and relaxed drink on the terrace of a café near the Synagogue when we can wrap up what we have seen, practise our Hungarian, and plan how to get the best out of the rest of your stay.

Meeting point and pickup

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

Meeting point

We can meet you at whichever hotel you are staying in Budapest, or from a central point we agree upon.

End point

The end of this tour depends on the personalised itinerary, can be in the greater downtown area.

Pickup points

Callas House
ROOMbach Hotel Budapest Center
Museum Guest House 2
Apaczai Hostel
Budapest City Central
Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest
Evergreen Hotel
Exe Budapest Center
City Hotel Budapest
Stories Boutique Hotel
La Prima Fashion Hotel
Present Grand Hotel

and 87 more pickup points

We can meet you at whichever hotel you are staying in Budapest, or at a central point we agree upon.

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%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.