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Private Budapest Tour: Explore the Hidden Treasure of Europe, Lake Balaton
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Balatonakarattya
Experience the hidden treasure of Europe on a private Budapest tour. Explore the stunning beauty of Lake Balaton, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, and discover the rich history and architecture of the region. Book now and customize your starting time!
Experience the hidden treasure of Europe on a private Budapest tour. Explore the stunning beauty of Lake Balaton, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere, and discover the rich history and architecture of the region. Book now and customize your starting time!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Balatonakarattya Magaspart - This tour is exceptionally beautiful in April. Experience vibrant spring colors, abundant flowers, and ideal weather. Our first stop is a stunning, scenic location at Lake Balaton, typically lasting 5-10 minutes. The 90-minute duration includes travel time.
- Lake Balaton - Enjoy an unforgettable view of Lake…
- Balatonakarattya Magaspart - This tour is exceptionally beautiful in April. Experience vibrant spring colors, abundant flowers, and ideal weather. Our first stop is a stunning, scenic location at Lake Balaton, typically lasting 5-10 minutes. The 90-minute duration includes travel time.
- Lake Balaton - Enjoy an unforgettable view of Lake Balaton, especially breathtaking in October with its vibrant autumn colors, particularly on sunny days.
- Balatonfüred - Next, we drive to Balatonfüred, a charming town filled with mansions and a picturesque promenade. The delightful center and stunning villas are sure to captivate you!
- Tihany - Stroll through the streets of Hungary’s most beautiful village. Sample the region’s famous lavender products, including beer, lemonade, chocolate, and gelato.
- Bences Apatsag - This monastery, founded nearly a thousand years ago, features a beautifully decorated baroque church. With a ticket (8 euros per person), you can explore the interior and view an exhibition on the abbey’s history.
- Szantod-Tihany Ferry - On the return journey, we take the ferry that crosses the lake.
What's Included
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Driver/guide
- anding and/or facility fees
- All activities
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Driver/guide
- anding and/or facility fees
- All activities
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, wine tasting (appr. eur 25/person)
- Food and drinks, wine tasting (appr. eur 25/person)
Additional Information
Lake Balaton embodies the charm of Hungary’s countryside, akin to Provence. Visitors will be captivated by breathtaking vistas, quaint villages with centuries-old whitewashed homes, and remarkable natural formations. The tour includes a visit to the beautifully restored Abbey of Tihany, established a millennium ago. For just 8 euros per person, guests…
Lake Balaton embodies the charm of Hungary’s countryside, akin to Provence. Visitors will be captivated by breathtaking vistas, quaint villages with centuries-old whitewashed homes, and remarkable natural formations. The tour includes a visit to the beautifully restored Abbey of Tihany, established a millennium ago. For just 8 euros per person, guests can admire its exquisite baroque interior. This tour offers a blend of stunning scenery, fascinating history, and, upon request, excellent wine! The picturesque views, delightful cuisine, fresh wines, village charm, and the region’s historical and architectural heritage provide compelling reasons to visit.
Interested in a different start time? The tour can commence anytime between 6 AM and 11 PM. Simply send a message after booking to arrange an alternative start time.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please send a message after booking if you are interested in the wine tasting option.
Location
Balatonakarattya Magaspart
Koppany sor 67
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(79 Ratings)
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Raanan_c
Oct 30, 2025
Short and interesting in Lake Balaton - For those who want to briefly and thoroughly know the area of Lake Balton, this is the way.
A trip of just over an hour, boarding the car on a ferry, visiting the major towns of the peninsula, Tiananmen and Baltonford.
In October this was a time off for a seaside holiday that was quite cold. But the throwing colors are lovely. The driver Attila was excellent.
Recommended a restaurant among the groves.
It was great.
Not very expensive.
Drive carefully and safely.
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Gershon_m
Oct 6, 2025
Best trip outside of Budapest - Atilla was the best driver and guide.
Very recommended this trip and Atilla.
Wonderful views outside of Budapest
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Helen_p
Oct 3, 2025
Gabriel was amazing... - Gabriel was an amazing tour guide ....very knowledgeable and a lot of fun.
He was able to adjust the tour to our interests
Thank you Gabriel for a wonderful day!!
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Michelle_l
Aug 18, 2025
Feeling Like Celebrities on Lake Balaton with Balazs - We had the most amazing experience with our guide, Balazs, on a day trip from Budapest to Lake Balaton. He picked us up in his beautifully restored 1965 mint green Volvo, which was such a unique and fun way to start the journey. Driving through Hungary in this epic classic car made us feel like celebrities — even coming from Hollywood, California, people were snapping photos of us everywhere we went!
Balazs is a fantastic guide – knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about sharing his local history and culture. Along the way, he gave us fascinating insights into both Budapest and Balaton, and he always made sure we were comfortable and enjoying ourselves.
He took us to the most gorgeous lunch spot at Echo in Balaton, where the food and views were equally incredible. We crossed the lake, drank fresh sparkling water straight from the ground, and even watched the graceful brown swans. Every stop felt thoughtfully chosen and special.
What really stood out was Balazs himself – friendly, personal, and accommodating to our requests, always going the extra mile to make the day perfect. By the end, it felt like we were exploring with a friend rather than just a guide.
This tour was truly a highlight of our time in Hungary, and we can’t recommend Balazs highly enough!
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Rob_n
Jul 30, 2025
Unique and amazing tour - Balazs was an amazing guide. Great character and good sense of humour. Very insightful. Balazs turned up in a fully restored 1965 Volvo Amazon! Amazing car, so unique. That really made the day. This was an awesome experience. Lake Balaton is beautiful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Voyager755478
Jul 22, 2025
- Our family had a fantastic tour to Lake Balaton. The lake is lovely and our guide was fantastic. He changed the tour up and took us to a winery bc we said we like wine. He was so nice to my son and a great guide. He took us to a lovely restaurant on the lake. We all really enjoyed the day.
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Rachel_g
Jul 3, 2025
Book the tour!!! - Highly recommend!!! We had an amazing time on this private tour. Attila was an amazing guide, very accommodating and made our day perfect !
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Resort61062900312
Jun 14, 2025
Fantastic. - We just spent a fabulous week 😍excellent staff, great food 😋Not to mention the animation nothing short of sublime led by the fantastic Cristian, We will definitely be back ❤️
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Pam_h
May 27, 2025
Get out of the city and see some countryside - See the countryside on this tour. Beautiful lake area. Charming homes with thatched roofs. Cute towns. Experienced a ferry ride across the lake back to the city. Nice to see something other than city sites while in Budapest. Our Guide Atilla was enjoyable and made sure we saw what we wanted to.
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Pallavikamat123
Jun 8, 2025
Wonderful Day Trip! - Our guide Attilla picked us up at our hotel; Lake Balaton is an hour's drive from Budapest and is a wonderful place for a day trip. Loads of homes apparently rented out for people wishing to spend sometime there; beautiful small streets; there was even a small beach where we could feed ducks and swans.
The most surprising part for us, as Indians, was that there's a Tagore walkway/square as Rabindranath Tagore had visited Lake Balaton during his Europe tour, when he had suddenly fallen ill. There's also a tree planted in his name. A host of other Indian ministers and dignitaries have also visited this stop and planted trees.
We walked through one of the small villages; there was a shop selling lavender products including lavender icecream! Lunch was at this amazing place overlooking the River.
Attilla was a huge Rubik fan, and was carrying with him the Rubik's Cube and a host of other games & puzzles, which kept us entertained.
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