Budapest Grand Walk: Explore City Streets, Bridges, and Danube Promenade on a 4-Hour Guided Tour
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Budapest
Discover the hidden gems of Budapest on a 4-hour guided walking tour. Explore the city streets, bridges, and Danube promenade, and uncover the rich history and stunning architecture of this vibrant city.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Tasting Table Budapest - Meet your guide at this wine cellar in the Palace district , and start the tour with an aperitif!
- Hungarian National Museum - Walking is the best way to explore Budapest, and the only way to truly discover the details hidden among the city’s streets. This 4-hour grand walking tour, led by an experienced local guide, visits a mix of many of the city’s major sights and lesser-known ones which should not be missed. Focusing on the history of the city and the country, this tour covers a large area of the city, squeezing in many places of interest.
In this neighborhood you will see some stunning buildings (many of which have seen better days) including the Hungarian National Radio Building (which was an important site during the 1956 Revolution) and the National Museum.
- Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz) - We’ll pass by the Hungarian State Opera House, a neo-Renaissance building on Andrássy út, designed by Miklós Ybl.
- Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga) - Then briefly check out the neighboring Jewish District, and see the Grand Synagogue (Europe’s largest), the Gozsdu udvar complex, and bustling Király utca.
- Hungarian Parliament Building - We’ll admire the neo-Gothic Parliament building, which dominates the Danube bank.
- St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - This Catholic basilica is named in honor of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose mummified right hand is housed in the church.
- Heroes’ Square - Hop on continental Europe’s oldest metro line and also stop for a coffee break at a favorite local café. Budapest has layers of history, and this tour will reveal them through the telling of the stories of the buildings and streets, as well as the important players in Hungarian history from kings, dictators, and freedom fighters to architects, writers, and politicians.
- Szechenyi Lanchid - Our tour ends near the Chain Bridge (on the Pest side). Cross the bridge to continue your own exploration of the Buda Castle.
- Gozsdu Udvar - We’ll pass through this complex of seven buildings, and their connected courtyards, in the 7th district. The lively courtyards are full of shops and restaurants.
- Shoes on the Danube Bank - In addition to seeing grand public spaces, you’ll see monuments including the heartbreaking Shoes on the Danube Holocaust memorial and the Soviet Monument. You’ll also learn why there is memorial to characters such as a US major, and Ronald Reagan.
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences - The Hungarian Academy of Sciences is housed in an elegant neoclassical palace, built in 1865.
- Stock Exchange Palace - “Liberty” Square is flanked by many beautiful buildings, including the former stock exchange.
- Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag hid) - Budapest’s bridges, linking Buda and Pest, are vital to the city scape, and daily life.
What's Included
- Start with a glass of Hungarian sparkling wine
- Travel on the continent’s oldest metro line
- Coffee and a drink included during the break
- Frequent photo opportunities and Q&A stops
- Guidance from an English-speaking local expert
- Enjoy tea and coffee throughout
- Sample alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Budapest offers more than just cafés, spas, and ruin bars that travelers should take the time to discover. Navigation through the labyrinth of inner-city roads, observing the classy villas from the late 19th to early 20th century along the significant boulevards, crossing the bridges that unite Buda and Pest, and strolling along the stunning Danube promenade that pierces the city center are recommended. Take part in this four-hour guided walking tour to see Budapest’s most remarkable highlights.
- This is a shared small-group tour (2 - 8 guests). For booking larger groups please choose the ‘Group Tour’ option when booking
- If you would like a private tour for just your group (which can be customized), please choose the ‘Private Tour’ option when booking. If you have a preferred neighborhood or theme, please advise local supplier
- 4-hour tour (if you have somewhere else to be afterwards, please let your guide know at the beginning of the tour as it can stretch on for more than four hours if you are not in a rush)
- A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable shoes are recommended
- Minimum numbers of 2 apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Location
Tasting Table Budapest Shop
Bródy Sándor utca
Look for the cellar entrance.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Thomas_m
Apr 19, 2024
Grand Walk - Knowledgeable guide, very pleasant and friendly.
Gave us a great feel for the city and its rich history.
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Marier415
Aug 19, 2022
Personal look into an amazing city - Barbara was our guide and she was just perfect. First she found out what we would like to see and what we could tolerate on such a hot day. Then she took us at a reasonable pace through the city, stopping at various spots with wonderful insights. Barbara clearly loves her country and her city and we really appreciated the time she spent with us. We would certainly book again with Taste Hungary on our next visit and, hopefully, spend more time with the wonderful wines of Hungary.
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Bubblebuddies
Sep 5, 2020
Executive Summary: Take This Tour! - My tour guide was Endre - charming, cheerful, punctual, well-travelled and with ridiculously good English. The private tours are customisable - we customised mine so much that the four hour tour took nearly six fascinating and enjoyable hours. We also “customised” coffee and cake into Villányi Franc!
You’ll cover a lot of ground on this tour but it’s not physically demanding thanks to clever tactical use of public transport.
Endre was particularly good at highlighting the subtle details and history that one would otherwise miss - particularly how the different epochs are represented in the architecture (often even within the same building).
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Wg0903
Mar 24, 2020
Wonderful tour - This was the best experience we had during our visit to Budapest! Our guide Angela was knowledgeable and professional, and during our 4+ walking tour we visited many of the districts of this beautiful city. This is a must do when you visit!!!!!
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Lisalx6063hg
Feb 17, 2020
Valentine’s Tour - Such a knowledgable guide and genuinely interested in our tour goals. We learnt so much about Budapest’s history and the impact on its society and culture. I couldn’t recommend this highly enough. So pleased we didn’t choose a cheaper alternative (we saw so many 30+ headcount tours; how can that work?)
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Martinaj620
Dec 7, 2019
A wonderful Budapest experience - thanks to ANA:) - This tour kicked off at the 'Tasting Table', right where our 'Culinary' tour ended - a brilliant segue from one tour to the next - and both so very different. On our Budapest Grand Walk, our tour guide, Ana, was simply the BEST! Her general knowledge and overall passion for her hometown was infectious. We loved hearing so much of Hungary's history as we weaved our way all over 'Pest'. We now absolutely love Budapest, thanks to Ana, and look forward to returning again one day. THANK YOU!
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Paulabdsally
Nov 5, 2019
Grand Walk with private guide - Guide was well informed and very helpful. He gave us an insight into the local politics and everyday life in Budapest as well as the history. We went on the underground which was very interesting and well run.
The tour was good value.
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Krobien
Oct 1, 2019
Amazing food tour and wine dinner! - We did both the food tour and Thursday evening wine dinner during our recent trip to Budapest and loved both! We had Aggie as a tour guide for the walking tour. She was wonderful, and very knowledgeable and passionate about her hometown. We had the opportunity to try a wide variety of authentic Hungarian food and wines. The wine dinner was fabulous, great conversations with other guests, and excellent information about the wines we were tasting. The winemaker actually attended the dinner too, which was fabulous. The sommelier allowed us to taste the wines in the new 6-bottle packages that they offer for sale in the US - all were excellent, and I ordered a package as soon as we got home! Really, really wonderful experience - worth including in any Budapest itinerary. We look forward to returning to the beautiful city of Budapest, and trying other tours offered by Taste Hungary! Also hoping to join some of their future DC area events!
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Barnes
Sep 25, 2019
Free walking tour Budapest - Very well done with Enthusiastic guides from the area. They work for gratuities, thus you definitely get your moneys worth! The perfect thing to do your first day in town
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Udfanatic
Sep 14, 2019
Outstanding tour! - Really enjoyed this tour! Unfortunately, I've forgotten the tour guide's name (Lilla perhaps?) but she was delightful. Very personable, knowledgeable and accommodating. She had planned to stop and have a drink early in the tour but because we were coming off a food tour, she quickly adjusted the schedule and postponed the drink for later. She was extremely knowledgeable of the history of the city, and shared freely as we walked around Pest. We saw all of the major sights, and some lesser known as well - Hungarian Parliament Building, Shoes on the Danube, Heroes Square, Liberty Square, Opera House, St. Stephens Basilica, Jewish Qtr, Hungarian National Radio Building, and more. We stopped and had a beer at City Park, and then a delicious dessert and coffee at a nice little cafe. She even provided restaurant suggestions (we went later, it was delicious!).
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