Budapest Overview Private tour: An Introduction to the City's Best Sites in Pest and Buda
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26 Ratings
Budapest

This is an ideal way to begin your exploration of Budapest! We cover all the prime locations in both Pest and Buda. This tour offers an excellent general overview of the city, and rest assured, by its conclusion, you’ll have grasped the layout of the city. It incorporates all elements: landmarks, history, culture, and a small gastronomical delight.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Heroes’ Square - Get a brief summary of the Hungarian history in the largest square of Budapest.
  • Hungarian State Opera House (Magyar Allami Operahaz) - Let us show you the freshly renovated Opera House of Budapest!
  • St. Stephen’s Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika) - Inside walk and Cupola view
  • Szechenyi Lanchid - Let’s cross the first permanent bridge of Budapest.
  • Buda Castle - Let us show you the former city centre from that period when Buda and Pest were completely separated settlements.
What's Included
  • Snacks provided
  • Tea and coffee available
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Location
Heroes' Square
Andrassy Avenue, Next to City Park in the VI. District
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Daniel
Mar 3, 2024
Excellent Family Tour with Little Kids - One of the best tour experiences we’ve ever had anywhere. Petra was incredibly brilliant and super easy to talk to/plan with. We had 3 kids with us + the grandparents. It went flawlessly. Our kids loved Petra… I have many photos of her holding their hands walking through Budapest. 100% recommend.
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Ellenwr8802ne
Oct 21, 2023
Fun and Enriching Experience! - Superb tour and culture exchange! Grateful for this tour company and their professionalism. We worked with Anita to arrange and organize our private 3 hour tour. Our brilliant and convivial guide, Petra, adapted the tour to our interests. It was a beautiful mix of Hungarian history, culture, and fun! This tour company was recommended to me by a work colleague and I am so glad to have utilized their tour services. The experience enriched my trip and post-trip, as I was empowered with a vast array of Hungarian and Budapest knowledge to impart to work colleagues, friends, and family. Köszönöm Szépen Anita, Petra and your company Budapest Locals.
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M9029xdlaurah
Aug 22, 2023
Excellent Service, Excellent Tour - We were on a 5 week tour of major European cities and booked tours (some group, some private) at each location. Our entire experience with Budapest Locals was one of our top tours on this journey. It starts with great communication from Anita. We learned on this adventure that tour companies that don’t communicate with you before your experience consistently end up giving sub-par tours. Anita made sure to touch base before the tour reminding us of what to expect, when/where to meet which made for a seamless experience. Our guide, Petra, was one of our favorite guides we had in Europe. She met us at our hotel and as we were starting our tour, we walked past a building next to our hotel that had a restaurant in it that we hadn’t noticed. She said she highly recommended it, asked if we’d like to eat there after our day of touring and then went in and made a reservation for us. This restaurant was so good, we went back for a second meal (the only time we did so in all 5 weeks of traveling). And the day just kept getting better from there. We saw so much, Petra gave us great information on not just the sites we were seeing, but wherever the conversation and our interests about Budapest went. We saw far more than we thought we could cover in 4 hours and she gave us great recommendations for the rest of our days In Budapest. We cannot recommend this tour company highly enough and would re-book in a heartbeat if we are ever lucky enough to find ourselves back in beautiful Budapest.
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Stevenbv7057tq
Jul 28, 2023
Wonderful tour - Anita was a pleasure to work with. She created a full-day tour of Budapest that met our needs completley. Andi was our guide and she could not have been better. She provided local information not found in guidebooks. The overall package included lunch at a restaurant along our route. I highly recommend this tour operator.
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Meffio15
Jun 28, 2023
Great visit and hospitality - Petra was very knowledgeable, informative and fun. She was very flexible and patient with me and I truly enjoyed the tour and her company.
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D5646ksadams
Jun 22, 2023
Excellent Tour Company - This is an excellent tour company that we highly recommend. We hired them for a few days for private tours. Our tour guide did an excellent job. On the first day our flight was delayed but she waited in the lobby of the hotel so that we wouldn't miss out on some sightseeing. She was very flexible each day on what we did and answered all of my in-laws questions. More important, the tour company did an excellent job communicating before, during, and even after the tour.
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Chiquynh
Jun 9, 2023
Andi was an exemplary guide (intellectual, witty, discerning, and like a friend) - Andi was an exemplary private tour guide. She took us through Buda and Pest, the west and east sides of the Danube River, respectively, on one of our favorite tours of our whirlwind 12-country trip—mainly because Andi is young and energetic, she read the description I wrote them of our interests, and she had an educated perspective on the history and current economy that was stimulating and refreshing. She was able to artfully take us through the ostensible façade of the city—one that a cynic would say does not have a defined identify and is still attempting to rebuild and evolve after the physical and socioeconomic tolls mainly taken by WWII. However, through our flowing discussions with Andi, we ultimately appreciated Budapest for a city of a resilient people—people who fatally rebelled against the unbeatable USSR on 25 Oct 1956, and people who understand the limitations of the current government and economy, yet are able to see the opportunities to live a thriving life in a beautiful city.
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Stephychin
Apr 15, 2023
Amazing Private Tour of Budapest - Highly recommend Budapest Locals!! We are a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids ages 5-11), and we traveled to Budapest for the first time in April 2023. We booked two half-day tours (Budapest Overview and Hidden Gems) and we enjoyed every minute of our tours! The tours were very well-planned and executed. We saw all the major sites, plus more, and learned a lot about the city and history of Budapest. Our tour guide, Petra, was absolutely amazing! We felt so comfortable with her and our kids warmed up to her very quickly. By the 2nd day, she was like a good friend showing us around. Our kids say she was the best tour guide!
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Adventure48661189581
Feb 15, 2023
Brilliant Tour of Budapest - Petra our guide was amazing. We spent four hours seeing the sights of Budapest. Petra worked at our pace and was incredibly knowledgable. We started the day knowing very little about the city but by early afternoon had a great overview of the different areas, key historical events and key landmarks. We enjoyed every minute and would thoroughly recommend.
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Gardengal08
Sep 4, 2022
Excellent tour of Budapest - Had a great tour with Andi! The communication between us and the company was very good (and comforting) Andi was on time and outlined the tour prior to leaving the hotel. Her knowledge of the city and its history was excellent, she was easy to understand and she was very eager to show us her city. I would highly recommend this tour, worth the money.
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