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Communist Walking Tour of Budapest: Explore the History of Goulash Communism with a Historian Guide
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23 Ratings
Budapest
Uncover the secrets of Budapest's goulash communism on a 3-hour walking tour with a historian guide. Discover the unique blend of totalitarianism and limited freedoms that made Hungary the 'happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc.'
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Hungarian Parliament Building - Traveling by subway to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament, we explore monuments from the 1956 revolution, before continuing to Liberty Square where we discuss aspects of the Cold War before the US Embassy, the monument to the Soviet Army, the statue of Ronald Reagan and an atomic shelter.
What's Included
- 3-hour guided walk with a historian
What's Not Included
- Your guide will help you to purchase Budapest Tram and Metro tickets if you do not already have a visitor pass
Additional Information
Aided by a historian, this walking tour lasts three hours and enables you to understand the ‘goulash communism’ of the tumultuous years when Budapest was under totalitarianism, a mild form of dictatorship where Hungarians were granted some freedoms in return for compliance on significant matters. Discover why, in spite of the hardships endured by the citizens of Budapest under communist rule, Hungary was known as ‘the happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc.’
- Your tour guides are expert local historians and enthusiastic hosts who love helping travelers from all over discover Budapest.
Location
Frankel Leó út 2-4
Frankel Leó út
Please meet your guide outside cafe Bambi Eszpresszó, Frankel Leó út 2/4, 1027 Budapest
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Lawrencebu3243ax
Sep 10, 2023
Don't miss this tour - This was the best tour we had during our trip. Our tour guide, Balint Tamas was exceptionally knowledgeable and entertaining. So much of the experience in Budapest revolved around understanding the turbulent recent history and Balint laid out the story in a clear and understandable way. He brought books with illustrations showing the historical events that took place at the sites he took us to. He was well prepared, an expert in the history and made the tour fun.
Can't recommend this highly enough.
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Hallur
Apr 7, 2023
Must do in Budapest - Had a great time exploring the city ;-) - Hey there ;-)
We just finished this great tour with the perfect guide Balint !
We are on a fanily vacation (age from 18 to 53) and Balint managed to cater all our needs and was very captivating and entertaining tour. He walked with us through sights of Budapest, we would never have seen without him, showing us a completely new part of Budapest and opening our horizons. After the tour we can say with much confidence that it is a must do and should be added to your To Do immediately!!
12/10 stars!!
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Susie
Feb 14, 2023
Fascinating! - Fascinating tour of Budapest! Andras was so informative about the city’s and country’s complex history and tailored the tour to suit our main interests. We learnt and saw so much.
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Nr5uk
Nov 7, 2022
Excellent introduction to Budapest! - Hugely informative tour which gave us a real flavour of the rich history of Budapest. Andras, our guide, was first-rate and hugely knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
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Swigchow
Nov 3, 2022
Fantastic! - We had a fantastic tour!!! Balin was our guide and he was absolutely incredible. He had a great breadth and depth of knowledge and presented the information thoughtfully. He really helped us gain greater insight into this portion of Hungary’s history. Ask for Balin for a tremendous experience!!
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Nhathuyvu
Oct 10, 2022
Recommended for history enthusiasts!! - The tour was simply awesome! We played a kind of "follow the historic tracks" game while walking through the monuments of the city, which I found really interesting. The guide was also very knowledgeable and replies to any question regarding the topic.
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Mark_z
Oct 3, 2022
Even if you're not a history nut, DO THIS! - Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and showed us sites we didn't even know existed. She did a great job at helping us feel what living under communism was like
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465stepheny
Sep 24, 2022
Communist Walking Tour - What an amazing tour so informative and enjoyable the guide was interesting and knowledgeable I would suggest if you are in the city go on this tour !!
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813amier
Sep 8, 2022
Best educational tour in Budapest - Sophie was an smacking guide. There were only the two of us so we really got a personalized tour. We saw a lot. Learned a lot. And had an awesome time. She’s very knowledgeable and was able to answer any question we had. And we laughed 😀
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Serena
Jun 5, 2022
Amazing! Highly recommended. - Highly recommend this tour! Andras was amazing, super knowledgeable and detailed. We thoroughly enjoyed our time and learned so much!
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