What is the cancellation policy for this tour?

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

How long does this tour take?

This tour lasts approximately 2 hours and a half.

Budapest Historical Sightseeing - Free Walking Tour

Q: Where does this tour start?

This tour starts at: You'll find us outside of the OTP bank/the chemist, 12 Kalvin ter. Use metro exit b look for our guides holding yellow umbrellas!.

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2 hours and a half

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Overview

This walking tour covers all the major historical sites and attractions of Budapest. Explore and gain a historical understanding which covers 50 points of historical interest.

The tour will give you the chance to view, explore, and gain a historical and cultural understanding of the country. The tour covers 50 points of interest. The tour gives an introduction to the arrival of the first Magyar tribes, the Ottomans, the Hapsburg Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, WW1, WW2, The Soviet Occupation, and life in current-day Hungary. Complete with recommendations for the best bars, restaurants, spas, and cultural spots in the city.

You can tip the guides as little or much as you wish depending on the experience. There is a booking fee payable to trip adviser.

Our tours are fast-moving and our guides are professional historians. We also keep our tour groups small, below 25 people, to allow you to hear and see the guide easily and to have plenty of time to ask questions.

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What's Included

✓ Included

In-person guide

✗ Not Included

A short 5min break to buy drinks and go to the toilet there is no food/drink served on this tour. Guests should pay for their own if they wish to have them.
Cost of using a public toilet. 100huf to 500huf
Tips for the guides.
Guides are not able to carry guest luggage or equipment

Itinerary

Stop 1

Stand in the gardens of the National Museum: -See the statue of the mythical turul bird. -Learn about the museum, its collections, and its founder. -Hear about the 1948 uprising. -Discover the secrets of the notorious viii district, once home to grand palaces.

Stop 2

Meet the your guide at 12 Kalvin ter. Our guides are dressed in yellow. The square is French Protestant Reformer John Calvin. the area has places to sit and shelter from the elements.

Stop 3

Stand in the courtyard of Miklós Ybl's unique creation of mixing many styles: Byzantine, Gothic, Moorish, Renaissance, and Romantic elements, all make up the glory of this fading palace.

Stop 4

See the Budapest eye, learn about the history of the square and the location of some of Budapest coolest bars and nightlife.

Stop 5

Pass by this grand building in a French Empire style. Elegant both inside and out, the Astoria Budapest, with its cosmopolitan atmosphere, attracted numerous international stars and cinematic productions, inculding the Josephine Baker Story, directoed by Brian Gibson.

Stop 6

The tour travels through the Jewish quarter and allows participants to learn about the history of the district. From the home to a vibrant Jewish community to a ghetto in the Second World War, in more recent years it has become home to artists and students to bustling tourist areas, filled with independent shops, designers, and bars.

Stop 7

Stand outside this wonderful building and learn why it is named after Hungary's first king!

Stop 8

Spend some time at the Szabadság tér/Liberty Square and see the communist memorial!

Stop 9

The 50000 m2 palace is the largest privately owned historic landmark in Budapest

Stop 10

Find out why Regan is walking away from the parliament looking so happy, and also discover why Bush (statue) is stood waiting for hi.

Stop 11

Stand outside of the building and let yourself be amazed by the outside of the electric/neo-gothic historical building and by the beautiful view of the Danube! Learn about the other buildings of importance on the square including the chocolate museum, the former ministry of Justice, and the agricultural museum.

Stop 12

See the castle and fishermans Baiston, from the Pest side of the river. Learn about the areas history. See St Maytas church with its stunning colored tiled roof and the Hungarian National Palace from afar on the Pest side of the river. See St Margits Island the Gellert Hill from afar on the Pest side and discover their history.

Stop 13

See the chain bridge, learn about the history of the bridge and its reconstruction.

Stop 14

See this incredibly simple and haunting monument of 60 pairs of shoes dedicated dot the holocaust victims who were lined up and shot on the banks.

Meeting & End Point

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Meeting Point

You'll find us outside of the OTP bank/the chemist, 12 Kalvin ter. Use metro exit b look for our guides holding yellow umbrellas!

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End Point

We finish at Lanchid (the china bridge) from there guests can walk back to the meeting point, or to the city center quickly and easily.

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Good to Know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for travelers whom are unable to walk 3 miles.
We suggets bringing water to drink and sunscreen, umbrellas or warm jackets depending on the weather.
The tour is best enjoyed by adults and children over the age of 12 years. Younger children are welcome.
Dogs are not permitted on this tour. However guide dogs are permitted the owner must carry the dogs offical papers with them.
Metro and bus to Kalvin ter have wheelchair access.
Please inform us in advance if you need wheelchair access, the guide needs to make 2 slight adjustments to their route to accommodate you.
We do not offer a hearing induction loop.

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Special Instructions

Look for our guides holding yellow umbrellas with our logo on, outside OTP bank, 12-13 Kalvin ter, 1085, Budapest Hungary. Use metro exit B at Kalvin Ter (all metro exits have orange letters on them).

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The tour is in English as advertised.

YOU PAY ONLY A BOOKING FEE. GUIDES WELCOME TIPS IN ANY HARD CURRECNY.

Please ARRIVE 5 mins before the start of your tour. Late arrivals are disruptive for our guides and other guests. If you are more than 10 mins late, it will not be possible for you to join the tour, however it is possible to swap the ticket free of charge and join the next available tour. If you are running late text/whasapp the guide: 0036703405060. The guide may not respond to your message immediately because they are either driving to work/taking their tour.

Dress for the weather 43oc in summer to -25oc in winter. Summer you will need sun hat/sun umbrella/sunblock. Winter you will need thermal layers.

Please respect our guides and other guests.
-Do not speak when the guide is speaking.
-Please inform the guide if you leave the group.
-Stay together as part of the group.
-The guide has the right to ask you to leave the group if you are disruptive.
-The guide has the right to
abandon the tour at any time they feel that their personal safety or that of the group is threatened
-It is a legal requirement to carry your id at all times. Orginal passport or for eu citizens national id card

Photos and video of the tour may be used for marketing purposes.