Budapest Historical Sightseeing - Free Walking Tour Discount Tickets

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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.

Meeting and Pickup

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!

End Point

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.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Hungarian National Museum
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.
Duration: 10 mins
2. Kalvin Square
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.
Duration: 5 mins
3. Unger's House
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.
Duration: 5 mins
4. Erzsebet ter
See the Budapest eye, learn about the history of the square and the location of some of Budapest coolest bars and nightlife.
Duration: 5 mins
5. Danubius Hotel Astoria
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.
Duration: 2 mins
6. Budapest's Jewish Quarter
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.
7. Szent Istvan Bazilika
Stand outside this wonderful building and learn why it is named after Hungary's first king!
Duration: 10 mins
8. Szabadsag ter
Spend some time at the Szabadság tér/Liberty Square and see the communist memorial!
Duration: 15 mins
9. Stock Exchange Palace
The 50000 m2 palace is the largest privately owned historic landmark in Budapest
Duration: 3 mins
10. Ronald Reagan Statue
Find out why Regan is walking away from the parliament looking so happy, and also discover why Bush (statue) is stood waiting for hi.
Duration: 2 mins
11. Hungarian Parliament Building
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.
Duration: 10 mins
12. Fisherman's Bastion
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.
Duration: 5 mins
13. Szechenyi Lanchid
See the chain bridge, learn about the history of the bridge and its reconstruction.
Duration: 5 mins
14. Shoes on the Danube Bank
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.
Duration: 5 mins

Inclusion

In-person guide

Exclusion

Tea and coffee

Cost of using a public toilet. 100huf to 500huf

Tips for the guides.

Guides are not able to carry guest luggage or equipment

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

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.

Supplied by Perfect European Tours - Budapest FREE Walking Tours.

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