Budapest Overview Private tour
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Budapest Overview Private tour
By Budapest Locals
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Ages 0-64
Duration: 4h
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Live guide: German, Portuguese, English, Spanish
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- Walking tour with a licensed tour guide
- 24-hour pass for all public transportation
- Skip the line entry and guided visit to the St.Stephen's Cathedral
- Home-made strudel in the Strudel House
- Coffee or tea or soft drink
- Free map and many recommendations for your stay
- Entry/Admission - St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
What's not included- Private transportation
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- We can meet you in the lobby of you hotel / in front of your airbnb.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 169189P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 169189P2
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- 653gwenv0 contributionsNew year in BudapestMeeting Barbara, our guide, was like meeting a long lost friend. She was very friendly, warm and knowledgeable. We had a lovely time getting to know Budapest, its beautiful buildings and interesting history. The strudel and coffee stop was a great idea.Written December 30, 2024
- martintravels0 contributionsGreat Budapest Guide!Our tour with Petra was great! We learned many interesting things and really enjoyed her sense of humor! 😊 lots of fun! And we really appreciated the flexibility and communication! Highly recommend Budapest Locals!Written December 10, 2024
- 33loisg0 contributionsTour greatAndy was a great tour guide and knows her history. Was very informative and pace was great. Strudel was an awesome bonus. Would recommend to anyone looking for a tour of Pest!!Written December 8, 2024
- Louise1965UK0 contributionsExcellent tourI have been on other city tours but always in a large group. Decided to book this private tour as a treat. The tour lived up to all the reviews. Anita was our guide. Very friendly & informative.Written November 4, 2024
- karishmac20160 contributionsAwesome Walking Tour!We had a very fun and informative walking tour with our lovely guide, Petra! 😊 She was very knowledgeable and super friendly. Exploring the Pest side after staying on the Buda side was great. We loved all the historic buildings and learning so much about Hungary’s vast history within nearly 3 hours!Written October 28, 2024
- Irene66660 contributionsThis tour is worth itAnita, out tour guide led us through interesting sights in Budapest. She narrated beautifully about history, people, culture, etc. Time well spent! Highly recommend this tour.Written October 6, 2024
- Kvyenielo0 contributionsWorthwhile even in the rain!Petra gave us a wonderful informative tour of the Pest side of the city, she was very knowledgeable and carefully explained the significance of what we were seeing. Her knowledge and expertise made us able to ignore the rain!Written September 16, 2024
- U7381UXdanc0 contributionsGet a feel for Buda / PestAnita was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about Buda and Pest. This tour focuses primarily on the Pest side of the Danube River. Great way to get an over view of the city to start exploringWritten September 15, 2024
- Quantummottle0 contributionsExcellent start to our Budapest tripThis was a great introduction to the beautiful city. Kinga was very knowledgeable and extremely helpful in planning out and advising us for the rest of our days in Budapest too! The information received from her served as a great framework for the other sights and experiences in Budapest. I would highly recommend this tourWritten September 11, 2024
- Denverbennett0 contributionsExcellent city tourWe had an excellent tour of Budapest with our guide Petra. She was very knowledgeable about the history of the city. We had been there a day and a half when we went on the tour, and she put the city and its history together for us. She gave a very thorough and enjoyable tour.Written September 3, 2024
- Codycromwell900 contributionsFantastic Introduction to BudapestThis tour was a great way to start our visit to Budapest! Our guide, Anita, was very friendly and knowledgeable and we loved our tour. In addition, she provided recommendations for additional sites to visit that we likely wouldn't have discovered on our own.Written August 17, 2024
- JoLewis150 contributionsFabulous Tour GuideAndi was lovely, very well versed in Hungary’s and Budapest history. The tour was so interesting and also much fun. We loved the stop for Coffee and Strudel! Highly recommend her and her tour company.Written August 17, 2024
- 490grants0 contributionsBrilliant ExperienceWe did the “Budapest Essentials Private Tour (Highlights and Hidden Sights)” with Anita, and absolutely recommend the tour. Reasons are that Anita is very knowledgeable and engaging, starting in a relaxed manner providing a history of Hungary and Hungarians. This was followed by detailed information at all the stops we made. In addition local knowledge sharing of how to buy a travel ticket, including a hands on demo has made our next few days easy. Also suggestions on other activities, sites to visit, restaurants and wines were fantastic and very helpful and took this tour to another level for us….12/10. Thanks for starting our week in Budapest so brilliantly. 👏Written August 15, 2024
- Moulay L0 contributionsAmazing private visit with PetraWe booked a private visit to have first glimpses and immersion in Budapest. Our guide, Petra, was amazing. She gave a good overview of Hungarian history and then we visited the main sites. Each spot was punctuated with anecdotes or insights. Petra also helped us organize the rest of our trip in Budapest highlighting best areas to focus on and made great restaurants recommendations. Great experienceWritten August 13, 2024
- ryu08030 contributionsFun toursWe did two 4 hour tours over 2 days with Andi. We enjoyed the tours, even though the weather was really hot due to the heatwave. We visited sites on the Pest side and the Castle on the Buda side. It was fun touring with Andi, and she was very informative. We made use of public transportation to get around the city, which was interesting and gave us a local experience. We loved our coffee break at the Strudel House, where the strudel was delicious. We even went back in the evening to try some Hungarian food. We highly recommend this tour company.Written August 4, 2024
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Stephanie C
Bethesda, Maryland, USA1 contribution
Apr 2023
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!
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!
Written April 15, 2023
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Laura H
Palm Harbor, FL69 contributions
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.
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.
Written August 22, 2023
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ChiQuynh
Fort Lauderdale, FL43 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
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.
Written June 9, 2023
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Dear Chi Ngo,
Thanks very much for your lovely words.
We are happy to hear that you had a great time with lovely Andi!
Please let us know if you visit again our beautiful city!
All the best,
Anita and Andi
Written June 11, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Allison M
4 contributions
Jun 2022
Our tour guide, Sylvie, was an absolute delight and incredibly knowledgeable. She was able to make it interesting and fun for our entire group...three kids, two seniors, and two adults....not an easy task with such a wide age range. They were able to accommodate us on short notice and we are so glad it worked out. One of the highlights of our time in Budapest. Highly recommend!
Written June 6, 2022
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LouLong
Sheffield, UK9 contributions
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.
Written February 15, 2023
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Dear Louise and Jeremy, Thank you so much for your lovely words!
Thanks for the great picture as well! Enjoy Budapest!!
Petra and Anita
Written February 17, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Dan S
Beulah, MI42 contributions
Sep 2020
We visited Budapest in October 2018 and wrote the following review. Hopefully, we can return soon for another of their great tours.
Great Budapest Overview Tour
We had a Danube River cruise with a three-day extension in Budapest. Although the river cruise had a 4-hour group tour of Budapest scheduled, we wanted to see more of the city. Most group tours of bigger cities are spent on a bus in traffic trying to get to the sites only to be surrounded by hundreds of other tourists.
We have never had a private tour before but after reading the reviews, we contacted Anita at Budapest Locals. Based upon her very prompt responses and suggestions, we booked the Overview Tour. Our guide, Barbi, met us at our hotel very eager to show us her city. As we had seen many sites on the Buda side on the group tour, she adjusted, and we stayed on the Pest side. She showed how to use the transit system which saved us time and walking to the sites. We were able to see many places previously missed such the Szechenyi baths, Vajdahunyad castle, seeing Budapest from the Basilica dome and the Strudel House. It was interesting listening to the history, life in Hungary and her passion, cooking.
We were able to spend the next day using the public transit on our own to explore the river district and shopping at the Central Market again. Thanks to Barbi, Budapest is now one of favorite cities. Our only regret is that we did not have time for another tour. We highly recommend any of the Budapest Locals tours and Barbi as a guide.
Dan S
Great Budapest Overview Tour
We had a Danube River cruise with a three-day extension in Budapest. Although the river cruise had a 4-hour group tour of Budapest scheduled, we wanted to see more of the city. Most group tours of bigger cities are spent on a bus in traffic trying to get to the sites only to be surrounded by hundreds of other tourists.
We have never had a private tour before but after reading the reviews, we contacted Anita at Budapest Locals. Based upon her very prompt responses and suggestions, we booked the Overview Tour. Our guide, Barbi, met us at our hotel very eager to show us her city. As we had seen many sites on the Buda side on the group tour, she adjusted, and we stayed on the Pest side. She showed how to use the transit system which saved us time and walking to the sites. We were able to see many places previously missed such the Szechenyi baths, Vajdahunyad castle, seeing Budapest from the Basilica dome and the Strudel House. It was interesting listening to the history, life in Hungary and her passion, cooking.
We were able to spend the next day using the public transit on our own to explore the river district and shopping at the Central Market again. Thanks to Barbi, Budapest is now one of favorite cities. Our only regret is that we did not have time for another tour. We highly recommend any of the Budapest Locals tours and Barbi as a guide.
Dan S
Written October 8, 2020
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GordonTheExpress
London, UK32 contributions
Nov 2021
Bridgit was a superb guide. Friendly, knowledgeable and well spoken, we (two of us) spent a morning with her and it was great fun as well as informative. We got a good insight into Budapest as it is now, with plenty of historical and contextual background too. Bridgit went beyond the call of duty as well, and helped us understand how to buy metro tickets etc. at the end of the tour. Highly recommneded.
Written November 17, 2021
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Thanks for the great feedback!
We are happy to hear that you had a great time with Bridget! Please let me know if you visit Budapest again!
Written December 18, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Adam
Orlando, FL1 contribution
May 2023 • Family
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.
Written June 22, 2023
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GardenGal08
Brookings, SD40 contributions
Aug 2022
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.
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.
Written September 4, 2022
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Trish375
Rochester, NY22 contributions
Our guide, Anita was very knowledgeable, kind, and thoughtful. She asked us at the beginning everything that we wanted to be sure to see, and she answered all of our question s. Her knowledge of the city was amazing. She was very pleasant to converse with. She took us for coffee and strudel halfway through the tours to rest. Excellent!
Written September 11, 2024
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We are looking for a tour for 4 on 7th April but would like it on morning if possible but it doesn’t say when booking if morning or afternoon
Written March 22, 2022
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