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The Original Budapest Highlights Walking Tour

By Original Budapest Tours
10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
The previous price was NZ$6 and current price is NZ$3 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

The Original Free Budapest Walking Tour is a great way to familiarise yourself with Hungary’s capital and largest city.

Learn about the extensive history of Budapest and also about modern-day life within the city. The tour covers famous Budapest attractions, including significant historical sights and areas. See how Budapest and Hungary remained magnificent and domineering after its defining era. Modernization arrived, and it added colour to the atmosphere, just ideal for the Original Free Walking Tour. This tour a great way to learn how to get around Budapest and the different areas in the city.

This historical tour visits loads of attractions, and historical sights, but along the way our guides will share stories, and information about famous events, people, music, and architecture. In this way, no tour is exactly the same, and you are guaranteed a unique experience with your fun and informative guide.

Activity location

  • Hungarian Parliament Building
    • Kossuth Ter 1-3,
    • 1055, Budapest, Hungary

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • St. Stephen's Basilica
    • 1 Szent István tér
    • 1051, Budapest, Hungary

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The Original Budapest Highlights Walking Tour

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 30 minutes3h 30m
    3h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
NZ$5.94
NZ$2.97 x 1 AdultNZ$2.97
Total
The previous price was NZ$5.94 and current price is NZ$2.97
50% off

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local Tour Guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Hungarian Parliament Building

  • 10m
The Hungarian Parliament Building, also known as the Parliament of Budapest after its location, is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, a notable landmark of Hungary, and a popular tourist destination in Budapest.

Széchenyi Chain Bridge

  • 15m
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Széchenyi Lánchíd) is a Budapest icon. The first bridge to connect Buda and Pest, walking across the bridge is one of the most popular things to do in Budapest!

Buda Castle

  • 20m
Buda Castle is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, but the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the site was built between 1749 and 1769. The complex in the past was referred to as either the Royal Palace or the Royal Castle.

Matthias Church

  • 20m
The Church of the Assumption of the Buda Castle, more commonly known as the Matthias Church, more rarely the Coronation Church of Buda, is a Roman Catholic church located in the Holy Trinity Square, Budapest, Hungary, in front of the Fisherman's Bastion at the heart of Buda's Castle District.

St. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)

  • 20m
St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary, whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920.

Halaszbastya

  • 20m
The Halászbástya or Fisherman's Bastion is one of the best known monuments in Budapest, located near the Buda Castle, in the 1st district of Budapest. It is one of the most important tourist attractions due to the unique panorama of Budapest from the Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces.

Liberty Square

  • 10m
Liberty Square (Hungarian: Szabadság tér) is a public square located in the Lipótváros area of Budapest, Hungary. The square is a mix of business and residential. The United States Embassy in Hungary and the historicist style headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank abut the west side of the square. Some buildings on the square are designed in the Art Nouveau style.

Ferris Wheel of Budapest

  • 15m
Experience sightseeing with Ferris Wheel of Budapest and see the heart of the city as never before! Also dubbed as the “Eye of Budapest”, you can see here all the sights of the city in a panoramic view from Danubian ships to Buda Castle and the temple towers of Pest.

Andrassy Avenue

  • 15m
Andrássy Avenue is a boulevard in Budapest, Hungary, dating back to 1872. It links Erzsébet Square with the Városliget. Lined with spectacular Neo-renaissance mansions and townhouses featuring fine facades and interiors, it was recognised as a World Heritage Site in 2002.

Shoes on the Danube Bank

  • 15m
In memory of those who lost their lives during the Arrow Cross rule, the “Shoes on the Danube” memorial was erected on April 16, 2005. Created by film director Can Togay and sculptor Gyula Pauer, it takes the form of 60 pairs of shoes cast in iron and anchored to the ground.

Margaret Island (Pass by)

In the Danube River, between Buda and Pest, verdant Margaret Island is a tranquil getaway within the city. Pedestrian promenades navigate around parkland, an art nouveau water tower, the ruins of a 13th-century Dominican convent, a musical fountain and a small zoo. Other attractions include jogging tracks, thermal spas and swimming pools. Summertime brings pop-up bars and restaurants, as well as live music.

Gellert Hill

  • 15m
Gellért Hill is a 235 m high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill.

Szechenyi Square

  • 10m
Find the statue of Széchenyi that has been in place in the square since 1880, far predating Roosevelt's presence.

Location

Activity location

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    Hungarian Parliament Building
    • Kossuth Ter 1-3,
    • 1055, Budapest, Hungary

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    St. Stephen's Basilica
    • 1 Szent István tér
    • 1051, Budapest, Hungary

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