Review of the best excursions in Russian in Budapest. What sights are popular in the city and its suburbs? Prices for individual and group tours. Reviews and advice of tourists.
Daily Walking Tour of Budapest
During a sightseeing tour of Budapest, the guide will tell you how the main city of Hungary was built, and about the unusual traditions of the inhabitants of this country. You will stroll through the narrow streets and admire the ancient architecture from the observation decks.
Price... A group tour of Budapest in Russian lasts 2-2.5 hours and costs 20 €.
Irina: "A walking tour for more than 2.5 hours can tire some. We will definitely come to Budapest and go on a different route."
Business cards of Budapest
The 3 hour walk allows you to see the everyday city. Tourists begin their journey on the Pest side, get acquainted with the Vörösmarty and Vigado squares, walk along the embankment, cross to the Buda side and climb to the panoramic platform on the mountain, from where a magnificent view of the historical buildings and the river valley opens.
Price... A walking tour of Budapest costs 95 €. You can buy a tour for yourself, go for a walk together, with friends or family.
Kirill: "We walked through the most important sights, visited two parts of the city. We took into account our wishes about places to see. The pace of the excursion is unhurried."
Interesting Budapest: history and modernity
It is good to explore the city through the streets and squares. See places of worship - St. Stephen's Basilica, Andrássy Avenue, Szechenyi Bridge and the Buda Quarter. After a 4-hour walk, you will know where the best restaurants of the national cuisine are and how much tickets to the baths cost.
Price... An excursion for 1-5 people costs 105 €.
Anastasia: "Thanks to our guide, Budapest entered our personal top favorite cities."
Buda Castle - a city within a city
The fortress district is the most picturesque part of Budapest. The tour lasts 2 hours. Learn a lot about the Royal Palace, Matthias Catholic Church and Fisherman's Bastion.
Price... A tour of Budapest can be both individual and group - up to 10 people. Costs 67 €.
Irina: "The guide told us about the Buda Fortress and the history of Hungary. It is felt that she herself loves Budapest very much and has infected us with this love."
Danube boat trip and traditional Hungarian lunch
A romantic boat trip on the Danube is very popular in Budapest. From the river you can admire the facades of old buildings, the Hungarian Parliament, the Buda Fortress and the Fisherman's Bastion. For lunch, tourists are offered beef goulash soup, polenta with feta and strudel.
Price... An excursion for 1.5 hours costs 40 € per person.
Evgeniya: "Great walk! Nice hearty Hungarian lunch, organization at a high level. We really liked it. It's a pity that the time passed so quickly."
Jewish Budapest
According to the reviews of tourists, many people like the excursion in Budapest in the historical center of Pest. Narrow streets line the triangular area where the Jewish community has long lived. In 2 hours the guide will tell you about the heyday of Jewish Budapest and the tragic pages of the ghetto.
Price... The tour costs 16 €.
Makarova S.: "We saw beautiful synagogue buildings. On the way we went to one of the ruin-pubs. The guide answered all the questions about the nuances of modern life in Hungary."
Danube Bend: Esztergom, Visegrad, Setendre
On a free day, we advise you to go to northern Hungary. You will visit three cities, admire the picturesque landscapes of the Danube, listen to stories about the Habsburg dynasty, the terrible Dracula and the V4 summit.
Price... An individual excursion from Budapest is designed for 1-4 people and costs 295 €.
Natalia: "Interestingly, informatively, we saw the amazing places of Hungary. We stopped at an incomparable place - the Catholic University. We took a lot of beautiful photos."
Get to know Hungary through the flavor of the Budapest suburbs
The trip by car is 4 hours. During this time, tourists are shown remarkable monuments of the beautiful Danube bend - small Hungarian towns, ancient Roman buildings, Ottoman buildings, medieval temples, castle ruins and palaces.
Price... An excursion for 1-4 people costs 160 €.
Marina: "We climbed the walls of the fortress in the city of Vysehrad, walked along the picturesque streets of Szentendre. We had a very tasty lunch and tasted wonderful white wines."
Excursion tips for Budapest in 2021
In the off-season, prices for excursions in Budapest are lower than in summer. However, there are no discounts for the most popular tours.
It is not at all necessary to take excursions in Budapest - you can explore the city on your own. If you plan to visit many museums, we advise you to buy Budapest City Card... You will be able to use public transport for free, save money on tickets to the best museums, go to the baths of St. Lukas, get 2 walking tours with an English-speaking guide and install a mobile application of 12 tours to 500 places that are of interest to tourists. The card for 24 hours costs 22 €, for 48 hours - 33 €, and for 72 hours - 44 €.
If you want to visit the Parliament of Budapest, do not spend money on a guided tour. Go there yourself! Tickets are sold at the Visitor Center box office. Entrance for tourists from non-EU countries costs 6700 HUF (20 €). It is convenient to buy online from the official website of the parliament. Tours of the building for individual visitors in Russian are conducted twice a day - at 12:30 and 15:30.
From Budapest, they offer interesting excursions to Vienna. Bus and walking individual excursion costs 395 €, and group - 68 €. The journey takes a whole day - 12 hours. A great opportunity to get to know the capital of Austria in a comfortable way! You do not have to worry about transport, find out the schedule and buy tickets.
