Budapest has been hailed as the most beautiful city in Central Europe. With its abundance of Baroque, Neo-Classical and Art Nouveau buildings, and its enviable position on the shores of the scenic Danube, it's easy to see why.

Enjoy a Budapest tour with a local guide who is eager to show you both the city's grand sights and its simple pleasures - such as sharing a bowl of goulash with friends.

The best way to start a tour of Budapest is by taking the funicular railway up to Castle Hill, a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing many of Budapest's medieval monuments. Make sure to spend some time exploring the city's many world class museums, such as the Hungarian National Gallery, with its immense collection of Hungarian art. Your guide will encourage you to climb up inside the 300-foot dome of St. Stephen's Basilica for spectacular views of the surrounding city.

Your guide hopes your Budapest tour will help you see this vibrant city through the eyes of a local.

Budapest

Explore the city's highlights and some little-unknown ones with a local Hungarian guide

Admirable top places in Budapest with hidden and secret stories

Interesting scenarios behind the centuries

Learn about Hungary's heroes who shaped the country and little-known American Hungarian connections that influenced both parts of history

Inspiration to discover the magic of the capital!

Driving & walking through 3 stops

Sites to take pictures with the unique panoramic view of the capital

If you let me know your interest or wish concerning the tour it could be even more customized for you.

Illuminated city before the night is arriving

Chains bridge with the silhouette of the Matthias Church and the Fisher Bastion

Heroes square with the letter B U D A P E S T

Chains bridge when the lights are going on

Lovely half day trip including the charming top places of the city

Highlights of Budapest Tour

With this tour you can discover the key sites of Budapest with a born and raised, licensed tourist guide.    

During a 4 hours long driving tour I can show you simply the best sights of the Hungarian capital city, regardless whether they are on the Pest, or on the Buda side. Excellent choice for those looking to get their heads around Budapest.  
By utilising a minivan, we can drive up to the nicest and most famous vantage points where you enjoy breathtaking views of the river Danube and the skyline of Budapest. Make sure to charge your camera's batteries! You may take lots of postcard images! 

The other advantage of using a minivan is that we can enter lots of neighbourhoods where tour buses are not allowed to enter thus we can see a lot more!

Besides the history I am happy to discuss with you anything that interests you, the matters of daily life, politics, etc

Using a van allows us to see the signature sites at a comfortable pace. If you fancy, we can even stop for a short coffee break along the way.

view of the Royal Palace of Buda from the Chain bridge

Best of Budapest by private car

Half-day Minivan Tour in Budapest

Budapest Explorer tour is recommended for those who want see as much of the city as possible in one day, while enjoying the comfort of a car/van.
Whether your interests are culture, history, architecture, food, music or entertainment, Budapest is an ideal destination for you.

I enjoy sharing my first-hand personal experiences growing up in Budapest, relate real family history with all of the deep histories that exist here, always adding a little humor too.
I have a passion for my work and I try to clearly impart the complicated and fascinating history to you in an understandable fashion.

I offer a strong introduction to all the highlights and then you can enjoy your remaining time in the city knowing where to go and what more you want to see.
Let me be your private guide and you'll be amazed how much you can discover about Budapest with me in a short time. You'll meet the locals and you'll be introduced to the hidden places while touring.

Full day trip of Budapest

Budapest Tour Explorer

Budapest Tour for Beginners, Introduction

BUDAPEST- not every city can brag with having the beautiful blue Danube, hills, palace inside the city, thermal baths, and such good cakes as we have here. And this is only the beginning.

This tour includes the highlights of Budapest, as I say we only sratch the surfice. I introduce the city to you in a way that you get the gist of it, and later on you can explore each site more on your own or we can do more different tours together.

Among many other topics, we talk about why we lost all the wars, why you'd better be hungry in Hungary, what is the connection between the Hungarian strudel and baklava, why lots of Nobel prize winners have Hungarian roots, why Hungarians cry when they are happy and as I said this is only the begining. . .

Parlament throught the Fishermans Bastion

Explore Budapest in this half day trip made for Beginners - The Highlights

This minimal tour is recommended for those who have limited time and only want to see the highlights of Budapest.

When you visit our vibrant capital for the first time and spend only a day or two here, the biggest challenge is singling out the most interesting and exciting things to do with your time. Of course you can always wander around in the city with a guide book, but getting the best overview of real Budapest is using a personal guide - this is where I come in!

During your tour you will see the main sights while I point out to you the easily overlooked but possibly more significant landmarks of our capital. I always add cultural and historical background to our day, as I tell you about the personal experiences of my family and friends, so you do not just see the sights, but you get to understand the everyday life of the Hungarian people.
Can't wait to see you around!

Half day trip of Budapest by car/van

Panoramic Budapest Tour

Would you like to learn a lot about Budapest but only have one day? Then this is the perfect choice for you!

With a 6 hours long tour I can show you the main attractions of my hometown, introducing you not only to it's history and culture, but also covering the traditions and everyday life of the Hungarians.

I would like to show you Budapest from a locals perspective in a unique way and also show you a lot of those sights what you wont see during a 4 hours long tour.

view from the Citadel overlooking the Royal Palace of Buda

A full day trip in Budapest with a local guide

Grand Budapest tour by minivan

Szentendre, a half day private tour with wine tasting

Szentendre, called often the Soho of Budapest is full of artisan shops, coffees, restaurants, and galleries. Walking in its cobblestones streets one can feel like in a movie scene. The enchanting baroque houses, ancient churches, street musicians and artists make a perfect atmosphere for a pleasant walk and tasting some Hungarian wines. That has been always my favorite place to find qualm on the Danube shore promenade, or wandering on the cozy streets, chatting with local street artist or just look for something unique in the shops.
Private tour! In case you are lmore, ten six, ask for a pesonal offer!

The pearl of the Danube Bend

Airport Pickup with Orientation Budapest Sightseeing tour by Car

We have 1 common interest for sure: I love to travel, visited 26 countries so far. I made this tour based on the idea, what if I had a friend in that country, who is welcoming me at the airport with a great smile and some local threats? I will be this friend for you, so you don't need to worry about transportation, and on the way we can have a nice chat about local's everyday life.

How to avoid tourist traps is essential to know, as well as how to befriend Hungarians. If you want to have a cheer, do it with "PÁLINKA" (fruit brandy). If someone invites you for one, never refuse it. Never cheers with beer- Austrians did it after the execution of the 13 Hungarian martyrs at Arad, so we avoid doing it. Which are the most delicious meals? What was Trianon and why we will never forget it? Important things to know in this country.

Ask anything you would avoid asking from a stranger. When we get to the city, we will stretch out our legs on the top of a hill, from where we will have an overview to the city.

Get familiar with the city on your very first day

On this tour, we discover Budapest more than seeing the different sites from outside. We enter some of the places so I can show and tell you more about my city.

The following questions will be answered for sure
Why certain buildings have the same amount of golden decoration?
Why is the Parlament exactly where it is now?
What does the name Buda has to do with Budha?
How did the fishermans fish from the Fishermans Bastion?
Why do Hungarians use thermal water for a boating lake?
and many more. . .

Budapest In Depth- Discover Budapest more

Budapest Tour In Depth

Full day Budapest tour by minivan with Hungarian lunch

As I was born and grew up in the countryside in a small village and spent my adult life in Budapest I have a great understanding both faces of Hungarian culture (Budapest versus everything else. ).

We are going to explore all the major sights of the city by private air-conditioned van with a driver combined with some walking, but also I am going to show you some hidden gems as well. Let's enjoy this tour even more with a lunch break in a nice Hungarian restaurant, followed by seeing some more sights and having a great Hungarian cake in a traditional confectionery!

There are actually 3 food events fully included in the price - first, Hungarian food tasting from Monday to Saturday at the Central Market Hall and on Saturday in the Szimpla Farmer's Market (cheese, sausage, salty cones).

The second one in the afternoon will be a 3-course lunch (starter, soup and main course with a glass of wine and a traditional Hungarian alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink). The third one is a cake and a hot drink in a café.

Discover the real taste of the city in a comfortable way!

First time in Budapest Driving Tour, half day

Driving you around in Budapest is always a time travel for me. Not only because the history of the city covers 800 years, but also because we inevitably pass by many scenes of my family's life of the past 150 years.

While showing you all the "Musts", I am also happy to give you an insight into the daily life of a typical Budapest family of 5 generations.

This private tour gives you an overall view of the capital of Hungary. If this is your first time in Budapest it's the best thing to do. It's comfortable yet personalized. I use traffic jams to answer your questions, talk about the average salary of Hungarians, apartment situation in Budapest, amazing Hungarian inventions and products and tell you the best jokes of the week.

I will also plan the rest of your visit with you, recommending sites where you don't need a guide - you will know where to go and what to do for the rest of your stay!

800 years old monks are showing you the Bible in Matthias church

Matthias Church taken from Fishermens Bastion

Good Old Hungarian Kings on Heroes' Square

We can peek into the famous Budapest Szechenyi Spa

Stained Glass in the old Budapest Gellert Hotel

The fountain of King Matthias With A Story

Visit all the World Heritage sites of Budapest with a local guide!

On this tour, we visit Szentendre or as it is often called The artist's village. It is a very charming little place with lots of fascinating things to learn about, including museums, galleries, souvenirs, and of course Hungarian food. As soon as we arrive you will fee the special ambiance Szentendre offers.

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