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Private tour in Budapest Katalin D
Budapest With Kids, half day trip
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Welcome! I'm Cathy, and tour guiding is my passion and chosen profession. I want to show you how we live our life in this great (but small) country: Hungary. Born and raised in the capital Budapest, I used to be a professional musician (classical music) and played the cello in many orchestras. With my string quartet we performed, toured, and did recordings in North America and Europe. Having spent 7 years in Canada, I settled again in Budapest. Since 1993 I have been guiding individuals and groups in four languages: English, French, German, and Hungarian. I stayed faithful to art, so I guide theme-tours on fine arts: music, painting, architecture. I am happily married and the mother of two sons, so family life inevitably taught me how to put together a fun program even for your 6 year old kid. . . ! Visitors are usually astonished by the splendid beauty of bustling Budapest, and the contrasting peacefulness of the countryside. While showing you "the best of" Hungary, I will tailor your tour to your particular interests. So, if you take a tour with me, please, let me know any interests and hobbies, like: history, pictures, cats, cooking, modern art, music, engineering and Hungarian inventions, science, food, train, boat, embroidery, Hungarian economy, ice-hokey, etc, so we can plan your tours accordingly. All my tours can be done by coach, car, or using public transport and walking. I always hire car + driver. If you come with a big group of friends, family, or colleagues, I can arrange a minivan or bus. I hope to meet you here in Hungary! Licensed guide in English, French, and German, national certification in 1993. Master in Music (McGill University, Montreal, Canada,1991), Tour Leader Certificate (Canada, Montreal,1992). Guide certificate in the Museum of Fine Arts, (Budapest, Hungary, 1996). BMA in teaching of English language and literature, (ELTE University of Budapest, Hungary, 2005)
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Family Tour in Budapest
Overview of your Budapest tour
Children love to experience the world: take part in stories, move, touch, smell, taste and laugh! When my own two sons were kids, we always took them to all our sightseeing trips in Europe. We tremendously enjoyed and are still cherishing these tours! We had a bit of everything: the historical castle and the playground, the picture gallery (yes!) and of course the ice cream place. We travelled by train up in the Swiss Alps and painted colorful towns in the street at the Croatian see. I am trying to give your family a similar experience in Budapest. I recommend two sites for a half day: one of them has a building preferably with a tower to climb, and the other site is the Children's Train. The longest Children's Railway in the World is operated by enthusiastic children age 10-14 - it teaches them responsibility and many other things they can't learn at school. My older son used to be a proud member of the team! During this Family tour I am taking your children's interest and endurance into consideration.
Your Budapest tour itinerary
For the first part of the tour you have a choice: •The Castle of Buda with the Coronation / Matthias Church with great stories and a tower to climb •Or: Downtown Pest area: the Great Dohany Street Synagogue (third largest Synagogue in the world) and St Steven's Basilica with 30 different kinds of marble where we can also climb the tower - Then we drive 15 minutes to the Buda hills - preferred recreation place of locals - and take the Budapest Children's Railway. - If you are willing, we get off in the middle of the forest and walk 20 minutes on a light hiking trail. The reward of our hike will be the view and the chimney cake. - It is possible to take the Chair Lift down, which hovers gently and silently over the „"Beverly Hills" of Budapest, woods, nice gardens, and romantic-looking residences. At the end I take you back to your accommodation in Budapest. In case any of the recommended vehicles weren't running on the day of your visit, we'll have the car to reach the sites. I can customise the tour.
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Sedan
I hire a car or minivan and a driver, as I consider it unsafe to drive and guide in the same time in Budapest. Special vehicles: Children's Train and Chairlift Unfortunately these special vehicles might close down with just a day notice. In this case we'll have the car to reach the sites.
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