Szentendre half day trip from Budapest

We had a great day with Melinda! From the start she was incredibly helpful coordinating our day. We were coming from Vienna and had arranged a car tour which would stop at some of the same places as her usual Danube Bend tour agenda. To add to that my husband has mobility issues so we needed to consider places where he could comfortably stay while we took on more walking and steps. She provided us with several alternative agendas and we crafted a day that worked very well for us. All this was done weeks in advance of our arrival. But most importantly she was a marvelous tour guide! Personable and informative in a conversational way, she showed us hidden spots and spoke about the area with her own personal anecdotes. This was our fourth day in Budapest so we were looking for insights beyond the historical and geographic basics, and she delivered exactly as we had hoped. There were no questions she couldn’t answer. Her experience shone through, and we had fun going to shops and unique sites that were her personal favorites—unique places that we would not have found on our own. She is a popular guide so be sure to book early!

Start with the key words: Micro Art Museum! Szentendre is and incredible hidden gem and Melinda is a wonderful guide. She picked us up in a nice Mercedes van with a private driver for the 35 minute drive from Budapest. We passed and talked about two Roman ruins on the drive up, but didn't stop to tour them. That's a good thing because Szentendre really needs more than a 3-hour visit. It is a quaint village of cobblestone streets full of shops, museums, and churches. It is a one-stop town for all souvenirs, from tourist trinkets to local crafts, art, clothing, and food. The Marzipan Museum has massive incredible sculptures entirely from marzipan. like a 6 ft long 90 pound parliament building. The Margit Kovács Ceramic Museum has her lifetime of sculptures and paintings. The must-see, jaw-dropping, display is the Micro Art Museum. Imagine an entire chess board sitting on the head of a pin. A solid gold camel train with pyramid and palm tree inside the eye of a needle. Even an entire bird family in their nest which is a half of a poppy seed. Let Melinda customize your tour and have a fantastic day!

Szentendre is a charming, scenic town and a nice alternative to the busy city life. The half-day time frame was ideal. Melinda orchestrated everything perfectly, gave us information we wanted to know, took us to interesting places we wouldn't have found, and even pointed us to the best paprika and marzipan. Martin, the driver, also speaks good English and added to the conversation. We had a great day.

Highly recommend this tour with Melinda! Melinda is a terrific guide with so much depth, breadth and knowledge. She offers the perfect mix of giving information and allowing time to absorb and explore. This tour of Szentendre was fascinating, beautiful and interesting all thanks to Melinda's choices about where we went and what we did (customized for us). Brilliantly done! We've already recommended this tour and Melinda to others.

Brian K.United States

Melinda & her driver picked us up promptly at 1pm and drove us to Szentendre -- a winding cobblestone village of galleries, food, music & churches. Melinda is a treasure trove of information -- architecture, literature, music, art, geography, language, but mostly the heart rendering & poignant history of her lovely country. She arranged for us to take a tour boat back to Budapest (a peaceful hour ride). We are forever fans of Hungary & its gem, Budapest, because her. Thank you, Melinda!

Really great tour with Melinda today. Thank you!