Budapest
Tours –There is a huge range of tours
available in Budapest Hungary. These range from standard
organised tours open to anyone to join, to individually
tailored guided trips. Get information leaflets, further
detail on times, cost etc from Hotel Reception or
Tourist Office.
Most of the major buildings and sightseeing attractions
run guided tours for visitors. For instance for the
Houses of Parliament, guided tours
in English are at 10am and 2pm (but only on the days
when Parliament is not in session.)
The Royal Palace Godollo has guided
tours in English. This magnificent Baroque Palace
of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Sissy is open
from 10.00 to 18.00 from Tuesday to Sundays with last
tours at 17.00.
The Budapest State Opera House has
45 minute tours in English at 15.00 and 16.00.
Ibusz city bus tour of all types
Budatours bus tours
Cityrama – a whole list of
tours both in and outside Budapest
Queeny Bus tours – can be
on an open top bus
Walking Tours – there are
lots of providers and hundreds of options (get detailed
information from Hotel Reception or Tourist Office)
– Walking Tour from Hosok Tere MI; Budapest
Walks daily walks in English (Pest tour leaves from
Vorosmarty ter, Buda tour leaves from St Matthias
Church); Jewish Heritage (Hungaria Koncert) walking
tour leaves from the Great Synagogue and concentrates
on Jewish aspects of Budapest; I.A. Tours leaves from
the steps of the Palace of Arts, Heroes Square.
Mahart cruises on the Danube Evening
Cruises with folk music, dancing and dinner; Cruise
to Margaret Island, plus lots of other options.
Legenda Cruises has more expensive
trips on the Danube, day and night.