A Journey through Jewish Budapest - Private Walking Tour

Budapest, Hungary

3 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Delve deep into Budapest's Jewish history and heritage during this private 3-hour walking tour. Visit small prayer houses, former Jewish ghettos, and the Dohány Street Synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — accompanied by engaging commentary from your dedicated guide. This private tour ensures personalized attention for you and your party. Hotel pickup included.

3-hour private walking tour of Budapest's Jewish history and heritage
Private historian guide for just you and your party
Visit the Dohány Street Synagogue, the former Jewish ghetto, and other important landmarks in Jewish history
Morning or afternoon departure times available

What's Included

Hotel pickup
Historian guide

Food and drinks
Dohány Synagogue Tickets
Rumbach Street Synagogue Tickets
Kazincky Street Snagogue Tickets

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Your guide will meet you at your central hotel or flat and lead your group by metro, tram or foot (when the sites are close). Tickets are provided if you do not have a pass. We'll write to request your address when we send you your guide's phone and photo. If you don't want a pickup or do not respond with an address, please meet your guide 10 minutes before start time at the default meeting point: Cafe Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A

Meeting point

Budapest, Dohány u. 1, 1074 Hungary
Please meet your guide outside Bistro Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A, Budapest, Hungary

End point

Shoes on the Danube Bank
Budapest, 1054 Hungary
The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on April 16 2005 to honour the Jews massacred by Fascist militia during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river.

Itinerary

Begin your private 3-hour walking tour through Budapest's Jewish history with pickup at your local accommodations; you can also opt to meet at a central location if you wish. Morning tours depart at 10am year round and afternoon departures are available in certain seasons; choose your departure time when booking.

Set out on foot bound for the city's most important Jewish landmarks, accompanied by your historian guide. Since this is a private tour, you'll receive the undivided attention of your guide, and your itinerary has a degree of flexibility depending on your interests.

Marvel at the enormous Dohány Street Synagogue, the second-largest in the world, and the classical Óbuda Synagogue. You'll also walk the streets of District VII and VII, which were historically Jewish working-class neighborhoods. Explore the area that was home to the Pest Ghetto and some ruins of synagogues dating to medieval times on Castle Hill.

You'll wind up your tour in the Pest Ghetto; from there you may explore further on your own.

Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Kazinczy Street Synagogue

35 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Rumbach Street Synagogue

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Shoes on the Danube Bank

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Moderate walking is required; wear comfortable shoes and clothing
Please note that visitors to the Dohány and Kazinczy Synagogues are requested to have their shoulders and knees covered.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

5.0

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Great tour learning Jewish religion and Hungarian Jewish history

Lillian_P, Jun 2024

We had a wonderful and informative tour with our tour guide Andrew. He is truly passionate about Jewish culture and history and has great knowledge about everything we saw on the tour. Additionally, he did a great job keeping the 2 teen and pre-teen boys in our group interesting and entertaining throughout the walking tour. At the end of the tour, we went to a Jewish restaurant for lunch that he recommended and it was awesome too!

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thanks so much for your review. We hope you join us on another Insight Cities tour in the future in Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, or Salzburg.

Fantastic, Informative and highly Recommended!!

Alex_N, Apr 2024

This was a fantastic tour. I would definitely recommnend to others visiting Budapest. Our tour guide (OSHI) was a graduate in Jewish Studies and knew a huge amount about the heritage, The history and monuments. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks very much for your kind review of both of our tours! We're so glad you enjoyed your time with our guides.

Knowledgeable Tour guide

Reena_A, May 2023

Kati was our guide. She was the best. This particular tour had a lot of meaning to our group of ten people. Her knowledge was incredible and made it easy for us to understand the history of the Jewish quarter. I would recommend this tour with her.

Response from Host, May 2023

Hi Reena, we're so glad you and your group enjoyed the tour with Kata! Hope to see you again on any of our Jewish or other tours that we offer in Berlin, Prague, Salzburg & Vienna. Elizabet

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