Budapest to Lake Balaton and Porcelain Museum Private Day Tour

Budapest, Hungary

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

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Overview

Leave the planning to a guide on this private all-day tour to Lake Balaton from Budapest. Visit a fine porcelain factory, Hungary’s first nature reserve, and the charming spa town of Balatonfured. Enjoy a traditional Hungarian 3-course lunch with drinks included, plus hotel pickup and drop-off for a comfortable experience.

Private Lake Balaton tour from Budapest with hotel pickup and drop-off
Visit Herend porcelain factory and Tihany Peninsula
Walk through Balatonfüred, a spa town on the north shore
Enjoy a 3-course Hungarian lunch with drinks included

What's Included

3-course lunch with drinks
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Transport by private air-conditioned minivan/car
entrance fee to the museum

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel or from your private address, or from Budapest airport according to your wishes.

Start time
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Porcelain Museum of Herend

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Tihany Echo

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Balatonfured

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Csopak

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
We are serious about taking extra precautions to stop the spread of this virus by practicing regular hand washing and sanitization, we regularly sanitize and clean our equipment and work areas, we make hand sanitizer readily available to our guests and team members, and practice social distancing measures through providing private tours and private transfers.We will check the health of employees every day, wear masks and thoroughly disinfect our hands, equipment, vehicles and changing areas.
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.

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Reviews

4.8

based on 9 reviews

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History and Nature in One Beautiful Day to Lake Balaton

Nancy_H, May 2025

We had a wonderful trip out of Budapest to the Lake Balaton region. We especially enjoyed the tour of the Herend Porcelain Factory. Our guide, Susan, was a wealth of knowledge and gave us additional details concerning the history of Hungary which helped us connect things we'd previously heard. Lake Balaton aka the Hungarian Sea was even more beautiful than I had imagined. When you've seen the sights in Budapest - definitely take this trip to Lake Balaton!

A Must Do Tour In Hungary!

george_v, May 2025

Our tour guide Atilla made the trip wonderful! Informative, attentive, and authentic. Lake Balatan is such a beautiful area. We got lucky with the weather. Rode a ferry boat, fed the swans, and immersed ourselvs in the history of the area. What more would you want?

Lake Balaton Tour

snowracer, May 2024

Our tour guide Nora was excellent and very knowledgeable about the area. Even though we had some rain she made sure we all had an enjoyable experience. Would highly recommend this trip and Nora for the tour guide.

a hot day away from busy budapest

Nellie_K, Sep 2019

A good day for a day trip to lake balaton on a big national holiday when the city would be jampacked. it was a hot day but still a nice day to be out and see the beautiful area. i was hoping to see some lavender fields as i kept mentioning to our private driver Atilla, but we did not stop at one. I thought a private tour could be tweaked somehow. oh we did, we managed to stop at the Tihany Abbey, which even the nonprivate tour stops at. The TIhany postcards always have the Abbey and the lavenders! We stopped at a porcelain factory, the pretty town of Balatonfured, and had a relaxing lunch at Csopak. I think the nonprivate tour would have been just as good, at the fraction of the cost.

Response from Host, Nov 2019

Thank you for your reservation and for chosing our company during your stay in Budapest. Attila is a professional tour guide, he organises every private tour according to the guests wishes, we are very flexible. He stopped with you at the lavender fields as you asked , however the field looked only green because lavender has blossomed by the end of August. The postcard photos were taken in early June when lavender blooms. This situation is out of our control. The non private tour group tour is really rushed, picking up 30-40 guests from different hotels in Budapest, guided sometimes in 3-4 languages in the same time. Non private Balaton tours are held only once a week from May to September, our private tour is available 365 days all year. Apart from this misunderstanding we hope you enjoyed your stay here. Regards ShuttlesfromBudapest Travel

Knowing we were in Budapest for a...

Julie R, Sep 2016

Knowing we were in Budapest for a full week, we were looking for a day off where we didn't have to make any decisions and instead follow along while a guide showed us around. This tour did not disappoint. Susan showed up a little bit early and was friendly right from the start. The minute we got in her car, she was giving us interesting tidbits about Budapest we would never have otherwise known. She was funny and we managed to have some 'inside jokes' throughout the day. The tour itself was great. We got out of the car a few times in order to see different parts of the lake and had a great trip to the Herend factory just outside of town. Susan continued to give us some great information and history about the area. We loved this tour and can not recommend Susan enough. She was the perfect person to show us around and was so pleasant to spend a day with. It was a great tour!

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you very much for your excellent review! We are very glad you were satisfied with our services and you have had a great time during your tour. I hope that you have had a wonderful time in Budapest! We are staying at your service at any time in the future!

Sehr netter Reisebegleiter mit guten...

Marcus W, Aug 2017

Sehr netter Reisebegleiter mit guten Deutschkenntnissen. Sichere Fahrweise. Individuelle Absprachen mit dem Fahrer waren möglich. Umsichtiges Umfahren eines Staus.