Private City Kickstart Tour: Budapest

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Budapest, Hungary

2 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Kickstart your stay in Budapest on this private 1.5-hour walking tour. Let a private local host introduce you to Hungary’s capital with a round-up of major sights and hidden gems. See highlights including the National Museum and Váci Street, and visit secret places often missed by visitors as you learn about the city’s history and architecture. This personalized tour is great for finding Budapest's best bits and getting your bearings.

See Budapest through the eyes of a local host on a private kickstart tour
Skip the group tours and explore at your own pace on a more personal tour
Private tour, exclusively for your party: a personalized experience
Take away tailored recommendations to enhance the rest of your trip

What's Included

Private Tour
Local Guide
Local Tips and Tricks
City Orientation

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Budapest, Deák Ferenc tér 4, 1052 Hungary
In front of the entrance to the Evangélikus templom (White Church)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Hungarian National Museum

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Vigado Square (Vigado ter)

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vorosmarty Square (Vorosmarty ter) (Pass By)

Erzsebet Bridge

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vaci Street (Pass By)

Belvarosi Nagyboldogasszony Foplebaniatemplom (Pass By)

Central Market Hall (Pass By)

Liberty Bridge (Szabadsag hid) (Pass By)

Ruins of Contra Aquincum (Pass By)

Kalvin Square (Pass By)

Zsolnay Manufaktura Budapest Brand Showroom - Astoria (Pass By)

Kazinczy Street Synagogue (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
A maximum of 8 people per booking
Near public transportation

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Private tour: only you & your local guide
Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
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 97 reviews

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Great Experience

Juliana_R, May 2025

This was a highlight of our travel - perhaps our favorite thing we did during our Europe visit! Nick is brilliant and compassionate. We really admire his ability to capture so much history during the tour and are very grateful that he shared his home with so much heart with us! This allowed us to really make the most of our visit and would highly recommend.

Delightful Intro to City

Holly_S, Jun 2024

Zsofia was our guide and was generous with her time. She helped orient us to Pest, the Danube, the main pedestrian areas and the Central Market Hall. We went the first morning after our arrival the night before.

Great introduction to Budapest

Vicki_B, Feb 2024

This tour is great for a quick orientation of the Budapest. We found Anges very knowledgeable and passionate and very professional on this tour. I would highly recommend you doing this tour

Great Personal Guide

Paul_E, Sep 2023

Our personal guide Noemi was fantastic. Showed us the sites and we learned so much about Budapest history. Well done and recommended.

DO NOT RESERVE AS THEY DO NOT ARRIVE OR ANSWER

Christopher_P, Aug 2022

It is unacceptable i was never contacted for any change. Nobody arrived at the time. I contacted the reference and she said she was not responsible. nobody has answered any messages. just want a refund as i lost the whole afternoon in a two day trip thanks to this

Response from Host, Aug 2022

Hi there, my name is Lieke from Withlocals and I am part of the quality and support team. At Withlocals we want our guests to have the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative tour experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to follow up on this issue. We are looking forward to your email. Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals. Have a great day, Lieke | Withlocals

Interesting tour

Sue_S, Feb 2020

Very informative tour. Nick, our guide, tailored our tour to suit our interests and provided us with interesting facts.

Great Tour

Brian_B, Dec 2019

Found out the morning of our tour that our guide could not make it and a pinch-hitter was being sent. Uh oh! But no, it worked out fine. Gabor did a fine job guiding us through Budapest and explaining much history and the highlights. Thanks, Gabor.

Best Tour in Europe!

Evan M, Nov 2019

We booked this tour the night before arriving in Budapest. Much to our amazement this mom & son team were the only ones on this tour. We started in Pest and ended in Buda it was the best of the many many tours we had in all of Europe . Gabor (sp?) stayed with us an hour beyond our scheduled time as he saw we were truly we interested in Budapest The information on the sites we saw helped us to understand Hungary's past and was tailored to our interest by Gabor. How this tour was not booked months in advance is surprising to us. Do yourself a favor and book him immediately Har to believe .