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River Cruises Collection: Budapest City Tour
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River Cruises Collection: Budapest City Tour

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Budapest Danube River sunset cocktail cruise
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Budapest Danube River sunset cocktail cruise

Book your sunset cocktail cruise and admire views of the city lighting up at night while sailing along the Danube river. As you glide over the water, you'll indulge in 3 freshly prepared cocktails with hot alcoholic options offered in the winter months.

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Private Buda Castle walking tour and Danube river cruise with Margaret Island
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Private Buda Castle walking tour and Danube river cruise with Margaret Island

Book a private 6-hour tour in the UNESCO World Heritage Buda Castle district. Visit Castle Hill, admire Matthias Church and enjoy a daytime cruise on the Danube river.

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Hungarian dinner cruise on the Danube
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Hungarian dinner cruise on the Danube

Explore Budapest from a different perspective! Taste a typical Hungarian dinner and enjoy a cruise on the Danube.

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Audio guided Hungarian Parliament tour
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Audio guided Hungarian Parliament tour

Explore the hall of the National Assembly and admire the holiest relics of Hungarian history, the Holy Crown and the crowning jewels.

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Budapest Christmas market tour with basilica visit and wine tasting
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Budapest Christmas market tour with basilica visit and wine tasting

Book you guided walking tour on the Budapest Christmas market tour with basilica visit and wine tasting. Enjoy the wonderful Christmas atmosphere of the city with all the holiday decorations and lights.

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Budapest dinner walk
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Budapest dinner walk

Have a traditional Hungarian dinner and explore Budapest's most interesting neighborhoods. The tour includes eating several Hungarian specialties.

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Wheels and meals bike tour in Budapest
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Wheels and meals bike tour in Budapest

Visit Budapest on bike and get the best suggestions on what to do for the rest of your stay. Enjoy a traditional Hungarian Goulash meal after the ride

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Private Budapest sightseeing tour with Etyek Wine tour and lunch
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Private Budapest sightseeing tour with Etyek Wine tour and lunch

Take a 4-hour Budapest city tour with a private guide and enjoy a special 3-hour wine tasting paired with a traditional lunch.

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Budapest grand city tour with Parliament visit
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Budapest grand city tour with Parliament visit

Explore Budapest and see the most spectacular parts of the city. Enjoy beautiful panoramic views and discover the many picturesque bridges of the city.

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Lake Balaton and cruise from Budapest
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Lake Balaton and cruise from Budapest

Get all the best information for the Lake Balaton & Herend Tour and book your tickets, skipping the line, at official rates. Get informed, plan and book your tour in advance around Hungary.

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Downtown Pest: The New Imperial Capital 1867-1914 Tour with a friendly historian
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Downtown Pest: The New Imperial Capital 1867-1914 Tour with a friendly historian

Buy your Downtown Pest: The New Imperial Capital 1867-1914 Tour with a Historian with Musement with our price match guarantee and secure booking. Get informed, plan and book your amazing activities in Budapest.

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Things to do in Budapest

Buda and Pest were two cities with oodles of charm and history. And then, 150 years ago, the Hungarians had the inspired idea of merging them into one mega-city that’s become a byword for sophistication. Thus was born Budapest. Hungary’s cosmopolitan capital is bursting with monuments, parks, bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, activities and more. Its leafy boulevards, vast basilicas and opulent opera house hark back to the glory days of the Habsburg Empire. It’s a city that can be explored on foot, by tram or on a River Danube cruise. Top things to do in Budapest include taking in the views from the elevated Buda Castle, traipsing through history in Memento Park or wallowing in thermal baths.Top six things to do in Budapest1. Enjoy a boat trip on the River DanubeIf one attraction defines Budapest, it’s the river that flows through its heart. A boat trip on the Danube offers the perfect vantage point from which to observe the monument-topped hills of Buda and the Habsburg-era waterfront of Pest, especially the ornate Hungarian Parliament building. The views are so special that it’s an experience worth repeating – a cruise by day and another by night. For an alternative view of the city, hop on to the No.2 tram for a ride along the Pest riverside in one of the yellow retro carriages.2. Visit the Hungarian ParliamentYou don’t have to be a political anorak to be smitten by the eclectic epicentre of Hungarian democracy. Built at the turn of the last century, no expense was spared in fitting out its almost 700 rooms and dressing up its extravagant exterior in a blend of revival architectural styles.Tours of the parliament take you to the most celebrated sections, including the debating chamber, the golden staircase and the Dome Hall, where the Holy Crown of St Stephen, believed to be about 900 years old, is displayed.3. Relax in thermal watersWith nine thermal baths, replenished by more than 120 hot springs, it’s easy to see why Budapest is known as ‘the City of Spas’. The choice is a varied as the settings, while temperatures range between a bath-warm 21°C and a sizzling 74°C. The lavish Gellért Baths are decorated with art nouveau majolica tiles and Roman columns. While the palatial Széchenyi Baths are where locals go to play chess – outdoors and in the water. And to be seeped in history, the Király Baths date from the Ottoman era in the 16th century.4. Explore the hills of BudaWhile Pest is flat, Buda on the west bank of the Danube rises steeply above the river into a string of hills. These offer dramatic panoramic views over Pest and the Danube – and they´re also packed with attractions. In Gellért Hill, the sights begin at ground level in the Hill Cave Chapel, while at the summit, there’s the Citadella and Liberty Monument. The adjacent Castle Hill has even more to offer. There’s the immense Buda Castle, which houses the restored Gothic church of St Matthias, and the famous Fisherman’s Bastion, or Halászbástya. It offers possibly the best panoramic views in the city.5. Mementos of Budapest historyStrolling around Budapest, the sheer elegance the city is evident. Boulevards such as Andrassy Avenue, which runs for 2.5km from St Stephen’s Basilica to Heroes’ Square, speak of the halcyon days of the late Habsburg Empire. The opera house and a number of museums evoke this golden age. But these fashionable façades also hide a darker past. You can visit the House of Terror to see the former secret police headquarters. And the Great Synagogue, the heartbeat of a once-large Jewish community, is nearby. While on the southeastern outskirts of the city is Memento Park, where huge statues of communist leaders have been deposited in a scrapyard of socialist realism. All among the most interesting things to do in Budapest.6. Food and drink in BudapestHungarian names for food and drink may be a mouthful but after tasting them, you won’t forget them. Any foodie experience in Budapest has to start in the vast, wrought iron Nagycsarnok, or Great Market Hall. It’s like a Victorian rail station flooded with natural light and the aromas of fresh produce. While upstairs, you’ll find for no-frills diners with violin-playing waiters serving spicy goulash. Ramping it up style-wise, the New York Café – dubbed the ‘most beautiful café in the world’ – is a glittering relic of Habsburg high life. If you’re going to savour Esterházy torta and Tokaj essence, it might as well be here. The cake menu is more like a catalogue, such is the selection of tasty treats.
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