Budapest Half-Day Sightseeing Tour

Budapest, Hungary

With a half day to discover Budapest, the Grand City Sightseeing Tour makes the perfect introduction for the first time visitor. With hotel pickup included and the option of a morning or afternoon departure, see all the key sites from the comfort of your motor coach.Your travels will take you across the Danube on the Margaret Bridge, show you the House of Parliament, the Royal Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, and much more.

You will cross the Danube on the Margaret Bridge (Margaret Island) and drive to the Royal Castle on the Buda side. Here you will visit the Fishermen's Bastion (Promenade) and the Matthias Church (Interior visit).

You will also climb the Gellert Hill for fantastic photo opportunities of the city before crossing Elizabeth bridge and driving by the City Park towards Heroes' square (Promenade). Passing by the Opera and St. Stephen's Basilica you reach Hotel Intercontinental, where your tour ends.

USD $29.27

Review by: Susan R	February 2012
This tour was absolutely brilliant, guide knew so much about his city, it was superb and highly recommended

Review by: John K	December 2011
The tour offed was informative and interesting and the guide was excellent. The hotel pick-up worked well, and the tour is recommended and was good value for money.

Review by: Philip R	November 2011
A very good trip and ex value for money we saw a lot of Budapest in one afternoon, we were a small party ,which made it even better.

Review by: Eva L	November 2011
Was an OK overview of Budapest - glad that we did it.

Review by: Ruth G	October 2011
tHis is the 2nd time I have taken the Budapest City Tour. It is a good trip which takes you to all the mainsites in the city. Our tour guide was calm, infomative and helpful. I would recommend this trip for any visitor.

Review by: Bob A	October 2011
Great tour in a half of a day! Our pickup at the hotel was very prompt and convenient and our guide was full of detail regarding all aspects of the city. Stops were well planned - including details like being dropped off at the top of a sight and meeting the bus below.

Review by: Brian O	October 2011
Tour was fine, not too exciting.

Review by: JOHN C	October 2011
The tour covered the key points of interest and the guide was very informative

Review by: AUDREY B	October 2011
VERY GOOD WELL WOTH GOING ON

Review by: Joanna W	August 2011
We did a fantastic tour in Prague and unfortunately this was not as good, the guide was not very informative and we didnt get such a strong feel as to the culture. But on the plus side we did see the main sights during only 3 hours and for that we did like the tour. It didnt help that the tour was in two languages so guide did not go into much detail.

Review by: Camille L	August 2011
Everything went smoothly, from booking on the Internet, to being picked up at our hotel. Our guide was easy to understand, knowledgeable and efficient.

Review by: Kristy W	August 2011
This was a great way to see Budapest. Our tour guide was excellent and even recommended a local restaurant close to our hotel. We saw a lot of Budapest in a short time and the guide was not only knowledgable but enjoyable.

Review by: Branka V	July 2011
It was great, really informative and great accomodations.

Review by: Jan H	July 2011
Good way to hit te highlights of the city without too much walking so worth taking if you are short on time. The guide was fun and informative but there was not enough time spent in the castle district especially when we were taken to a souvenir shop for 20 to 30 minutes when we could have been viewing more vistas or areas of historical importance. If you have the time do the sights on your own with maybe a free walking tour of Budapest for some hisotry.

Review by: Lois D	July 2011
Very good overview of Budapest.

Review by: James C	June 2011
Good overview of Budapest. Knowledgeable guide. However, should warn older people are walking required.

Review by: Elisabeth K	June 2011
The half day Budapest tour is a great tour to see Budapest . The tour guide was very pleasant and knowledgeable.

Review by: Altaf M	June 2011
great

Review by: Margaret C	May 2011
Good overview of the city and its major sites.

Review by: Denise C	May 2011
This is certainly the way to get a basic knowledge of the city.

Review by: Angela A	May 2011
We were not happy with this tour at all due to the guide we got. She was indifferent to those of us on the tour and avoided answering any questions.

Review by: Pat K	May 2011
On the whole it was an interesting trip. I was very disappointed when the guide started to speak Spanish as well as English as we under the impression it was an English only trip which is why we choose it. The guide was very good and suggested that we acccompaned at the office We decided to wait until we arrived home and this is by way of a complaint regarding the trip.

Review by: Ginger W	April 2011
Great Tour guide. She was great. Had trouble with Viator this time. I did not receive a confirmation time for pickup and had no idea what to do. I'm from the US and I had to spend extra money on our of the country calls to figure out where to meet the tour.

Review by: gizmopenny	March 2011
Brilliant, fairly whistle-stop tour of the main sights. Our tour guide, Judith, was priceless - so funny and knowledgeable, too. Really enjoyed this one.

Review by: Jusna B	February 2011
The best sight is Fisherman's Bastion and Maithias Church. I recommend this tour to those who want to explore on their first day.

Review by: Angela L	January 2011
It was good

Review by: C L LAYNE L	December 2010
Hotel pick-up was actually on foot not as stated by coach. Coach was a freezing cold mini-bus. All bar two people were English speaking but 75% of time German was spoken- so much so that at Castle area all English speaking guests wandered off to do their own thing. Very disappointing. We were sorry we had paid in advance as we certainly would not have paid on the day. This was not as advertised and we certainly will not book through Viator again.

Review by: Susan M	October 2010
This was a great way to see some sites quickly. The tour had a few stops. Will look into more of a hop on-hop off next time. Guide was pleasant and friendly.

Review by: Peter N	October 2010
A wonderful insight into Budapest. Guide was great.

Review by: Steven R	October 2010
The half day Budapest sightseeing trip was very informative due to our wonderful guide Esterine. She was bubbly, and enthusiastic and made seeing an overview of Budapest very informative.

Review by: Maria Patricia L	October 2010
The tour covered most of the areas the city had to offer. Our tour guide spoke english very well. She was easily understood and she was able to explain the history very well. We truly enjoyed the tour of Budapest

Review by: Nicholas M	September 2010
Great tour, if only the weather cooperated. A few moe minutes at each site would help, rather than being rushed.

Review by: Magdeline W	September 2010
This is a good tour if you're short of time which we were. The main features and attractions of Budapest were covered as per the blurb. Could have extended to include a couple more sites eg the Jewish quarter and Terror House.

Review by: Nan O	July 2010
There is so much to see in Budapest that a half day tour is probably not really long enough, but this one did cover a lot of territory including some stops at the major touristy places. A very beautiful city that was well explained and easily viewed - many beautiful buildings and heritage places visited on the tour. Worthwhile doing for new visitors.

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
The tour guide was well informed and the tour nicely paced. It was a good way to get a quick overview of the city - and included time to get out and stretch your legs and enjoy the view!

Review by: Solveig J	July 2010
Limited guests. Dual language speaking, knowlwdgeble guide. Additional French speaking guide. Punctual pick-up from hotel. All good

Review by: Keith W	May 2010
A bit rushed. No return transfer to hotel from drop off point. Personally I think you could do better with the hop on hop off bus which went to all the sites we visited.

Review by: Alan J	May 2010
The tour itself was excellent and the guide was very informative and knowledgeable with regard to local history and purpose. The coach was comfortable, but a little high for comfortable entryegress. Overall, I would certainly recommend the trip.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	April 2010
Pick up was prompt and tour guide Judith was excellent on local knowledge. If staying briefly in Budapest this is an excellent tour of all main sights to give you an overview. We then walked back to some of the sights to linger longer ourselves. Enjoy!

Review by: Joan M	April 2010
Informative, better than trying to drive and see this big city ourselves. They arranged for pickup at our hotel, which was wonderful

Review by: FIONA K	March 2010
We were picked up at our hotel and taken a few minutes drive to the tour bus, large minibus, very comfortable. The guide spoke in Spanish and English to suit all passengers, detailed description and good knowledge of her city and history. Toured Pest side first, viewing key buildings and then stopped for photos talk and viewed Schenenyi baths at Heroes Square. Then across the Danube at Erzsebet bridge to Buda side and after talk and viewing Royal castle time for photostop at Fishermans Bastion. A long stop then at Gellert hill viewpoint, maybe too long, would've liked time to look around Gellert hotel and thermal bath whilst on Buda side. Back across Chain bridge and back to base to find way back to hotel. Very enjoyable and good introduction to Budapest at the beginning of holiday to find way around and choose places to revisit.

Review by: John K	March 2010
The half-day sightseeing tour of Budapest was a good introduction to the main sights of Budapest. En route, we decided which sights we would investigate further over the course of our stay. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and genuinely seemed to enjoy sharing her knowledge of her home town.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	December 2009
Wonderful, helpful and very pleasant guide. Collected us from our hotel and couldn't have been more helpful for the entire tour. Highly recommended.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	December 2009
Very good overview of Prague. Guide was great and a pure delight. She was very courteous and very knowledgeable.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	November 2009
An extremely valuable introduction to the sights of the city on the first morning of our trip. This enabled us to orientate ourselves and identify those sights we felt would benefit from a more extensive revisit. the staff were extremely friendly and the guide was knowledgeable and all ran very well.

Review by: Georgina P, Canada	October 2009
We enjoyed the sightseeing tour. Well worth the money. It was a great way to see most of Budapest. Because the city is so large you really need to take a tour to catch most of the sights. The tour guide was extremely friendly and spoke English. The bus was clean and it was really nice to have headphones so you could hear. We had a small group so it was nice to be able to get about easily on and off the bus and through the sites we visited. Just wished we had a chance to do a little shopping along the way. I would recommend this tour if you are in Budapest.

Review by: Paul S, United Kingdom	October 2009
An excellent overview of the main sights with a pleasant personable guide.We then returned to explore the highlights at our leisure. It was a little light on historical content and the commentary could be described as "Bland".However,it was enjoyable and excellent value for money.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	September 2009
The sightseeing tour was an informative and enjoyable experience that introduced us to the key sights, places, and venues of Budapest. Not only did this give us our 'bearings' of the city, we learned so much about the history, architecture, and culture of the place from the approachable and knowledgeable guide. We subsequently revisited many of the venues during our stay that we had initially seen on the tour. Great value and a wonderful start to our visit!

Review by: Donna S, United Kingdom	August 2009
Highly recommended way to see all the main sights of Budapest. Our guide was extremely informative, helpful, and friendly. Plenty of time to take photos and the air conditioned coach was much appreciated! The pickup service from our apartment was also excellent!

Review by: Linda G, United Kingdom	August 2009
The pick up from the hotel was on time, the tour bus left on time and we had a really informative guide who kept us interested all through the 3 hours. Would definitely use again and highly recommend using this website.