Our special trips
Jewish History Tour – Budapest Night – Baroque Sissy Tour – Wonders of Szentendre – Trip to the Danube Bend – Puszta Tour – Beauties of Balaton
Other Programs (Tours approached from other perspectives)
Eclectic, Art Nouveau, Culture – Villas and Palaces – Treasures of the City – Stories of the Danube Bank – Secrets of the Jewish Quarter – The Retro Era – Pest at Night – Culture at Night – Deluxe
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Fisherman’s BastionIt was built on the wall of the Buda Castle between 1895-1902 in Neo Gothic style. It is one of the defining elements of the cityscape of Budapest and the Castle. You can see beautiful views of the Danube and Pest from up there. |
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Spas and beaches
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ZooThe Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden was founded in 1866. It is one of the oldest zoo in the world. Its buildings are mostly historic, thus are under Monument Protection. There can be seen more than seven hundred animal species and two tousand various plants. |
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Children’s RailwayIt goes 12 km long between the Széchenyi Hill and the Hűvösvölgy, in the slopes of the Buda Hills. Its special feature is that other than the driver all of the stuff are children aged 10-14 years. |
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Hungarian Railway History ParkEurope’s largest open-air railway museum. Visitors can try the old maschines out. Interactive games: locomotive drive, train simulator, Csajka railcar, Leadership of railway models, iron-horse travel, garden railway. |
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Palace of WondersThese interactive exhibitions can be found in the green park of the Millennium Cultural Center. In its yearly renewable exhibitions the visitors can experience the laws of nature. Everything can be tried out, so it can be experienced that how interesting the world is. The House of Future Exhibition showcases the latest innovations of technology. |
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Castle Museum in NagytétényIt is the magnificent baroque Palace of Száraz-Rudnyánszky. The can be seen permanent exhibitions of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Art, as well as temporary exhibitions. |
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Dream Car MuseumThere can be seen 60s american dream cars. You will feel as in a time travel in the realm of youthful dreams. |
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Memento Park – Statue ParkMuseum of Sculptures of the public places of Budapest before the political change in 1989-90; Monument of Osztapenko and Captain Steinmetz, Monument of the Council of the Republic, The Soviet Soldier of Gellérthegy. The guided tour is completet with an exhibition and the Cinema Chamber. |
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Fitoland Ornamental HorticultureThere are lectures and demonstrations about how to keep ornamental plants. There can be seen rare plants (such as orchids, cyclamens, bonsais, bromelins). Visitors can shop with discounted prices. |
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House of Hungarian WinesThis rich and quality offer of all wine regions of Hungary (22) can be found in the heart of the Buda Castle. During the visit of the wine cellar visitors can limitless taste 50 different types of wines. |
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TropicariumThe Oceanarium is located in the Campona Shopping Mall, and is undoubtedly the most exciting attraction of the area and the capital. Smiling sharks and great rays are swimming over the heads of the visitors. There can be seen rare animal and plants, and the unknown world of the oceans and deep seas. |
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Törley Champagne CellarsThe guests can learn about the history of the prestigious champagne cellar, and the champagne-making process. Finally, the trip will be crowned with a glass of sparkling drink. (min. 7 people) |
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Geographic Museum in ÉrdIt presents the world through the eyes of hungarian explorers from the Carpatian Basin to the far away Africa. |
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Radio and Television Museum in DiósdRadio and TV devices can be seen in the museum, in which many interesting programs could be seen not too long ago. The exhibition recalls not only the devices but the former popular actors of the programs. |
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Plateau Trail in TétényIt is a 112 hectare big nature reserve. The character of the flora is determined by the rich varities of plants in the trail. Visitors can find hawthorn, and pine forest in this palm sized, protected area. The visit of the plateau is free. |
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ParliamentThe at the turn of the century built institution became the symbol of the city and the Danube panorama. The eclectic building has a lot of small towers and tracery ornaments. It is the world’s largest building that functions as a parliament. The Parliament and the interior decoration are definitely worth a visit. |
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OperaIts building is the most important one in Budapest from the 19th century. It was designed by Miklós Ybl in Neo-Renaissance style. The richly decorated spaces of the interior was contributed by famous hungarian artists, among others Mór Than, Károly Lotz and Bertalan Székely. |
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Pál-völgy CaveAlthough it earned fame with its stalactites, high gorge-like corridors, large differences in level and ball-like shapes eroded by hot springs are more typical. The new 500-meter long visitors’ route holds plenty of excitement. The temperature is about 11 degrees throughout the year. |
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CityparkIt is Budapest’s largest public park. It is popular not only among the residents of Budapest, but it is visited by many from other parts of the country and from abroad. There are many attractions and events. There are a lot of opportunities for Culture, Entertainment, Sports, Dining for all ages. |
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Hungarian National Gallery: Panorama TerraceAn architectural highlight of the Royal Palace is the cupola rising in the centre of the building, from which you can have a 360-degree view of the whole city: the Danube, the sights on the Pest side and the Buda Hills. The terrace is closed down in unpleasant weather. The Panoama terrace is available with the ticket of the Gallery. |
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AquaworldOne of the biggest indoor water theme parks in Central Europe offers unforgettable entertainment to visitors of every age throughout the year. Covered by a 72-meter diameter giant dome, there are fifteen pools, including a surf pool which is rare in Europe, eleven slides and an outdoor pool in the summer. |
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Király BathTurkish bath in the city center. The construction of the bath was started in 1565 by Arslan, the Pasha Buda and completed by Pasha Mustapha Sokoli. There are separate days for women and men during the week, while sundays there is non-naked for everyone. |
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Lukács BathThe bath of artists in the heart of Budapest. In the middle there is a fancy pool with a number of quality services. In addition, there are two swimming pools, a wellness island, a salt wall, infra sauna, pedicure salon and solarium in the area of the bath. |
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Rudas Medicinal Bath and PoolMagnificently restored memorial from the period of Hungary’s Ottoman occupation. Stam bath for men and women. Bathing parties in swimsuits in the weekends. |
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Salt caveOne of Europe’s largest man-made salt caves is in the heart of Budapest, specially constructed of 23 tonnes of Himalayan crystal salt bricks. The salty and humid air in the grotto is especially recommended for sufferers from asthma, respiratory and skin problems. |
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Hungarian National GalleryLocated in Wings A, B, C, D of the Buda Castle, the collection consists of almost 100,000 artifacts from the early Middle Ages up to the present day. Temporary exhibitions are also regularly held. The Hungarian National Gallery is the greatest collection of the Hungarian art.. |
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Hungarian National MuseumThe museum was established on the basis of Count Ferenc Széchényi’s coin, book and manuscript collections. It now has more than 1 million items. Permanent exhibitions: The History of Hungary from the Foundation of the State to 1990, Lapidarium, Hungarian Coronation Mantle, Archaeological exhibition from prehistoric times to the 9th century. |
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Hungarian Natural History MuseumIn addition to presenting the nature of Hungary and the Carpathian Basin, the museum also offers glimpses into the fascinating worlds of African papyrus swamps and coral reefs, among others. The skeleton of a fin-whale welcomes visitors at the main entrance. |
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Museum of Applied ArtsErected in Art Nouveau style in 1896, the Museum of Applied Arts is among Budapest’s most beautiful buildings. Treasures of European design, ranging from the Middle ges up to the present day, form the backbone of the collection. |
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