Wine tasting in Etyek
Wine tasting in Etyek is a tour which you can do in approximately 4 hours and it is worth every minute. Every year the Etyek wine region has a big wine festival which is visited by many people from Budapest since the Etyek wine festival is not as touristic as the Budapest wine festival. The city or wine region Etyek is approximately 30km away from Budapest close to the M1 highway which leads to Vienna. On this bookable tour you will get picked up from any central located hotel in Budapest, brought to Etyek and returned to the Inter-Continental Hotel in the city center. On this tour you will get a kind of countryside feeling even though it will not be wine festival you will hear and see a lot more than just Budapest, prominent sights and city center tourism.
Kopaszi Gát Budapest
Kopaszi Gát in Budapest is a very nice recreation area on Buda side richt at Lágymányosi híd. The half island was built up after the flood in 1838 as a protection against flood for the near by industrial buildings and factories. Already some years ago there were some clubs and bars located which than moved on to other places. For some years this half island was unused even though it was a really nice spot in Budapest. Right next to the Danube, fairly calm and with a little bay between the island and the industrial area this was a perfect place to be rebuilt and give it some attractions.
Half Day Budapest Sightseeing Tour
The half day Budapest sightseeing tour gives you the perfect possibility to see the major sights of Budapest in a comfortable way within 3 hours. This tour is perfect for all first time visitors to get an overview of the city and its most famous sights. You have the chance to choose between 3 departure times in summer 10.00 a.m., 11.00 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 2 departure times in winter 10.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. so you can book whenever you feel like having a half day sightseeing trip. Included in this tour is also a hotel pickup, the return is at Hotel Inter-Continental in the city center of Budapest. This tour is available in English as well as other languages. This trip gives you a good opportunity to get a great overview over the city.
Budapest Wine Tasting including lunch
This wine tasting tour in Budapest is perfect for all wine lovers and such with an interested in Hungarian wine and food culture. This is not a simple wine tasting in Budapest but you will also be offered a lunch. Hungarian wines (at least most of them) are really of good quality but fairly expensive. That is the result of small wineyards who don’t export wines and just offer it on the local market. To keep the quality up and the name good they ask for sometimes redicolous prices for a bottle of wine. If you take a normal bottle of medium quality red wine you will pay approximately 3 times as much as a same quality wine from France or Italy.
Anyways this tour will give you a very good inside into Hungarian wine making culture and also the Hungarian traditional food. Next to the wines you will get offered a 3 course meal including the traditional Hungarian Goulash Soup. You will see how the food is made and what ingrediants you need to prepare it at home. The soup is followed by another traditional meal which is not fixed and some dessert typically eaten in Hungary. During that time you have the chence to tast a lot of wines from different regions in Hungary such as the famous Villany or Tokaj wines. You will also visit a market to see the local food variety.
Written in Sightseeing TourDanube Bend Day Trip
The Danube Bend Day Trip, starting and ending in Budapest, is a perfect way to see Budapest, Visegrad, Esztergom and Szentendre from the Danube and enjoy the beauty of the Hungarian nature in a relaxing way. On this 10 hour tour you will visit the above mentioned cities and see the historical sights in each city and discover Hungary apart from just Budapest. During the way by boat you will get served a 3 course meal on the boat. Furthermore you will be picked up from your hotel and you don’t even have to pay entrance fees for sights in the city you visit.
In Visegrad you will see the medieval citadel and romantic ruins of the former royal residence. In Esztergom the historical cathedral is waiting for you. After the lunch you will visit the artist city of Szentendre and its Baroque city center with a guided tour. Your tour will end on the Danube Bend in Budapest.
Written in Day TripsGrand Market Hall Budapest
The Grand Market Hall in Budapest (Hungarian: Vásárcsarnok) is one of the main attraction for tourists. If you go to a foreign country I think markets are a great way to discovers the culture and food preferences of the country. If I am on holiday usually half a day is reserved to go to a market and check out what is offered there.
It is probably the same in the Grand Market Hall in Budapest because you find typical Hungarian things such as paprika powder, goose liver or Pálinka. At least that is what the tourists should think about Hungary and their eating habits and I guess that is similar in any other touristic market in the world, they try to make you believe what is traditional. But of course Hungary is not only about paprika, Goulash and Salami even though that is what you mainly find in Grand Market Hall.
Written in Budapest Sights, HungaryBudapest Bike Tour
Event though I consider riding the bike in Budapest is quite dangerous I think that a bike tour is the best way to see the city. A Budapest Bike Tour is the fastest way to see many sights plus you are on the fresh air and you even have some movement. So forget about your workout and book a Budapest Bike Tour instead of the traditional bus tours. By bus or car you are much slower than with a bike and if you stay on the bike lanes in the city (your guide will do so) there is no danger in riding the bike in Budapest. This tour includes a tour guide, the bikes as well as a helmet, a bag and a basket if you want. So when you book this tour you will be fully equipped and ready to go.
Budapest Segway Tour
A Budapest Segway Tour is a good and exciting way to discover Budapest. For all of you who don’t know what a Segway is these are the fancy two wheel vehicles which you control with your body movement. In some cities you can see them used as a daily transport method and in some, such as Budapest, as a new way of sightseeing. Next to having the chance to see the city you will also have fun riding your Segway through Budapest City and for sure catching a lot of attention. This tour starts with a 30 minute training on how to use a Segway and how to handle it in the city. Don’t worry, you won’t go on the street but on the pedestrian walk. Now that you are ready to go and know how to use a Segway in Budapest the tour can start. Read more
Budapest Tours
Budapest Tour
A Budapest tour is a must since Budapest has so many sights to offer that you hardly can see them all if you stay for a weekend. Even in a week you will only be able to see the major sights and visit some of them to get a better view on the sights. Therefore a Budapest tour is the perfect choice because you get guided through the city, see all sights and all that most of the times from a comfortable seat in a bus.
But there are many ways to explore Budapest and its sights other than the typical bus sightseeing tour. For example you could go on a Segway Tour through Budapest which is a lot of fun but you will not see all sights. Another possibility is the tour by boat which is a very often booked way of discovering Budapest especially in the night to see the lights and buildings of the city in a rather romantic way. So whatever you are up to, an exciting tour or a relaxed and guided tour here you will find whatever you need and whatever you can get.
Written in Sightseeing TourTrabant Rental in Budapest
Nostalgic tour in Budapest!
You ever wanted to drive a Trabant? In Budapest you have the chance to rent a Trabant for a day and cruise through the city. If you plan a sightseeing trip or just a funny trip through the city this is the thing to do for you. Others go with a sightseeing bus or by foot to see the city, imagine you go with a Trabant on Andrassy to check out the city’s sights.
Written in Entertainment, Sights & TripsPrivate Guide Budapest
Personalized Tour!
If you are sick of sitting in a bus hearing a recorded voice all the time and just passing the main attractions a private guide in Budapest could be interesting for you. These guides show you places which no large group organized tour will show you and they always have an interesting story to tell.
Written in Sights & TripsTrabant Sightseeing in Budapest
Nostalgic tour in Budapest!
You ever wanted to drive a Trabant? In Budapest you have the chance to rent a Trabant for a day and cruise through the city. If you plan a sightseeing trip or just a funny trip through the city this is the thing to do for you. Others go with a sightseeing bus or by foot to see the city, imagine you go with a Trabant on Andrassy to check out the city’s sights.
Written in Entertainment, Sights & TripsBudapest Caves
Underground
The thermal water in Budapest is not only responsible for Budapests famous baths but also the famous caves in Budapest. The water formed the more than 200 documented caves in Budapest. Four of the biggest and most impressive caves are visitable for tourists and interested persons.
The Budapest caves are often not integrated in a Budapest tours therefore it is necessary to organize the visit yourself. To calculate with half a day for a cave visit is realistic but of course it does not have to take so long.
Sightseeing Flight over Budapest
Budapest from above!
Tired of sightseeing by bus? Your feet hurt from walking through the city and climb to Castle district? Why don’t you take a plane over Budapest to do some sightseeing? It is an event at the same time. Budapest from the eyes of a bird is something special and wonderful the Skylux Aviation Kft. offers to you. You can see the city, the danube, the Buda hills and even lake Balaton from a different view. If you say “I came by plane and saw it already” you are wrong. You can easily make out single Budapest sights and places from the plane.
Written in Sights & TripsBudapest Islands
Margit and Hajógyári Sziget!
Budapest has 2 islands as well as one peninsula. If you think about an island on a river in the middle of a major city you might think of a small island but the Budapest islands are so big that you don’t see the shore when you are on it. It feels like you are in a big park or wood but not like an island. Next to hotels, bars, pubs, restaurants you can find swimming pools, football pitches and much more on the islands.
Written in Budapest SightsBudapest Bridges
Connecting Buda and Pest
As you know Budapest is devided in the parts Buda (the hilly and smaller part in the west) and Pest (the flat, larger part in the east). These 2 major parts of Budapest are connected by bridges for cars, pedestrians, public transport as well as trains. Within Budapest there are 7 bridges which are described below and in the north and the south of Budapest there are 2 more bridges crossing the Danube on M0, the highway around Budapest.
Written in Budapest SightsEyewitness Travel Guide Budapest
Individual tours!
The Eyewitness Travel Guide is one of the best travel guides you can get if you are visiting Budapest. Next to the Lonly Planet the Eyewitness Travel Guide give the best information about sights, restaurants and nightlife in Budapest. The book comes areound 20€ and is available for example on Amazon. If not than you can order it i your local book store for sure.
Why I like the Eyewitness Travel Guide is because the information come from people who have visited Budapest, lived here and know how the city is workig and which places are the best.
Secret Places
What no guidebook will tell you!
In this section you can find the most secret places for good sightseeing in Budapest. Places you find here are not available in tourist offices or guidebooks. We bring you to places where you can enjoy the city very silent and calm far away from the typical tourist attractions.
Written in Budapest SightsHungarian State Opera House
The Hungarian State Opera in Budapest on the Pest side was built between 1875 and 1884 by Miklós Ybl. It is decorated richly, from the inside it is a wonderful and therefore it is the masterpiece of Miklós Ybl. Formerly called Budapest Royal Opera House it is still supposed to be one of the most beautiful and elegant opera houses in the world.
Written in Budapest SightsParliament Budapest
The archetype for the Parliament in Budapest was the Westminster Abbey in London. The architect of the bulding was Imre Steindel who built the Parliament between 1885 and 1904. The building itself consists of to mirrored parts with exactly the same partition of rooms, stairs and halls. One side of the Parliamant in Budapest is used by the government of Hungary, the second part is for visitors and tourists.
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