Highlights of Pest: Private Walking Tour

 

Explore the fascinating and vibrant Pest District of Hungary’s capital city, famous for its Jewish history, and its mix of stunning architectural styles. On your private tour you will:

- Enjoy the personal attention of your expert private guide.
- Discover the Pest district of Budapest, and learn why the two cities of Buda and Pest were united.
- Wander along the eastern banks of the Danube River, whilst learning of its importance to the city since ancient times.
- Learn about the Jewish community and their history in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial centre.
- Visit the Great Synagogue, and enjoy a privately guided tour of Europe’s largest Jewish place of worship, with skip the line tickets included.
- Tour inside the stunning Basilica of St Stephen’s, a neoclassical Cathedral (entrance included).
- Learn about Hungary’s politics as you stand in front of the magnificent Parliament Building.
- Pass by the Vörösmarty tér statue and stop for a photo at the Ferris Wheel of Budapest.
- Experience the friendly, buzzing atmosphere of downtown Pest, a vibrant, trendy, cultural and artistic neighbourhood.
- Stop by the Heroes Square, the Opera House, and House of Terror.
- Admire the plethora of fabulous architectural styles – Gothic, Turkish, Art Nouveau and Neo-Classical among others.
- Stroll through the tranquil park to see the beautiful Vajdahunyad Castle.
- End your tour with the gorgeous Széchenyi Spa, a luxury bathing complex. (Entrance not included. Please note, if you wish to enter, you will need to have a vaccination certificate).

Budapest is really two cities, Buda and Pest, combined. The Pest district lies on the eastern bank of the Danube River and is famous for its vibrant atmosphere, Jewish community and history, and stunning mix of architectural styles from Gothic to Art Nouveau. Your private guide will show you all the most important highlights of the district on your private walking tour.

Learn all about the Jewish community, as you step inside the Great Synagogue, a statuesque landmark that ranks among the world’s largest places of worship for the Jewish faith and was consecrated in the city in 1859. Stroll the leafy Andrássy út boulevard, passing by the neo-Renaissance National Opera House and other national buildings, including the formidable and magnificent Hungarian Parliament. Straddling the Danube, this stunning building is home to the Crown of St Stephen, a historically significant treasure of the Hungarian nation, bequeathed by Pope Sylvester II on Christmas Day in the year 1000.

Walk into the Heroes’ Square, one of Budapest’s favourite public spaces: a popular gathering point with a monument dedicated to the Magyar (Hungarian) conquest at its heart. Your final destination on the half-day tour of Pest is the largest spa in Europe, the mosaic-rich Széchenyi Spa, an immense bathing complex built in elaborate Art Nouveau style, where you have the option of purchasing tickets to explore the bubbling hot springs and steaming pools of curative waters, enjoyed throughout the centuries by around 100-million bathers.

Location
Start point:
Angyal u.,31 - 1094 - Budapest - HU
At the entrance of Hotel Sissi

End point:

Schedule
Duration: 4 Hours

Guide options
Guide type: Guide
Group size: 8 People

Recommendations
Please wear comfortable shoes.