Budapest private day trip from Vienna
Description
Visit Hungarian capital Budapest, known as the Pearl of the Danube, on this private full day tour from Vienna. Get to know Budapest accompanied by our local guide and have free time to explore the city yourself, shop, lunch or take a Danube boat ride. This tour includes a visit to fortress Citadel which offers an opportunity for memorable panoramic photos of the city, the Danube and its bridges. Enjoy the travel in air-conditioned luxurious vehicle through Austrian and Hungarian country side. - hotel/accommodation pick up & drop off - private transport in air-conditioned luxurious vehicle - private tour guide in Budapest - approx. three hours of free time to explore the city - additional drive to panoramic spot Citadel overlooking the city
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Itinerary
The tour starts with the pick-up at your accommodation in Vienna at a designated time.The driver will introduce you the specifics of the tour after which the tour commences with a drive through Austrian and Hungarian countryside.
After arriving to Budapest, you will join a local guide on approx. two hours long private walking tour of the city center. See the main sights such as the Chain Bridge, the Parliament, St. Stephen's Cathedral and learn on the history of the Pearl of the Danube. After the guided tour, use approx. three hours of free time to independently explore the city, shop in famous Vaci Street, or have lunch in one of numerous central restaurants. The tour continues by meeting your driver at a designated location, and continuing your way to the Citadel.
Short drive from the city center is 19th century fortress Citadel. Set on top of Gellert Hill, the Citadel offers excellent panoramic view of Budapest, Danube and its eight bridges. Get your camera ready and enjoy the view from the historical fortress. The tour concludes with approx. 2.5 hours drive back to your hotel/accommodation in Vienna.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up is available at any Vienna hotel or other place of accommodation. The guests should provide an address or the name of the hotel at the time of reservation.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for travelers with walking disabilities
Reviews(41)
This was a great trip. Driver was knowledgeable and so kind. Tour guide was fabulous. I highly recommend this day trip.
Thanks for the review and lots of nice compliments for our trip and drive Great to have clients like you Best regards Viagotr team
Darko, our driver, was fantastic. He was knowledgeable, an excellent communicator, and made the entire experience enjoyable. Budapest was a true highlight of the trip, and both Darko and Greg, our tour guide, were outstanding throughout. Highly recommend this tour.
Thanks a million! Having you guys on board for the ride to Budapest was an absolute blast, and teaming up with Greg was pure gold. Your great energy really made the whole trip. Safe travels on your next adventures! P.S. Na geh, die dicke Abschiedsumarmung haben wir diesmal glatt vergessen! Die holen wir beim nächsten Mal nach. 😉
Darko was an amazing tour guide. Loved each stop on the way to Salzburg. Thanks for a wonderful experience
Dear Chris and Mary, I am still so happy that we managed to squeeze between some ugly weather and we did it with the style. On both of our tours. Like you said, we are family now. Take care and when you decide to visit again, give me a call…. Try not to do it in 10 years! 😉 Yours Darko
Our driver, Romano, was great! He picked us up at the entrance to our hotel in a nice, black van, and we had a lovely, safe drive to Budapest while learning about the city along the way. Our tour guide, Orshe, was waiting for us when we arrived in the “pest” side, where we started our walking tour, and then we moved over to the “Buda” side. She was an excellent guide who shared the history, many architectural details (which we never would have noticed in our own), and stories about the monuments and statutes (that we most certainly would have missed if on our own). Orshe is a delightful person, who is funny but also respectful and kind. This tour was well worth the cost for a safe, comfortable, private drive, an informative and fun tour, and free time to explore some areas on our own.
Hi again, So glad to read your review. I’m glad I’ve meet you and spend wonderful day with you and your husband. I’m glad you enjoy our tour and in my name and my colleague Orschi I can say just thank you a lot. Hope to see you soon again in Vienna Best regards Romano
Romano was a fantastic tour guide very well informed made our day trip to Budapest. Very pleasant. Gave us a lot of facts. We really enjoyed it with highly recommend him as a tour guy for any tour you take while visiting Vienna thank you, Romano.
Hello miss olga, Thank you for a wonderful day in Budapest. I’m glad your day went beyond your expectations. Tours like this and guests like you make me happy as well. Wish you nice rest of your vacations Until some next time Romano
It's a wonderful full day trip. Our driver stopped so we could get food for the road. Our city guide was very knowledgeable. Note that while Hunary is part of the European Union it's currency is not the Euro.
Our group had a wonderful time on this private trip to Budapest with Romano as the driver and Erica, our local tour guide. Both Romano and Erica were knowledgeable, courteous, and friendly. We were picked up at our hotel in a luxury car (new Mercedes) and dropped off at our hotel at the end of the tour. We highly recommend Romano and Erica for anyone who wants to take a day trip to Budapest from Vienna! I would give them 10 stars if the system allows
Trip was a great overview of Budapest in a day. We hit highlights with a little bit of time to eat and explore on own. Our tour friend, Darko, shared experiences/stories, customs, cultural highlights, and restaurant suggestions about Vienna/Budapest as we chatted with him over the 2.5 hrs back and forth to Budapest. We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Darko patiently answered our many questions especially from my Mom. He was a highlight and should be recognized as a real asset. He was so knowledgeable on so many topics and willing to share with us. We really enjoyed our time with him. Judit (Budapest tour guide) was great too. She was very knowledgeable and patient with us as it was a hot day and kids were a bit impatient. She gave the rt amount of detail for our crowd and we saw a variety of places in the 2 hr tour. It was nice introduction for a future trip. Highly recommend this trip!
The tour was amazing. Pedja took care of everything and was excellent. . Our guide in the city was very good and informative.
Our driver Pedja picked us up from our hotel in Vienna at 7:30am - he was terrific. On the drive to Budapest he told us about Vienna and other places in Austria. Then when we arrived in Budapest we were met by a guide and had a very nice walking tour of Pest. The only reason I give this 4/5 stars is that I would have liked more free time in Budapest. I feel that 2 hours we had were definitely not enough to discover this beautiful city - we would have liked a chance to explore both Pest and Buda sides more. We spent about 6 hours in total in the car - back to Vienna by 6:30pm.
