Budapest 3-hour Highlights Guided Group Tour

Tour guide was welcoming and exceptionally informative to pique our interest. Office staff very friendly and helpful. Great driver and very clean and modern tour bus. Great stops. Wonderful experience for us as a senior couple!

Too many in group. Basically a transport service Guide did not engage with group in meaningful way. Similar to hop on/off bus experience

The bus tour left before we arrived at the meeting spot. We were a few minutes late due to the roads being blocked off because of the Budapest marathon. Given that, I would have thought they would have allowed at least a 5-10 minute grace period. The staff at the office were helpful and we were able to meet eventually meet up with our group, but we missed one hour of the three-hour bus tour.

Aggie was both knowledgable and personable and set up our stay in Budapest with an overall background of the history of the region. Highly recommended

Kristina was our wonderful guide for the morning - providing us with interesting history and showing us around this stunning history. Highly recommended.

The young female guide provided great historical context for a small group for St Mathias Church and Hero’s Square. She provided some context for Parliament in addition to the tour fee included a tour inside Parliament. The only negative thing regarding the guide is that she used profanity when referring to Jesus at St Mathias church. Recommend she clean up her language when referring to Jesus. There is more walking to this than expected, and includes multiple stairs coming out of St Mathias church without elevators. Not too much walking at Hero’s Square but plenty of walking to get to Parliament. No restroom stops anywhere in this tour and it must be done during the few minutes of free time. The experience provided a good overview but goes by fast especially considering the walking required. This would be best for those who do not have difficulty going down multiple sets of stairs since elevators were only available for one small portion of descent from St Mathias.

I signed up for the Grand City Tour (without visiting the Parliament) in order to have time to get to know all the interesting places this wonderful city has to offer. We didn't want to walk a lot, so this tour was really suitable for us. We were a small group of seven people and luckily we had an excellent guide, Christin, who was knowledgeable about all the details, and the explanations we received were really comprehensive. The tour started on time and ended on time, and we really enjoyed it.

On May 1st I was in Budapest. I had the opportunity to tour the city with the Citirama agency. Absolute consistency. Coach with a polite driver and an excellent tour guide. It was an unforgettable experience.

Our guide was Ben and our driver was Chris. They were both very friendly and professional. Ben’s delivery was clear and engaging. He was happy to answer questions and take photos. A great short (3 hours) comprehensive tour of Budapest’s hi lights; a mixture of bus and walking with a little free time. Would certainly recommend.

Ben our guide was excellent - he spoke very clearly and was audible at all times. His command of English was very good. He gave us enough information without overloading us and covered all the major historical events. A little more walking would have been enjoyable and perhaps a little less travelling by bus, but that did not affect our enjoyment overall. I would recommend this tour and thanks to Ben for his fun and interesting comments.

Excellent guide, Ben! Humorous, informative and really enjoys his job. Very good tour

You must order tickets to see the inside of Parliament far in advance so if you neglected to do so, the pricier tour is another option for you.

Super deal do first time visitors !

Great introduction to Budapest! Christina and George looked after us well. Perfect balance of driving round the city with Christina telling us about the sights, and walks /talks in the Castle district and at Heroes Square. Christina was fun and informative.

We really enjoyed the tour,the tour guide lady did a great job. She is lovely,professional, and friendly. I would recommend it to anyone visiting Budapest. Thanks, Sarah

The guide was amazing, professional, kind, knowledgeable, and most importantly, perfect English and spoke slowly so that you could understand.

Excellent English speaking guide named Anna . She was very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw quite a bit for a short tour . We went to the Buda side and saw the cathedral it was spectacular!

Our tour guide Ben was very knowledgeable. There is so much to see on Budapest and he gave a great overview.

This tour was canceled by the tour operator without notice. I would not use this unprofessional tour operator again.

You get a decent overview of the city, and it’s great to be on an air conditioned bus in the summer. It was a bit of information overload, but I understand most people want that. I wish the tour description mentioned that you get off the bus and walk around three times - once at Fisherman’s Bastion for 60 minutes, once at Heroes’ Square for 30 minutes, and finally at the end of the tour at the Hungarian Parliament for 30 minutes. The description should also mention it’s a brisk 5 block walk to get to the Hungarian Parliament. We were traveling with one older person, and that brisk walk at peak daytime heat was a bit much for her. Decent tour nonetheless.

Our tour guide seemed rushed throughout. She spoke fast, very softly, no microphone or whispers, and her English was heavily accented. We understood about half of what she said. She walked very fast, not a sightseeing pace. She did not invite questions. We were left at the Parliament, not at the office where we started the tour. This was not explained beforehand, so we walked much further to get back to our hotel.

Great tour guide, very knowledgeable! Also, a great overview of the city of Budapest. Would have liked to see a little more of the Buda side.

We were with 4 other people on a small coach which was very comfortable. The driver was excellent with his knowledge, information and the places he took us to. I would recommend this trip as we were able to go up to the palace etc in the mini bus otherwise you have to walk up. On time excellent service.

Fab trip, very informative with 2 great guides. Really useful when you arrive in a city to find your way around, a bit confusing as everyone else was having a tour of the parliament building but that wasn’t an option when I booked ours ?

We have booked this tour in advance but my son was down with Viral going on in budapest. On the day of tour in morning also i have left message to tour operator that we can't make it and if they can re-schedule us or books us in some private tour ( we will pay the difference). One of their operator says yes this can be done and asked for wait till couple of hrs. They booked me to other private tour with full price and didn't give any discount/adjustment for the ~126 $ which was pre-paid. Our reason was not a lame excuse but genuine one and i have doctor record to share also.

The tour was excellent and touched all the main attractions we wanted to see. Our only regret was not booking the additional parliament tour. This tour stops at the parliament and you can take photos from outside, but the inside tour is separate. Our driver, Zsolt, was a very safe and cautious driver that kept us on time. Our guide, Anna, was the best. Her narration was not only informative but she had a great sense of humor and shared funny stories and jokes. Not sure if you can request a specific driver, but if so, I recommend Anna.

In theory, it's an ideal way to see the sites of the city. However, the vehicle was cramped, fast, and not a lot of photo opportunities. The guide was clear and knowledgeable, but I wouldn't say it was worth the fee in all honesty. The communication from the company was top class as they had to change the date due to the national holiday in Hungary.

Really beautiful architecture in Budapest. The Hop on Hop off bus is worth doing for a fast orientation and lots of information. Certainly the night time boat trip on the Danube is a must to see the beautiful buildings enhanced by all the lights. I would recommend doing some walking around the city especially around the smaller streets. Lots of nice places to eat at reasonable prices.

This was the best tour I had in Budapest! The tour guide Eszter was amazing. She was so knowledgeable and punctual. She made sure we got to see everything and gave us free time in the Castle area. I highly recommend this tour company. If you are looking to see Budapest and understand the history, this is a must. Ask for Eszter!

360 tour! Moving around from one point of interest to another helps you get a quick understanding of Budapest as a whole to then decide specific activities to do during your next day’s. There is a part where you do walk and take stairs once in Buda Castle, also part of the experience. Super kind, funny and stories by the tour guide.

This was very good value. Especially in the extreme hot weather. We usually would have done a waking tour. But it was too hot ( 33c). Andrea did a great job. The small bus was air conditioned and we got to see the main sights in the city with a live guide who spoke English. Thank you for a great 3 hours.

Mick was very informative, knows his stuff,was good to all on the tour,even went to the trouble of getting tickets for me which I hadn't prebooked,thanks to Mick again

Our driver Stephen & guide Matthias made this tour so enjoyable for us. Matthias had such knowledge, tips & beautiful spoken English had us engaged from the start. Would highly recommend

This tour was just ok We started waiting over 20 minutes for a few folks that we late.. and then same folks late again getting back to the group when we had a little free picture taking time The guide gave highlights in 2 languages which was cumbersome. It would have helped to have audio headsets to hear better. It was cold out and we stopped at random locations for her to share info, that wasn’t that relevant to location.

It was a crappy rainy day and we are so glad to have booked this tour. It saved us from a wasted day. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and showed us around well.

Awesome city tour! Our tour guide Matt was very knowledgeable. The description of the trip on Viator was spot-on! Wish we would've had alittle more free time but it was still worth the money.

Wonderful guide. She was knowledgeable, engaging, and had a good sense of humor. She made the entire experience enjoyable and educational. She was obviously passionate about the synagogue and Jewish history in Hungary.

Had the impression that the group was just being herded from one place to the next, tour guide walked quickly without checking that people were close behind, little chance for photos, many things pointed out were gone before we could see them. Several people had disabilities but these were ignored when he was racing up the steps to the castle, one woman who was very angry and upset was basically waved away for pointing out that no mention was made that the tour was unsuitable for such participants. His knowledge was good, but not a good tour guide!

Tour was supposed to start at 10am. But tour guide arrived and went to each guest to discuss adding an one hour Parliament tour at the end. Those who agreed were sent to the office to buy tickets. We then walked about 5 minutes to the bus. The bus didn’t get on its way till 10.16am. By 12.30pm everyone was deposited at the Parliament building even the ones who didn’t sign up for the Parliament tour. They were not dropped off at the starting point as advertised and you need to make your own way from the Parliament building. The 45 minute walking tour of the castle area was more than an hour. Our guide has mobility issues and needs a cane to help her move slowly along so the group has to stop and wait for her to catch up, catch her breath etc. So, at most, it’s a 1 hr bus tour plus 1 hour very slow walking tour of the castle district.

The 3-hour City Tour is a great tour to see the most important sights in Budapest. We also had time to walk around the Heroes' Square and later on Castle Hill by the Fisherman's Bastion and Matthias Church and take pictures. Our guide Emese and driver John were excellent. We highly recommend this tour.

Great tour guide with overview of Budapest and wonderful driver. Comfortable transportation. However had 2 very discourteous passengers who were 20 minutes late getting back to the bus after short walking tours (and even the guide went to look for them) and never apologized to the group when finally getting back. So very inconsiderate! Wasn’t the tour’s fault so that’s why I didn’t rate lower.

Our Tour Guide Elisabeth was great, she made the tour in two languages German & English. Great Tour, very interesting.

The guide was fairly old and really struggled with anything outside the script. He was very nice and he gave us a lot of information. But he really struggles if something out of the ordinary happened. I would recommend the tour because you might not get the same guide.

What a delightful tour in an air conditioned bus with comfortable seating. To our delight our tour guide, Mike was local and very informative of the historical eras and areas of Budapest, including people, lifestyle, and architectural history of buldings, including its more colorful tales. It was a very inexpensive way to see the sights and sounds of Budapest. We made several stops for photos and a short walking tour. A great way to give your feet a break plus a wonderful overview of the city's history, grasp of location to determine which sites you would like to spend more time. We highly recommend.

This was my third time in Budapest, we used the city tour from Cityrama for the first time. I highly recommend this tour because in 3 hours with a van and stops all around you can see all of Budapest important places. The Pest and the Buda side! When we finished the tour I was amazed how many things I missed during the first two visits. Anyone who comes to Budapest use this tour and enjoy the city to the fullest! Our host mr.Gunry Very had the best knowledge of the city and the history of Budapest and Hungary.

The tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable but the tour itself was average. Nothing really unique or special. So if you pick one tour of the city you'll likely get repeat information if you do more than that.

This tour could be much more informative than it was. A better expenditure of time and money would be to spend one day at the Buda Castle taking in the several museums available at that location. A second day could be best spent at the Basilica of Saint Stephen’s, and the parliament building.

I booked this tour 3 weeks in advance. When we arrived to the meeting point the tour was delayed and after 30 min we were informed that the guide didn't show up and the tour was cancelled. Very disappointing because we had our day planned. We were offered to do the tour 4 hours later. We arrived on time and the tour was again delayed ~30 min and the route of the tour was changed without previous notice. The new guide that they found as replacement was very nice but didn't speak spanish properly, which was the booked language. Not sure if this is common or we just had bad luck.

Andre was an amazing and entertaining guide! I learned so much! He was a gracious and patient host. I highly recommend this tour!