I organize tours for small groups interested in cultural and historical topics. We had a fantastic tour of Roman Aquincum in Budapest! Tibi is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the history, bringing the ancient Roman city to life with fascinating insights and stories. The tour was exceptionally interesting and very well paced, with just the right amount of detail and plenty of time to appreciate the site. Tibi made the experience both engaging and memorable. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Budapest who is interested in history or archaeology. An excellent experience from start to finish!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- A small welcome snack is included
Excludes
- Aquincum Museum entrance fee
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We meet in front of the Military Amphitheater, unless otherwise agreed.
Return
- We end the tour at the Metro Station in Batthyany Sq. across from Parliament
Itinerary
We will meet at the Roman military amphitheatre and visit it birefly, as it is unique to the Roman world.
We will uncover a number of hidden gems within the confines of the former legionary camp of the Legio II Adiutrix.
The Hercules Villa is a Roman era villa tucked away in between socialist era apartment buildings providing an insight into the lives of wealthy roman citizens living in the military town of Aquincum (several mosaic floors to discover).
We will visit the Aquincum museum (exhibits) and the archeological park (ruins) and spend most of our time here.
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We had a great day exploring Roman heritage sites around Budapest with Tibi. He shared detailed insights on everything we saw, pointed out many hidden gems, and provided great context about the area as it evolved through time. There was much more to discover than we realized, and we saw it all thanks to Tibi!
Tibi was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. Excellent experience — highly recommend him
Tibi was great. He's very knowledgeable about the sites of ancient Roman history and was especially passionate about sharing research about the Mithras cult. He really helped bring Hungary's history alive for us.
We had a wonderful day of touring with Tibi. Smart, funny, and personable. If you want a Roman holiday in Budapest, Tibi should be your guide!
Tibi provided a highly enjoyable tour of Roman sites in the most unusual places. I won’t give away the surprise, but let’s just say you likely would never find it if you didn’t have Tibi as your tour guide! He also has a great sense of humor and is easy to spend the day with. I highly recommend employing him.
Tibbie is an excellent guide. Fun, personable, knowledgeable and reliable. He was recommended by the Acquincum Museum Director so we felt confident in his qualifications, but our tour exceeded our expectations. We agreed on an hourly rate and were able to tailor the tour to our interests. The scope of the ancient city became personally obvious as we walked from the military coliseum (with a larger field than its Roman counterpart), to the largest Roman bath, ( maybe second now given recent discoveries) to the incredible Hercules Villa and finally the Acquincum Museum itself. By the end we were tired! But Tibbie took us to a wonderful restaurant for lunch recommendations and then rode with us to our transit stop. We had a nice chat the next day when we saw him again at the Fishermen’s Bastion! We felt the tour was reasonably priced (comparable with the museums rates), but the friendship was free!
Tiberiu was extremely flexible in setting up the tour and acommodating me even though my request was on short notice. I saw everything I expected and then some. Not only was he very konwledgeable about the Ancient Rome and its history in Hungary, on top of that hes very nice, well spoken in german and english, and loves to share about the topics he knows about - even beyond the scope of the tour, so i came away with a few more ideas on what else to do in my time in Budapest. Will for sure reach out if I am around again!
Tiberius was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the subject, clearly excited and enthusiastic about the tour. This tour is a must for anyone interested in Roman history. That said, there is a fair amount of walking. I logged 6K so wear comfortable shoes and clothes.
We took a tour of Aquincum with Tiberiu Condulescu and thoroughly enjoyed his pace and enthusiasm. The tour lasted just over two hours with a start in the excellent museum and then a tour of the extensive excavated sites. I would not have understood the details of the site without his expert guidance.
It was really nice to visit different parts of the city and learn about the Roman history that’s tied to Hungary. I looked at a lot of reviews for tours like this one, and many people said they could’ve just done it on their own. That’s fair and you can look at a place and guess what it might’ve been or how it was used. You can visit the museum and look at things and just “see”. But I think this tour was great for people who want a bit more. It wasn’t just “this is a bathhouse” or “that’s a villa.” It gave some background on how people lived back then and why certain buildings were built the way they were. If you enjoy history and like understanding the stories behind things, it adds a lot.
Our tour guide was a great guide. Very friendly and very informative. Definitely recommend this tour to others
Tibi is a local, experienced guide who is informative, pleasant and a good driver. He took us to numerous sites that I wouldn't have found, and knew history and political background of various historical sites. We enjoyed ourselves immensely.
This was an amazing tour. Different and memorable. TIBERIU CONDULESCU, the tour guide takes pride in the way he conducts the tour. He helps with the plan, finds out about your interests, reds and potential restrictions. Tiberius responds almost immediately with answers to questions Really flexible. Take the tours and there won’t be any regrets! Highly recommend Tiberiu.
We had a group tour of over 4 hours and it was worth it every minute. Learned a lot about Budapest and its history. The suggestions of the guide (lunch restaurant, ruin bars) were spot on!
Excellent tour of Roman Acquincum! This was the 2nd time that I booked a private group tour with TIberius. He is incredibly knowledgeable about Roman history and daily life and he put together a custom tour for us that included some additional Roman sites before we arrived at the Acquincum. All of the guests on this tour were amazed at how much they learned in one morning. From the moment you contact him, everything runs smoothly and he is always willing to make sure the tour is a perfect fit in terms of interests of the people on the tour. I can HIGHLY RECOMMEND him as a guide for ANY TOURS IN AND AROUND BUDAPEST. I've been organizing seminars and small group tours for over 25 years and Tibi is one of THE BEST GUIDES I have encountered anywhere in the world. His high level of enthusiasm and expertise are matched by his ease of making complex ideas easily understandable and he really connects with the people on the tour.
Tiberius transported us back to the Roman era. Through his extensive knowledge about the Romans, he brought the past back to life for us in Aquincum in Budapest. If you are looking for a guide for Aquincum, then Tiberius is exactly the right one.
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