Private City Kickstart Tour: Budapest

It was an incredible tour! 3 hours tour was so enriching my tour guide was fantastic knowing the history and some interesting places which I for sure would have missed if I did on my own

This was a highlight of our travel - perhaps our favorite thing we did during our Europe visit! Nick is brilliant and compassionate. We really admire his ability to capture so much history during the tour and are very grateful that he shared his home with so much heart with us! This allowed us to really make the most of our visit and would highly recommend.

Zsofia was our guide and was generous with her time. She helped orient us to Pest, the Danube, the main pedestrian areas and the Central Market Hall. We went the first morning after our arrival the night before.

This tour is great for a quick orientation of the Budapest. We found Anges very knowledgeable and passionate and very professional on this tour. I would highly recommend you doing this tour

Very strange tour. She took us to random places. We got a impression that she was in a hurry, and therefore not could show us the places far away

Our personal guide Noemi was fantastic. Showed us the sites and we learned so much about Budapest history. Well done and recommended.

It is unacceptable i was never contacted for any change. Nobody arrived at the time. I contacted the reference and she said she was not responsible. nobody has answered any messages. just want a refund as i lost the whole afternoon in a two day trip thanks to this

They quickly fixed a hiccup in scheduling - I feel like I got a more in-depth tour as a result of their commitment to customer service. Accurate, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and interactive tour of Budapest by Gabor, with many jumping-points for exploration of the city. Perfect way to start a visit to Budapest - I would highly recommend and would definitely book again.

Gabor has been a magnificent host, a personalized tour according to my preferences. His knowledge of the city, the history and its buildings aarchitecture is remarkable. Above all, I appreciated his enthusiasm and communication skills, as well as his ability to discover those little details that would go unnoticed and give a greater significance to the city. I can only thank you for his dedication in the hour and a half of touring Budapest, it has been a pleasure.

It was one of my best tours ever! If you go to Hungary, fix yourself a tour with this amazing person! I got a lot of information and funny facts about Hungary, the Hungarian people and history. He was a great photographer who never got tired taking photos of me. I really recommend him, he made me feel welcome in hís country and he also made me feel comfortable. Which I really appreciated.

Excellent walking tour with Nicholas ! The tour for us was fortunately just the two of us . Nicholas tailor made the tour to our exact requirements and showed us the hidden parts of Budapest . We would not have seen or been aware of the highlights he showed us . He was enthusiastic and very knowledgable . We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend . A great way to start your trip !

My friends and I had a great tour with Andras, he showed us interesting places and it was indeed a very good introduction to Budapest.

Gabor was a Great Guide. He had interesting story's and answers to every question. He adapted the tour to our interests and gave us a great overview of the city, its history and its culture. We feel a lot better with our plans for the next two days in the City and got to know this beautiful city a lot better.

Andras from tours with locals was fantastic . Punctual , knowledgeable and funny We all enjoyed his thorough knowledge. Highly recommended

Very informative tour. Nick, our guide, tailored our tour to suit our interests and provided us with interesting facts.

Gabor B was a brilliant guide on our kickstart tour. He's super knowledgable and answered all our questions and more. He called in advance to say he'd be a few minutes late which wasn't an issue at all. As such he went well beyond 90mins which was very much appreciated and allowed us to learn even more about this great city. I can't recommend Gabor B enough!

We had amazing 90 minutes with Nick during our Kickstart Walking tour. He was so friendly, knowledgable and smooth. He showed us the hidden parts of Budapest, which we wouldnt have found without him. It was a diversified, funny and interesting time, which flew by pretty fast.

Istvan was the best. Tailored the afternoon to my needs and It was a delightful afternoon exploring the city. Would highly recommend

We booked the 12 noon tour on-line at about 9.30am while travelling to Budapest Details around the tour asked us to meet at an address We arrived at the address 15 minutes before the stipulated time and waited to identify other tour group members or the tour guide At 12 noon we commenced asking people around us if they were waiting for a tour - none were By 12.15 we decided that the guide was a no-show, after thinking we paid around $80aud We then paid another $80 to do the hop on hop off tour which we could not really utilise other than to do a circuit as we were day trippers from Vienna and needed to catch the 16.40 train back to Vienna. Very disappointing and costly When checking my Credit Union SA account I found we were char ged Australian 169.59 cents for this non existent tour. The details on my statement are as follows - money was deducted on 5/01/2020 GetYourGuide DeutchlaBerlin DEFRG AMT 2580.000#3667(Seq.193107). On Trip Advisor the advertised price for the PRIVATE Budapest 90 minutes Kickstart Walking Tour was from $35.94 according to size of group. It took me 4 attempts the night before the tour to book on the TripAbvisor and I suspect that I was charged twice . I had no return email that night to confirm the price paid Please advise about your refund arrangements

Nick arrived punctually and was so polite and friendly. Luckily there was just the 3 of us on the tour and Nick enquired as to our interest in Budapest and what we wanted to get out of the tour and tailored it to suit our needs. He was extremely informative and his obvious love for the city and its people shone out and affected us all. Nick readily invited questions and checked with us several times to make sure that we were still enjoying the tour and seeing/hearing what we were interested in. Nick provided us with recommendations when we enquired as to places to eat and drink and also the locations of the Christmas markets. At the end of the tour we were all extremely grateful that we had had the privilege of having Nick as our guide and were left buzzing for the remainder of our trip as a result of this wonderful introduction to Budapest. We all wish Nick all the best for the future and would like to pass on our thanks to him and Withlocals for providing such a sterling service. Here's to our next visit! :-)

Found out the morning of our tour that our guide could not make it and a pinch-hitter was being sent. Uh oh! But no, it worked out fine. Gabor did a fine job guiding us through Budapest and explaining much history and the highlights. Thanks, Gabor.

Great guide... Very relaxed.. Very informative.. Very knowledgeable.. The walking tour was just the right length in terms of time and walking distance... We learnt all about the history and culture of the city and the country, and where the 'main sights' are. Highly recommended.

Istvan is a knowledgable guide. He has a great sense of humour and was quite patient with us. He accommodated our idiosyncrasies within reason. Will definitely recommend him to anyone who wants to know Budapest.

Gabor led our small group on a informative, fun and educational tour of the major sites and attractions in Budapest. In spite if the rain, we really enjoyed our experience with Gabor and highly recommend him for your visit to Budapest!

What a great way to start a visit to Budapest! Gabor’s knowledge of history and architecture put everything we were seeing in context and brought the city to life. Thank you Gabor, for such a great experience!!

Gabor is very knowledgeable. Our tour was mostly on history and architecture of Budapest, Gabor covered all the important bits. I only wish we had done this guided tour earlier during our stay in Budapest.

We enjoyed our tour with Evi, just perfect for first-timers to Budapest. Evi was good company, well prepared, and gave us terrific extra tips of where to visit, restaurants and bars. Thanks Evi

Although we had to cut the tour short, the hour spent with my guide Istvan was incredibly insightful. He was extremely knowledgeable of the historical aspects behind the monuments that were scattered across both Buda and Pest and his knowledge served to make the whole experience more exciting! I would definitely recommend this style of tour if you are by yourself or want a head start on Budapest!

As US citizens, what a delight to find our tour guide is from California with deep roots here in Hungary. We were most impressed, as he shared his viewpoints and knowledge of Budapest. He is knowledgeable, immersed in the culture, and passionate about giving his clients an excellent, informed tour. We learned a great deal that we did not know about the area. You would enjoy a tour from this intelligent, energetic young man.

Our tour guide was lovely. However she was expecting a German speaking group. We speak English. Bad organisation.

Nicholas was a fantastic tour guide. He took the time to ask us what we were interested in and designed the tour based on our answers. He took us to some of the off the beaten path sights which were very interesting. Nicholas was a lovely, intelligent, engaging young man, any group would be lucky to hire him.

Nick was very helpful when planning the tour and accommodated all our wishes and requests for a customized tour. The tour was amazing - we saw the most beautiful and important sights in the city as well as parts of the Jewish quarter. Nick is very knowledgeable, told us many interesting stories about the city from the perspective of a local and was able to answer all our many questions. He also gave us great recommendations for places to eat and drink. Highly recommended!

This a was great tour--informative, fun, and just the right amount of walking. Our tour guide, Csilla, was wonderful. She knows all about Hungarian history and was able to answer my questions. And she took us to the best dessert places in Budapest! Who can ask for more?

We booked this tour the night before arriving in Budapest. Much to our amazement this mom & son team were the only ones on this tour. We started in Pest and ended in Buda it was the best of the many many tours we had in all of Europe . Gabor (sp?) stayed with us an hour beyond our scheduled time as he saw we were truly we interested in Budapest The information on the sites we saw helped us to understand Hungary's past and was tailored to our interest by Gabor. How this tour was not booked months in advance is surprising to us. Do yourself a favor and book him immediately Har to believe .

With fab weather and a FANTASTIC guide, it was 90 minutes of sheer pleasure. Istvan is a freelance journalist with a real eye for telling a story so he combined legend with fact. We saw architecture from each era and talked about the dictator or emperor. Even our 2 teenagers never moaned. From river went to Market Hall and ended at Great Synagogue. Thanks to our fab guide Istavan Sarusi.

Thanks again to Zsofia who provided us with a great introduction for our first day in Budapest and allowed us to get our bearings which set us up for the next three days. Beyond the key sights and related history Zsofia was also happy to answer any other questions. Also Zsofia pointed out where to get some good but also reasonably priced Hungarian fare, which we successfully tried. Budapest is a beautiful city with so much to offer and one we hope to revisit!

Full of really interesting facts. It is clear he is very passionate and knowledgeable about Budapest and Hungary. He tailored the tour to our interests and went above and beyond. Would definitely recommend him.

Gabor was a walking encyclopedia, full of interesting facts and stories. He was happy to tailor the tour to our group's interests. I'd recommend him completely!

We spent an interesting morning with Gabor yesterday walking around central Pest, and learning a lot of local history and architecture. He is very personable, and was able to tailor the walk to our interests. We picked up many tips for additional activities during our stay. Highly recommended.

Gabor was brilliant! We spent a lovely afternoon wandering the streets of Budapest and he brought them to life with his amazing knowledge - thank you so much x

Nick was a fantastic guide who showed us the best and most interesting sides of Budapest !! It was really good and even though we were a big group of 8 people everybody enjoyed themselves. Thank you for this great experience !

Evi, our guide, was very welcoming and engaging. There was some confusion at the start of the tour as she had been told we'd booked a tour in German although we had asked for an tour in English. It didn't matter though as Evi's English is excellent and she gave us a great tour with lots of information about the history of Budapest. She also gave us a list of restaurants/bars she recommended. We went to a couple of the restaurants on her list and also one of the bars. This was a great start to our first visit to Budapest, thank you Evi 🙂

We met our guide evi who was really welcoming some how there had been a mix up as we had ordered an English speaking tour and she had been told we wanted it in German but she was great and we thought her English was excellent she did apologies for the mix up but it wasn’t an issue as like I said her English was good and she was lovely 😊 we had a great tour and saw all the main sights of Budapest town she also was great with the history and had a folder full of pictures to help us see what old Budapest looked like.she also had printed us off a list of great places to eat from coffee shops to restaurants one of which we visited after the tour had finished in the Jewish quarter of town and the meal was amazing and great value too.would definitely recommend this tour as them you can navigate your own way around and know what your looking at.Thanku so much Evi for making our stay in Budapest so special ❤️❤️❤️😊

The tour covered the main sites in Pest. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable, providing the history of the city and recommending places to visit. Perfect start to our break in Budapest!

Great tour with Csilla! She was very knowledgeable and told us lots about the history of the city. She also gave us plenty of recommendations for places to eat and even texted me directions. Would definitely recommend this tour as a starting point for exploring Budapest.

Nicholas was our guide & gave an overall Interesting tour/perspective of the Pest side. He showed us some very interesting 'non tourist' sites which added a more unique experience to our tour. He was very accommodating to places we wanted to see as well. Highly recommend!

Gabor is outstanding. He is extremely knowledgeable about Budapest, Hungarian history and politics, art and architecture etc. etc. etc. He also provided valuable info on the Budapest social and night scene - a great help for my university students. Gabor is also a very friendly and approachable person. He was also very helpfulin working out the details of exactly what we wanted.First rate all around.

Gábor was great! Full of knowledge about history and architecture. Both topics of interest to us. He gave us a perspective to apply to the rest of our explorations of Budapest. I’d highly recommend starting your visit this way.

Our tour guide was a lovely woman who was expecting german tourists, she said she was more than happy to continue with the tour but her english was limited. She was excellent and we really appreciated her efforts but Kickstart really need to check the nationality of their customers for future reference.