Private Tour Guides In Budapest

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Tourist toasting with a local guide at a ruin bar in Budapest

Top private tours in Budapest

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private guides and local insiders in Budapest

If you’re looking for the ultimate Budapest tours by locals, City Unscripted has got you covered. Our handpicked private tour guides in Budapest are intimately familiar with every inch of the Hungarian capital, and they can’t wait to share their city’s best-kept secrets with travelers like you. There’s no better way to uncover everything from iconic buildings to hidden bohemian boroughs than with a private guide in Budapest leading the way. Our Budapest private tours let you discover the spirit of the city in a way no guidebook ever could. Book a personalized experience with one of our private tour guides in Budapest and see the best of this storybook city.

Meet some of our Budapest private guides

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

A typical street view of Budapest on a sunny day

More than the major attractions

Several of the most spellbinding attractions in Budapest are ones your guidebook doesn’t even know about. It’s easy to spend weeks in the Hungarian capital caught in a seemingly endless tourist trap of must-see sights – but with private tour guides in Budapest, you can find the lesser-known landmarks only locals know about. You won’t be limited to the top sights on our Budapest tours by locals. A private guide in Budapest knows exactly where to go for the city’s finest food, its most exciting entertainment, and the hidden haunts down narrow streets no traveler could find alone.

Tourists enjoying the scenic view of Budapest on a sunny day

Tours created with you in mind

Our private tour guides in Budapest take the time to get to understand your personality and your interests to create the perfect tour especially for you. Whether you have a full day, half a day, or just three hours, simply choose from our selection of experience types, and we’ll do the rest. Whether you want to squeeze in top sights on our “Must-see Budapest with a local” tour, sample Hungarian delicacies on our “Ultimate Budapest food experience”, or see a mix of highlights and hidden gems on a full-day tour, every experience is tailored to you by our private tour guides in Budapest.

Group of ladies enjoying drinks at a popular ruin bar in Budapest

Feel the spirit and soul of the city

Our Budapest tours by locals take you wherever you want to go. When you have private tour guides in Budapest to play the role of your GPS, guidebook, and Google Translate, no experience is off-limits, no matter how tangled the public transport or how little English happens to be on your restaurant menu. On private tours in Budapest with City Unscripted, you won’t be stuck bouncing between the tourist attractions. Instead, you’ll get a nuanced picture of the city’s personality that no guidebook could ever begin to paint when you see it through the eyes of our Budapest private tour guides.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Very nice tour and he took us to a fantastic strudel shop!

April 2024

Judy T
Richard was flexible, informative, and entertaining as he lead eight of us on a 4 hour private tour. We had proposed an ambitious tour through the Jewish Quarters to City Park and back. However, as we approached City Park and began to flag, he adjusted our plan so that instead of walking back to the hotel we took the underground, which he had told use we should experience, back to city center and closer to our Hotel. Our party peppered Richard with questions and discussions about how Budapest compared to other cities, the origins of the Hungarian language and the Ottoman influences on Budapest. As a history teacher Richard kept the conversation going with interesting insights. We had a physicist amongst use who was ecstatic to hear that Edward Teller went to High School nearby and oohed and awed over the plague on the school listing other Noble laureate scientists who attended the school. Richard knew all the names and the history of the school and scientists. As usual with Viator, arranging the tour, communicating with Richard before hand to customize the tour and meeting up with and being dropped off at the hotel went smoothly and easily.

September 2023

Brian M
Richard took us around town as though we were visiting family. He made the history, [people and life of Hungry and Budapest come alive. He was patient with all our questions and genuinely interested in what we wished to learn rather than follow a scripted tour- can see why it is city 'unscripted'. Richard- thank you! You were amazing. Our 13 and 15 year old loved this as well and were touched by your stories and history. We certainly got to feel and experience the heart beat of this amazing city. THANK YOU!

September 2023

Katherine B
What a spectacular way to experience Budapest! Richard was so knowledgable and he was so patient with all our questions. He navigated the tour on what we were interested in and what we were asking questions about. He was interested n what we wanted to learn about the city rather than just giving us a spell. He chatted to us about life, history and behind the scenes peaks of this amazing country of Hungry and city of Budapest. he made it all come alive, its people and culture so we felt a part of it. It was like being shown around town by your older brothers best friend. THANK YOU RICHARD! We had truely an amazing day!

September 2023

Katherine B