Walking tours in Budapest

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

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The best private guides and local insiders in Budapest

Looking for the best Budapest walking tours to reveal the Hungarian capital’s highlights and its hidden gems off the beaten trail? City Unscripted has got you covered. On Budapest walking tours with our local guides who know the city’s beautiful boulevards like the back of their hand, every step you take is sure to lead you to something extraordinary. From the well-trodden tourist trail to the road less traveled, our walking tours of Budapest show you multiple faces of this fascinating city. What are you waiting for? Whether you have a full day or just three hours, book walking tours in Budapest with us for an experience you’ll never forget.

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!

Uncover the true city

At City Unscripted, we won’t leave any cobblestone unturned on our quest to show you every side of the Hungarian capital. On our walking tours in Budapest, our local insiders show you a blend of the city’s top sights and its secret gems, and you’ll never have to take a wrong turn. From iconic buildings like Buda Castle and Fisherman’s Bastion to the modern city’s ramshackle ruin bars and ultra-trendy nightlife scene, there are many sides to the city to be uncovered on Budapest architectural walking tours. Let our local guides lead you on Budapest walking tours that reveal it all to you.

Walking tours tailored to you

Our Budapest walking tours will make the most of every minute by making each turn you take 100% intentional. The thing that most attracts you to Budapest could be architecture, history, nightlife, or culture – just tell our local insiders what you want to experience, and we’ll plan the perfect path for your walking tours of Budapest. Whether you want to stroll along the sparkling Danube River, explore bohemian neighborhoods lined with trendy boutiques, or weave through colorful markets sampling Hungarian street food, you’ll experience Budapest walking tours planned especially for you.

Take a walk through history

In a city whose history dates back to the Stone Age, the ancient and modern are equally tangible. Walking tours of Budapest give you an interactive history lesson of this living museum, and you’ll get an intimate understanding of how each century has shaped the Hungarian capital. You’ll see Roman and Renaissance architecture, century-old mansions, and cobbled medieval streets that give way to old WWII buildings riddled with bullet holes sandwiched between ruin bars – crumbling courtyards housing speaker-shaking nightclubs. On walking tours in Budapest, you’ll travel through time.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Hi Richard It has been a true pleasure having the walking tour with you a few days ago. We learnt alot and your explanation of how to get around both cities has helped us see a great deal more than we thought we would. Again you were magnificent and a true pleasure to be with on the day. Even the rain could not dampen the experience. Kindest Regards Connie Colosimo

January 2020

Concetta C
This was our first time in Budapest, so we hired a guide for our first full day, deciding to concentrate on the Pest side with a 6hr guided walk..a very good decision as it gave a good orientation of the city and invaluable local knowledge.

December 2019

Christopher G
This was our first visit to Budapest and although we had swatted up on info from the internet and from our purchased guide book (Marco Polo..concise,very portable and helpful with v good maps) we nevertheless thought it would be money well spent hiring a local host to guide us on our first full day...and so it proved to be. Given we were only in Budapest for a long weekend we did not want to waste time getting lost and walking past points of interest in blissful ignorance! We were also looking to get a good orientation of the city prior to exploring it further on our own...and we did. We concentrated on the Pest side of the city for our 6hrs local host guided walk. We had been in email contact with our host, Richard, prior to the trip and gave him an outline of our WANTS. We spent a most enjoyable 6hrs mostly walking, but also for the experience, riding on a tube and a tram, during which time we were given an excellent introduction to the many sites to see in Pest, many of which we would have missed if not for our host knowledge. Richard spoke excellent English and proved most knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his city and its history and throughout the walk was attentive to our needs, checking if the tour was meeting were expecting, which it more than was. The walk also offered numerous opportunities to talk about varied aspects of living in modern-day Budapest. We would recommend Richard as your local host without hesitation. Chris and Lesley.

December 2019

Christopher G
My guide was so great, he knows more history of Hungary than most teachers. He was kind, considerate & caring on a hot day in August 2019. I would do it all over again in a heart beat ! Thanks to you

August 2019

David L