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The 15 Best Tours & Things to Do in Budapest

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Every tour on this site, one page, the best first. Below are the 15 bookings that beat everything else in Budapest right now: what each one costs, how long it runs, and who it suits, with the full catalogue underneath if none of them fits your trip.

Budapest: City Highlights Sightseeing Cruise

Budapest: City Highlights Sightseeing Cruise - Getting to Dock 42 without stress (and without missing departure time)

1.City Highlights Sightseeing Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 43,981 reviews · 1 hour · from $18Our pick

A 1-hour Danube sightseeing cruise from Dock 42 with a welcome drink, nighttime skyline views, and bar access for extra drinks.

“Excellent tour guide who was very knowledgeable and took us to some wonderful small eateries that provided beautiful food. The celery soup in Kazinczy street was sensational. Great value for money tour.”

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Budapest: Unlimited Prosecco, Beer and Aperol Spritz Cruise

Budapest: Unlimited Prosecco, Beer and Aperol Spritz Cruise - Price and Value: What $29 Buys on the Danube

2.Unlimited Prosecco, Beer and Aperol Spritz Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 37,304 reviews · 1h 15m · from $29Top rated

A 75-minute Danube night cruise with unlimited Prosecco, beer, Aperol Spritz, and a built-in audio guide for Parliament and Liberty Bridge.

“Absolutely worth the money. The service was really really good. Always coming round topping prosecco up and the drinks were lovely. We went did the 7pm cruise and would highly recommend :)”

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Budapest: Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades

Budapest: Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades - The Neo-Baroque 1913 Setting and the Thermal-Water Pitch

3.Széchenyi Spa Day Ticket with Optional Upgrades

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 23,911 reviews · 1 day · from $51

Spend a full day in Széchenyi Thermal Bath with 3 outdoor and 15 indoor pools, plus optional cabin upgrades for privacy.

“Definitely worth a visit. The spa was great. The outdoor pools were lovely and warm. It was like getting in a bath. Was very busy but still indoor and outdoor pools to explore. If you want a proper swim take a swimming cap or you won’t be able to use that pool. My mistake for not checking but would have liked a proper swim too”

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Budapest: By Night Sightseeing Cruise with Welcome Drink

Budapest: By Night Sightseeing Cruise with Welcome Drink - Getting to the dock: the Yellow Duna Corso landmark

Budapest: 1-Hour Evening Sightseeing Cruise with Drink

Budapest: 1-Hour Evening Sightseeing Cruise with Drink - Getting to Dock 7 at Jane Haining rakpart (Central, but Don’t Wander)

7.1-Hour Evening Sightseeing Cruise with Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9,421 reviews · 1 hour · from $29

One-hour Danube evening cruise in Budapest with multilingual audio guide, Wi-Fi, and a welcome drink. See Parliament and Buda Castle.

“The boat was a perfect size, not too high or small. Having a drink on board was lovely. Could improve on the guide, head set. It would be much better the person talking to be clearer about what we are as we go up and down the river. Also some history of the area would be nice. I know they included some but more general history would be good. Also to explain what side of the river they are talking about.”

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Budapest Danube Cruise and Dinner Options, Live Music and Dance

Budapest Danube Cruise and Dinner Options, Live Music and Dance - The 90-Minute Route: What You’ll See at Each River Stop

Budapest: Evening Cruise including Drink Options

Budapest: Evening Cruise including Drink Options - Boarding at Akadémia 2 ponton: Finding the Gróf Széchenyi

9.Evening Cruise including Drink Options

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6,896 reviews · 1h 30m · from $21

Sip wine or beer on a 90-minute evening Danube cruise in Budapest, passing six bridges with night views from the open-air deck.

“Such good value for money! We were shown to a seat on boarding (you can choose inside or outside) and given a welcome drink. There are musicians on board who play the whole time, as well as visiting your table for requests. there are also dancers who then come to your table for photos. Drinks are reasonably priced. The tour was hard to find, as the boats park behind each other on the river and you walk through one boat to get to the other. The directions given on your ticket are not very helpful, as there are lots of jetties along the Danube. We had to walk up and…”

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Budapest: Buda Castle Cave Tour

Budapest: Buda Castle Cave Tour - What You’ll See in the First Minutes Underground

11.Buda Castle Cave Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5,677 reviews · 40 minutes - 1.5 hours · from $19

Guided walk through Buda Castle’s cave tunnels: limestone chambers, 800-year cellars, and stories from medieval times to WWII.

“Interesting tour, on the shorter end so recommend taking part of the longer tours overall good experience, guide was funny, and took the time to really educate and inform, pretty surreal experience.”

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Budapest: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour by Open-top Bus

Budapest: Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour by Open-top Bus - Start at József Attila u. 24, then let St. Stephen’s Basilica set the tone

12.Big Bus Hop-On Hop-Off Tour by Open-top Bus

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4,493 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $41

A 1-3 day hop-on hop-off bus in Budapest with 16-language audio, a 1-hour Pest walk, and a Danube cruise discount at Dock 6.

“The bus tour was great, very informative with plenty of stops The boat trip was just ok, could barely hear the guide as no option to plug in earphones as there was a few tables and basically many dining chairs lined up for the tour”

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Budapest: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Extras

Budapest: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Extras - Price and Value: What $41 Buys You (and What It Doesn’t)

13.City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour & Extras

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4,337 reviews · 1 - 3 days · from $41

Hop on a 20-stop bus loop in Budapest plus a guided walking tour, audio in 15 languages, and major sights made easy.

“The guide on the walking tour, Claudia, was excellent. Lots of information with lovely sense of humour. Good easy pace Boat trip was nothing special but a nice extra The audio guide on the bus was very good and the route was great with plenty of buses. However, the guides on the buses weren’t particularly helpful and you couldn’t understand what they were saying over a poor microphone system”

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Budapest: Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise

Budapest: Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise - The route you get in 70 minutes: Chain Bridge, Parliament, Buda Castle, and more

14.Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 4,215 reviews · 1h 10m · from $23

Take a 70-minute Danube cruise in Budapest with a multilingual audio guide, free Wi-Fi, and a welcome drink while you pass top landmarks.

“It was very well organised. Staff were friendly and it was nice to be served drinks during the trip!”

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Budapest: Parliament Building Entry Ticket and Audio Guide

Budapest: Parliament Building Entry Ticket and Audio Guide - Meeting point and entry flow: the part that can trip you up