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Welcome to Budapest! Want to know the best places to eat? Cool events in town? Which places to go to and which to avoid? Or simply get some help to navigate the city? Book this private tour with a local and get the perfect introduction to Budapest to start your city trip on the right foot.

Destination

Budapest, Hungary

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

1.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Magyar, Italiano, Español, Deutsch, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• Local Tips & Tricks
• City Orientation
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 8 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the entrance to the Evangélikus templom (White Church) - Budapest to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. City Highlights

   See St. Stephens Basilica, the Opera House and more landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots of the city so you can get the perfect introduction to what makes Budapest so special

4. Local Hot Spots

   Along the way, your host will point out hangout spots and hidden gems that only the locals know about and will help you get acquainted with the city in the most local way possible

5. Food Recommendations

   Receive tailored recommendations according to your taste and where to go and what to eat while visiting Budapest. Avoid tourist traps thanks to your local host!

6. City Orientation

   Learn how to navigate the city, and get the answers to your Budapest questions that will help you in the following days making your time in the city much easier

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Petra🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Évi)

6 June 2025

Sehr informative und kurzweilige Stadtführung auf deutsch, hat sich absolut gelohnt für uns, um einen richtig guten Überblick von Budapest zu erhalten, dazu noch tolle Tips. Sehr sympathisch, können wir nur weiterempfehlen! Toller Stadtführung in Budapest

Vesna

(About local Nicholas)

4 June 2025

It was a pleasure to be guided by Nicholas. In his pleasant and friendly manner he gave us a lot of interesting info about past and present time of Budapest and Hungary. We felt like going to a drink and continuing the conversation. We absolutely recommend him. Thank you Nicholas.

jill🇺🇸 United States

(About local Andras)

29 May 2025

We were only in Budapest for 36 hours so we had to maximize our time … Andras was great source of history and information. He was quick to respond and we would highly recommend him! TY Andras! Great Kickstart to Budapest!

2qpvgm46zv

(About local Évi)

24 May 2025

Évi hatte eine sehr schöne Tour durchgeführt. Ihre sehr gut verständlichen Ausführungen waren sehr informativ und unterhaltsam. Sehr zu empfehlen. Super und sehr zu empfehlen!

Andrea🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Évi)

20 May 2025

Mit Evi hatten wir eine super Stadtführung!! Immer wieder gerne!!Perfekt!!

Catherine

(About local Andras)

19 May 2025

Liv🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Emoke)

16 May 2025

I had booked the tour months in advance and had told Emoke in a personal message what we like and are interested in (like not so much modern art, but love history, etc). Not only was she very approachable and always fast to respond beforehand, she also prepared a tailored tour - just for us. With a lot of patience, dedication, humor and depth she guided us through Budapests city center showing us hidden jewels, while giving us a unique view and experience in this beautiful city. I can’t recommend walking with her highly enough!! Today we visited again many of the paces she showed us yesterday. And we visited St István Basilica and St Matthias church as well as the palace and we remembered many of the anecdotes and good to knows she told us. Restaurant Retek it is tonight. With wonderfully positive spirits, inspired by the Hungarian national pride, colorful fabrics, fine porcelain and the heroic stories of the Huns. Bravo to you Emoke - thank you a million for the unfortunate experience <3 We loved it, awesome Emoke

Alisa🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Dalma)

13 May 2025

Diana showed us the really beautiful city, she knew a lot about the history and explained it very well. She showed us where to get good food and drinks. She also showed us the highlights and how to get there. It was a really nice tour and we learnt a lot. Beautiful and informative tour

Sophia🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Évi)

3 May 2025

It was a very nice experience. Evi gave us a lot of information about Budapest.

Yvonne and Simon🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nicholas)

1 May 2025

Nicholas offered to change the meeting point to make it easier for us, showing his flexible approach. He also offered to modify the route to suit our interests. We learned so much about the history, I was almost brought to tears more than once. It was a pleasure to fiend this time with himLearned a lot

Thomas🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Évi)

27 April 2025

Es war eine sehr schöne und interessante Stadtführung mit Evi, wir empfehlen diese sehr gerne weiter.Budapest mit Evi

Catherine

(About local Nicholas)

24 April 2025

This was a really interesting tour, Nicholas was very knowledgeable and easy to listen to. We loved how the tour was personalised to our needs. We would definitely recommend!Great introduction to this beautiful city

Petra

(About local Évi)

22 April 2025

Evi hat uns mit ganz viel Herzblut durch das wunderschöne Budapest geführt. Wir haben einen tiefen Einblick in die Geschichte der Stadt gewonnen und viel über die schönsten Straßen, Gebäude und Plätze erfahren. Evi hat uns viele schöne Tipps und Empfehlungen gegeben, diese Highlights findet man in keinem Reiseführer. Herzlichen Dank, liebe Evi für die schöne Erfahrung. Top Empfehlung !Sehr interessante und informative Tour

Britt

(About local Nicholas)

13 April 2025

We booked the short tour with Nicholas. He was amazing. His English was perfect. He showed us the highlights en told us so much about the history and the culture. He was very enthusiastic and he was very open to all our questions. I would highly recommend him. Great start thanks to Nicholas!

Kate🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Zsofia)

6 April 2025

Thank you Zsofia for a fabulous tour. You were so knowledgeable across history, politics, food and culture. We loved the tour and would highly recommend ZsofiaInsightful tips from a true local

Davide🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Zsofia)

6 April 2025

We had an incredible time on this walking tour of Budapest! From start to finish, our guide was knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely passionate about the city. They brought the history and culture of Budapest to life with fascinating stories and insights that you just can’t get from a guidebook. We explored hidden gems as well as iconic landmarks, and I appreciated how the pace was comfortable and the atmosphere super friendly. It felt more like walking around with a local friend than a formal tour. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Budapest – it gave me a much deeper appreciation of the city and made my trip unforgettable. Thank you for such a memorable day!Budapest by walk

Thirdy

(About local István)

11 March 2025

I was blown away by Istvan, he explained to me well all history behind Hungary. His words is intelligible and on point. Even though I had a short in Budapest, he was able to show me around and see my preferred sites. Highly recommend IstvanFlexible and knowledgeable guide

Neil🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Zsofia)

18 February 2025

Zsofia calmly introduced us to the heart of the Pest side of the city whilst providing some key history to put things into context.....we even found some local food sampling which we wouldn't have on our own!! Highly recommend Relaxed intro to Budapest

Tanja

(About local Zsofia)

21 January 2025

We had a really good city walk with Zsofia, who knows both the history and the present. Before the tour we also got a few recommendations for restaurants, which helped make our trip even better. Zsofia gets our best recommendation. Zsofia gets our best recommendations

Anastasia🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Emoke)

15 January 2025

Our experience with Emoke was truly exceptional! She was incredibly knowledgeable, personable, and made every moment of the tour engaging. Emoke’s passion for Budapest’s history and culture shone through in every story and recommendations. She went above and beyond to make sure our experience was tailored to our interests, and we left with a deeper appreciation for the city and history of Hungary. The tour was well-organized, and we felt like we were exploring Budapest with a friend who genuinely cared about our experience. We highly recommend Emoke to anyone looking for a unique, insightful, and enjoyable way to discover this beautiful city!A Wonderful Tour of Budapest with Emoke

Jenny🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Emoke)

4 January 2025

Emoke was born in Hungary and has extensive knowledge of Hungary and Budapest. We had 1.5 hours for an overview tour and we learned and saw a lot. Emoke has very good English and carried a folder with pictures and maps which made what she was telling us easy to follow and understand. We can highly recommend Emoke.A local with passion

I🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Andras)

30 December 2024

We absolutely enjoyed the experience with Andras, he was very knowledgeable and helpful and provided us with lots of information on the country’s and city’s history. We went on a lovely stroll around Budapest and later on followed his advice on cafes and restaurants in the area. Thank you Andras for the insights and the fascinating chat!Perfect guide and content

Brad🇦🇺 Australia

(About local István)

27 December 2024

Istvan was a friendly and flexible guide. As we hadn't seen the Castle Hill (Buda) side of the city, Istvan was willing to change his usual tour to suit and it was informative and entertaining. I did ask how many rivets were in the chain bridge, which he didn't know, but he promised to find out as homework 😁. Great tour with a lovely guy.Warm, friendly and flexible

Judith

(About local István)

18 December 2024

Istvan was great. Met at my Hotel and walked all over this beautiful city. His knowledge of architecture and history is amazing. He’s pleasant and respectful. I highly recommend arranging a tour with him. Wondeful intro

Elida Linnea🇳🇴 Norway

(About local Andras)

15 December 2024

Knew a lot around the city, showed us places that fit our group and cold answer all questions. Our google maps folder is full of his recommendations for food and drinks and stuff to seeReally knowledgeable

Vernee🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Andras)

8 December 2024

Andras was the perfect guide and I would absolutely recommend him. We're a family of four with two sons aged 15 and 20. He was flexible about meeting us at our hotel and adapted the tour to fit in with our schedule. Andras was very relaxed and open answering our questions about life under communist rule and very knowledgeable about Budapest's history and current political situation. He has a warm and friendly manner gave us great recommendations for spas, walks and restaurants. Friendly and Knowledgeable

Louanne

(About local Andras)

6 December 2024

Andras was an excellent guide. We highly recommend his services. He was prompt, knowlegeable. and friendly. Dont hesitate to use him as your guide..Great Tour

Rune

(About local Andras)

29 November 2024

debbiewoodford89

(About local Andras)

3 November 2024

Andras was a great tour guide. Met us on time and gave us a perfectly pitched intro to Budapest. Showed us a number of the sights on the Pest side in the three hours but also by spending time at the river managed to highlight key Buda attractions . Really interesting insights into the history of Hungary and Budapest but also how it is today . Would highly recommend Perfectly pitched

Terri🇺🇸 United States

(About local Emoke)

18 October 2024

We started our 2 and a half day visit in Budapest with a 1 and a half hour tour with Emoke - it was the perfect introduction to this beautiful city! She showed us all around the city- gave us great tips on eating places, things to do and a really interesting history lesson. Loved the langos ( not so much the palinka). Really a great way to start our visit.Budapest visit in October 2024.

Kalyan🇮🇳 India

(About local Nicholas)

17 October 2024

Nicholas was super accommodating as even though I got the meeting location wrong and we were way behind on time. He improvised and we took a tram ride instead to see some stuff and gave me some good tips and trivia. Highly reccomend him as a guide. Great Guide!

LUIS

(About local Dalma)

10 October 2024

Excellent guide very knowledgeble about BudapestExcellent Guide

Cecilia🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nicholas)

9 October 2024

Our party of four really enjoyed our Kickstarter Tour with Nicholas. We had just arrived in Budapest and the tour was a quick and fun way to get a feel for the city. Nicholas was professional, friendly and told us many interesting stories about old and new Budapest. I highly recommend this tour.Great Introduction to Budapest

Annie 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Andras)

4 October 2024

Andras was very accommodating, agreeing to pick me up at my hotel. He was very knowledgeable about Budapest, and ready to adapt his route to conform to my interests. He was also very personable and it was great to talk about Budapest and Hungary with a local. Well-informed and personable

Tom🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nicholas)

25 September 2024

Nick was great. Very flexible in scheduling, took us off the beaten path a bit. Shared local history and perspective. Really enjoyed going to the Park. Great tour. Highly recommended. Great tour

Rob🇭🇺 Hungary

(About local Zsofia)

19 September 2024

We booked the short tour and Zsofia shared a lot of her wisdom Thanks for this and I wish Zsofia all the best!Zsofia is a very lovely experienced guide

Doreen🇺🇸 United States

(About local István)

18 September 2024

Helen🇺🇸 United States

(About local Andras)

18 September 2024

Andras was wonderful. We met him on our first day in the city and he gave us a perfect orientation. He gave us great tips on how to navigate on our own and how to use the subway to get to other places on our own, and he made great recommendations of places to see and to eat. He was warm and friendly and we throughly enjoyed our time with him. We are very glad we did this tour!Great tour!

Pam🇺🇸 United States

(About local Zsofia)

18 September 2024

Zsofia’s tour was one of the best we’ve had on this trip. She went the extra mile at the end of tour explaining the transit system and helping us purchase a 2-day transit pass so we could get around the beautiful city of Budapest! Informative and helpful

Dale🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nicholas)

15 September 2024

We appreciated that Nic responded to our interest. He was easy to talk to. Nic was very knowledgeable about history and culture. Dale and Ellie

Ludgedio Jesus🇲🇽 Mexico

(About local István)

30 July 2024

We got a very complete introduction of the city. Istvan was very calm, polite and he shows us around good places to visitVery complete introduction

Darragh🇺🇸 United States

(About local Andras)

17 July 2024

Andras met us right in the city center & described the tour. We were given so much great information about the city & its history. It was so hot out, but Andras was very conscientious as to keep us in the shade while talking with us. He pointed out so many interesting sights & things we never would have noticed. He was a gentleman, and a great tour guide! We would highly recommend his kickstart tour!! Fantastic kickstart to Budapest!

Edward🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna)

10 July 2024

Anna was prompt, extremely knowledgeable, and courteous. In just 90 minutes, she took us thru much of Budapest’s storied history and escorted us to virtually every site on the must-see list within walking distance. Terrific guide to Budapest

Alfonso🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nicholas)

6 July 2024

Nicholas is a very knowledgeable guide for Budapest as he has lived all his life…. We really enjoy his tour, the history behind Budapest and a by of its landmarks and the hidden spots he took us. He speaks perfect English as his dad is British so communication was awesome. Highly recommend.Great Introduction to Budapest

Martin🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Andras)

19 June 2024

We met Andras bang on time at the meeting point, our tour lasted just over 1hr 30min, and was a very comprehensive. It gave us a good feel for the city, where to visit and an insite into public transport. We would recommend Andras if you are wanting a good overview of Budapest. Very good orientation walk

Shelly

(About local Zsofia)

17 June 2024

No better way to visit a city than through the eyes of a local To hear about their perspectives and the real insights of a city. Will always recommend ! Love doing a private tour for personal experience Wonderful to explore Budapest eith Zsofia

Anju🇮🇳 India

(About local Zsofia)

7 June 2024

It was a pleasure to walk around with Zsofia.. she brought the buildings of Budapest alive for us and also patiently waited for us at the Central Market while we were shopping !😁Shes the BEST

Sarah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nicholas)

31 May 2024

We booked the 1.5 hour tour in order to settle us into Budapest having just arrived that morning. When we met Nicolas we decided that we would like him to focus our tour on the history of Budapest. Nicholas gave us a great introduction, with a wealth of knowledge whilst showing us some key sites in the city. We would highly recommend! Perfect introduction to Budapest

Hannah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nicholas)

28 May 2024

Nick has fantastic knowledge of Budapest and we were very happy we booked our 1.5 hour tour with him. Really interesting conversations and will tailor the tour to what you want. Thanks Nick! Fab guide, wished we had booked longer!

Sem🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Zsofia)

11 May 2024

Zsofia gave us a very nice time and was able to give us all the ins and outs of Budapest! The tour was very easy going and she was super flexible in adjusting to what we were interested in. We left with some great local spots to enjoy the rest of our weekend :) Great introduction to Budapest