Budapest City Walk in Jewish Quarter


4 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 6
Mobile ticket

Overview

A private, personalised,  walking tour to the Budapest Jewish Quarter revealing the heritage area which was actually a ghetto during WWII and is one of the most popular places of the city with the still perceptible, beautiful past. In spite of the the terrible history of the 20th century Hungarian Jewish communities, Jewish culture has a revival in Budapest with the largest Central and Eastern European Jewish community living here. Budapest Jewish Walk brings you exactly to the heart of this district and will tell you its past and present.

Inclusions

  • Professional, licensed, local guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off or restaurant drop-off for lunch/dinner
  • Recommending and booking a table at a local restaurant on the tour day or any other days of your stay if required
  • Arranging kosher meals/snacks if required

What to expect

During the tour you are going to see a huge variety of sights in a relatively small part of Pest. The Jewish Quarter of the seventh district is quite compact, that's why walking is the best way of exploring it.

Whichever direction we choose to start our walk in the quarter, we are going to see a lot from the second largest non-Orthodox synagogue in the world to the smallest prayer houses, attractive residential buildings and memorial places of the area: astonishing, all with their own stories. Some of the gems of our itinerary you might already be familiar with but by taking part in the tour you will have the chance to build a new perspective towards them: the synagogues of the so-called synagogue triangle of Budapest such as the Kazinczy, the Rumbach and the Dohány Street Synagogue, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Garden with the touching Emmanuel tree, the Budapest Jewish Museum and the exhibitions of the Jewish Archives, The Vasvári Street Synagogue, the Carl Lutz Memorial, the stumbling stones of the quarter’s streets, the last remaining part of the WWII ghetto wall or the iconic Shoes Monument on the riverbank of the Danube.

I will also bring you to places mostly visited and used by the locals. You can peep into their everyday lives: courtyards just like the Gozsdu Courtyard, little shops, eateries, confectioneries, the mikveh in Kazinczy Street, art galleries, festival scenes, old and newly opened cafés, the unique ruin bars including the iconic Szimpla will all make you get closer to an insider's look. Just let yourself emerge in the atmosphere! Our itinerary can be highly flexible. If you have deeper interest in something and want to spent more time in a place or you would skip another, no problem. The aim is to give you a good overall picture with lots of stories rather than facts: Always trying to organise the tour as informative, integrating and fun as it is possible.

Book a tour to enjoy, explore, learn and get the most out of your stay in Budapest in the company of a professional guide!

Additional information

  • A moderate amount of walking is involved but you can always ask for a break
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Dress code: be prepared with your own hat/cap and scarf if you do not want to wear the pieces provided by the synagogues
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Guide is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Clara_s
May 2022

Timee our tour leader was so very knowledgeable and able to recount the history of Jewish Hungarians with both empathy and truth. She was so kind and nice, we felt like she was family by the end of the tour! Anytime you come to America come visit us Times! Clara Gerry Sandy Frank Ellen and Al!!

JenniferC5159
April 2022

If you are interested in Jewish history, this tour is well worth your time and money while visiting Budapest. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and her willingness to share her personal family experiences added so much to the experience.

maple244
April 2022

There are no words to describe how amazing this tour was. Timea was engaging, insightful and knowledgeable. We learned so much from her and hearing about her personal family stories. We thought we knew a lot about the Jewish history in Budapest - turns out we did not. Spending the time with Tim...

Doreen_G
December 2021

Awesome walking tour with Timea to learn about the Jewish history of Budapest! My family and I learned ALOT about Jewish history and culture in Budapest with her. It was a walking history lesson sprinkled in with Timea's personal stories, which we all very much enjoyed. Timea did a great job of...

Valerie D
November 2021

This tour is incredible with so many beautiful sights. Our guide,Timea, was amazing! She was so kind and very knowledgeable. She shared her stories of growing up in Budapest, making the tour even more interesting. She also gave us a TON of information to continue our learning once we returned hom...

sperlick
November 2021

I'm so grateful to have met Timea, she made Budapest come alive for me! As we explored Liberty Square, the Doheny and Kazinczy Synagogues, and the Shoes on the Danube bank, Timea talked about her own Jewish experience and that of her parents and grandparents. She presented the very complicated ...

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