3.9
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70 reviews
vincenttD9775NS
January 2024
The tour had both English and Spanish interpretations concurrently. Can be slightly confusing especially when you have a bigger tour group who needed to wait for the guide to finish, but the guide did such an amazing job!! The stories are great, but the views could have been better due to a gloomy/foggy day (not the agency's fault). Lunch service at the recommended hotel could be better managed, as we had to wait quite a while for the food which lessened our time to explore the place. Otherwise, the overall experience is good.
Ravi_G
December 2023
This tour is not recommended during winter time.
Esztergom was OK as they take you to a point for photos and then visit the cathedral without the guide. The guide gives 45 minutes to visit and doesn't accompany you inside.
Visegrád is just a lunch break in an expensive restaurant where the waiter charges whatever he feels like without referring to the price on the menu card. Good thing in hotel was they gave vegetarian food without onion & garlic. In Visegrád, they don't show any place to you, even from a distance.
In Szentendre, the agent gave 45 minutes to go on your own and being winter, it was dark at 4.30 pm and almost all shops closed. Couldn't enjoy the beauty of the small village.
What a waste of time the tour was? Not at all recommended in winter time. In summers they have a boat ride back to budapest, maybe that is good.
etame
December 2023
Tu Much Travel and a lot of Time Just to see two things. It is really not worth it, there is a lot to do and see in Budapest. You are better you skip this one.
SarahZammit
November 2023
Vera did at utmost to explain well in English eventhough it’s not her native tongue. Very informative tour!
Culture61173962712
November 2023
The tourist guide is very good, fluent in English and Spanish. The itinerary arrangement is fine. But highly recommended to come between May and September. November is cold you may meet rainy or cloudy weather, and no river cruise in the Danube.
All the stops are good except the lunch in Siraly restaurant in Visegrádi is terrible. Maybe it's because the only opened restaurant in that small town, at least in Nov 2023. Waiting for food to be served and eating spent all the 1 hour. No room for the "Panoramic view from the fortress". With this service, they still take a 10% service fee without asking. In Bratislava, they took the basic price first, and then I gave the tip later, which I feel more respected.
Baroque5
October 2023
Before booking this tour, check whether works at Esztergom Basilica are complete, as it's undergoing such major restoration works that everything other than the altar painting was either covered up or pulled up. It was basically the tour of a building site after which we walked across the terrace to see the view of the Danube.
At Visigrad, the restaurant was mediocre. Szentendre was very commercialised but pretty, better to have lunch there to have more time to walk around.
SoloTravels1976
October 2023
Took the Danube Bend tour with Vera the guide, and Peter the driver. I must say I came to Hungary to connect with my heritage and culture, as my parents immigrated to Canada in 1956. This tour was way above and beyond my expectations. Peter was very funny, courteous and professional. Vera was amazing! Her knowledge of history, the who, what, when and why, was extremely informative and captivating. I felt transported back in time, standing in the historical spots, that her stories brought to life. I felt like I was experiencing Hungary with two good friends, and had the Magyar blood stirred within me. I highly recommend Cityrama Tours for the best experience at the best value!
Henry_F
September 2023
We got to see a lot of beautiful country, but explanation and understanding of what we are seeing was very limited, and the guide did not add much personal touch to this visit
Wander59582103803
September 2023
The trip was amazing, very enjoyable and ajucational about the country and culture of Hungary. A trip to experience.
Maria_J
September 2023
We liked the tour itinerary, but didn’t expect to have it bilingual - Spanish (predominantly) and English (broken). The start of the tour was on time but it went downhill from there. The toilet break did not happen until almost 2 hours later and the lunch break was at past 2:00 pm. We had very little time in the sights we were visiting. There was too much talking and waiting. The boat ride back to Budapest was not as expected - crowded, hot, not able to take pictures or enjoy scenery. It would have been better on the bus 😕
Joseph_S
August 2023
Vera was a great tour guide. However, the tour itinerary was not great (through no fault of the guide). Not enough time was spent on each location, and we were not able to go into the castle or ruins at Visegrádi (I know it was not included in the ticket price, but we did not even have the option to go in). Time was otherwise wasted stopping at a couple of scenic spots or standing outside of each attraction with the tour guide telling us about it. It would have been nice to have time to explore each spot, like we did in Szentendre. The transport via bus to each location was very convenient though.
Maria_n
August 2023
I would not recommend to anyone to their company because Judith was not professional guide for this tour, during the bus was driving she and the driver talked with their native language a lot, not respectful to their customers. Lack of knowledge about historical places. Too bad I was look forward to this trip
Peter B
July 2023
Vera and Peter were excellent, enjoyed the trip and lunch was enjoyable. The bus was comfortable and beautiful scenery.
Josefa C
July 2023
It was a great and confterble trip and Vera was amazing and funny and I had no questions cause her explanation was amazing. (Thank you Vera). The restaurant was horrible. It made me vomit and made my grandson have direa . And it is overpriced. (It was not obliged to eat there, only recommended)
Shailesh_P
July 2023
Nice trip to explore the rest of Hungary
It was an exellencent trip with a great tour guide and information.
95pushpan
July 2023
The buse and amentities were great. Yolanda is an exceptional tour guide. But the trip was not worth the price. Estergom was a real dissaopintment- the basilica has been under construction for years, and it is hardly worth seeing. Visegrad we saw from a distance only, did not stop there to see the fortress or ruins. Szentendre was OK- quite a bit smaller than described. The danube bend itself was amazing. Overall a bit of a disappointment
2012sunilmumbai
June 2023
This is a full day tour with lots of walking involved. We left the tourist office at 9.10 am and finished the tour at 6.30 pm at the pier where the boat docked.
We were a small group, nine people and guide Stephan. Though elderly, he was fit and knowledgeable about the history and details of the countryside we passed thru. Very considerate and helpful: he got me an icepack to put on my knee as i had fallen on some cobble stones. He spoke in Spanish and English.
The views across from Slovenia and Hungary were very beautiful. The countryside is green and clean . Szentendre where we had the final stop is a pretty town and an amazing museum devoted to Marzipan sculptures ! Some of them are incredible and all are awesome. Unbelievable that these are from marzipan.
The lunch stop at Visegrad was a bad choice. The restaurant Siraly was bad. Surly too-busy waiters, cold tasteless food, and refusal to give a bill as "we are part of a group and no tax paid". They took a very long time to take the order and to serve the food. Bad choice.
The cruise for nearly 90 minutes was pleasant and enjoyable. No stops anywhere.
In conclusion, definitely worth going on the trip as you see a new country, beautiful scenery and learn a lot of the past history.
H3858UXelizabetha
June 2023
This was the most wonderful day trip!! Vera was a brilliant guide and was very knowledgeable about the local history, which she explained to us in Spanish and English. There was enough time for photos, food and some solo exploring and the return down the Danube was magical.
Kingshuk_D
May 2023
Despite the rain, the Danube Bend tour was a fantastic experience for us! Our tour guide, Vera, was exceptional and made the trip even more enjoyable. Her knowledge of the area's history was remarkable. Vera's engaging storytelling made it a memorable and worthwhile experience!
Bernard_D
May 2023
The most memorable parts of this tour were (1) the visit to the Esztergom Basilica; (2) the views of the countryside including that from near the Visegrad citadel; and (3) the time to shop in Szentendre. At the end of the tour a boat ride down the Danube from Szentendre to Budapest was included which I had previously experienced.