Budapest is a fairly large city, and study it in one day, definitely, it will be difficult. You can recommend ordering a tour of the city and the surroundings, order in advance, on the Internet, discuss the number of participants and cost. Why not? This tours can be ordered here to make a trip to Budapest more colorful and memorable.
1. Budapest sightseeing tour
The most popular excursion, it is clear. As part of the tourists' sightseeing excursion, they introduce the main sights of the city - the Square of Heroes, Bashing Senna, City Park, Andrarshi Avenue, Rybatsky Bastion, Temple of Mantisha, Arzhebet Bridge, Vaidakhunyad Bridge, Mount Hellert, the Royal Palace, the Parliament Building, the Basilica of St. Ishthan. Sometimes tourists will be brought to the viewing platform at the fortress "Citadel". The tour is more often conducted on cars or buses, less often on foot.
Such an excursion costs about 120-150 euros from a group of up to 3 tourists, 140 -220 euros - up to 10 tourists in the group. The survey tour lasts about 3-4 hours, but if you wish to negotiate the same to visit the stores and local cafes, the tour will delay half a day and will cost more. The beginning of the excursion contractual may also be from your hotel. Longer excursions with a large number of hiking will also cost more. Take a cash with you if the cost of visiting the observation deck is not included in the excursion.
You can also order an accelerated version of the overview tour, the option is slightly cheaper and faster, takes about 2.5 hours and costs from 120 for a group of up to 4 people. It has no long walks and dinners in local restaurants - Custom and in the case, as they say.
2. "Evening Budapest"
In fact, the same sightseeing tour. But in the evening, Budapest becomes even more beautiful, all illuminated by lights! Usually, such an "evening" tour includes a visit to the Gellert Mountain (top view of the city), a fishing bastion, the Royal Court, the National Theater and the Palace of Arts, as well as the Heroes Square and the Waidakhunyad Castle. For photographers, such a tour is just a find! Such a tour can be combined with a boat riding on the Danube or with a visit to the National Hungarian Restaurant with a musical (folk) program. True, it should be discussed in advance with your guide. Night excursion lasts about 3 hours and stands slightly cheaper than usual, about 120 euros for a small group up to 3-4 people (on a car) and from 180 euros for a group on a minibus. Do not forget to get dwelled!
3. City of Eger
The city is located in the midst of the most beautiful Mountains of the Buckk in the north of Hungary. The town with an amazing and long history - now for more than 1000 years Eger is one of the most important religious centers of the country. By itself, the city is extremely beautiful windy streets, miniature palaces, churches, parks and healing sources, and, of course, the ruins of the ancient fortress, famous for the whole country. Gardens and vineyards are attached to the poetic look. By the way, in the 15th century, the Bishop Janos put on the ban on the import of wines from other countries, explaining this decision by the fact that "no better wine than Eger". Tourists will be offered a tasting of delicious local wines in one of the wine cellars of Eger. The excursion is rather long, lasts from 6 to 8-9 hours, so that you have to harden with young children. There is such a tour of about 240-250 euros for a group of up to 3-4 people and from 350 euros for large groups. There may be no tasting and entrance to the museums of the city, so take cash with you. From Budapest to Eger - one and a half hour drive.
4. Balaton
Balaton is the world's largest thermal lake of volcanic origin. Next to the lake built a therapeutic resort, a very popular environment of Russian and Ukrainian tourists. The place is extremely picturesque, especially the surrounding lake forest, which protects the air from the wind and from dust. Here quietly and purely! And therapeutic procedures in the sanatorium are useful for those who suffer from rheumatism and the problems of the musculoskeletal system. In general, a tour of the sanatorium and procedures can be included in the excursion. Consider a "lightweight" option, that is, without therapeutic moments. Tourists are brought to the lake, in the town of Balatonfüred, where they can take a walk and swim, as well as feed the ducks and geese, which swim in the lake. Take a swimsuit and a towel with you, as well as an empty bottle to gain healing water from the mineral source at the lake. The path to the lake will take almost an hour and a half, and the excursion itself as a whole is about 10-11 hours. For a small group, the tour costs from 250 euros, for a group of 4-6 people - about 350-360 euros, well, etc.
5. Eminding Danube
This is an excursion for the famous neighborhood of Budapest. In particular Estergoma and Vishegradu which last centuries played the role of the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
Also, tourists will visit the town Senthendra - City of Orthodoxy and artists. In general, all these three pride are extremely beautiful, full of historical attractions, temples, pasty restaurants with national cuisine and other things.
Excursion begins early, somewhere at 8 am. The first point is an estergom, which is located 50 km from Budapest. Further, the ruins of the medieval castle of the Hungarian kings. Be sure to bring tourists to the Cathedral, and if desired, tourists can visit the treasury and climb the dome of the cathedral. Types from there open completely unimaginable. Further, lunch in one of the towns and visiting Senthendra. In this pretty city, tourists will visit Marzipan Museum, where they sometimes offer an interesting wine tasting. Back tourists will bring clock at 5-6 pm. Excursion is quite interesting, distinctive. For kids will be heavy, especially for the smallest, but adult will like it. Tourists will offer to buy souvenirs in souvenir shops of these cities, but they cost a little more than usual than usual, so do not strive for the first thing you can see the same thing to purchase in Budapest on the market in two or even three times cheaper. Excursion for a group of up to 4 people costs about 200 euros and increasing. Sometimes entrance tickets to museums are not included in the tour price, take a cash with you. In sum, the museum visits will cost 15 euros per person, and the wine tasting is about 7 euros per person.