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design the prefect tour for your trip. E-mail us a request with your
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Historical Revolution Walk - Contemporary Budapest Historical Overviews - 3 hours
The graceful remembrance
Last 200 years of Hungarian history: War of Independence, Great Compromise, WWI, WWII, Communism, 1956 Revolution, Free Elections and return to capitalism.
Highlights and Themes
-War of Independence 1848-9
-World War I & II
-Start of communism
-1956 Revolution: Speeches, Protests, Marches, Imre Nagy – Call to the West, Parliament first shootings, Storming of the Hungarian Radio, Soviet invasion and Corvin battle area
- Prelude to freedom with fall of the Iron Curtain & free elections
Experience the build up, follow the marches, re-live the battles, remember the stories! The Revolution Walk takes a historical approach through the last 200 years of contemporary Hungarian history.Hungary's past is filled with victories, failures and struggles. We lead you through these eventful times through the sights depicting the historical outcome and how it shaped Hungary today.
Through our guides the walking tour will visit landmarks of Hungarian history that “shook” the world with the 1956 revolution as one of the main highlighted themes.Prior to the revolution in 1956 a plethora of events such as the War of Independence, Great Compromise, WWI, WWII gave huge significance to the meaning behind the Hungarian quest for freedom. After delving through the recent history we take a microscopic approach towards the newly appointed communism government after World War II that led to the events of the 1956 Revolution. The tour leads you through the remembrance of the first protests and marches and the first shootings and killings that led the Hungarians to fight back against an unethical regime. Some of our stops and stories will be about our Liberty Squarefor Cardinal Mindszenty’s part in the revolution as well as the significance of the square and the last remaining tribute to the Soviet Union!We will embrace the character of Imre Nagy by his memorial in remembrance of the man who defied the leaders in Moscow and paid dearly on the gallows two years later. Another stop will be the Parliament area where shots were fired, which instigated the revolt to take up arms and defend one’s freedom.After these short stops we will visit more locations and memorials for stories about how the Hungarian freedom fighters fought major battles where boys and men lost their lives to protect their dreams of freedom with nothing more than Molotov cocktails and small fire arms against a well equipped Soviet Red army.
The 1956 Uprising was a short lived battle on the streets but silently in the back of the minds of many Hungarians they plotted their flight from communism and finally laid to rest the memories through the reburial of Imre Nagy leading to free elections and a return to a free society.
This is a complete payment booking and reservation system. You will be asked to pay with a valid credit card and receive a confirmation e-mail upon completion. If you would like to pay for the tour with a credit card then please use this system now otherwise we only accept cash at the tour meeting point(s).
Business function or a plesure trips, tailor-made events such as: treasure hunts, fun team building
exercises, urban photo treasure team hunts, team goulash cookouts and
wine tastings as well as creative, innovative and unique problem solving
challenges for teams and groups. We can also organize bus transport / trips, city tours, walks, bar crawls and much much more.
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Half our staff are in university still so have a local student show
you around! This allows for insight to the city on a student level and for better
interaction, more of an open dialogue during the tour(s).
We offer very good prices for all student groups because we know what it is like to be a student, heck we just graduated a few years ago ourselves!
Returning references:
SIT Prague, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, Every year we do tours in Budapest for their Euro trips. Various Swiss, Belgium, Dutch and German universties and high school groups.
We are not just a basic tour company we offer many set programs and
specialized themed tours through young professions. Here are some ideas
and if they don’t meet your needs or interest we’ll work with you to
find the best solution.
Architecture Wonders – Budapest’s most fascinating buildings that you otherwise might pass by!
Sounds
of Hungary / Budapest – Being just down the river from Vienna kind of
made Hungary one of the default forefathers for classical music and
composures.
"Paris of the East" Night Tour and Boat Ride – Learn
why this city is the "Paris of the East" while you sit back and take in
the magnificent sights!
"All in One" Budapest walking tour – Take
our Absolute Walk and expand it to the rest of the major sights and
you’ve seen it all. We usually split this tour into two days, one day
Pest one day Buda giving the guests the other half of the day to
self-explore.
Mysterious Budapest - Like our evening stroll but involving some more sights and caves.
Aristocratic
Hungary – A blend of music and architecture history to show the grand
past of Hungary’s elite status members with a traditional turn of the
century experience in one of the famous coffeehouses.
Royal Hungary – Castles, Manors, Kings and Queens!
Best
of the Balaton – The picturesque lake with a trip to the Tihany
peninsula, Balatonfüred town and a winery visit for a tasting.
Tokaj
"King of Wines and Wine of Kings" – This small town is not the only one
of producing this golden sweet wine. This is a taster extravaganza you
don’t want to miss as you’ll see the whole region they call Tokaj!
Budapest Wine Tasting in a Budafoki – In the souther part of the Buda hills lies vast cellar systems with non-touristy spots for excellent wine tastings.
Based on our teachings & nurturing our guides & service comes highly recommended.
First time in Budapest, need a general tour or intro to the city or
coming again and want to learn more about the city? Send us your
group size & requests (ideas). We'll get back to you with
affordable rates to make your trip memorable.
A half day tour approx. 4-6 hours visiting the historic Artist’s village along the Danube just 30 km (20 miles) north of Budapest. Walking the cobblestone streets and exploring this tiny town makes for a fun half day trip.
