A Journey through Jewish Budapest - Private Walking Tour

5.0 (7 reviews) Budapest, Hungary
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Duration3h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Budapest has a long and rich Jewish heritage. On this private, 3-hour walking tour, let a historian guide you through some of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks. Both morning and afternoon departures are available for this fascinating outing. Discover essential landmarks like the Dohány Street Synagogue — the largest synagogue in Europe — as well as smaller prayer houses and former Jewish ghettos, while your guide tells fascinating stories and provides historical context.

What's included

  • Hotel pickup
  • Historian guide
  • Food and drinks
  • Dohány Synagogue Tickets
  • Rumbach Street Synagogue Tickets
  • Kazincky Street Snagogue Tickets

What to expect

  1. Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Explore the Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest temple in Europe, with the assistance of a Jewish Studies Scholar. Take in the lavish, Moorish Revival style before visiting the Temple of Heroes, the Jewish Museum, and a Memorial Park, all within the complex.
  2. Kazinczy Street Synagogue
    35m · Admission ticket not included
    Walk to the neighboring Ghetto Wall Memorial, erected in 2014, before passing a luxurious Mikve (or Jewish ritual bath) and continuing to the exteriors of the Art Nouveau orthodox synagogue on Kazinczy Street. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.
  3. Rumbach Street Synagogue
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    Discover the history of the Status Quo Ante stream of Judaism while observing the the impressive facade of the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We visit the interior of the synagogue when open to the public.
  4. Shoes on the Danube Bank
    20m
    Conclude paying our rspects at the Shoes on the Danube Bank, a memorial erected on April 16 2005, to honour the Jews who were massacred here during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river and were carried away. It represents their shoes left behind on the bank.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet your guide outside Bistro Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A, Budapest, Hungary

End point

The Shoes on the Danube Bank is a memorial erected on April 16 2005 to honour the Jews massacred by Fascist militia during WWII. They were ordered to take off their shoes, and were shot at the edge of the water so that their bodies fell into the river.

Pickup details

Your guide will meet you at your central hotel or flat and lead your group by metro, tram or foot (when the sites are close). Tickets are provided if you do not have a pass. We'll write to request your address when we send you your guide's phone and photo. If you don't want a pickup or do not respond with an address, please meet your guide 10 minutes before start time at the default meeting point: Cafe Synago Kavehaz, previously known as Cafe Zenit, Dohany utca 1/A

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Moderate walking is required; wear comfortable shoes and clothing
  • Please note that visitors to the Dohány and Kazinczy Synagogues are requested to have their shoulders and knees covered.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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