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Overview
Let’s walk around in the 7th District Jewish Quarter of Budapest and explore the rich history of the Hungarian Jewish Community. We also show you the changes that took place in the district since the 1990s and how it has become the bohemian quarter of the city regaining slowly its old character as well. On this tour, we visit the three historical synagogues: the Dohàny street, the Kazinczy Street Orthodox Synagogue and even the recently renovated Rumbach Street Synagogue. The tour will take you to other sites as well related to the turbulent history of the Jewish community living in this part of Budapest. We even take you down to the Shoes on the Danube Memorial near the Parliament building upon request. We also introduce you to other parts of the Jewish heritage we won't miss tasting our special and traditional Jewish pastry.
P.S: Please note that if you would like to book a tour on Friday afternoon or Saturday, we cannot surely enter the Synagugoes due to their religious function.
What's included
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Lunch
Entrance fees
What to expect
Budapest's Jewish Quarter
20m
We will visit sites such as the remaining parts of the wall that surrounded the former ghetto and yellow-star houses.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
30m · Admission ticket not included
Also known as the Dohány Street Synagogue, this is the biggest functioning synagogue in Europe. Expect stunning architecture as well as an introduction to the turbulent history connected to it while we take you through the whole building upon request for extra entrance fee.
Kazinczy Street Synagogue
15m · Admission ticket not included
Erected in the 1910s', this synagogue offers not only a peek into the rich culture and history of the Jewish community in Budapest but into the Art Nouveau architecture as well that was prominent during that era.
We enter upon request, ticket price is not included, must be payed by guests individually on the spot. No need to pre-pruchase.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
30m · Admission ticket not included
This recently renovated building with its astonishing architecture and fascinating historical role remains to be a crucial point of the Jewish community of Budapest. The tour does not include tickets to visit the building but upon request we show you inside as well.
Carl Lutz Memorial
15m
A public statue and memorial site in the hear of the Jewish quarter, dedicated to the Swiss diplomat who helped tens of thousands of Jewish people to avoid the death camps during the holocaust. At this site, we will go through the story of Carl Lutz and the horrors of the era in which he proved to be an outstanding example of goodness and bravery.
Szimpla Kert
15m
Part of the VII. district's main attraction is the ruin bars. Szimpla Kert is the no.1 and an outstanding example with its unmatchable design and atmosphere that attracts people from all around the world with its iconic fame. Possible drinking stop can be included upon request but not included in the tour price.
Kiraly Street
20m · Admission ticket not included
On Kiraly str. in the back yard of an old building, an original segment of the Budapest Great Ghetto Wall can be found where we will show you the remained fragment and introduce you to the history of the second largest WWII. ghetto of the World. A small exhibiton is located by the site and the entrance fee to the whole site is not icluded in the tour price, yet almost costs nothing and really is an important part of this tour.
Shoes on the Danube Bank
15m
This moving memorial on the edge of the riverbank next to Parliament gives remembrance of people who were shot into the Danube during the time of the Arrow Cross terror close to the end of WWII. The tour only reaches this point if we still have the time and energy to finish the tour here.
Spinoza Szinhaz
20m
It is a must to try the most famous delicacy of the Hungarian Jewish families that can not be missing from the table of any occasions. This layered pastry contains plum jam, apple, walnuts and poppy seeds. Allergies must be indicated in case travellers are sensitive on any of these or gluten. The stop is optional and is not included in the price.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
We offer hotel (all hotels in the city centre area) and port pickups as well if travellers arrive by Cruise Ships, but they need to let us know the exact port details, please.
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
The tour is not recommended on Saturdays because due to the Jewish holidays the synagogues are closed.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
