Easy Breezy Bike Tour Budapest
Duration
3 hours
Group Size
1-12 person
Languages
English
Activity Level
Easy
Budapest bike tour with a summer drink in the park
Entertaining bike tour in the center of Budapest and Margaret island in 3 hours.
See the most fabulous buildings of Budapest, UNESCO world heritage
sights with many stops, spiced with entertaining stories and cultural insights.
During the tour we invite you for a “Fröccs” – a Hungarian summer drink in a typical local open-air bar.
- Great way to orientate yourself in Budapest and to get the best suggestions of what to do for the rest of your stay.
- Enjoy a refreshing Fröccs – Hungarian summer drink!
- The tour is on bike paths and car free areas. Safe ride.
- The bike tour is in English.
- Small groups, interactive, friendly atmosphere,
local, expert guides.
Included: bikes, helmets, water, English speaking, local, professional guide
Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 12 km
Terrain: Completely flat
Number of stops: 12
Highlights
- Erzsébet square / Ferris wheel
- St.Stephen’s Basilica
- Szabadság square Soviet army memorial
- Chain-bridge
- House of Parliament
- Margaret island
- Várkert Bazár/Castle garden
- Elizabeth bridge
- Fröccs in an open air bar
Interactive, entertaining, accommodating sightseeing bike tour let you experience Pest, the flat side of the city.
During the ride we take a short break at each sight, where your guide explains all about what you see and answers your questions.
From the meeting point we walk two minutes to pick up the bikes. Your guide will help to adjust the saddle to suit you
perfectly and give some general information about the tour.
We only ride in car free areas, bike lanes, parks. It is absolutely a safe ride.
Budapest is becoming a more and more bike friendly city every year.
The bike tour starts in the center of Budapest near Deák square. At the first stop we give you useful orientation and summary of Budapest’s past and present.
Our next stop is the Saint Stephen’s Basilica, the largest catholic church of Budapest with amazing architecture.
After a short ride we arrive to Szabadság square where you will see the only remained Soviet army memorial in the center of Budapest.
– to commemorate the “liberating” Soviet army.
Not far from here you will finally see the amazing House of Parliament and Kossuth square. It is definitely the most beautiful building of Budapest.
Getting to Margaret island will make you feel refreshed, a lush park with fountains and large green fields. We will make a round on the island showing you its little zoo, the japanese garden with a thermal lake and some other interesting sights on it.
To make your visit even more enjoyable on the island, we will stop and have a seat in an outdoor bar where you can sip our most popular summer drink: the Fröccs, and chat with your guide and fellow travellers.
Soon you will wonder along the prettiest bike route of Budapest along the Danube in Buda with great panorama to Pest side, the chain bridge and the Castle hill.
After crossing Elisabeth bridge we soon arrive back to our starting point.
What you will do
- 15:45 – 16:00
- Meet with the guide and with other participants at our meeting spot
- 16:00
- Walk to our bike store few minutes away
- 16:05
- Receive your bike and get ready
- 16:15
- The tour departs
- 17:45 – 18:15
- Enjoy a Fröccs in an outdoor bar on Margaret island
- 18:45 – 19:00
- Arrive back to our bike store, the tour concludes
Included/Excluded
- Live guiding
- Use of bikes
- Helmets
- Fröccs, a Hungarian summer drink
- Water refreshments
- Gratuities for guides
- Pick-up/transportation
- Insurance
Tour’s Meeting Point
Tours meet on Deák Ferenc square, at the stairs of the Lutheran church.
(NOT the basilica with the high domes)
Address: 1052 Budapest, Deák Ferenc tér 4.
Our guide will meet you there, the bikes are 2 minutes walk away.
How to find the meeting point:
- on the corner of Deák Ferenc square and the main road (Károly Körút)
- near to the metro entrances in Deák Ferenc square
- 50 meter from the end of tram lines 47 – 49
- 50 meter from Le Meridien and Starbucks
FAQs
We always stop at each site, so there’s plenty of time to take great pictures!
The tour starts in all weather conditions. In case of rain we provide rain ponchos free of charge. In case of very severe rain/thunderstorm we might wait until it stops in a dry place. Please dress according to the daily weather forecast and bring warm clothes, jacket if necessary.
Our bikes are brand new high quality tracking bicycles with 24 gears in all sizes. Children, junior bikes, child seats and helmets are available.
The tour concludes few minutes walk away from the meeting spot, at our bike store.
Each bike has an easy-to-use luggage rack, perfect for small bags or extra layers. Larger bags can be locked up in our shop during the tour.