Wheels & Meals Budapest Bike Tour with a Goulash Meal
Duration
4 hours
Group Size
1-12 person
Languages
English
Activity Level
Leisurely -15 km
See Budapest by bike and enjoy a Hungarian Goulash!
The most comprehensive bike tour of Budapest, where you can experience the charm of Budapest’s historic landmarks with the flavors of its vibrant culinary scene. Hop on your bike, and get ready for an unforgettable journey through the heart of this enchanting city.
Ride for your Goulash! 🙂
This is the perfect tour to start your time in Budapest – great way for introduction, orientation in Budapest and to get the best suggestions of what to do for the rest of your stay.
Local food – during the bike tour we will take you to a restaurant for a Hungarian specialty meal – Goulash (included in the tour price, vegetarian meal is also available).
Learn about Budapest and the people live in it. Understand the origins of Hungarians and their lifestyle.
Refreshment breaks on the way at scenic places.
- Visit UNESCO World heritage sights of Budapest
- History, entertaining stories, excellent photo opportunities, local food and fun
- Small groups, interactive, friendly atmosphere, local, expert
guides - The bike tour is in English. (Private tours available in other languages, please see here)
Included: Goulash, bikes, helmets, water, English speaking – local – professional guide
Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 15 km
Terrain: Completely flat
Number of stops: 12
Highlights:
- Erzsébet square / Ferris wheel
- Andrássy Avenue
- Opera house
- Heroes’ square
- Vajdahunyad castle
- City park
- Széchenyi Thermal bath
- House of Terror
- St.Stephen’s Basilica
- Szabadság square
- Chain-bridge
- House of Parliament
- Várkert Bazár/Castle garden
- Elizabeth bridge
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.
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.
From Deak square we bike along the prettiest avenue of Budapest, Andrassy road, which is listed as UNESCO world heritage. We stop to see and explain about the State Opera House and with a pleasant ride soon arrive to Heroes’ square.
With all the statues of Hungary’s most famous statesman we are in the right place to explain and let you understand the origins and past of Hungarian nation.
We enter the lush City park and passing the lake, arrive to the Vajdahunyad Castle where you can admire Hungarian architecture.
During our bike ride back to the center we stop at the House of Terror and St.Stephen’s Basilica.
Soon we make a turn towards the House of Parliament, but before arriving there we stop by at Szabadság square, where you will see and learn about a Soviet army memorial.
Then we ride along the Danube, an amazing bike route with great scenery.
What you will do
- 10:15 – 10:30: Meet with the guide and with other participants at our meeting spot
- 10:30: Walk to our bike store few minutes away
- 10:35: Receive your bike and get ready
- 10:45: The tour departs
- 13:00 – 13:45: Enjoy your meal and chat with other tour members
- 14:30 – 15:00: Arrive back to our bike store, the tour concludes
Included/Excluded
- Live guiding
- Use of bikes
- Helmets
- Hungarian meal/vegetarian meal is available
- 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.<spanclass=”blue”>
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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.
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