Budapest Cultural Walk – Flexible 2 to 6 Hour Private Tour

Our passionate local expert guide will captivate you with engaging storytelling tailored to your group’s interests. This personalization guarantees a unique and memorable experience that caters to your particular preferences. Once your private tour is booked, we will gather information on your interests and needs to tailor the experience to you.

We acknowledge that every group has distinct interests, and we adapt this private tour to meet them. Some common themes we’ve encountered in our Budapest small group tours include: General city exploration, Art Nouveau, architecture, cafés and restaurants, Jewish history, thermal bath buildings, hidden gems, and combinations of these elements.

We will also ask you if you have mobility constraints, children, or any special requirements. We will make our best so you have access to the local places of your interest that you wouldn’t find on your own.

On the day of the tour, we will remain flexible and adjust the itinerary and timings to meet your group’s needs, as every day is unique. Weather conditions may vary, and we are happy to accommodate your preferences for walking or other activities.

If you wish to cover more ground in comfort and explore Art Nouveau treasures further afield, we highly recommend upgrading to our private driven option: Budapest Secession Hidden Gems by Car (5h). The Spas of Budapest is a must if you like art nouveau.

Languages – Most of our guests prefer private tours in English. If you require a tour in another language, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Unexpected Changes – Major events, health regulations, and weather conditions may affect the final itinerary of your private experience. Changes in opening hours for specific buildings, ongoing renovations, and guest interests may allow us to include additional sites in your itinerary, such as the Ráth György Villa, the Music Academy, the Geological Institute, the Schiffer Villa, the Róth Miksa Stained Glass Museum, and other noteworthy locations. Please note that the Budapest Museum of Applied Arts is currently undergoing renovations after five years of restoration, and the Bedő House is closed and no longer accessible for visits. We offer flexibility regarding cancellations or date changes, and we will provide detailed information with the quote sent.

Not only Art Nouveau – A decade ago, we began offering exclusive Art Nouveau private tours. As time went on, our guests expressed interest in a wider range of experiences, leading us to expand our offerings. Today, we provide general city tours, arts and culture tours, and specialized experiences such as Jewish Budapest tours and our classical Great Plains one-day private tour, showcasing charming villages that feature hidden Art Nouveau gems.To enhance your experience, we also offer chauffeur services, hotel recommendations, and airport pickups. Additionally, we’ve introduced unique services based on our clients’ requests, including organizing business lunches in restaurants and private homes, locating filming sites, and home-hunting assistance.

Secession is the name for Art Nouveau in Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and all the areas that until 1914 belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the last quarter of the 19th century the city of Budapest and more than doubled its number of buildings. Many of these buildings were built in Secession style. 

In Budapest the Art Nouveau movement was more than just an art style because it provided a shared platform for both Christians and Jews to express their Hungarian identity (history and culture) within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The new style was not accepted by the mainstream and the authorities for a long time but it satisfied the bourgeois Jews’ needs of group identification. 

The foremost architect associated with this style is Ödön Lechner, known as the Hungarian Gaudí, was the architectof the impressive buildings of the Museum of Applied Arts, the Royal Postal Savings Bank and the Institute of Geology, all three included in Unesco’s World Heritage list. Other key architects of that time were Béla Lajta, Aladár Árkay and István Medgyaszay.