Luna Tours English Castle Walk

This free walking tour is run by Luna Tours Budapest and listed on GuruWalk, where it is rated 4.67 out of 5 across 1281 reviews. It runs in English and lasts 2 hours 15 minutes, meeting at Holy Trinity Square in the Castle District. Like every walk on this site, it is free, pay what you want: reserve a spot on the guide's GuruWalk page and tip whatever the walk was worth.

Overview

This English-language free walking tour covers the Castle District, starting at Holy Trinity Square and lasting 2 hours 15 minutes. The guide waits with a purple umbrella. The walk is free to book and you pay the guide what you think the tour was worth at the end. Reservations go through the guide's GuruWalk page.

The route takes in the Castle District's landmarks, among them Matthias Church, Fisherman's Bastion and the Royal Palace, plus the Hilton hotel interior, the Holy Trinity column, the Historical City Hall and the Prime Minister's Offices. Along the way the guide points out Sandor Palace, the official residence of the President, the Ruszwurm coffee house, the residential streets of the district and the funicular. The walk also covers views over the River Danube, Chain Bridge, Elisabeth Bridge and the panorama of Buda and Pest, with Gellert Hill's Liberty Statue and Citadel in sight across the river.

The tour suits anyone comfortable walking for a little over two hours in English. It is a walking tour only, with no pickup provided, so you make your own way to the meeting point at Szentháromság tér in the Castle District. The GuruWalk listing notes the route has 17 stops, of which the first three are shown on GuruWalk's own page for this walk.

Itinerary

1. Meet at Holy Trinity SquareThe guide waits at Szentháromság tér in the Castle District, holding a purple umbrella. Make your own way there, as no pickup is included.
2. Matthias ChurchThe first stop of the walk, named in the GuruWalk listing's itinerary.
3. Fisherman's BastionThe second named stop of the walk.
4. Buda Castle and Royal PalaceThe walk continues past the Royal Palace and through the district. The GuruWalk listing also names the museums here, among them the National Library, the Budapest Historic Museum and the National Gallery, as stops on the route.
5. Views and remaining stopsThe route covers the panorama of Buda and Pest, Chain Bridge, Elisabeth Bridge, the River Danube, Gellert Hill with the Liberty Statue and Citadel, the funicular, Sandor Palace, the Hilton hotel interior, the Holy Trinity column, the Historical City Hall, the Prime Minister's Offices, the Ruszwurm coffee house and the residential area of the Castle District.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points from the GuruWalk listing are worth knowing before you reserve your spot on GuruWalk.

• Getting there. There is no pickup. You make your own way to Szentháromság tér, Holy Trinity Square, in the Castle District, where the guide waits with a purple umbrella. Plan your route to the hill before you set out.
• Language. The tour runs in English only. If you need another language, check the guide's GuruWalk page for anything else the operator offers.
• Pace and duration. The walk lasts 2 hours 15 minutes and covers 17 stops. Comfortable shoes are a sensible choice for a walking tour of this length.
• Weather. The GuruWalk listing does not name a bad-weather cancellation policy, so check the guide's GuruWalk page if the forecast looks poor.
• Photos. The route passes several viewpoints over the Danube, Chain Bridge and Elisabeth Bridge, plus the panorama of Buda and Pest.
• Paying the guide. Booking is free and guests pay the guide what they think the walk was worth at the end. No money figure is set in advance.

Common issues. The GuruWalk listing does not state a group size, a cancellation policy or accessibility details, so none of those can be promised here. The GuruWalk listing does not state what is included or not included, so check the guide's GuruWalk page before you go if you have questions about anything beyond the walk itself. No traveller reviews were available for this exact walk at the time of writing.

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