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Vera Alvarez

Vera Alvarez

9 Jan 2024

Day 1
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$19

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

9 - 14 min

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Elizabeth Square
Park square with an ornamental fountain & cafes, plus city views from the Budapest Eye Ferris wheel.
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Free
1 - 2 min

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Ferris Wheel of Budapest
Located in a public park, this giant, wheel-shaped ride offers panoramic views of the environment.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
$13
8 - 12 min

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Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Landmark 19th-century suspension bridge, designed by William Tierney Clark & illuminated at night.
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Free
8 - 12 min

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Shoes on the Danube Bank
Waterside shoe sculptures memorializing those killed at the river by a fascist party during WWII.
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Free
7 - 10 min

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Kossuth Lajos Square
Large city square surrounded by great public edifices including the Hungarian Parliament building.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Free
12 - 18 min

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St. Stephen's Basilica
Vast cupola-topped Roman Catholic place of worship, built from 1851 to 1905, with regular concerts.
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
$6
Day 2
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$15

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$ 3

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

17 - 21 min

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Citadella
Built after the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution in 1848, this fort is a symbol of the city.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Free
28 - 34 min

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Tropicarium-Oceanarium Kft.
Family-friendly attraction with a tropical rainforest, plus aquarium with an observation tunnel.
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$15
Day 3
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$22

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

13 - 16 min

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Central Market Hall
Restored neogothic hall for traders with grocery produce on the ground & souvenirs on the 1st floor.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Free
9 - 14 min

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Gellért Thermal Bath
These architecturally significant thermal pools are part of the famous Hotel Gellert complex.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$22
Day 4
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$29

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

18 - 22 min

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Matthias Church
A 13th-century church named for King Matthias, who married here, with an ecclesiastical art museum.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
$7
21 - 26 min

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Dohány Street Synagogue
Ornate domes top this lavish Moorish-style synagogue, with a museum, cemetery & Holocaust memorial.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
$15
10 - 15 min

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New York Café
Ornate cafe/restaurant since 1894 with frescoes & chandeliers, for coffee, cake & Hungarian cuisine.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$6
Day 5
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$31

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

6 - 9 min

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Hungarian State Opera
Neoclassical venue with ceiling frescoes & statues of composers, for opera & ballet plus tours.
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
$13
12 - 15 min

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Hungarian Parliament Building
Landmark Gothic Revival–style edifice with lavishly decorated rooms, plus a visitors' center.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
$18
Day 6
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$17

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$ 3

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

16 - 20 min

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Buda Castle
Palatial venue for the Hungarian National Gallery plus displays from Gothic altars to sculpture.
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$12
11 - 16 min

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Fisherman's Bastion
19th-century fortress with 7 turreted lookout towers offering panoramic views plus cafe on terrace.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$5
20 - 24 min

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Heroes' Square
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site, with statues of the leaders of 7 tribes who founded Hungary.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Free
Day 7
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$24

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

21 - 26 min

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Castle District
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
$13
21 - 26 min

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House of Terror
Museum documenting the effect of the Nazi and Soviet regimes in Hungary, and memorial to victims.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
$11
Day 8
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$18

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

12 - 15 min

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Vajdahunyad Castle
This 1896 lakeside castle shows the evolution of Hungarian architecture in its elaborate design.
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
$9
8 - 11 min

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Museum of Fine Arts
Neoclassical art museum with an Egyptian collection, Renaissance frescoes & 19th-century paintings.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
$9
Day 9
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$25

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

13 - 16 min

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Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Ornate thermal baths, built in 1913, with a cupola, massivve swimming pools & water jet massagers.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$25
Day 10
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$13

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$ 2

Hotel Mika Downtown

Depart from your stay 🏨

11 - 14 min

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Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden
Exotic animals in established zoo with global zones, snake petting & conservation programs.
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$13
11 - 16 min

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City Park
Large park with a palm house, concert venues & museums, in addition to tree-filled paths & lawns.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Free

Budget breakdown: $231 In total

Activities & Food:$211
Transport:$20