11 Christmas Experiences in Hungary Worth Booking

1.Budapest Christmas Walking Tour & Entry to St Stephen’s Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106Our pick

A small-group 2.5-hour Budapest Christmas walk with St. Stephen’s Basilica entry, Danube views, chimney cake, and mulled wine.

“We had been in Budapest in April 2016 and really enjoyed our tours with Tomas and George. Lucky for us, Tomas was waiting for our tour and we greeted each other like old friends. We explored St. Stephen's Basilica, tried wild boar sausage, enjoyed strudel and wine tasting along with good conversation, and the headed out to several more Christmas markets before finishing up with mulled wine. Tomas did a great job balancing history and culture with the Christmas markets. There was plenty of conversation, lots of laughs, and my mom enjoyed learning from Tomas as much as we did! This is a great introduction to the city of Budapest,…”

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2.Budapest Christmas Market Tour with Basilica visit & Chimney cake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $140Top rated

Budapest Christmas market walk with St Stephen’s Basilica facade show, Danube lights, Vorosmarty Square, and chimney cake tastings.

“Stephan was an excellent guide. Saw and learned so much more than just the Christmas markets. Definitely recommend”

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3.Budapest Wonderland – A Christmas Market Tour with Chimney Cake & Mulled Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $114

Budapest Christmas markets with mulled wine and chimney cake, plus major landmarks and stories from an English-speaking local guide.

“Since I ended up as a solo tour, my guide showed me much more than the markets; eg. the opera house. We had samples at numerous market stalls. She had them explain how they made chimney cakes before I tasted one- yummmm. And I had my fair share of mulled wine which was all included in the tour. Very pleasant and knowledgeable guide.”

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4.Christmas Market Guided Walking Tour with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $106

Taste Hungarian Christmas sweets and sip mulled wine on a 2.5-hour guided walk near the State Opera House in Budapest.

“Great tour and tastings, had a wonderful time walking through the markets and getting some history lessons on Budapest and Hungary as a whole.”

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5.Private Budapest Christmas Market Tour with Chimney Cake & Mulled Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $113

A private Budapest Christmas market walking tour with hotel pickup, mulled wine, and chimney cake, plus stops at Vörösmarty Square and St. Stephen’s Basilica.

“The only complaint I have is in the description of the actual tour. We were a party of 9, ages 4 to 85. When I read that "Pickup" for our "private tour" would be at our hotel, I assumed we would be transported around in a vehicle to various Christmas Markets, this was not the case. Our tour guide Frank was wonderful, he accommodated us the best he could with the amount of walking that had to be done, putting us on public transportation and allowing us to go a little slower pace. We enjoyed our tour with Frank, he even went above and beyond to make Dinner Reservations and…”

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6.Budapest Christmas Walking Tour w Entry to Basilica

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $89

Small-group Budapest Christmas markets plus skip-the-line St Stephen's Basilica entry, guided history, chimney cake, and mulled wine.

“Timely and easy to find meeting place Courteous, friendly knowledgeable guide.”

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7.Full Day Private Vienna Christmas Market tour from Budapest with lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $422

Private Vienna Christmas markets day trip from Budapest with guided sights, lunch, hot wine, and easy time to shop at Wiener Christkindlmarkt.

“This was a great choice during our stay in Budapest! After Budapest Christmas market we planned to see another one in Vienna. Our guide, Attila organized our day perfectly, great sightseeing tour all around the city, enough free time on our own for shopping. The Wiener Schnitzel lunch with hot wine was fantastic!”

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9.Private Budapest Christmas Market guided tour and Danube Evening cruise package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $263

Private Budapest Christmas markets walk plus Danube evening cruise with mulled wine, chimney cake, Basilica ticket, and iconic lights views.

“From the friendly and extraordinarily crew to the delicious meals to the beautiful ship—decorated for Christmas—to the excellent land tours and local guides, this experience was everything I’d been looking forward to for a couple of years…anRead more”

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10.Parliament, Christmas Market and Ferris Wheel

★★★★★★★★★★1.0 · 1 reviews · 3 hours · from $35Best value

See Budapest at Advent dusk, tour the Danube highlights from Parliament, browse Vörösmarty tér Christmas stalls, and ride the Ferris wheel.

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