Budapest’s Jewish heritage looks back to centuries of history and forms an essential part of the city.
No visit to Budapest is complete without immersing yourself, even if it’s on a short tour, in the past and and present of the Jewish community.
We offer two guided tours all year round to do that, a
- Shorter 2-hour tour and
- a longer one (3.5h).
See dates, prices and other details below.
Tour Dates In 2023:
- 31. October – 01.May: Every Friday and Sunday at 10 am
- 01. May 31. October: Every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 10 am
- Except: Jewish holidays and Saturdays
Quick Links:
- Basic Tour (2 Hours): Main Stops – Booking – Meeting Point
- Grand Tour (3.5 Hours): Main Stops – Booking – Meeting Point
- Included Are In Both Tours
Basic Tour (2 Hours) – Budapest’s Jewish Heritage In A Nutshell
If you want a quick but thorough way to learn about Jewish Budapest’s tumultous past this is the tour we recommend you to take.
During the 2-hour walk you will cover all the essential points of the city’s Jewish history with stops at the most significant and symbolic monuments.
Main Stops During The 2-Hour Tour:
- Dohány Street Synagogue
- Jewish Museum,
- Martyrs’ Cemetery – Holocaust Memorial Park
- Tree of Life,
- Heroes’ Temple (exterior visit),
- Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park, and
- The Jewish Centre & Archives (you’ll be given your entry ticket at the end of the tour with which you can entre the Centre once during the next 24 hours and view the audio-visual exhibit about the history of the Jewish Quarter).
Grand Tour (3.5 Hours) – A Detailed Tour of Jewish Budapest
This is the longer, more detailed tour we offer to explore the Old Jewish Quarter of Budapest.
You will visit 3 synagogues, a museum and archives, the Tree of Life and other famous monuments.
During the 3,5 – 4 hrs your professional guide will tell you all about the
- Story of the Jewish community
- the history of the ghetto, pointing out
- Famous as well as less-known landmarks in the area.
During your exploration you will see the
- Carl Lutz Memorial,
- Rumbach Street Synagogue (exterior visit),
- Walk along Király Street a bustling avenue packed with cafes, bars, street food joints, exhibtion centres, and quaint shops.
- Visit the Gozsdu Courtyard, that is the hub of the city’s orthodox Jewish community, as well as the
- Kazinczy Street Synagogue (interior visit).
At the end of the tour you can enjoy a cake and coffee in a kosher confectionery (included in the price).
Main Stops During The Grand Jewish Budapest Tour
- Jewish Museum with local guiding
- Interior visit of the Dohány Street Synagogue
- Martyrs’ Cemetery – Holocaust Memorial Park
- Raoul Wallenberg Park
- Tree of Life
- Heroes’ Temple – (outside visit)
- Jewish Centre
- Carl Lutz Memorial Park
- Rumbach Street Synagogue – (outside visit)
- Madách Square
- Gozsdu Passage
- Orthodox Jewish Quarter
- Kazinczy Street Synagogue – (outside visit)
- Cake in the glatt kosher Fröhlich confectionery or you can have 10 % discount in the glatt kosher Carmel Restaurant.
Duration
The Grand Jewish Budapest Tour lasts approx. 3,5 – 4 hours.
Meeting Point:
In front of the Great Synagogue in Dohany Street, Address: Dohány utca 2. Budapest, 1074
Getting there: M1 (Deák ér station), M2 (Astoria Station), M3 (Deák ér station) metro lines, tram 47, 49, buses: 9, 16, 105
Includes:
- Professional guiding during the whole tour
- Entry fee to the Jewish Museum
- Entry to the Dohány Street Synagogue
- Admission to the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park
- Admisison to the Jewish Centre, where you can visit the Hungarian Jewish Archive and an audio-visual exhibition about the past of the Jewish Quarter in Budapest
- A cake and coffee in the glatt kosher Fröhlich confectionery
