Budapest year after year is voted one of the best Christmas shopping destinations. Each year new and unique markets and areas are popping up to explore. Our tour takes you around several of these markets and we through in a wine tasting too!

Highlights and Themes

- Guide tour and orientation visits to 2 Christmas market areas
- See Budapest’s inner Pest sights all illuminated
- Stories about Hungarian Christmas culture and facts
- 3 tier wine tasting
- Hot (mulled / spiced) wine

Get the local’s point of view on the Christmas traditions and culture while seeing some of Budapest’s best inner city sights. Your guide will walk you through 2 Christmas markets showing you the Hungarian handicrafts, trinkets, souveniers as well as the local foods and sweets on trade.  Along the way you will see the Opera House, Andrassy Blvd and St. Stephen’s Basilica with option to see the holiday decorations inside and on the square all illuminated.

Besides a great intro tour to the city and orientational directions on how to find the markets you’ll be treated to a 3 tier wine tasting in a private wine cellar. Halfway through the tour you’ll get the chance to relax a bit while sipping away famous wines from Hungary such as Bull’s Blood and Tokaj.  

At the end of the tour we invite you for a hot wine and then leave you in the biggest Christmas market on Vorosmarty square to self-explore and do some holiday shopping. Also off this square is the famous walking street Vaci where many shops can be found for more traditional shopping.

Our tour is intented to give you a short intro to Budapest, some of the sights and orientate you in and to the markets to make your shopping experience better and more enjoyable.  

Meeting point

Discover Budapest Tour Center (you will find the address in our confirmation letter)

Inclusions

Private English speaking guide for the tour, Transport Tickets, 3 tier wine tasting in private wine cellar, 1 hot wine per guest, Small surprise gift

Exclusions

Entry fees to sights and museums, food and beverages except where noted

Infant policy: free
Children policy: Must be 18 years or older in order to try the wines!

Terms / Info

This program is not led by a professional sommelier. Program is indoor in our private tasting cellar and goes in all weather conditions, not responsible for unforeseen delays or accidents.