Jewish Heritage of Budapest - Private Tour

Great tour guide

Gabrielle was fantastic. She was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the Jewish history of Hungary.

A Talented tour guide and lovely tour!

We met Anna just outside our hotel (Intercontinental). She had been inside looking for us. We finally connected and began the tour. She spoke English beautifully with a perfect command of the language. When the tour is labled private, that's exactly what they mean. The only people there were myself, my wife and Anna! It felt like we walked all over Pest, but we stopped frequently whenever we wanted. As my wife and I are in our late 70's, this was more frequent then she was probably used to. To her credit, the pace was perfect for all. Her knowledge was Encyclopedic. Any detail we pointed out or questioned was responded to quickly with loads of facts. We stopped for coffee at a small cafe and enjoyed the break. We saw three synagogues (there are over 20 in Budapest), by far the most impressive was the Dohany Synagogue (or the Grand Synagogue). The admission fees are not included in the tour. Do not fail to see the interior of this beautiful temple, it is worth every penny. Anna is a wonderful and talented host.

Wonderful, informative tour!

Wonderful experience! Kata was our guide and she was terrific. She gave us so much information about the history of theJewish community, including personal experiences from her family. She was able to pace the tour to fit our needs. We were very happy that we chose this tour. And it’s worth adding the shoes on the Danube!

Wonderful tour of Jewish Budapest

Our experience with Miklos was informative and deeply meaningful for us. We spent time at 3 synagogues and had time for discussion and even a little shopping. He was insightful and quite expert on the subject , a kind and pleasant gentleman . We HIGHLY recommend this tour !

Professor of Private Tours - Truly Rich History!

I am grateful to have met the Fungarian my first day arriving in Budapest. His guidance on the metro and city was excellent for exploring on my own for the duration of my trip. The in-depth education on the Jewish history truly rounded out the richness and complexity of Hungary and Budapest's development. If people are unaware of the impact from the Jewish community, they are truly missing the full story. The Fungarian is an excellent teacher!

Excellent informative and interesting

Excellent, informative well rounded. Miklòs has extensive knowledge of and feeling for the Jewish history of Budapest. It was neither narrow nor linear but added contextual cultural artistic and contemporary political material into a tour of the essential sites of this once great community. Though tragically obliterated Miklòs brought a lost world back to life for us. P&D

A Jewish Heritage Tour in Budapest.

The tour was very good. We very much enjoyed our guide, Miklos, who was very knowledgeable. I would do it again and recommend it to others.

A walk into history with Miklos

Our experience with Miklos was extraordinary. His profound historical insights transformed our tour into an enriching journey. Miklos's passion and expertise were evident in every detail he shared. We wholeheartedly recommend him and thank you for making our visit truly exceptional.

An Essential Tour of the Jewish Quarter with a Great Educator

We had Miklos (Fungarian) as our private guide and he was really great in sharing lots of information and experience. I really appreciated the first question he asked us which was why we wanted to do this tour (we are non-Jewish). I loved how he wove the history of the Jewish people in Hungary as distinct from elsewhere. We visited the three synagogues, each with different architecture and serving a different Jewish branch or sect, all the while explaining these differences. It was an incredibly moving tour passing the Carl Lutz Memorial, passing Herzl Square, visiting the Cemetery and stopping at the Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park where the names of those Jews executed are recorded on the metal leaves of the Weeping Willow orTree of Life (also learning that well known Hungarian Jewish people such as Tony Curtis and Estee Lauder have contributed to the quarter and its creation). As well, there is a memorial to Wallenberg and other Righteous Among the Nations. The whole experience is a wake-up call in these turbulent times. We finished the tour at a nearby cafe where we had the chance to discuss the situation in Israel with Miklos. A wonderful guide (and retired educator) who gave us a warm welcome and many insights, including a take-away Hungarian Jewish History summary which I really appreciated.

Jewish heritage from an expert!

Miklós was wonderful! He contacted us 2 weeks prior to our tour and again the day before. He was such a nice person - so knowledgeable and a great historian. We loved spending time with him & would highly recommend this tour!

Jewish Heritage of Budapest Private tour

If you would ike a tour visiting the main jewish synagogues with a few additional locations and general infromaion, this is the tour for you. I would have like more in depth information of what the jewish people did to protect themselves, stories of incidences that happened, the processes that took place, etc. A more heartfelt experience. We did not receive any handouts or beverage as indicated. Overall a so-so experience.

Dohaney St synagogue

We went to the Dohaney street synagogue. it is simply amazing, words can't describe how beautiful it is. We went to friday night services and they were wonderful.

Beautiful tour enhanced by historical perspective.

The beautiful monuments and buildings that we saw and visited on this tour with Miklos were brought to life by his detailed and insightful explanations. Miklos was a fountain of historical knowledge. He described the background and context of what we were seeing during this extensive tour of the Jewish district. It was like a bit of time travel as he explained the major, pertinent events over the past few centuries.

Jewish Heritage Tour

Great walking tour of historical Jewish area of Budapest. Would highly recommend this tour or anything with the group.

Interesting and thought provoking.

Guide presented knowledge including both facts and opinions. The historical information he provided was both helpful and enlightening. That helped us to contextualize the information and caused us to have additional discussions after the tour itself.

Simply the best way to learn and explore!

This was such an amazingly informative tour - there is no better way to see and learn. Highly recommend!

Budapest Jewish district tour

This was an amazing experience. Our guide Miklos brought tremendous knowledge to the tour and he is able to relay the information in a very friendly manner. Definitely 5 stars.

Great

Great tour with very nice guide it was a pleaser to hear all the stories we visited the synagogue en the different places in the town

Excellent and Comprehensive Tour of the Jewish Quarter.

I had an excellent tour with Miklos Molnar. He was very familiar with the history and answer all my questions. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Fantastic and interesting tour in Jewish Budapest

Fantastic experience ! Very interesting tour of Jewish Budapest. Mr Miklos was so knowledgeable about lots of aspects of Budapest and particularly its Jewish heritage. Very erudite person in many subjects, like general Hungarian history, architecture, arts etc. Very friendly and answered all our questions. We enjoyed this tour very much and highly recommend it ! Chana and Raymond Smith, Manchester

Great to have a private tour. We walked and chatted at our own pace

The tour took in the three main synagogue and is a walking tour around the Jewish quarter Markos was very knowledgable and kept my two teens engaged. I think it helped he has a teaching background ! Easy walking and engaging commentary. I would really recommend this tour if you are visiting Budapest and wish to understand a little more on the Jewish history here. Please note that none of the synagogue entrance fees are included in the tour price and as such do research current pricings to understand the full cost of the tour. It was great having a private tour which allowed us to go at our own pace and to ask as many questions as we wanted. Sorry Markos for not taking up your offer of a sit down and a hot chocolate at the end as we had so much more to cram into the day. We would have loved to spend more time in your company.

Fungarian- best tours in Budapest

Excellent experience! We had an amazing time and learned so much on this tour. We highly recommend Fungarian!

Best Tour of the Jewish Heritage Area

Amazing experience!!!! A once in a life time enjoyable and educational experience. Guide had so much knowledge. Communicative, kind, and patient. Answered any and all questions. Great on history, local stories, Hungarian and Jewish culture. The tour was not rushed. It was personalized to my interests. Rest stops provided. Details and background information given. Walking time and distance perfect. Please take this tour!! You won’t regret it! I’ve already referred the company to a number of close friends!

Great tour.

Our tour guide, Eszter, entertained and informed with her first hand knowledge and experience of the culture and the area. She enlightened my husband and me on the historical and modern culture of the combined city. The food experience was unforgettable and portions were abundant. Loved it.

My guide was incredibly...

<p>My guide was incredibly knowledgeable in the history of the city. He also was sensitive to the areas that I wanted to see. He went over the top in showing me so many additional things that I would never have known about without his knowledge. We had coffee and pastry in a very special cafe as well. It was a wonderful tour. I highly recommend this to anyone interested in the Jewish history of Budapest.</p>