Adventure Bicycle Sightseeing Tour: Downtown - Budapest Hills
Adventure Bicycle Sightseeing Tour: Downtown - Budapest Hills
Get a unique experience by leaving on a bike from the Down-Town area, passing some of the main sightseeing highlights, and climbing the Buda Hills with the help of a cog railway taking the bike with you! Reaching the highest point of Budapest at the Elizabeth Lookout. Breathtaking view included before the downhill starts.
Plenty of fresh air and nature before returning to the City Center. A tour from insiders for insiders.This tour is not recommended for beginners, but you do not have to be a professional mountain bike rider. Safety first!
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Your Itinerary
A curated journey through the experience
Bike & Relax
Starting and End Point of Your trip
10 minutesElizabeth Square
Central Square, meeting point and traffic junction in the 5. district, place of the legendary "Akvarium"
10 minutesSt. Stephen's Basilica (Szent Istvan Bazilika)
Largest catholic Church in Budapest. Keeps the right hand of St. Stephen, thus the "holy right".
10 minutesSzabadsag ter
Remarkable square with architectural highlights, interesting and unique and ironic memorials and a very bloody past
10 minutesHungarian Parliament Building
Landmark building in Budapest. One of the largest Parliament Buildings of the world, still fully operational.
10 minutesMargaret Bridge
Connects Buda and Pest with the Margaret Island. Second bridge in Budapest, wonderful bike way across the Danube.
10 minutesSzell Kalman Square
Major traffic junction in Buda, busy place before it goes up into the green Buda Hills
10 minutesChildren's Railway
After a ride with the cograilway up to the hills (you will be able to take the bike on the train), you enter plain nature at the Children's Railway
40 minutesNormafa
You will not believe: you are right at an area for skiing. Get a typical Hungarian "retes" before making it a couple of meters uphill.
40 minutesElizabeth Lookout
Highest Point of Budapest in the Buda Hills which offers a spectacular view on clear days. Up to 70km is possible.
30 minutesVarosmajor Heart of Jesus Parish Church
After a unique Downhill Ride on a closed road and off-road through the forest you pass villas of the rich & famous and the Varosmajor Park, with the Parish Church. After that You will discover the Castle Hill from its Northern/Western-side.
30 minutesBuda Castle
Back on your way to Down-Town you will pass the Royal Palace on it's Western side, dominating the Castle Hill.
10 minutesElisabeth Bridge
The "white" bridge crossing the Danube named after Elisabeth or "Sissi" queen of Hungary and wife of the Austrian Emporer Francis Joseph.
30 minutesVaci Street
Passing busy Downtown with the pedestrian area of Vaci street you will return to our starting point.
10 minutesIncluded
- Tour guide
- KTM Cross Bike 24 gear (2017 model)
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- train ticket
- Entry/Admission - Normafa
Not Included
- Food & Drink
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Do not be afraid of the hills, we climb up by train!
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.