Private Budapest Hammer & Sickle Communist Times Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The way it was, comrade! This tour takes you back in time to explore life during 50 years of Communism and Big Brother's control. Get a comprehensive overview of Hungary’s communist era. Learn about child-rearing, family life, travel restrictions, and life behind the Iron Curtain. You will walk along the river to visit World War II-era Shoes on the Danube Bank memorial. We’ll explore the history of the Communist government after World War II, whose policies led to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The tour provides an overview and highlights major locations where significant events unfolded. Visit Budapest's last remaining Soviet monumen and the Hungarian Parliament, where the first shots of the 1956 revolution were fired—we'll also explore the related exhibition there. You will pass the "White House," the former party headquarters, and end at the memorial of Imre Nagy, the executed prime minister of the 1956 revolution. The tour includes a refreshment break at a retro café
Inclusions
What's included
- Licensed English speaking expert guide
- Pick-up
- Refreshment stop with a beverage
What's not
- Drop-off
Itinerary
Meet your guide at your accommodation and start exploring the sites of central Budapest.
Learn about how communism affected the religious life and operation of the different churches
Visit the last Soviet Memorial of Budapest, where you can learn about the end of World War II, the beginning of the occupation, and how the Communist Party seized power over the country.
The square in front of the parliament played an important role in the first days of the 1956 revolution. Here you can learn what led to the outbreak of the revolution and how the party leadership handled the events.
On October 25, 1956, on the second day of the revolution, the military authorities and Soviet tanks fired into the gathering crowd. The exhibition presents the events with archive footage and recollections.
Visit the statue of Imre Nagy, a leader of the 1956 revolution who was later executed. His reburial was an important moment in the change of regime.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Absolute Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Due to the topic, it is not recommended for children under age 14
- The tour runs in all weather, so please dress appropriately
- This tour involves 2.5 hours of continuous walking on high curbs, stairs, and slippery surfaces, making it unsuitable for people with limited mobility.
How it compares in Budapest
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 1255 experiences we list in Budapest.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 196 of 1255.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Budapest
Budapest joins hilly Buda and flat Pest across the Danube, a grand capital of thermal baths, riverside palaces and lively ruin bars.
On the Buda side, Castle Hill holds Buda Castle, the Matthias Church and the white turrets of Fishermen's Bastion, all looking down on the river. The Chain Bridge crosses to Pest, where the Hungarian Parliament Building stretches along the bank and St Stephen's Basilica rises a few streets inland. Gellért Hill and its Citadella give the widest views.
Top-ranked sights in Budapest: House of Parliament (Országház), Buda Castle (Budai Vár), Chain Bridge (Széchenyi Lanchid) .
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