Introduction to the Local Culture + Hungarian Language Class (3hrs)

Combine a basic lesson in Hungarian with an insightful tour to some major Budapest monuments with a light hearted 3-hour class and tour that provides an easy introduction to the Magyars’ playfully poetic language along with helpful pointers about navigating around Budapest. During an initial introductory session held amid informal settings, personalized classes teach the basics of Hungarian, such as survival phrases and polite ways to interact with locals; visitors are then provided with customized orientation sessions and specific recommendations for visiting Budapest before taking a guided walk along historic Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square. During the class participants can ask questions about Hungarian life and culture.

Meeting at front of the well-known landmark of Budapest and starting the class just across the Great Synagogue, at our partners Café. The Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism.

In the shades of sidewalks in Budapest downtown. You can always pop in durong the day for a coffee, or later for a beer here, and make new friends. As they say: "Fabulous. Friendly service and the atmosphere was great. We spent quite a bit of time there and one of our evenings was totally memorable - not least for the astonishingly small bill at the end!"

Astoria is the colloquial, unofficial name of a major road intersection in the Budapest city centre and it can also refer to a station of the M2 metro line. It is named after Grand Hotel Astoria at its corner. fIt is the crossing point of Rákóczi út and Small Boulevard. Colloquially, a short section of the roads originating from the actual intersection, reachable by a few minutes of walking, can be also named Astoria (as in a neighborhood), for example "Az Astorián lakom" (I live on Astoria) does not imply having a residence neighboring the actual intersection (which has few residential buildings), rather one near the intersection along one of the major roads.

This area has been an important stage in the last two centuries of the Hingarian history. Also called as "Kiskörút" (lit. "Small Ring Road") is a major thoroughfare in Budapest. It forms an incomplete semicircle between Deák Square and Fővám Square. Kiskörút is actually a colloquial name for three parts which connect to each other: Károly körút, Múzeum körút and Vámház körút; these are the names a traveller will find on the map and the buildings.

The Hungarian National Museum was founded in 1802 and is the national museum for the history, art and archaeology of Hungary, including areas not within Hungary's current borders, such as Transylvania; it is not to be confused with the collection of international art of the Hungarian National Gallery. The museum is in Budapest VIII in a purpose-built Neoclassical building from 1837–47 by the architect Mihály Pollack.

Kálvin tér is a major square and intersection in the city center of Budapest. It was named after the French Protestant Reformer John Calvin, due to the large Reformed Church located there. Being a major thoroughfare and locality, the square is a major transport hub with tram, bus, and trolleybus routes serving the square. The Hungarian National Museum is near Kálvin tér.

The southermost section of the small ring, that is, actually: straigt. Also called as "Kiskörút" (lit. "Small Ring Road") is a major thoroughfare in Budapest. It forms an incomplete semicircle between Deák Square and Fővám Square. Kiskörút is actually a colloquial name for three parts which connect to each other: Károly körút, Múzeum körút and Vámház körút; these are the names a traveller will find on the map and the buildings.

The Liberty Bridge connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube. It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre. It was originally named Franz Joseph Bridge.

The square opposite of the Central Market Hall, at the end of Budapest's busiest shopping street (Váci utca) is named after the tax the merchant payed here. Fővám tér is also a station of Line 4 of the Budapest Metro, located beneath the eponymous square. The tunnels, on the other side of Szabadság Bridge, go under the Danube and continue in Pest under Corvinus University.

The Great Market Hall or Central Market Hall (Hungarian "Nagyvásárcsarnok") is the largest and oldest indoor market in Budapest, Hungary. If the tour follows the basic itinerary the activity ends here, where the guide shows you around, gives valuable tips and recommendations.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide

• Fungarian Class and Walk 3h
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• Coffee or a soft drink
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Basic language class
• Local Guide
• Souvenir pen
• Notebook

• Food and drinks, unless specified

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• Tour Timezone & Starts at Europe/Budapest.
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