Each year when the river Danube has high tide from early May to late September, you can enjoy a pleasant Danube Bend river cruise. What is included in the Danube Bend River Cruise?
Danube Bend from Visegrad Castle – David Spender Photography
- Meeting at 8.45 am
- Esztergom Basilica – guided walking tour in the hilltop Cathedral
- Visegrad Castle – bus tour
- 3 course Lunch
- Short Photo Stop in Slovakia
- Szentendre – guided tour in the Artists’ Village
- Szentendre – Budapest river cruise: return boat ride
- Guided tour in 5 languages (ENG, GER, FRA, ITA, ESP)
- Discount Tour Price for Children
- Boat tour with Bus tour combined: May, June, July, August, September
- Bus tour only: October, November, December, January, February, March, April (Booking Budapest Danube Bend Bus Tour)
- E-Ticket via email (no printing needed)
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Program with Schedule
The Danube Bend Tour starts at 9 am, and ends at 6.30 pm, when the cruise arrives back in Budapest (dock near city center).
- 9 am – the tour starts
- Short visit to Slovakia (photo stop)
- Esztergom – visit the Cathedral (approx. 1 hour)
- Visegrad – 3-course Lunch (approx. 1.5 hour)
- Szentendre (approx. 1.5 hour)
- 5 pm – The boat departs from Szentendre
- 6.30 pm – Arrival in Budapest
Danube Bend River Cruises from Budapest with Lunch
The Danube Bend trip from Budapest is a lovely experience. The trip to the river Danube Bend combines a bus tour and a cruise. The river cruise is from Szentendre to Budapest with a stunning entrance into the romantic and historical city of Budapest from the north. The first part of the tour is by bus, the second part of the tour is by boat. There are no boat only tours to the Danube Bend as the attractions of the Danube Bend, which are well worth a visit, are atop the hills soaring over the river Danube. The cruises are only run from May 01 to September 30, when the river is high enough for cruise ships. From October 1 to April 30 the Danube Bend tours are bus only tours due to the low tide of the river Danube.
Danube Bend Attractions
Visegrad Castle – Marko Kivela Photography
Esztergrom Tour in Danube Bend
The first stop of the Danube Bend tour is the town of Esztergom, where the beautiful cathedral of Esztergom called the Esztergom Basilica is the main attraction. Esztergom was once a royal seat too, similarly to Visegrad. The entrance fees to the attractions of Esztergom visited during the tour are included in the price.
True, Hungarian kings loved the beautiful views, the river Danube (also serving as a strategic defense), and the hills along the river. Both the Visegrad Castle and the Esztergom Basilica dominate the skyline and provide excellent views of the river Danube, the nearby villages, the green woods. Picturesque and beautiful.
Visegrad Tour in Danube Bend
The first stop of the Danube Bend Tour is in Visegrad, the medieval royal hilltop castle and romantic ruins of the fortification of King Matthias (please note that the bus only passes by the Visegrad Ruins, and the lunch in Visegrad is overlooking the Castle Ruins, but there is no scheduled visit inside or photo stop at the ruins).
Inside Esztergom Basilica – Michel Guily Photography
3 Course Lunch Included
The 3 course traditional Hungarian lunch, included in the price of the Danube Bend tour, is a nice way to relax after walking in Visegrad and Esztergom. The views of the restaurant are over the Castle Ruins in Visegrad town.
Szentendre Tour
After the medieval royal towns in the Danube Bend, and the lovely lunch, the next stop of the tour is Szentendre, a hub of fine art, also reached by bus. There is a guided walking tour in the cobblestone streets of Szentendre, and in the Artists’ Village in Szentendre.
Szentendre is a lovely and colorful medieval and Baroque town by the river Danube, the gate keeper of the Danube Bend. Szentendre (named after Saint Andrew) has several nice attractions (churches, museums, e.g. Caprice, the Hungarian Jewelry Museum), and a good relaxing vibe. The tickets to the attractions of Szentendre visited during the tour are included in the price. There is a coffee and some soft drinks included in the Szentendre tour.
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Szentendre Main Square – Gerhard Palnstorfer Photography
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