This tour is great if you have limited time in Baku, but want to see all of the main sites and learn about Baku’s rich history. You will stop and visit the Baku Boulevard, old town, upland park, Heydar Aliyev cultural center, Fire Temple, and the Burning Mountain.
Post Tour Tag: Sightseeing
Baku City Tour
The main aim of the Baku City Tour is to show you all the important and dazzling sites and buildings of Baku and to create a nice luxury image of the city in your minds.The best tours take you to the winding streets of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.The tour will be very helpful for you to plan your stay in Baku more effectively. If you don’t know what to do on your visit to our country, check out the program itinerary.
Schnitzel Tour
The Schnitzel Tour is mostly the same as the Hotrod Tour Wien company’s Daylight Tour with an additional schnitzel and potato salad snack stop at the Cafehaus Hofburg. On this tour you will see the top sites in the city and get to drive and travel in a hot rod vehicle. All participants must have a valid class B driving license and wear helmets, which are provided upon arrival. This tour gives you a unique way to travel through the streets of Vienna, explore the city’s top sites, and enjoy a delicious schnitzel.
Vienna Jewish Sites and History
The city of Vienna is filled with Jewish heritage and history. The Jewish community in Vienna was thriving until 1938 when the German Wehrmacht occupation of Austria began. Jews were robbed of their properties, which then became either possessions of the state or were sold at extremely low prices. It didn’t matter if the man was a simple shoemaker or famous like Sigmund Freud, all Jews were persecuted, and for this reason 140,000 Austrian Jews fled the country. The 65,000 who could not escape were killed.
On this tour, you will hear stories of the once flourishing Jewish community, learn about events that led up to the Holocaust, and hear about the current status of Vienna’s Jewish population. The tour will cover the Museum at Judenplatz, the Holocaust Memorial at Judenplatz, the Memorial against War and Fascism at Albertinaplatz, and the spot where Hitler announced the Anschluss in 1938. You will also have the opportunity to see the only synagogue in the city that was not destroyed during the “Reichskristallnacht.” This tour will take you back in time and help you understand the full history of Jews in Vienna.
Vienna’s Top Ten and Their Secrets
Vienna is undoubtedly a beautiful city. With its cathedrals, palaces, and traditional coffeehouses, it’s easy to see the city’s majesty and charm. However, there is so much more beneath the surface, a secret beauty just waiting to be shared with the world. Vienna’s Top Ten and Their Secrets is a sightseeing tour catered to take you to the places that not even all the locals know about. You will discover a new beauty in Vienna while seeing the best of Austria’s capital city.
Jewish Vienna and Holocaust Memorial
This tour allows you to dive into the Jewish heritage and history of Vienna on a leisurely 2-hour walking tour. You will explore the Jewish Textile Quarter and see the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial in the central square of Morzinplatz, where you will hear stories about the Viennese Jewish community.
The tour begins in central Vienna, near Stephansplatz. From there you will walk to the central square of Morzinplatz to hear about the Gestapo and his influence in Vienna. Here, you will be able to see the memorial which was built in honor of the Jewish residents who were imprisoned during World War II.
Your guide will lead you through the Jewish Quarter all the way to the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial, a memorial designed by artist Rachel Whiteread and known as the Nameless Library. This memorial is dedicated to the 65,000 Austrian Jews that were killed during the Holocaust.
The tour ends in Judenplatz where you can continue exploring the area, or visit the Jewish Museum nearby.
The Other Jewish Tour of Budapest
This private, 5-hour tour takes you to all the hidden spots of Budapest filled with Jewish history and culture. You will have the opportunity to meet an active member of the local Jewish community and gain a comprehensive understanding of modern Jewish life in Budapest. During the tour, you will also visit the Neolog Synagogue and eat a 3-course Hungarian lunch in the home of a local Hungarian. There will be beginning to end transportation, allowing you to cover more ground and visit several sites and historic places.
Budapest Highlights Bike Tour
The best part about traveling on bike is that you can visit 10 sites and cover 8 km in just 2.5 hours. As the name of the tour suggests, this tour will take you to the most important sites in the Pest side of the city. Don’t worry, you will still get a nice view of the Buda side from the river bank. During the tour, you will not just learn about dates and numbers related to the sites, but fun facts and personal stories.
Two of the ten sites are UNESCO- World Heritage Sites and you will have the chance to visit the Operetta theatre, the Hungarian Parliment, Liberty Square, and Andrassy Street. At the Jewish Quarter and Basilica, you will see the largest synagogue in Europe and explore the most popular street of Pest filled with ruin pubs and gastro bars. You will also stop at the City Park where you will see the Tree of Freedom, the biggest thermal bath in Budapest, and Vajdahunyad Castle.
These are just some of the places you’ll discover during the tour and by the end, you will have a good basic knowledge of the city’s top sites and some memorable stories to help you remember the history. Budapest is an incredible city filled with many historical sites and cultural spots you don’t want to miss. Your tour guide will make sure you don’t leave with questions unanswered and will give you an experience that will connect you to the city during your stay.
Private Jewish Grand Tour Budapest
We created our private tours service for those people, who want to have an intimate experience about the Hungarian Jewish culture and the incredible amount of Jewish heritage the city of Budapest can offer. Your very own private tour guide will lead you through the most important and exciting parts of the Jewish district. This way you can have a more personal, insight look into the Jewish life and culture of Budapest, and have inward conversations with a professional local guide about the country’s history and their own, personal experiences.
You have the control! The tour starts whenever you want to and you can choose what to see or which destinations you want to skip from our existing tour routes. Feel free to share your preferences, and things you are interested in, with our guides and let them create the prefect experience, specially made for your taste. We are at your service through the whole year, so feel free to contact Hungária Koncert Ltd. anytime.
If you wish to receive all the knowledge about the Hungarian Jewish culture and its history, and wish to see the city from a different perspective, our Private Grand Tour is made just for you. Let us guide you through all the landmarks in connection with Budapest’s Jewish heritage while telling you all the facts and stories about its past and present in this 4.5 hour tour. The meeting point is at the Deák Square, the main central square of the city. Throughout the tour we will take you to all three of the city centre’s synagogues, the Gozsdu passage and the Orthodox Jewish Quarter among other places. At the end of the trip, be our guest for a cake in a famous kosher confectionary!
Eiffel Tower Guided Climb
The Eiffel Tower Guided Climb gives you the opportunity to climb the Eiffel Tower with a guide who will share with you the history of the tower and point out the surrounding sites as you get to the top. You won’t have to wait in the long elevator line and you will definitely get a good chunk of your daily steps in. There may be a line for the stairs, but this is still much shorter than the elevator line.
Your guide knows the 704 step climb isn’t easy and has prepared several stops along the way to share fascinating stories and legends about the world’s most visited landmark. During the first section of the clumb, you will learn about Gustave Eiffel, the young engineer, entrepreneur, and builder of the magnificent tower.
If you’re worried about bringing kids on this tour, many people who reviewed this tour said it wasn’t a problem and their kids loved it. Because of the breaks between levels, the climb isn’t as daunting as it sounds. On the second level is where you feel a real sense of accomplishment. You can gaze out at the breathtaking views and enjoy the birdseye tour of the entire city. Your guide will tell you about the districts and monuments such as Les Invalides, Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, Montparnasse, and Champs-Elysees. This tour is a once in a lifetime experience that will leave you with a sense of accomplishment, insight on the tower’s history, and many wonderful photos to show friends and family when you get home.
