2-hour Traditional Goulash & Langosh Cruise

Name: 2-hour Traditional Goulash & Langosh Cruise
Start: 2026-02-16T19:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-02-16T21:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Budapest

A lively dinner cruise with live music, shared dining, and nighttime views of Budapest. This is more about atmosphere and entertainment than a calm or romantic meal. Best chosen for an evening out, not for quiet sightseeing.

Breathtaking views of the city at night

A complimentary welcome drink

Atmospheric live folk music

Traditional Hungarian dinner

What is included in activity

Traditional Hungarian dinner (table service)

1 welcome drink (sparkling wine or a soft drink)

Danube cruise aboard the Gróf Széchényi

Live Hungarian folk music entertainment

What is not included

Hotel Pick-up

Details

This cruise combines dinner, live music, and evening sightseeing, with the focus clearly on the onboard experience rather than quiet views. The atmosphere is active and social, shaped by musicians performing throughout the boat and a shared dining setup that keeps things moving. It works best after dark, when Budapest’s illuminated riverbanks create the strongest visual moments—earlier evening departures tend to feel more rewarding. The food is filling but fairly standard, and expectations are safest when you treat dinner as part of the evening, not the main highlight. Seating, service pace, and visibility can vary depending on arrival time and how full the boat is.

The cruise takes place aboard the Gróf (Count) Széchényi. From the river, admire views of the Parliament building, Chain Bridge, Buda Castle, and the Citadel. Live music is performed by members of the award-winning Rajkó Folk Orchestra, featuring a selection of Hungarian and international pieces, with the option to request a song for your group.

menu will be table serviced:
— A served bowl of goulash with mini lángos. (Vegetarian soup substitute available.)
— Welcome drink upon arrival (Prosecco or juice)

Loved every second! The atmosphere was great, the tables were lovely, the food was absolutely fresh, tasty and plentiful and the musicians entertained in every genre with great repertoire. Thank you, we loved it

Sylvia W.

Online Booking

Departure: 1051 Budapest, Id. Antall József rakpart, Akadémia 2. ponton

Duration: 2 hours

Group size up to 55 persons

Children allowed, up to 6 years old free

English

Mobile ticket

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund

River cruise ship

Change time

Gróf Széchenyi

The Gróf Széchenyi nostalgic ship is currently Budapest's only functioning paddle-wheel, two-story ship. The unique stained glass ceiling of the renovated ship with its specially designed carpeting, and special deck are guaranteed to dazzle all guests.

Open deck

Air-conditioner

Onboard café

A bar

A restaurant

Live music

Audio guide

Restroom

Life jackets

Enclosed deck, You can bring a stroller

Itinerary

Starting location: Akadémia 2 ponton

Hungarian Parliament Building

Margaret Bridge

Matthias Church

Buda Castle

Fisherman's Bastion

Citadella

Gellert Hill

National Theater, Budapest

Meeting point

Look for the Gróf Széchenyi boat at Akadémia dock 2 1051 Budapest, Id. Antall József rakpart, Akadémia 2. ponton

Places you will see

Hungarian Parliament, Margaret Bridge, Matthias Church, Chain Bridge,
Fisherman's Bastion, Gellert Hill, National Theater, Buda Castle and Citadel

Reviews by travellers

4.9 out of 5

1846 reviews

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Bristol S.

Beautiful experience, delicious food and excellent musicians, wonderful view, I recommend the 7pm time slot.

about 12 hours ago

Sylvia W.

7 days ago

Mészáros K.

The cruise was very enjoyable and seeing the beautiful buildings on the Danube all lit up was breathtaking. Music was quite good and entertaining. Service was very good. The ship itself was pretty nice. Food was pretty mediocre but the glass if Champaign was a nice touch. Overall enjoyable.

10 days ago

Delphine

Super nice cruise. Perfect

11 days ago

Martin

Lovely boat that had an old fashioned feel about it . Food was good & drinks were decent . The folk band played a good selection of songs . Only downside was our waitress for the evening never showed up after the first 10 minutes . Would do it again next time we visit

12 days ago

Skye B.

Dinner was nothing special. View of the city at night was spectacular, but same could be seen from the river walk.

16 days ago

Somogyi C.

A lovely evening overall. Would totally recommend the dinner cruise

17 days ago

Noelene

The cruise was lovely and the food not too bad. I’d read some bad reviews about this cruise, the service, and the food but to be honest, I was quite happy with all of it. Entertainment was great too, very talented musicians., If possible I would probably pay extra next time to be sure to get a table near the windows. Also, in the summer, I would do the later cruise to get better photos of the lights. meeting point information could be a more detailed. I would recommend this cruise.

19 days ago

Fodor K.

The boat was a bit hard to find. The food was only ok. I found myself spending most of the time outside looking at the view than eating.

24 days ago

Claire

The whole ambience, the service and the food were all great.

28 days ago

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