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70-minute Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise (with Margaret Island visit)

Name: 70-minute Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise (with Margaret Island visit)
Start: 2026-01-31T11:00:00.000+03:00
End: 2026-01-31T12:00:00.000+03:00
Location: Budapest

A smooth, comfortable Danube cruise with an included drink and generally friendly service. The main downside is that the audio guide can be unreliable or out of sync, and photo quality depends a lot on how clean the windows are. If you go close to sunset, you may catch both daylight and nighttime illumination.

Famous sights of Budapest

Soft drink included with special Duna Bella Lim

Multilingual audio commentary available in 30 languages

Optional stop on Margaret Island with free time

Details

This is a calm 1-hour sightseeing cruise that many people describe as surprisingly smooth and stable, with a mostly covered setup that’s comfortable even in colder months. A drink is included, and service is often described as friendly and efficient, so it works well as an easy “reset” between walking sessions. The main trade-off is the audio guide experience: it can be easy to use, but sometimes it’s not synced to what you’re passing, or the headset/audio doesn’t cooperate. Photo quality can depend on window/boat cleanliness, and a few guests noticed grime that shows up in pictures. If your departure time is near sunset, you can get a nice mix of daylight views and city lights on the way back.

During summer, opt for an optional stop at Margaret Island, where you'll receive a free map and recommendations for walking tours before continuing your journey back to central Budapest aboard the boat.

Important Info

• 1 glass of drink is included — choice of champagne, wine, beer, soft drinks, mineral water. • 1 glass of Duna Bella lemonade is also included. • Valid student ID must be presented at boarding (for student ticket). • The plus service is relevant in the summer period: 1st of March – 31st of October.

+ PLUS SERVICE includes:

• 45 min free time on Margaret Island. You may stay longer, depending on the seasonal boat schedule (every 45 minutes). The last daytime boat (starts on 16:15) does not have this option, becouse there will not be a following boat to pick you up. • Free Exclusive Margaret Island map with recommended walking tours and sights info. • Special discounts on Margaret Island activities and restaurants: - 25% bike rental (Bringó) - 10% at cafe and bar of Hotel Thermal - 10% at restaurant, brasserie, cafe and bar of Grand Hotel - 10% at spa of Hotel Thermal - don't forget your swimming suite • Return boat tour to the city center. Expectation warning If you want perfectly timed narration or you’re picky about spotless windows/headsets, this one may disappoint. It’s a better fit if you mainly want an easy, comfortable ride with views and a drink, and you’re fine treating the audio as optional.

Likely to sell out. Book in advance!

Online Booking

What is included in activity

1-hour Sightseeing cruise

Audio guide (30 languages)

Free Wi-Fi onboard

1 glass of champagne, wine, beer, soft drink, or mineral water

1 glass of "Duna Bella" lemonade

What is not included

Food

Transfer

Hide

1 hr 10 min

Mobile ticket

English, Deutsch

Children allowed

Full refund for cancellations up to 24 hours

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

Meeting point

The dock is located near the tram stop Vigadó tér, which is a 10-minute walk from Deák Ferenc metro station. Look for Legenda City Cruises.

Places you will see

Chain Bridge
Elisabeth Bridge
Budapest Parliament Building
Buda Castle on the hill
Margaret Island

Reviews by travellers

4.7 out of 5

1306 reviews

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Divina

Very pleasant cruise. It did what was advertised. Audio guide was easy to follow. Don’t know though if in this trip the boat was faster than usual because we have passed the sights being described when the audio guide would talk about it. We were looking back. The boat was very clean. The servers were very friendly.

2 months ago

Marcus L.

Excellent boat quality. I recommend taking the tour just before sunset so that you see the monuments with daylight and also with the night lights on.

2 months ago

John

It was a very full trip on the Danube river and loop around Margaret Island, so just long enough to take everything in without getting too boring. The boat was fully covered so it’s very dependent on how clean they keep the glass for you to get good photos, but the advantage is you won’t have to worry about being cold in the winter. As soon as we departed, the audio guide played automatically and a crew member came around to get everyone’s drink order. I booked the 3:30PM time slot in November and it was PERFECT because it was golden hour and on the way back, the Parliament was fully lit up!

3 months ago

Christian

Friendly staff. We are lucky that there are not much people. Great view!

4 months ago

Ben

Better sync between the audio and the cruise route. Maybe a TV screen that shows an image of the site mentioned in the audio. Good!

4 months ago

Kathrine

Really informative , comfortable and a wonderful way to see the city.

4 months ago

Idan

Great! Unbelievable it costs as much as the big wheel, it worth every penny.

5 months ago

Larisa

The activity was great even for my 7 years old daughter.

6 months ago

James

Friendly staff and the audio guide was very good, we could stay on St Margaret’s Island for a few hours and then we were picked up again.

6 months ago

Jane

It was amazing. Guide(Heaphones) was in many Languages and we got to learn a lot of information about different places in Budapest.

8 months ago

Likely to sell out. Book in advance!

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70-minute Daytime Sightseeing Boat Cruise (with Margaret Island visit)

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