The 4 Budapest Shows That Earn the Ticket Price

1.Dinner Cruise with Live Music and Folk Dance Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,090 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $93Our pick

Board at Akadémia dock 2 for a 1.5-hour evening cruise with a welcome drink, unlimited Hungarian buffet, three Rajkó Folk Orchestra musicians, cimbalom playing, and folk dancers. You will pass Parliament, Buda Castle, Chain Bridge, Fisherman’s Bastion, and Gellért Hill.

“Very good! The service was courteous and attentive. The food was good, as advertised. The musicians were good, and the dancers were very entertaining. What made the experience even better was the personal attention given by the performers who visited every table.”

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2.Sir Lancelot Medieval Dinner with Drink and Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,155 reviews · 3 hours · from $50Best value

At Sir Lancelot in central Budapest, you’ll eat a large Hungarian steak dinner, drink a welcome apple pálinka and 0.5L beer, and watch short medieval-style acts with swordsmen, jugglers, belly dancers, music, and audience interaction. Expect a theatrical three-hour evening, not three hours of nonstop show.

“Great experience fun entertainment sooooo much food would highly recommend”

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3.4 Course Dinner Cruise with Operetta, Folk Show and Welcome Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 272 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $109

Board near Jane Haining rakpart at 7 pm for an approximately two-hour Danube cruise, a four-course dinner, one welcome drink, live Hungarian music, operetta singing, and folk dancing. You’ll pass Parliament, Buda Castle, the bridges, Gellért Hill, and the National Theatre.

“We chose this trip as it combined an evening river cruise where we got to see the buda castle and parliament building lit up, dinner, and a folk show. It was quite expensive but it did not disappoint.”

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4.Budapest 4 course Dinner Cruise with Bar Piano and Welcome Drink

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 244 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $109

Cruise Budapest’s Danube for about two hours from 7 pm, with a welcome drink, fresh four-course dinner, live pianists, and singer. You’ll pass Parliament, Buda Castle, the bridges, Gellért Hill, and the National Theatre. Vegetarian meals are available by request, but drinks beyond the welcome drink cost extra.

“To begin with, we were greeted nicely coming in- that was nice. However, upon checking in I have notified the person in charge that a friend of mine fell ill and that he wouldn’t be able to join with us and that we would like to have his paid meal instead. Multiple people ignored my request to either get refunded or get the foods that was already paid for. That was bad. Moreover, the overall experience was not good as the cruise had way too much line to where we couldn’t see the view outside due to the lights were not deemed. The only time the lights were deemed was…”

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