Lives of Hungarians Under Communist and Capitalist system
Overview
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1 hour 30 minutes
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Explore Hungary's complex past with our unique Communism tour. Led by guides who lived through this era, we offer a balanced explanation of Hungarian Communism and post-Communism. Gain personal insights into life under Communist rule and its aftermath, from everyday experiences to significant societal aspects like travel, housing, education, and more. Understand the local perspective beyond the tourist viewpoint, and unravel the undercover stories of average Hungarians.
Join us for a thought-provoking journey through history and its lasting effects on Hungarian society.
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The small booking fee you have paid to Viator is an administrative and marketing fee to guarantee your spot on the tour. You are encouraged to tip your guide what you feel the tour was worth at the end. Most guests tip €10 per person, some even more. Our guides work very hard for tips, and you are guaranteed to have a great tour!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Ferris Wheel of Budapest
Our fully licensed tour guide will meet you in 20 meters from Budapest Eye. We tell you more information about the following 2 hour tour itinerary, the major sights along the way. Your tour guide will provide a 15 minute interactive history lesson about Hungarian and Central European Communism.
You will hear stories about incoming and outgoing travelling from Hungary, see the basic travel documents and learn about the fabolous Communist car types and other means of transportation in depth.
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What‘s Included
booking fee
The booking fee is directed towards administration and does not contribute to the guide's earnings
tips to your tour guide
Our guides depend entirely on your donations at the end of the tour.The amount is at your choice.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
62 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
No bananas in Budapest: communist occupation
398erini,Jun 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A fun, informative, whirlwind walking history lesson. Geri shared historic context and personal stories for a better understanding of Budapest and Hungary during the communist era. Highly recommend this unique tour!
Engaging & Insighful Hungarian history in a Nutshell
Gayletee,Jun 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gerie (Gary) was a great tour leader giving an in depth history of Hungary & the recent history of the communist regime. He was interesting, engaging & was never boring. Not much walking involved & the tour lasted just over 2 hours. Highly recommended for history buffs.
Balanced, thoughtful intro to life under Hungarian communism
k1mitchell ,May 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Gabor was a fantastic guide, feeling personal experiences from his own life and a good deal of history about communist Hungary. He was energetic and knowledgeable and really made the tour enjoyable for the whole group.
Good insight
Sightseer574057,Nov 2, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This offered a good insight into communism in Hungary and was a real eye opener for this “middle ground”. It was good to hear this from someone who had a living memory of what it was like. Edith was very informative and it was her anecdotes that made the trip. She was very knowledgeable and we went off piste a bit as it was free to get into St Stephens church as it was a public holiday. She was also able to speak fluently about the church. Her English was excellent. I would thoroughly recommend this company.
Authentic learning opportunity
GavinM1494,May 4, 2024
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5.00Agi was incredibly informative and a great guide. She gave lots of information on Communism and told stories of her experiences growing up in communist Hungary. Definitely recommended the tour to people in my hostel and would do again.
Great tour, reccomend
hollyc873,Mar 31, 2024
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5.00Excellent tour. Gary is very informative and adds his own family stories to the tour which is a nice touch. 100% reccomend!
Amazing walking tour
tammymH3682DD,Mar 16, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went on 2 tours during our trip to Budapest - one of the sights of Pest with Judy and a communism one with Aggie. Both guides were excellent! Both were very friendly, engaging and they really knew their stuff. I would absolutely recommend a tour with Free Budapest Walking Tours. We had a lovely time on both tours and learned so much! Thank you both Judy and Aggie!
Best tour ever
wadierassam,Jan 15, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Honestly this was the best tour I’ve ever done. Agi did our communism tour and Judit did the tour around the city. They were so knowledgeable about Hungarian history. But more importantly you could see their passion come through, driven by their own experiences too. This really came through with how they explained everything and I just wanted to sit down for hours and ask more about Hungarian history. Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone going to Budapest
Not very insightful if you are a Communist.
F8003WMjuliap,Jan 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00About the (anti) Communist tour: Just want to leave here a comradely reminder in case any other communist is interested in going on the Communist tour. It's a tour full of the common sense anti communist talk and the critic is actually very superficial as well. So if you are looking for something insightful from the communism perspective the tour won't do much, but if you dislike communism then it might be good for you haha. Ps: it was really hard to hear that Karl Marx was against religions using erroneously and distorting the quote "religion is the opium of the people" and not say anything hahaha The guide was really nice, the bit about the Hungarian history/foundation was really the strength of the tour.
Amazing tour
292eduardas,Jan 7, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I took the tour recently and loved it. A great way to learn more. The guide Gary was completely incredible, I recommend it to everyone.
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