My name is Julia Kravianszky and I adore Hungary.

I was born and raised in Budapest, I lived here all my life so I consider myself a real Budapester. Hopefully I can answer all your questions about my city. I’m a passionate and enthusiastic private tour guide with fluent English and French and I would like to show you around my beautiful country that I hope you’ll never forget.

I started tour guiding in high school and I always knew I couldn’t live without it. It’s not just my job but is my passion at the same time. I’m convinced that the best way to explore a city’s history and culture is through a local’s eyes, I also promise to reveal all the secrets and legends that only locals know about.

Let me help you to discover the most beautiful sights of Budapest and those of the countryside. Hungary has always been a fantastic melting pot of different cultures and people, and I’d be glad to show you all its different shades.

I organize the tours according to your preferences, I offer walking tours and tours in a comfortable car or minivan. In only a few hours you’ll learn everything you want and need about Hungary, its people and culture and I’m also glad to share all the secret stories and legends hidden around our beautiful buildings and monuments.

I’m photo editor of Hungary’s most popular food magazine, so feel free to ask me about the great Hungarian cuisine and our local traditions. I’d be happy to recommend nice places where you can taste our delicious food.

Planning a trip is time consuming but I might help you. Please contact me for further information. Read my blog posts to learn more about Budapest and about my private tours!

Recent reviews

Robert

THE ULTIMATE COMMUNIST TOUR BY CAR

Julia was a terrific guide. We booked her services for a Budapest City Tour and a Communist era tour. Both were incredibly informative and enjoyable. She has a deep knowledge of the city and its history and Julia’s warm and friendly personality makes it feel like your best friend is taking you on journey through the city. Highly recommend her services.

Howard

BUDAPEST JEWISH QUARTER WALK

From the moment we met Julia, our adventures had begun.
Her enthusiasm and knowledge were amazing, and thanks to her, we had a truly wonderful experience.
The sights of Budapest are incredible on their own, but once you delve into the history, everything comes to life — and its past is deeply moving.

Mickey

BUDAPEST WALK

We would highly recommend Julia as your guide to Budapest. We had a wonderful 4 hour walking tour with her – It is very obvious she loves her beautiful city! The history and stories she shared were excellent, we would not have learned as much as we did without Julia. She is a wealth of information – whether it be the history of everything Budapest, politics, the best restaurants, paprika and how to cook with it!! She was a lot of fun!! What a treat to spend time with Julia, well worth it!! Thanks Julia , wish we had more time with you!!

Liz

BUDAPEST WALK

Julia is a really superb tour guide and I can’t recommend her enough! It was our first visit to Budapest and we will definitely return thanks to her. She’s clearly very passionate about her city and we were impressed and fascinated with her in-depth knowledge of the history and politics of the area all delivered in a relaxed, friendly and empathetic way. The tour of the Jewish Quarter was particularly moving. We came away having learnt so much from two tours over two days. Many thanks Julia!

Diane

COMMUNIST BUDAPEST - MEETING AN EYEWITNESS

Julia was a fabulous guide who shared with us her love of her country with its highs and lows. We had two private tours from her. In the first, she took us on a tour of Budapest focusing on life under communism which was an amazing picture. On the second, she took us to Eger and Godollo palace. Her knowledge of history was excellent and she was able to convey it to us in a way that was simple to understand. She was friendly and made us feel like friends. The logistics of the tours were excellent.