Ding-ding! Tram 2B sets off on its maiden journey this Saturday, 13 August, skirting the Danube on its panoramic route from Pesterzsébet to Jászai Mari tér.
Come on in, the water's lovely! Cool off in the Danube again this summer when the public beach along Kossuth Lajos üdülőpart reopens until 20 August on the Római embankment.
From 2023, the main section of the lower embankment in downtown Pest will be free of motorists, making permanent an occasional weekend and holiday arrangement.
Leave the crowds behind and feel like a movie star when you take a Budapest cruise with Duna Cruises, taking in the city's main sights over special themed drinks.
Cyclists and walkers can look forward to another stretch of the Danube to explore, way down in south Buda, once a new design is in place for the riverfront there.
A huge initiative to clean up the water along the Ráckeve section of the Danube alongside Csepel island should improve the environment and make the bank accessible to bathers, families and anglers.
With plenty of picturesque spots up and down the Danube within easy reach of town, SUP is the perfect summer activity for those who like their sport relaxing and close to nature.
Life's a beach at Lágymányosi Bay this summer, with swimming, chilling, dining and partying down in south Buda, all starting on Saturday, 3 July. SHO Beach should be in place until September.
Use your monthly BKK transport pass to hop around Budapest by scheduled boat during the week – or pay 1,000 forints for all-day travel up and down the Danube.
Get away from it all on the lazy terrace of the Nocsak Bár, lapped by the Ráckeve-Soroksár branch of the Danube, with fine wines, classic pizzas and craft burgers. SUP and boat rental a plus!
Now in under way – the last planning phase of the renovation of the Danube embankment in the city centre should pave the way for a revived recreational riverside in Budapest by 2023-24.
A riverside retreat is being created at Pünkösdfürdő, along a picturesque stretch of the Danube in Óbuda, due to be completed by the end of October this year.