A boat is the best way to explore the Danube Bend – especially with special summer day tickets costing only 1,500 forints, allowing you to hop on and hop off depending on the timetable.
If you've ever skipped the queue for the Funicular and taken the stairs instead, you know what a stiff climb it can be. Yet some of these staircases are dramatic in their own right – take a look!
The newly opened nature trail up Kis-Strázsa Hill outside Esztergom offers more than just panoramic views, but a lesson in geopolitical history as well.
Discover where aristocrats partied and see the Danube view from the city's most scenic school playground when you join Budapest100, an annual open-doors event taking place in the Castle District.
With spring around the corner, we've gathered a list of lovely spots in and around Budapest to hear birdsong and observe our featured friends late at night and just after sunrise.
Wander around nature outside Budapest with our photographers as they capture the woods, waterfalls and hiking trails within easy reach of the city centre.
To start the hiking season, we trek to the Julianus Lookout Tower from Nagymaros, taking in amazing panoramic views and getting a strenuous day's exercise.
Hungarian Cycling Tourism are organising fancy dress on two wheels, with costumed bike rides around Etyek and Szentendre to celebrate two recently renovated routes.
Take the family out for a walk along a nature trail within Budapest, perhaps around pretty Lake Naplás or leading to the Guckler Lookout for panoramic views.
Pack up the family, sling on the hiking boots and discover the wonders of the countryside along these clearly signposted nature trails within easy reach of Budapest.
Feel close to nature when you join a tour of the Pilis Park Forest at specific times in September, when deer bellow and fight for dominance. Visits take place at dusk at five different locations.
Discover another aspect to the former Habsburg co-capital of the boom years as we take you on a walking tour of the city's former bordellos, once the haunt of aristocracy and literary giants.
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.
Great news for hikers and cyclists – the Pilis Park Forest surrounding Budapest and much of Pest County is to receive new benches, rain shelters and barbecue spots.
Ride Budapest's famed Children’s Railway with us and discover what lies near each station on this 45-minute retro journey through the picturesque Buda hills.
Horseback riding is a popular activity near Balaton, which can be easily reached from Budapest. Riding in Hungary, operated by two Finns, offers activities and tuition in English.
This summer, take your bike on bus routes 21, 21A and 212 and cycle around the Buda hills at Normafa and Svábhegy. Standard BKK tickets and passes are vaild.