Hungary Bucket List

Everything bucket list worthy to do in Hungary from someone who lived in Budapest!

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The Ultimate Bucket List of Things to Do in Hungary…

Create a Budapest bucket list.
Go to Buda Castle.
Explore Fisherman’s Bastion.
Go on a night ghost/vampire tour in Buda.
Relax in Budapest’s thermal spas and baths
Get a massage
Do a travel photoshoot at Buda Castle.
Take a cocktail river cruise.
Board a cultural Hungarian river cruise on the Danube.
Take pictures of Parliament from the Danube.
Appreciate Hero’s Square.
Go ice skating in front of Vajdahunyad Castle (fairy tale castle).
Live in Budapest
Take pictures at Matthias Church.
Go cuddle with Maine Coons at the Cat Café.
Go see some more unique animals at the Zoo Cafè.
Learn something at the Hospital in the Rock Nuclear Bunker Museum.
Birdwatch at Lake Tisza.
Canoe down the Danube Bend
Climb to the top of St. Stephen’s basilica.
Hike the Börzsöny Mountains
Take a bath in beer at the BeerSpa (in Szèchenyi).
Go on a wine tour in Etyek Wine Country.
See the crazier side of Budapest.
See Castle Visegrád on the Danube bend.
Go explore Pálvölgyi or Szemlöhegyi Caves.
Go to a festival in Szeged.
Explore Bory Castle.
Buy a ticket to a Hungarian Horse Show.
Experience the Palóc culture in Hollókő Village
Tour a wine cellar in Eger.
See the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring Track.
Kayak through the Gemenc Forest
Relax or go to a music festival in Lake Balaton.
Take in the views at Pestetics Palace in Keszthely.
See bats in Baradla Cave in Aggtelek National Park.
Ride a steam train in the Bükk Mountains.
Attend a Hungarian Folk Dance House.
Discover the witchy vibe of Boldogkő Castle
Explore Hortobágy National Park.
Soak in the Miskolctapolca Cave Bath.
Visit the Mummies of Vác.
Visit Esztergom Basilica.
Go to a medieval marketplace in Pécs.
See the ‘most beautiful village in Hungary’ according to UNESCO-Hollókö.
Take the family to the Children’s Railway in Budapest.
Visit Őrség National Park
Paddle through the Tapolca Lake Cave.
Go shopping in Vaci Street in Budapest.

Things to Eat & Drink in Hungary

Try langós in Szentendre.
Drink high tea at the New York Cafe.
Eat Hungarian goulash.
Taste wine in Villány.
Eat a traditional Hungarian Fisherman’s Soup by the Danube.
Have a drink at Szimpla Kert in Budapest.
Take a food tour around Budapest.
Try Tokaji Aszú in the Tokaj region
Try some chicken Paprikash.
Taste grey cattle and water buffalo cheese in Hortobágy
Spice it up at the Kalocsa Paprika Festival
Indulge in some palacsinta (a Hungarian version of a crepe).
Drink wine in the Etyek Wine Region
Eat some Hungarian sausage (kolbász).
Drink Pálinka (responsibly!)
Buy a kürtöskalács on the street or by metro stations in Budapest.
Try langós in Szentendre
Try Hortobágyi palacsinta (stuffed crepes)
Eat pörkölt (Hungarian meat stew)
Eat rakott krumpli (layered potatoes with sausage and sour cream)
Try halászlé (Baja-style Fisherman’s Soup)
Taste túrós csusza (Hungarian pasta with cottage cheese and bacon)
Try meggyes pite (sour cherry pie)
Eat a slice of Dobos torte
Taste Eszterházy cake
Try Hungarian fánk (donuts)
Eat almás pite (Hungarian apple pie)
Taste gesztenyepüré (chestnut purée dessert)
Try Unicum, Hungary’s herbal liqueur
Have an espresso at Gerbeaud Café
Cool off with a fröccs (Hungarian spritzer)
Sample Csókaszőlő wine in Somló

Best Places to stay in Hungary

Find an Instagram spot at Baltazár Budapest.
Stay at a music-themed hotel called Aria House in Budapest.
Have an adult-only retreat at Hotel Clark Budapest.
Feel like royalty at Hotel Oktogon Haggenmacher (a renovated neo-Renaissance 1880s palace).
Feel artistic at the Bohem Art Hote l.
Stay and eat in the greenhouse attached to the Stories Boutique Hotel or the Cortile Hotel in Budapest.
Camp near Kékes, Hungary’s Highest Peak.
Sleep in a Real Castle at Hertelendy Kastély.
Stay in a Floating House on Lake Tisza.
Wander around Mala Garden Hotel (Siófok).
Enjoy the view from Hotel Rum (Budapest)
Stay in TreeHouses in Noszvaj.
Glamp in a Yurt at Nomád Hotel & Camping.
Escape to Káli Art Inn (Köveskál)
Soak in the luxury at Mystery Hotel Budapest.
Relax at Hotel Karos Spa.
See the individually designed rooms at Brody House (Budapest)
Relax and eat at the Bonvital Wellness & Gastro Hotel (Hévíz)
Stay on a Houseboat on Lake Balaton
Enjoy the ambiance of Lotus Therme Hotel & Spa (Hévíz)
Camp differently at Pelso Camping Beach Bungalows

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