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10PM Budapest Danube Cruise with Live Music & Food or Drinks

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest Late Night Dinner Cruise on the Danube

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Overview

Enjoy an evening meal or late-night drinks on this Danube River cruise in Budapest. Get front row seats to admire the UNESCO World Heritage Budapest panorama while sipping a glass of sparkling wine. An optional riverside dinner is also served buffet-style with traditional Hungarian dishes and wine. Enjoy a live salon music entertainment by three members of the renowned Hungaria Folk Orchestra.

Late night Danube River cruise in Budapest
Admire Budapest’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed urban panorama, including the Buda Castle Quarter
Feast on a Hungarian buffet dinner with wine, beer, or soda
Sip a glass of sparkling wine as you admire the twinkling nighttime views

What's Included

IF specified option selected and paid - hotel pick up
Live music entertainment
1,5 hour long Danube River cruise
Drinks based on option choice
Please note that buffet style dinner is only included in "Dinner & Cruise" option

Gratuities
Additional drinks (available on board)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Akadémia 2 ponton
Budapest, Id. Antall József rkp., 1051 Hungary
Look for boat "Grof Szechenyi"

Start time

10:00 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Your tour begins in central Budapest or upgrade to include hotel pickup. Your local host then leads you to the Danube River, where your late night cruise awaits you.

You’re greeted on board with candlelight and a glass of sparkling wine or a soft drink. Make your way to the buffet to sample a delicious offering of traditional Hungarian dishes plus an additional glass of wine, beer, or soda. (A sample menu is listed in the Itinerary section.)

While you dine, take in the sparkling views of Budapest’s panorama at night, a noted UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then grab your drink and climb to the upper deck for an open-air view. Spot the glowing Chain Bridge, the Art Nouveau architecture of the Gellert Baths, the Freedom Monument atop Mount Gellert and the grand sprawl of Buda Castle. Listen to live entertainment from the onboard folk orchestra while you sail.

Danube River

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Szechenyi Lanchid (Pass By)

Buda Castle (Pass By)

Varhegy (Pass By)

Hungarian Parliament Building (Pass By)

Margaret Bridge (Pass By)

Gellert Hill (Pass By)

St. Gellert Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool (Pass By)

Mupa Budapest (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Richard_Y

This was such an amazing cruise. The night lights of the Parliament building was spectacular . Amazing and would really really recommend this to anyone who wants to see the lights at night. Take this cruise.

Reviews

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Great evening with...

Rachel_E, Oct 2023

Great evening with awesome friends! Thank you Viator services for your accomodating & responsive customer service!

Beautiful night

Deborah_R, Oct 2023

The Danube, night time river cruise, was awesome! Beautifully lite city. We chose the wine tasting on the cruise and that was also good. Our server was great!

A great trip.

Bridget_D, Aug 2023

The river cruise lasted for 1 hour 30 minutes. Great music. Great atmosphere. Great drinks. Great views. What more can I say.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

We are truly glad that you joined us! Thank you very much for your feedback!

Nice boat but boring experince

Heidi_H, Jul 2023

The boat and facilities where fine and we did get to see the parliament building and castle that was lit up beautifully, but that was done within the first 30 minuttes and after that there really wasn’t that much to see. So 1,5 hour is way too long when you are not eating dinner on the boat, and you could have probably got the same view by just taking a stroll along the river.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thanks for your feedback! We really regret that the other attractions did not impress you, even though there are many buildings along the Danube that are unique and awe-inspiring, plus the multitude of bridges. It's perfect to sit on the boat and watch the city while the water rocks.

Highlight of my trip to Budapest!

chantelle_f, Jul 2023

We had such an enjoyable night, the musicians were such good fun, we had a chance to dance and they even played songs individually catered to where guests were from, which was very special!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

We are glad you had a great time with us on board! Thank you for choosing us, so you could get to know our offers! Hope to see you soon!

Double check your booking before finalising payment

Patricia_G, Jul 2023

We all enjoyed the cruise which included a two course meal, 2 glasses of wine each, and a live performance of Hungarian dancers and musicians. There is no commentary which I found disappointing. Be very careful when booking as I am convinced I booked without a meal and without pickup, but found after finalising the payment that we were booked for the meal and pickup.

Not recommended

Adrian_L, Jul 2023

We were guided to sit in a room that looked like a broom storage (we were there alone. Later the band joined us for their break…) and even though our tickets said “Budapest Danube Cruise with Live Music & Food or Drinks” we were said welcome champagne is not for us. I booked through the phone call and no one asked me about whether we would like to add a drink to the ticket, so I assumed it’s included in the price. Pretty weird experience. Needless to say we were not allowed to eat anything either. And of course where we were sitting, the live music and dance performance were not visible/we couldn’t hear it. Good that we had okayish views outside at least. There are also not many sitting/standing places outside on the boat, which means you get to look at Budapest through windows that reflect light from the inside (it was already dark outside). Choose a boat that offers places open air.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for writing to us about your experience! We are definitely reviewing it and want to improve so that everyone has a good time. Tickets can be purchased with several options. Drink or food. The two option guests do not sit together for understandable reasons. Of course, you can walk on the boat, look around, sit on the deck and there are many opportunities to sit down. We are truly sorry for the misunderstanding, we deliver what we promise. We hope you enjoyed the view of Budapest!

Easy and fun!

Shannon_N, Jul 2023

Very easy to run, relaxing and fun entertainment! The entire experience was easy from start to finish, plus cheap beer!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

It's great that you were our guests! Thank you very much for your trust! We hope you'll join us another time for more cheap beer!

Enjoyable experience

David_H, Jul 2023

A well organised good value experience on a 10pm cruise only basis Reasonably priced drinks at the bar

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you for joining us on our late night boat! We are glad that you were our guests and had a great time with us!

Nice cruise, views could be better

Deepti_K, Jun 2023

Lovely cruise along the Danube. There are 2 outdoor decks on either side of the boat, which can get crowded so secure a seat early! Wish there was a 360 degrees viewing deck for better views, but other than that, enjoyed the sights and the live music was a nice plus.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you very much for your feedback! We are really glad you join us on our late night boat trip! Of course, it is possible to walk and look around on the boat, or to take pictures on our terrace and breathe fresh air!

Don’t book! Horrible experience

Luigi_L, May 2023

Don’t boom this cruise. They tell you to be there at 21:30 to make sure that the boarding is smooth. Despite we were there at 21:30 the boat didn’t leave the dock before 22:42 (!!) giving us only 18 minutes to see the Parliament and the Buda Castle lighted up since at 23 all lights turn off for energy saving. They advertise 1h30 min of cruise but in the end it’s a bit more than 45 minutes. Even worse, we got offered some sparkling wine believing that it was their gesture to tell us that they were sorry for the delay. In the reality I noticed that the two glasses were not equally filled. Looking better I saw lips mark on one of the glasses: they were leftover from other tables.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

All feedback is very important to us, so thank you very much for sharing your experience with us! We are terribly sorry for the inconvenience that our ship departed much later than promised! Nevertheless, our boat will do the promised 1 hour 30 minutes! We will definitely investigate internally why the ship left late! I am sure that our colleagues do not serve leftover champagne from used glasses! If you would like to write to us more information about the night, you can do so at this email address frontoffice[at]hungariagroup[dot]com so that we can investigate the case!

Amazing and lovely experience

Martin_G, May 2023

Amazing experience. Lovely view, friendly staff. Everything went much better than we expected. All recommendations.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you very much for your recommendation! We are really glad that you were our guests and had a great time!

Good outing, badly managed

Ramanjit_S, Apr 2023

The views on the river were good. But the overall service level and wait times were great Also the lights inside were too strong so you had to step on the balcony to get a view of the outside

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you very much for writing to us about your experience! We try to learn from every feedback and use it to our advantage! We hope you had a great time overall!

Dissapointment

Ewa_R, Jan 2023

Everything was nice but -thhere was wirtten that we have one entry welcome drink and when we reached for glass they responded NO not for you in very mean way and we paid for that and they said not for us so I dont recommend that skam for that but in other hand music was nice we bought glass of wine it was way less than half more like 1/5 and also they schlud trun off the lights at least partly couse u couldnt see full view bc of reflections, dances were nice aswell

Music on the Danube.

Jilly_R, Oct 2022

The musicians made the evening for me. I moved tables specifically to devote my attention to them and since most groups were talking loudly and paying little attention at first they sang directly to me. That is when others began to take notice and applaud

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you so much for the kind words, we are very proud of our musicians whom are part of the renowed Rajkó Folk Ensemble! It is always great to hear our guests enjoy their entertainment

Excellent

Richard_Y, Jun 2019

this was fun and the food was more than...

Janet L, Oct 2018

this was fun and the food was more than decent. the sights are fantastic.

Beautiful night on the Danube

Jennifer_G, Oct 2018

Lovely cruise to see the lights of the city at night. Very convenient with hotel pick up and drop off. We sat outside so weren’t able to enjoy the music, but loved the magic of the city from a different vantage point

Great night cruise !

DorotaM_G, Jul 2018

Must do when visiting Budapest ! Unforgettable cruise, beautiful illuminated buildings, great vibes, happy times ! Highly recommended it !

Excellent- exprience to repeat

JELENA_B, Jun 2018

It was really amazing, te service pick up is really great. The drivers were really proffesional. Advice: it would be nice have a private tour whit food service on table. Buffet is nor realy a great thing, you can not enyoj the crusie completly.

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