3h30

Small Group

Instant confirmation

About this activity

Hungary’s capital, Budapest, is famous for its hot springs. Many people visit Hungary’s famous thermal baths, but only a few know that the hot water rushing up from deep underground created something else too. In the limestone mountains under Budapest, the heated water formed a huge cave system which is thought to be more than 100 km long. The spas and caves of Budapest are planned to be declared part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The longest cave of Budapest is the 20.1 km long Pál-völgyi-Mátyás-hegyi cave system located in the Duna-Ipoly National Park. It is a real multi-level labyrinth system with most of its chambers under the residential districts of Budapest.

If you aren’t claustrophobic you can apply for our regularly scheduled cave tours which are guided by qualified caving guides. During the 2.5-3 hrs long tours you will often have to climb on walls and crawl through narrow passages so you have to be prepared for adventure.

The tours lead though natural parts of the cave, with the supervision of professional caving guides. All the necessary equipment - overall, helmet, light - is provided. You can change your clothes in changing rooms. Though one has to crawl, climb, scramble or creep many times during the tour, no previous experience in caving is needed.

Tour guides are qualified members of the Hungarian Caving Association.

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Included

Professional caving guide for the tour
Use of helmet and lamp
Use of overall suit
Entry/Admission - Palvolgyi Caves

Not included

Transport to and from the meeting point
No food or drink is included but available

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
You must be physically fit for climbing and crawl for 2 hours.
Due to insurance reasons this tour is not suitable for guests under the age of 14 and over the age of 55. Guests under or over this age limit will be refused to participate on the tour with no refunds
You must wear suitable, closed-toe sports shoes or boots for this tour - flip flops, high heels and sandals are not suitable and guests will forfeit their participation without refund.
For the safety of the mother and baby, we do not allow pregnant women to participate.
You are required to sign a waiver form to participate on this tour.
Dress comfortable (leggings or jogging and warm pullover). Caving overall keeps you warm.
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level

Features

Original

70%

Sport

70%

Adrenaline

35%

Tourism

20%

Reviews

4.8

67

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Anita B

4 | 2017-08-15

Edith was an excellent guide, very kind, patient, helpful, knowledgeable, great sense of humour, and her English was excellent. The tour itself was an interesting experience, although if you're looking for an impressive display of beautiful limestone stalactites and stalagmites, this isn't the tour for you. This is very much a 'sport' caving tour, with lots of crawling, creeping, and sliding on your butt. Gloves are highly recommended, as well as knee pads, if you're sensitive. Also note that the distance is incorrect. It isn't 20 KM. It's less than 2 KM round trip. We pointed that out to Edith, so it may be corrected now.

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Joe-Charles K

4 | 2017-07-15

We were a group of no more than 8-9 people, all young adults 21-29 years old. Our guide was quite a pro and funny. It was quite a once in lifetime experience to do caving for around 3 hours under the city of Budapest. I recommend this activity if you are up to for some sports-like challenge.

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Alexis P

3 | 2017-07-11

Seriously limited by one of the participants who was afraid of everything.

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Hannah M

5 | 2017-07-01

What a fun adventure in Budapest!! Our caving group was very small, just five of us total. Our guide, Edith was very friendly, and super well informed about the cave system she is actually a geologist. When we arrived, she offered helped us get our gear, which includes the caving suit and a helmet. WEAR OLD SNEAKERS! Your shoes will get muddy and smelly from the cave system, and even with two washes they are still a little funky. Bring shoes you can just throw out afterwards. You spend about 2 hours inside the actual cave, climbing and sliding and exploring. Edith has facts about every room and lets you spend enough time to take as many photos and videos as you want. If you are claustrophobic, I wouldn't recommend this tour as there are a lot of spaces that are small that you have to go through in some locations, there are alternative ways to get around, but not everywhere. Our group had great energy, and we were all laughing and joking along the way, and helping each other if we ever needed it. It is a unique thing to do in Budapest, and I would 100 do it again!

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David H

5 | 2017-06-09

A lot of fun.

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David H

5 | 2017-06-09

A lot of fun.

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JULIE S

5 | 2017-06-04

Although quite physically demanding, my family and I loved this tour. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and took great care with our safety. I highly recommend this if you want to do something different in Budapest.

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William L

5 | 2017-04-25

Outstanding, really enjoyed the tour. Learned a bit about geology, this history of the caves, even movies filmed in Budapest a surprising list that I hadn't suspected! The guides were charming, helpful, experienced and extremely competent.

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