If you are thinking about which place to visit for your next holidays, then you must surely consider Budapest. The interesting thing about this city is that Buda and Pest are 2 different places on either sides of the river Danube. They are connected with the chain bridge that dates back to the 19th century.

Budapest is a kind of place that you can travel with your friends, or your family members, or even go solo bag-packing if you desire to do so. This Hungarian Capital is one of the most well-liked destinations for travelling on holidays, because it has something special to offer at anytime during the year.

Best times for visiting:

You will especially like visiting Budapest during the Easter period, because it is the time of the year when the plants at the parks, and the trees on beautiful landscapes, become fully green again. There will be many events that are hosted during that time, which will make your holiday a memorable one for sure.

Another great time to visit Budapest is during the Christmas and New Year's season. Vörösmarty Square hosts the famous Xmas Fair, which starts from the 10th of November and will go on till the new year's eve on 31st December. They conduct a lot of musical programmes and children's activities, making it an ideal trip for visiting with friends, or with family members.

Basilica also hosts the local market during that time. It is a very popular attraction in the region for checking out musical concerts and painting shows. If you are a foodie, then you will be simply spoilt for choices, with the huge selections of food that you get there.

The enchanting Christmas markets will blow your mind with local drinks and food. You will be truly delighted if you are planning to buy gifts, because Budapest offers you unlimited line-up of local and international gifting items.

If you are the kind of traveller who prefers a less crowded season, then you must plan your visit during the last week of September or during the month of October. The place will still offer you a lot of programs an exciting activity to keep you entertained during those days.

Budapest holidays can pose certain challenges for you:

Before talking about the challenges that you could face in the city, let us first talk about the best solution to face all those challenges effortlessly, so that you can experience an enjoyable holiday.

The best way to handle the challenges during your Budapest holidays is by hiring the services of a local guide to accompany you. You can visit the website of Withlocals and choose the local person of your choice, to guide you during your holiday visit.

You can choose a man or a woman local guide, as per your comfort and preferences. Since they live in Budapest, they are familiar with everything. They will make sure that you have an enjoyable holiday without facing any kind of hassles.

The local guides of Withlocals will first discuss with you about your likes and preferences, and will then design a personalised itinerary for your holiday. When you take a private tour in Budapest with a local, you can also get to know a lot about their local food. You must surely try eating delicious goulash, which is a popular fooled out there.

One of the primary challenges that you can encounter in Budapest is the language barrier. Although most people from the younger generation speak English and Hungarian, you might find it difficult to communicate with many other people.

Now if you have a local guide along with you, then you won't have to worry about the language barrier. However, it will be nice, if you could learn some of the Hungarian expressions like hello, thank you, sorry, goodbye, etc. It can work as an excellent conversation starter while you are out there.

While travelling on metros, make sure that your tickets are properly validated before boarding the coaches. Unfortunately, the inspecting personnel target the tourists for not being able to validate their tickets. Again, if you have a local guide along with you, you won't have to worry about having to pay penalties. They will take care of all your travel requirements with total efficiency.