Budapest Dinner Cruise with Folklore and Operetta Show
From: € 91
In addition to our enthusiastic band of musicians, folklore dancers dressed in traditional Hungarian costumes guarantee your absolute comfort and diversion.
Pricing varies depending on the time of day and day of the week.
Booking Steps
- Step: Choose the number of people (pax).
- Step: Select your desired date.
- Step: Click “Book Now” to proceed.
We kindly request that you do not bring your own food and drinks aboard the ship.
Rest assured, we offer catering services onboard to ensure your comfort and satisfaction throughout the journey.
Budapest dinner cruise and folk show
On this Budapest dinner cruise, we would like to invite you on a journey to a lavish traditional candle-lit dinner on the Danube. In addition to the spectacular dinner, we provide our enthusiastic band of musicians, folklore dancers dressed in traditional Hungarian costumes guarantee your absolute comfort and diversion. Wine and dine with utter elegance and do not be surprised that as the evening nears its end, you will start to feel like a local more and more.
Our mission is not only to give you a simple sightseeing programme, but we would also like to give you a life experience, that you can share with your friends after 20 years.
Do not miss this exclusive Budapest dinner cruise and folk show, get on board and savor the moment.
Boarding Place
1051 Budapest, Jane Haining Quay, Dock 11.
Your ticket includes
Program details
Boarding Place
1051 Budapest, Jane Haining Quay, Dock 11.
Your ticket includes
Are you keen for a once-in-a-lifetime dinner in Budapest? A dinner, which is so unique you will tell your children, that the top of the amazing Budapest visit was, when you had the chance to visit the city from the river and had an absolutely amazing view, where you could feel as you would be a part of the mysterious history of this capital?
Join our unique dinner, where you will get all these feelings, in addition to a delicious, 4 course dinner and great live music with a traditional dance show. Our Folklore Show is waiting for you with an unforgettable experience, with a singer and a violin, with a contrabass, and a cimbalom and with many dancers, who will bring you an unadulterated and authentic Hungarian Folklore atmosphere.
Have you ever heard the sound of the cymbal or dulcimer? Have you ever listened to music with the sound of a cimbalom? Actually, do you know what a cimbalom is? This stringed instrument is commonly used in the folk music of Central-Eastern Europe. Its trapezoidal wooden body stands on four legs and has metal strings stretched across its table . And how is it played? Usually, the player is sitting in front of the cimbalom and he uses two beaters – more like a „spoon-shaed” wooden hammer, covered with leather- against this metal string.
If you are a music lover, you have to get to know the modern cimbalom that has been invented in Budapest around 1870 and was introduced as an orchestral instrument by Franz Liszt in „Ungarischer Sturmmarsch”.
Our operetta and folklore performance-infused Budapest dinner cruise and folk show is the most popular sightseeing opportunity in the city. Not surprisingly, our activity offers way more than other sightseeing or dinner services.
We offer:
- Budapest sightseeing in the sunset
- romantic, candlelight dinner
- 4-course dinner with the main course of choice (meat, fish or vegetarian options)
- up to par operetta performance with the contribution of excellent vocalists
- entertaining folklore show with talented dancers
Our Budapest dinner cruise and folk show offers 2 hours of pure entertainment. If you enjoy delicious meals and special, authentic and stirring activities, our folklore and operetta dinner cruise is just perfect for you.
We offer quality pastime: with a single cruise, you can enjoy everything Budapest may offer breath-taking panorama, a slice of Hungarian culture and traditional Hungarian meals and beverages.
About the Hungarian folk music
If we must summarize the Hungarian folk music, the few words it would be :
Happy, characteristic, dynamic, energetic, colorful, loud, spectacular...... well, basically it cannot be defined in one word, sorry.
This music of the Hungarian culture is very rich in themes and tunes as well, because there is always a reason for Hungarian people to sing about. Even if it is rainy or the day is sunny, they sing. There is a phrase they say about themselves „sírva vigad a magyar”, which is hard to translate, because it sounds like “Hungarians make merry by crying” as a literal translation, but what it wants to say is the following: even they are happy and together with the family on a wedding for example, they sing sad songs…and they are really happy with singing sad songs.
There is a common opinion worldwide (but at least Europe-wide), that Hungarians are one of the most pessimistic nation in the world (at least in Europe). Why is this phenomenon currently so conspicuous? People say Hungarians are never satisfied with their current lifestyle, their current situation, so they always – seriously - always find something to complain about.
Traditional dances
Folk dance is the kind of heritage of Hungarian people, that moves the guts of every single person, who listen to the music or is watching the dancers. Hungarian youth bring it back to life again and you find folk dance evenings and festivals more and more often around the country.
As improvisation takes a characteristic place in the Hungarian dances, the dancers have the freedom to follow the music and their mood and ingenuity as well to express themselves. Almost all the Hungarian regions have similar types of dances just like circle dances, couple dances and the most famous ones are the man’s solo dances (these solo man dances are famous and well-known worldwide)
If we want to investigate the rules and the uniforms, we have to say at first sight, that there are no big differences between the dance styles or the dresses in the different regions, but they still can be divided into two layers based on the historical sources. Older style goes back till the Middle Ages and the new style started to take place the end of the 18th century.
On our folklore and operette dance show you will see dances from the old times and even the new wave will appear, just like the traditional dance, where the women are carrying the wine bottle on their head or the men are dancing with sticks.
On our Budapest dinner cruise and folk show, you will be not only able to discover the traditional Hungarian dance, but our helpful and talented dancers give you the opportunity to learn the basics of it too, thus you will leave Hungary not only with fantastic memories but, with a piece of Hungarian culture too.
Lose yourself in the world of delicious meals, breath-taking panorama, fantastic spirit and traditional, colorful costumes!
Our Budapest River Cruise offers carefree cultural entertainment for the whole family.
Immerse yourself in the world of Hungarian folklore and operetta, while enjoying the view of the floodlit capital! During the 2-hour long Budapest dinner cruise, we serve a four-course dinner to our dear guests, while they enjoy the view from the Danube of the most beautiful places Budapest can offer. The great atmosphere of the evening is ensured by our talented performers.
While assembling the performances and the menu of the Budapest dinner cruise, we paid special attention to introducing the essence of Hungarian culture and cuisine. Our luxurious cruise ships were built specifically for the purpose of such complex events, so comfort is guaranteed during all seasons.
Thanks to the floodlit stage and the commodious restaurant, all conditions are met for quality entertainment.
The Budapest Dinner Cruise with dinner and operetta & folklore performance is available on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
