Hungarian National Park Week
May 30 – June 5
Discounts on cave tours (20%) and surface tours (50%).
Nature’s Pharmacy
Recognising and learning about wild medicinal plants during a short walk around Red Lake. Folk lore, healing properties and curiosities mixed with useful information on how to utilise these wild plants to manage everyday household issues. Herbal tea at the end of the tour.
Date and Time: June 1, 10:00 and 14:00
Location: Vörös-tó (Red Lake)
Meeting Point: Vörös-tó (Red Lake) Visitors’ Centre
Duration and Distance: 1.5 km, 2 hours
Tickets: 500 Huf/person, or 350 Huf/person if you come with a group of 10 or more people; 250 Huf/student or senior citizen; 1000 Huf/family
Maximum number of people: 30
Places must be reserved by May 30th. Tours will only depart if a minimum of 5 people or 5 full-price tickets are sold.
More Information and Booking: Tourinform-Aggtelek
The Natural Wonders of Jósvafő
Many waters emerge from the Baradla, Béke and Kossuth Caves as springs and streams in and around the picturesque village of Jósvafő. Participants will learn about the area’s amazing wildlife and natural history of
the village along the way. The tour follows the Fürkész Nature Trail.
Date and Time: June 2, 10:00
Location: Jósvafő
Meeting Point: in front of the ticket office for the Baradla Cave in Jósvafő
Duration and Distance: 5 km, 2.5 hours
Tickets: 500 Huf/person, or 350 Huf/person if you come with a group of 10 or more people; 250 Huf/student or senior citizen; 1000 Huf/family
Places must be reserved by May 31st. Tours will only depart if a minimum of 5 people or 5 full-price tickets are sold.
Maximum number of people: 30
More Information and Booking: Tourinform-Aggtelek
Corn Crake Night: Watching the Bird of the Year 2016
Corn Crake Night: Watching the Bird of the Year 2016 A short presentation followed by an exciting night walk during which participants, given good weather, will hear the bird’s unusual calls.
Date and Time: June 3, 20:00-23:00
Location: Jósvafő
Meeting Point: Manor House Environmental Education Centre
Tickets: 500 Huf/person, or 350 Huf/person if you come with a group of 10 or more people; 250 Huf/student or senior citizen; 1000 Huf/family
Places must be reserved by June 2. Tours will only depart if a minimum of 5 people or 5 full-price tickets are sold.
Maximum number of people: 15
More Information and Booking: Tourinform-Aggtelek
Salamander Playhouse and Corn Crake Day
An exciting, interactive playhouse focusing on the corncrake, 2016 bird of the year.
Date and Time: June 3, 11:00-15:00
Location: Aggtelek
Meeting Point: square in front of the Tourinform Office
Tickets: Free
Maximum number of people: groups please book by June 2nd.
More Information and Booking: Tourinform Aggtelek
At the Boundaries of Aggtelek
An early summer tour introduces traditional land use methods in the Aggtelek Karst, including: “belt parcels” and traditional field crops such as wheat, barley are rye that are rare today (and sometimes protected), and flowering weeds such as cornflower, cockle and larkspur.
Date and Time: June 4, 18:00
Location: Aggtelek
Meeting Point: parking lot by the bell tower in Aggtelek
Duration and Distance: 5 km, 3 hours
Tickets: 500 Huf/person, or 350 Huf/person if you come with a group of 10 or more people; 250 Huf/student or senior citizen; 1000 Huf/family
Maximum number of people: 30
Places must be reserved by June 3. Tours will only depart if a minimum of 5 people or 5 full-price tickets are sold.
More Information and Booking: Tourinform-Aggtelek