During the tour we can get to know the Béda-Karapancsa region of the Danube-Drava National Park, which comprises some of the significant habitats of the South Hungarian reach of the Danube.

 

The graveyard established at the place of the Battle of Mohács on August 29 1526 can be visited near Sátorhely. The park is the last resting-place of more than 1700 soldiers. Besides the gravemarks, the procession of the battle, reconstructed historically, can be followed until its tragic end.

Mohács-Sátorhely, Tel.: +36 (69) 382-130, +36 (20) 918-2779

Opening times: March 12 - March 15.: 9.00-16.00, April 1 - October 23.: daily 9.00-18.00, October 24 - November 6.: daily 9.00-16.00. At other times after previous registration. 

Entrance fee: Adult: 550 HUF/Person
Student, pensioner, teacher: 350 HUF/Person. Guiding: 2500 HUF/Group

Holiday cheques are accepted.

The inhabitants of Kölked, a settlement near Mohács, have lived together with the storks for centuries. In the settlement near the Danube floodplain the White Storks have always had a secure nesting and feeding place. The White Stork Museum was established in 2002 setting up its exhibition only around one species, the White Stork. In the exhibition you can get insight into the life of White Storks: You can learn interesting facts about their nesting habits, feeding and migration.

7717 Kölked, Széchenyi u. 1., Tel.: +36 (30) 846-6020.

Opening times: September 1 - April 30. Tue-Sat: 10.00-16.00, May 1 - August 31.: Tue-Sun: 9.00-17.00

Entrance fee (incl. guiding): Adult: 400 HUF/Person; under 18 years, pensioners: 300 HUF/Person
Reduced price for groups: 20 or more visitors: 250 HUF/Person. Kindergarten groups: 150 HUF/Person

The study path leads from the edge of the strict protected Nagy-rét (Great-Meadow) to the Danube. With the help of the information boards and the guiding you can get to know the functioning of the floodplain and can get insight into the connection between floods and floodplain farming. The route passes the reconstructed Belestye-fok and leads through the restored stone bridge over the Ásás. You can get to know the wet meadows, and on the information boards even the process of wood rot is presented. Along the study path, on one of Hungary’s biggest floodplain pastures, the extensively farmed, protected and native Grey Cattle herd can be observed.

Guiding: For a group of max. 20 people 9000 HUF/group, for 20 or more people 450 HUF/person. Horse cart approx. 600 HUF/person
(The programme can also be ordered without horse cart, the distance is approx. 5 km)

Around 14:00 Lunch in the White Stork Museum
The price depends on the number of visitors and the meal ordered.

During the special programme you will roam the Outer-Béda, the late main Danube branch in the Béda-Karapancsa region, in canoes, with a professional guide. With any luck you will meet some representants of the famous and vivid world of floodplain birds: Black Kites, Grey Herons and Common Kingfishers.

Duration of the programme: 2 hours. Recommended equipment: comfortable clothes and shoes adapted to weather conditions, hat, sun protection. Life jacket and paddles are provided to the guests by the Directorate.

Price: 900-1800 HUF/person, depending on the number of visitors

Information and registration of groups:
Danube-Drava National Park Directorate
Phone: +36-30/405-4571
E-mail: wodtke@ddnp.kvvm.hu