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Tours

Discover the European Diploma-awarded Tihany Peninsula with the help of our professional guide who is well acquainted with the area! Our hiking tours lead along the Lajos Lóczy Nature Trail. We offer different routes on the nature trail.

1. Tihany, Sajkod - Apáti Hill - Old Lavender Field - Nyereg Hill - Sajkod The starting point can be approached by rented bus or by the little "train" that circulates in Tihany village. The tour ends at the starting point.
2. Kiserdő - Inner lake (Belső-tó) - 'Golden House' Geyserite cone  - Family Leasure Centre The starting point can be approached by scheduled bus. The tour starts in the village and arrives back to it too.
3. Landing place of ships - Ciprián spring - 'Monks' dwellings' - Óvár - Visszhang Hill The starting point can be approached by ship and also by scheduled bus. The tour starts arrives to the village at the end.
The duration of the tours: approx. 3 hours

Guidedance can be requested for the tour itineraries:

Guidance fee of a cca. 3 hours long, hiking nature tour:
In a foreign language: 1,200 HUF/person, minimum 32,000 HUF/person
Guidance fee of tours longer than 3 hours:
In a foreign language: 10,000 HUF/group/hour

During the tour the geological and cultural heritage, flora and fauna of the peninsula is interpreted by our professional guide. Please wear appropriate hiking clothes and shoes for the tour. The tours are to be requested at least two weeks before the date of the tour. Participation in the guided tours is under your own responsibility.

To arrange your guided tour, please contact:
Anna Knauer, Tourism Officer knauer@bfnp.kvvm.hu +36-87/555-281

Nature trail:
Lajos Lóczy Nature Trail
The first nature trail of the country was renewed in 2002. The 18 km long trail is made up of a longer and a shorter circle.The guided tours lead along this Nature Trail.

Further Information:
Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate
8229 Csopak, Kossuth u. 16.
Management: +36-87/555-260
Fax: +36-87/555-261

Department of Tourism and Education:
guided tours in English, webpages in English: +36-87/555-281 Anna Knauer 
forest school: +36-87/555-290 Szilárd Somlai
press: +36-87/555-289 dr. Annamária Kopek