2015. September 6.

Have you ever heard about the wonderful world of Lake Tisza? Did you know that the bird reserve of Lake Tisza is the habitat of about 200 species of birds and lies only 130 kms far from Budapest?

If you are longing for a cool adventure, Lake Tisza is waiting for you too!

Be an active part of the trip!

Get the feeling how to be an active participant of the trip! Choosing a canoe instead of a motorboat is the best way to become part of the Nature.

Canoes glide along gurgling silently instead of making din and noise; they offer the purity of nature isntead of smelly fumes; they don’t disturb birds, and don’t cause hearing defect to those sitting inside.

Go on, read more, whatch photos and video!

Programme

English guide

Meeting point: Budapest, where you can get on our minibus (exact place later in e-mail)

Meeting time: 06 September 2015, Sunday at 8:30

Arriving at Lake Tisza: at around 10:00

Before the launch the guide informs everyone about the paddling technics and safety rules. The journey to the natural reserve includes several rest stops so that you can peacefully enjoy the nature.

Apart from getting to know the secrets of the lake, you can also have a refreshing dip in it.

We are going to be on water with several stops until around 3-4 pm.

When we arrive back, our well deserved hot Hungarian “bogrács” dish is waiting for us.

We arrive back in Budapest at around 6-7pm

Guided tour

Participants of the tour will stay together all day. You will be guided by experienced leaders, who assure you that everyone reaches the shores safely having been filled with unforgettable experiences.

Never tried canoeing?

No problem. You don’t need any experience, we are going to teach you the basics. Canoeing is simple.

Is it safe?

Canoes are absolutely safe, in addition paddling doesn’t require much effort only a little natural spirit of adventure. If you need, you will also have a life-jacket.

Participants

The participants of this tour are exclusively expats who are living in Hungary.

Participation fee

16.000 Ft, that includes

transfer from and back to Budapest by bus
rental fee of equipment (canoe, paddle, life-jacket)
professional tour guides
registration
hot meal (Hungarian bogrács) at the end of the canoing

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Lake Tisza

Lake Tisza: the most varied canoe tour paradise in Hungary

Those who believe that Lake Tisza is similar in structure to most reservoirs have a false image of it. Lake Tisza is undoubtedly the most diverse canoe tour paradise in Hungary with the alternation of its zigzagging channels, reedy areas, water passages, unfrequented backwaters, streams and rivers, wide blue water areas and flood basin forests.

The surface of the lake is patterned with a wealth of reedy and rushy areas and plant communities full of colourful wetland flowers. Showing the traces of the time before the river control, the varied landscape is scattered with many islands, providing more than a hundred bird species with favourable living conditions.

Due to the constantly changing size of the area covered with plants, Lake Tisza shows us a new face not only yearly but also month by month.

More about Lake-Tisza»
- Romantic Lake-Tisza
- The history of the water is uncovered in winter when the water level is much lower. In the 1960s, when the territory was artificially filled with water, among others forests were also flooded. The complete logging of these forests was unfinished due to lack of time, therefore the top part of numerous fossilized stumps can be seen above the water.
- It’s a romantic area even if the water level is high when fewer stumps are uncovered. In addition the constant activities of the natural forces such as storms and waves make these stumps less visible.
- Nature Reserve
- Significant part of Lake Tisza, which belongs to the Hortobágy National Park, and Ramsar Convention is nature conservation area. Entrance in forbidden temporarily to some parts while to others permanently. The majority of those areas where the lake reserves the most natural values using internal-combustion engines are not allowed to enter, therefore these marvelous places are dominated by canoeists and herons!
- Before setting off for a canoe tour on Lake Tisza, it is highly recommended to become thoroughly prepared! Without local knowledge and talent in using maps, orienteering is not that easy.

Canoe trips on Lake Tisza

Where to go?

On our canoe tours we can get access to a more detailed insight to the everyday life of the wildlife, to its flora and fauna communities, to hidden channels and unfrequented backwaters of the Tisza, which may remain hidden from an average visitor. The route of our tours is always set according to the needs of the group and to the weather conditions.

The length of the canoe tours

The length of the tours can vary from a week to 1-2 day-long ones or even shorter; 2-3 hour-long tours. On demand, tours with any length can be organized.

Canoe tour guides

The tours are led by trained, experienced guides, who make the tour not only safe but can also provide interesting information about Lake Tisza. We have hungarian guides, who speak english, german and polish.

Nature, nature, nature

During the tours we use canoes for 3 or 4 people. Engines are out of question! 😉 We use canoes instead. We prefer the twittering of birds to the noises of the engine, and fresh air to the stench of the emmitted fume.

About us

Our aims …

… have not changed since our foundation in 2007: to lead people back to their roots, and to show what it feels like being one with nature. Since the very beginning thousands of enthusiastic nature-lovers have taken part in our tours. Similarly to the previous years, we organize our tours with the same strong believes. We would like to attract even more people to make them feel part of this mysterious, fabulous world, unknown for many. Our young but experienced guides lead different groups on Lake Tisza week by week, which we can consider our second home during the summer. We can speak the following languages: English, German, Polish

Our canoe fleet

Poroszló is our base, which is an ideally situated place in regard to ecotourism. Our canoes are for 3 or 4 people, mainly 2-3 years old, comfortable ones made from polyester. We also provide paddles, life-jackets and some water-resistant barrels.

Organization of complex tours

Booking accommodation, catering, alternative and supplementary programmes, organization and guidance. We feel ourselves at home not only on the lake but on its shore as well, we would help with anything with pleasure which is related to any kind of recreation at Lake Tisza …