HUNGARY BIRDING TOURS > TOUR INFORMATION AT A GLANCE

The tour: A seven day holiday to eastern Hungary, focusing on the spectacular autumn migration of cranes and geese (including Lesser White-fronted Goose) through the Hortobágy as well as Eastern Imperial Eagle, Saker and Great Bustard plus Ural and Eurasian Eagle Owls and 8 species of woodpeckers in the Zemplén Hills.

Locations to be visited: Zemplén Forest Reserve (2nts) and Hortobágy National Park (4nts). We usually start in the Hortobágy area but this can change according to the latest bird news! 

Group Size: The tour is guaranteed departure from 2 participants upwards with a maximum group size of 10 participants plus Sakertour leader.

Accommodation: Comfortable rural accommodation with great birding right outside the hotels at Nádudvar (Hortobágy, 4 nts), and Komlóska (Zemplén, 2 nts). All rooms en suite.
Trófea Nature Lodge, Nádudvar: www.trofeavadaszhaz.hu
Sólyomvár Hotel, Komlóska: www.solyomvar.hu

Meals: All included in the price. The food is good! Breakfast and dinner at the hotels. Lunches will either be taken at a traditional Hungarian inn or csárda, or as picnics in the field. We supply hot drinks throughout the day.

Walking: In the Hortobagy, easy walks over flat terrain. In the Zemplen, our walks are typically shorter, mostly along forest trails; some slopes but all taken at a gentle pace. Sturdy waterproof walking shoes advised. October weather can be mixed, so pack waterproof walking boots and overtrousers, just in case.

Travel: Budapest to Budapest. Ground Transport is depending on the number of participants. Car up to three persons and coach/minibus for four person and above. If we use a coach/minibus we will also have a local driver

Expected birdlist: 110-130 species