Kiskunság National Park

Alkali lakes, sand dunes and puszta grassland on Hungary's Great Plain

Kiskunság is a park of seven separate units across the Little Cumania region, where alkali lakes host tens of thousands of migratory birds and sand dunes are said to move in the wind. Old pastoral life is revived on the Kiskunság puszta.

1Fülöpháza sand-drifts (fülöpházi homokbuckák)Sand dunes said to move under favourable wind conditions, with two study trails.
2Lake Kolon (Kolon-tó)Untouched reeds, herons, marsh tortoises and nine orchid species near Izsák.
3Bugac pusztaGrassland with the Shepherd Museum, reached by dirt road from Karikás Restaurant.

Things to do

  • On footWalk the Dune Study Trail or the Dyer's Alkanet Study Trail at the Fülöpháza Sand Dunes
  • On footFollow the Avocet Study Trail at Fülöpszállás to see the alkali lakes
  • HeritageVisit the Shepherd Museum in Bugac, open from 15 April to 31 October
  • WildlifeWatch birds from the observation tower on the Duck Trail at Apaj
Fülöpháza sand-drifts (fülöpházi homokbuckák)
Fülöpháza sand-drifts (fülöpházi homokbuckák)
Lake Kolon (Kolon-tó)
Lake Kolon (Kolon-tó)
Bugac puszta
Bugac puszta

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Hungary · Bács-Kiskun Est. 1975 Size 505 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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