Vadkerti Lake gives Soltvadkert a specific destination nearby: the swimming and fishing area is 2 kilometres from the town. Swimming and fishing are available as different ways to enjoy the same lake. If you would like to add a nature theme to your time by the water, you can take in the loop trail and nature trail around the lake. It offers a way to learn about the lake’s plant and animal life.
The two-storey lookout tower at Vadkerti Lake can be reached via the nature trail and adds another specific point of interest to the nature-focused visit.
More themes in the wider destination of Bács-Kiskun
For archaeological history, head to Tiszaalpár. The Tiszaalpár, Földvár nature trail presents the history of the Bronze Age fortification of Tiszaalpári Földvár and the way of life of people in the Bronze Age. A reconstruction of an Árpád-era village, built to mark the millennium, depicts the settlement layout discovered during local excavations. The trail, which focuses on the fortification and way of life, and the reconstruction, which shows the excavated settlement layout, offer two distinct ways to explore the subject. Tiszaalpári Földvár is a specially protected archaeological site in Bács-Kiskun; it was designated on the basis of Decree 3/2003. (I. 25.) NKÖM.
In Kiskunhalas, a different cultural theme takes centre stage: at the Kiskunhalasi Csipkeház és Csipkemúzeum, visitors can learn about the history of Halas lace, which began in 1902. There, they can admire centuries-old lacework and watch the lace-making process. This offers a choice between archaeological history and traditional crafts as distinct themes within Bács-Kiskun.
The region’s nature trails also each have their own focus. Szelidi Lake is a natural oxbow lake that developed from a branch of the Danube after the Ice Age. The Blue-Green Algae Nature Trail has twelve information stations covering the lake’s development, the properties of its water, the organisms that live there and the surrounding wildlife. Compared with the loop trail at Vadkerti Lake, which explores the lake’s plant and animal life, this trail also focuses on the origin of the body of water and the properties of its water. It is accessible year-round on foot and by bicycle; local conditions may change, so check them before your visit.
The Boróka Nature Trail in Bugac is 1,100 metres long and features information boards and interactive stations, including a forest xylophone and a toy telescope. While the twelve information stations at Szelidi Lake provide information about the lake, Bugac’s interactive stations add an experiential element to the information.
For information about nature trails, visiting conditions in protected areas, the national park’s ecotourism programmes and forest schools, the Természet Háza in Kecskemét is a useful stop: it is the visitor centre of Kiskunság National Park and provides information on these topics.
Discover more destinations: Fülöpszállás, Tabdi, Bócsa, Izsák, Kecel, Körösch, Akasztó, Császártöltés.
For the wider travel overview: Kiskőrösi.
