World Wetlands Day – A winter tour of Kis-Balaton

A free winter tour of Kis-Balaton, observing underwater life.

❄️ A guided winter field trip will start in the highly protected area of Kis-Balaton in connection with World Wetlands Day, which will be held on February 2, the anniversary of the 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention. The tour will focus on the winter image of the floodplains, the landscape-forming role of the Zala River and Héviz Canal, as well as the phenomena of underwater life, even during the coldest period of the year.

🐾 In the final stage, the habitat managers of the area are visited, and participants can treat the animals to some tasty snacks.

🗓 Date: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 31, 2026

📍 Meeting point: Kis-Balaton Visitor Center, 5 Tőzegtelep, Keszthely 8360 • GPS: 46.700197, 17.238187

⏱ Duration: approx. 2.5 hours • 🚶 Distance: approx. 2 km

🎟 Fee: free of charge • 📝 Registration: required by 12:00 noon the day before

🎒 Bring with you: warm, waterproof clothing and boots, warm drinks, binoculars

📞 Contact: Bernadett Lőkkősné Kelbert • +36 30 423 4842 • [email protected]

⚠️ Warning: everyone participates in the tour at their own risk

Source of description: the organizer's website.