Annagora Aquapark – Balatonfüred | Serpa Adventure Park (Serpa kalandpark) - Balatonfűzfő | Balaton bob | Sunshine beach and aquapark (Napfény strand és élményfürdő) – Balatonlelle| Veszprém Zoo (Veszprémi Állatkert - Kittenberger Kálmán Növény- és Vadaspark) | Salföld Manor - Domestic animal farm and exhibition | Fun cruises, excursion boats | Galerius Aquapark and Wellness Center (Galerius Élményfürdő és Wellness Központ) – Siófok | Zamárdi Adventure Park (Zamárdi Kalandpark) | Jóska Sobri Bakony Adventure Park (Sobri Jóska Bakonyi Kalandpark)
Daytime leisure at Lake Balaton
Annagora Aquapark – Balatonfüred
Annagora Aquapark is a newly built water fun theme park which covers a 3,2 ha area 500m from the shore. Beside indoor and outdoor pools, rides and slides, a wellness division is also at your disposal. Finnish and bio sauna, tepidarium (warm bath), showers and treatments await visitors seeking recreation.
Address: 8230 Balatonfüred, Fürdő utca 35.
Phone: 06 87 581-430
Web: www.annagora.com
Open: before 30 June: 09.00 - 19.00
From 1 July: 09.00 - 01.00
Serpa Adventure Park (Serpa kalandpark) - Balatonfűzfő
Crawling, high-wire adventure, wall-climbing, archery and lots of fun for children age 3 and up, but adults can also test their physical fitness.
Address: 8175 Balatonfűzfő, Uszoda u. 2. (next to Balaton bob, opposite to the swimming pool)
Phone: (+36 20) 915-9117
(+36 20) 373-7321
Web: www.serpakalandpark.hu
Balaton bob
The advantages of Balaton bob lie not only in the fun this ride offers but the beautiful environment in an arboraceous area. While racing down on the 800m long track, visitors can enjoy the stunning view over the lake.
Address: 8175 Balatonfűzfő, Uszoda u. 2. (about 500m form the town centre, next to Sherpa Adventure Park, opposite to the swimming pool)
Phone: (+36 88) 586 170
Web: http://www.balatonibob.hu/
Sunshine beach and aquapark (Napfény strand és élményfürdő) – Balatonlelle
In 2006, the beach of Balatonlelle was transformed into a child-friendly sandy beach which has been highly frequented by families with kids ever since. Right next ot the beach an aquapark awaits here with lots of fun: slides, pools for children and adults; the water can be heated, so bathing is possible in bad weather, too.
Web: www.balatonlelle.net/Balatoni_nyaralas_Elmenyfurdo_Balaton_Balatonlelle_elmenyfurdo.
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Veszprém Zoo (Veszprémi Állatkert - Kittenberger Kálmán Növény- és Vadaspark)
The zoo has undergone a real rejuvenation since 2001: it participates in several international programmes aimed at saving species, and it boasts an ever expanding collection. Among the animals you will find “traditional” zoo animals, such as lions, tigers, zebras and chimpanzees, but there are real rarities like the Scimitar Oryx or the Gelada baboon which can only be seen in Veszprém Zoo in Hungary. 50 mammal, 35 bird and 25 reptile species await here in a beautiful environment.
Address: Veszprém, Kittenberger u. 17.
Phone: (+36 88)-566-140
Web: www.veszpremzoo.hu
Open daily: 9.00-18.00
Salföld Manor - Domestic animal farm and exhibition
Salföld is a village in Káli Basin (Káli-medence), in the heart of Balaton Uplands Natural Park where significant geological, botanical and folk architectural treasures were preserved. Several indigenous species are presented here at the farm: the urial, also known as the arkars, the buffalo, the Hungarian grey cattle, poultry, shepherd dogs and horses. In a small botanical garden officinal herbs and spices are grown. Once there, visitors can see a photo exhibition named ‘Romantic parks’ where photo landscapes from the beginning and the end of the XXth Century are featured.
Horse-shows are also part of the manor’s specialties and visitors may book for pony-riding, long-distance horse riding or horse drawn carriage rides.
Address: 8256 Salföld
Phone: (+36 87) 702 857
Web: http://www.kali.hu/salfoldmajor/
Fun cruises, excursion boats
The Balaton Shipping Company (Balatoni Hajózási Zrt.) offers various cruises on its website. There are excursions to the highlights of Balaton where stunning sights and a wide range of programmes and culinary adventures await visitors. You’ll find excursions to Tihany or Badacsony with wine tasting, but there are cruises with children’s programmes, too.
Web: www.balatonihajozas.hu
Galerius Aquapark and Wellness Center (Galerius Élményfürdő és Wellness Központ) – Siófok
The baths complex comprises 7 pools with a 650m2 water surface in total, 5 of which are within the amusement section of the park.
A wellness centre is part of the complex where light and aroma therapy, as well as Finnish saunas, warm baths, whirlpools, solarium, massage, a salt cave, fitness devices, special showers, a vitamine bar and a unique snowfall cabin are among the offers.
Address: 8600 Siófok-Szabadifürdő, Szent László utca 183.
Web: www.galerius-furdo.hu
Zamárdi Adventure Park (Zamárdi Kalandpark)
The beautiful park offers numerous facilities for actives. Visitors can have a high-wire forest adventure on giant, tree-bound obstacle courses. Water dodgem equipped with huge squirt guns is absolute fun but a climbing wall is also being prepared. The park is illuminated and can be visited until late in the evening.
Address: 100m from the Zamárdi-felső railway station
Phone: (+ 36 20) 449 6832
Web: www.zamardikalandpark.hu
Open: 10.00-22.00
Jóska Sobri Bakony Adventure Park (Sobri Jóska Bakonyi Kalandpark)
Not directly at the shore (as it is in Bakony hills) but still within easy reach, this spectacular adventure park covers 30 hectares. Thrills and spills await in a beautiful environment with rides such as high-wire adventure, archery, cycling tracks, fishing, horse-riding, obstacle course for cyclists, climbing walls, bowling, adventure castle, trampolines, volleyball, football, „devil’s draught”, row boats, etc. Visitors can relax at barbecue places and a bar on a small isle in the middle of a lake.
Address: 8446 Kislőd, Vashámor
E-mail: info@bakonyikalandpark.hu
Phone: 06-20-397-1093
Web: www.sjk.hu
Open: Mo-Fri 10.00-18.00, Sat-Sun 10.00-19.00
