⚠ Announcement

Most visitors admire the Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst simply because they are outstanding for the large number of complex, diverse, and relatively intact caves concentrated in a relatively small area. Located at the north-eastern border of Hungary and the south-eastern border of Slovakia, this exceptional group of 712 caves is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recorded at the time of inscription, lies under a protected area of 56,651 ha and a larger buffer zone. Today more than 1000 caves are known. These include rounded hills that are relicts of tropical karst later modified by Pleistocene periglacial weathering. All of the caves are State-owned and the land above them has protected status. The cave system is exceptionally sensitive to environmental changes, including agricultural pollution, deforestation, and soil erosion.

Tours to Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst are avaliable from Budapest.