Top Things to do in Northern Great Plain
What to do and see in Northern Great Plain, Northern Great Plain: The Best Things to do Good for Couples
Discover the best top things to do in Northern Great Plain, Hungary including Zoo Sosto, Sarreti ChiliFarm, Great Church (Nagytemplom), Nagyerdei Water Tower, Szent Istvan park, Nagyerdei Park, Tiszavirag Pedestrian Bridge, Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park, Aqua Palace Hajduszoboszlo, Szabics port and Szabadidopart.
Restaurants in Northern Great Plain
1. Zoo Sosto
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 411 reviews
Reviewed By J3385MLrebeccan
Best zoo I've ever been to. Animal enclosures are huge and extremely diverse. The animals are very active and interactive with you. I've never before been ro a zoo where you can get so close to the animals; we were so close to the polar bears we could smell their breath through the wires. The cages are surprisingly open and some enclosures only have three walled off sides; the orangutans for example have an entire area of their expansive pen which isn't walled off the only thing stopped them from escaping is water and a thin line of electric fence, which really gives you a safari feeling. What surprised me the most is that the lions are the same! One of the restaurants, which is a communist buffet with a good selection of food, has a large window looking immediately out onto the orangutans and I loved watching them socialising with one another. An elder one had a blanket that she liked to wear like a cloak while the younger ones played and the alpha patrolled. What was great was that they told us a storm was coming 10 minutes before it happened. Simultaneously they all stopped whatever they were doing and stared up at the sky, and without a sound they all decided to head indoors and shortly after it began to rain. Brilliant sharks, brilliant fish. The tropical birds are free flying in the bird house. Otters were cheeky and had dug a little gile under their fence through which they would stick their paws and beg for acorns. One of the monkeys was desperate for attention and would scream and bang at the cage every time we tried to walk away from it. This place is great for monkey lovers there are so many kinds. There is a petting zoo aspect with many free roaming poultry and small mammals such as rabbits. The zoo is so big that we didn't even have time to see the bears. Some of the enclosures are unbelievably interactive, you can climb over one of the monkey enclosures and again there is no fencing, the monkeys only can't escape because of the way that they have placed cones on the poles to the wobbly bridge towers that you walk across preventing the monkeys from reaching the top. Expect to find animals literally everywhere, there are tiny enclosures inside of wall pillars and hidden corridors. There's even fish tanks in the toilet cubicles. It's very easy to get to on the bus. As an English speaker I didnt have issues with anything but my husband and his family are Hungarian. Some people are saying that it is expensive but all zoos are expensive and this one is very good value for money. There is also an affordable hotel on site for those who have travelled a very long way or who want to stay more than one day to actually appreciate the enclosures and see all of the shows. It is very very big; you can get a little golf cart thing to take you to some locations but still expect a lot of walking with some enclosures having stairs.
2. Sarreti ChiliFarm
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Sárréti Chilifarm opened its gates in 2012 as an exciting family business in the North-Eastern region of Hungary. The goals that have been set were finally came true in Tétlen with hardly 1500 inhabitants, in Hajdú-Bihar County. The Chilifarm does not only provide job opportunities for local residents, but is a unique example for every young entrepreneur as the Bogár family built up their business. According to the owner Márk Bogár, ”the family and the business are two separate sectors, even if they sometimes come together, never mix them.” Succes is, of course a family value, and without cooperation and each other’s support, succes could not have been achieved. The young entrepreneur often refers with gratitude to his grandparents with whom he went regularly to the market as a child, or his parents, whose advice is still an important guide in the business today.
3. Great Church (Nagytemplom)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 251 reviews
Reviewed By MarriedAnd-Over-50 - Mission, Canada
As you enter the downtown area of Debrecen it is massive and impossible to miss. It is the largest Protestant Church in Hungary and it has the largest Bell of the Protestant Churches in Hungary. That is why Debrecen is called the Calvinist Rome. There were several churches which were destroyed, one before the present church burned during the Great Fire that destroyed Debrecen in 1802 and the construction of this Great Church started in 1805. The capacity is for 5000 people. The towers are 61 meters high. It is worth visiting.
4. Nagyerdei Water Tower
5. Szent Istvan park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 122 reviews
Reviewed By laczkozsu - Debrecen, Hungary
It's a quiet, calm place in the centre of the town, near the Spa. Before Christmas it was decorated with christmas trees and a reindeer with a sledge. It's got a special atmosphere especially in the evening when everything is illuminated. There are some cafes and restaurants nearby. we liked walking there.
6. Nagyerdei Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By MarriedAnd-Over-50 - Mission, Canada
To the advise of our landlord we took a bus instead of driving to this park. There are trolleys and buses that take you there and it was easy and relaxed short trip. We noticed how many people, including families who chose to go to the park riding their bikes. Bike riders have priority when crossing a street in Hungary and drivers are extremely aware of them. Some bike riders don't even look at the traffic and they cross the roads and the drivers just make a full stop. Very friendly for bike riders the entire country. Free admission to the park ( no bikes inside of course) and a fantastic atmosphere. There were stands from different parts of Europe with food, so there was a lot to choose. An area of beers only, local food, deserts, ice cream, other beverages, candy, souvenirs. Of course this is a small forest in the middle of the city with several very large man-made ponds. Now the amazing thing to me was the incredibly large number of koi fish, I have never seen so many koi at once, there were for sure millions, even some over a foot long. Just unbelievable. People feed them freely bread and nobody complains, there are no signs of not to feed them and the koi just love to be fed. The competition between the koi and ducks for food is just incredible. The koi are on top of each other bringing their little mouths off the water, the ducks are swimming at full speed when a little something lands close to where they are, it is just amazing to see. Locals bring bread from home just for this activity and of course little children get to throw bread and watch this show. The walkways in the park are beautifully tiled, wide and nicely curved. There is an amphitheatre and that evening there was a show. A tribute to the Beattles. I would go back to this park any time. Debrecen is a great city.
7. Tiszavirag Pedestrian Bridge
8. Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 139 reviews
Located in Debrecen's Great Forest, the oldest conservation area in Hungary, the Debrecen Zoo and Amusement Park opened in 1958 as the country’s first zoo outside the capital. Now covering a combined area of 17 hectares, the institution has a threefold mission as it includes a zoo, a botanical collection, and an amusement park.
Reviewed By kgyt - Budapest, Hungary
It was a wonder. This zoo is very small, but the staff is more than very enthusiastic. They love the animals and they are kind and smiling people. Lovely visit.
9. Aqua Palace Hajduszoboszlo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By 797duaned - Buk, Hungary
Another great place to sit and enjoy many pools of various temperatures and depths as well as sunshine and you can take a break and have lunch and a drink or some great icecream or gelato ver do get there as early as possible as it fills fast especially when you want a lounge chair and a pool side spot.great for the entire family and if you are adventurous enough there is a wild water park with a whe lot of different size slides as this place is the largest waterpark in Europe.
10. Szabics port and Szabadidopart
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
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