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Martina
Slovakia2 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
The place is fantastic, my children had a great fun watching Mum trying to row a boat. Unfortunately, as non Hungarian speakers we missed the lectures. Even though the QR codes were available with variety of languages, with a group as big as ours it was tricky to get to them without disturbing the other visitors. It would be helpful to have more QR codes displayed on more walls. The movie we watched could have been interesting, but again, no subtitles. Even the most basic instructions such as "we are going down to the cave where you will wait in the queue until it's your turn to get on theboat" was not offered.
Written July 14, 2024
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Wanderlust Travler
United States1 contribution
Apr 2021 • Business
The cashier and a supervisor denied us entry because one of us was a US citizen and even though both of us had our fully vaccinated Pfizer card and they assured us prior to visiting that we would be welcomed. Even had official documents showing we were there on official business. After an hour drive to get there, left feeling completely discriminated against.
Written May 26, 2021
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roxaine
Geldern, Germany106 contributions
Jul 2020 • Couples
Foreign visitors should be aware that the guided tour is only in Hungarian. (Rumor has it that there’s audio guide in English, but I’m not sure since I’m Hungarian and didn’t need translation).
The tour guide was knowledgeable, funny and attentive. The information was neither too much nor too little.
The boat ride was fun, the water crystal clear, the path quite adventurous. Not recommended for claustrophobic people. :-)
The tour guide was knowledgeable, funny and attentive. The information was neither too much nor too little.
The boat ride was fun, the water crystal clear, the path quite adventurous. Not recommended for claustrophobic people. :-)
Written July 20, 2020
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jessica r
18 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
This was a really nice activity. Good explanations and factual displays upstairs about the cave formation, local history etc. In hungarian, german and english - take the time to read these as it's not a massive place so no point rushing through. Some things for kids to do too. Then you go downsstairs where there are some caves to wander round amd have a look at. Finally you go to the boat, underground, where you get into the metal boat, handed a paddle and then you are off! You have to paddle through the caves (it's lit) we went and were the only people theere which made the atmosphere great. The caves come down low and there are a few tight bends which make it exciting for kids. Really nice. Then you come up back into the town of Tapolca and can marvel at how you were just paddling about under the town :-) Parking in the street outside, is free parking on sunday. Nice gem shop next door. Tickets are reasonable and they do a family discount ticket
Written April 21, 2024
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KemikOjstra
Maribor, Slovenia1,716 contributions
Oct 2018 • Solo
Boat ride in this lake cave is surely something that will never be forgotten, it is such a nice experience. Even people with not much or even no experience in rowing, kayaking or canoeing can do this and learn how to row. But be prepared, sometimes one must bend in low-roof sections and there are some narrow sections. 180 metres of ride on water is not that short as it looks on paper and in people's minds. Make sure to read some statements and rules about this boat ride on the official internet homepage of this attraction if you bring kids along.
Guides are talking Hungarian but all importat things from the exhibition (at the beginning of the tour) are also written on boards in English and German. You can pay extra for the audio guide in English or German (1000 HUF per person, additional to 2000 HUF for an adult ticket) but there are said exactly the same things which are written on the exhibition boards. I see this exhibition very educational because it explains geology and biology of the cave very well and there are also many photos from other natural sights in the world which are similar (my favourite sections are surely non-karstic and karstic caves but there is also an interesting and picturesque review of geologic periods, with looks of Pannonian basin-sea in each of them). Each visitor is given 3D-glasses at the beginning and therefore see some pictures on videos in very magnificent way.
The only weakness is that there are not many part of caves that are accessible to tourists. A great proportion of cave is under water and can be researched only by divers. Dry part of cave visit is only 70 metres long. You don't have to wait for groups with guides all along and can go immediately to boat ride when you read important things from the exhibition boards because there are only 8 boats overall and carrying capacity of each is 220 kilograms (therefore it can be waiting time in case of crush).
Lockers are big enough for rucksacks and it is a key for each of them but you must give a 100 HUF coin in there to be fully closed (therefore be sure that you also have HUF coins with you in Hungary, at least because nearly all parking automatons in the Balaton region also accept only coins to pay in the parking zones). The best time of the day for visit is maybe the earliest possible because after that many groups with buses can come. After your visit, you can buy a photo or magnet with you between the boat ride.
Guides are talking Hungarian but all importat things from the exhibition (at the beginning of the tour) are also written on boards in English and German. You can pay extra for the audio guide in English or German (1000 HUF per person, additional to 2000 HUF for an adult ticket) but there are said exactly the same things which are written on the exhibition boards. I see this exhibition very educational because it explains geology and biology of the cave very well and there are also many photos from other natural sights in the world which are similar (my favourite sections are surely non-karstic and karstic caves but there is also an interesting and picturesque review of geologic periods, with looks of Pannonian basin-sea in each of them). Each visitor is given 3D-glasses at the beginning and therefore see some pictures on videos in very magnificent way.
The only weakness is that there are not many part of caves that are accessible to tourists. A great proportion of cave is under water and can be researched only by divers. Dry part of cave visit is only 70 metres long. You don't have to wait for groups with guides all along and can go immediately to boat ride when you read important things from the exhibition boards because there are only 8 boats overall and carrying capacity of each is 220 kilograms (therefore it can be waiting time in case of crush).
Lockers are big enough for rucksacks and it is a key for each of them but you must give a 100 HUF coin in there to be fully closed (therefore be sure that you also have HUF coins with you in Hungary, at least because nearly all parking automatons in the Balaton region also accept only coins to pay in the parking zones). The best time of the day for visit is maybe the earliest possible because after that many groups with buses can come. After your visit, you can buy a photo or magnet with you between the boat ride.
Written October 27, 2018
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Andrew V
West Sussex, UK204 contributions
Jul 2011 • Couples
A short but fascinating trip 20m below the Tapolca town centre into a 2.5 km limestone cave system discovered only 100 years ago. You can paddle your own small boat round 250 metes of the flooded cave and walk through a limited part of the system. Do read the information (in English) as you wait to go down the 73 steps into the caves. Since only 50 people at a time can enter, you will need to queue for a short while. Weekends and public holidays are best avoided if you don't want to queue for too long.
Written July 8, 2011
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geomang
Malta521 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
I'm not one who normally gives negative reviews but in this case had to endure a 45 minutes lecture in Hungarian at the start. The guy could speak English but everything was said in Hungarian - I know it's Hungary but there exist headphones or at least an option to skip the lecture and go straight for the caves which I suspect many would have done, even those who understood the extra long lecture. If people wanted to learn they'd go to school, and this comes from a lecturer. Even the 3D film is in Hungarian with no subtitles or anything.The boat ride in the cave is pleasant though.
Written July 31, 2018
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Hajni B
Budapest, Hungary196 contributions
Feb 2017 • Friends
I visited the cave with my non-Hungarian speaker friend (I'm from Hungary). There is a great interactive, interesting exhibition about the cave, how it was formed, etc with explanation signs in 3 languages (Hungarian, English, German) that, for a misterious reason, you are not allowed to visit on your own. So we were forced to join a group, with a Hungarian guide (no other language options) and my friend had to listen to 40 minutes Hungarian speech. The guide was terrible even for me, he did not articulate well, and he had no clue how to say anything so that we actually enjoy. It was boring, long. There were quite a lot of children in the group, I don't think they got anything this guy was explaining. So after the 40 minutes suffering we got to the main attraction, the boat tour. It was great. It lasts 10 minutes max, but it is an amazing experience. It's a shame the first part is so badly organized. My 2 point go for the boat ride, and the staff has lost the rest...
Written February 5, 2017
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Femke N
Arnhem, The Netherlands5 contributions
Jun 2013 • Couples
You will find it at the biginning of the line... It is not easy to find it, but there were lot of people. We have waited 1,5 hours to go in (on a summer weekend). The cave is beautiful, but the trip takes only 10 minutes.
Written June 12, 2013
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stanspec
Rochester, NY29 contributions
May 2013 • Couples
Go down in a cave for a row boat ride through the underground lake. Fun for the 30 minutes it takes.
Written May 19, 2013
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My Child is 2 years old. Is it allowed to visit with me?
Written July 13, 2020
Kis meretu kutyaval (yorki) latogathato?
Written July 2, 2020
Posso portare il mio cane di taglia media all'interno della grotta? Anche in canoa?
Written April 26, 2019
If you purchase tickets online, do they need to be printed or can you show the electronic tickets on your phone?
Written August 14, 2018
I used electronic tickets on my phone, ensure the barcodes can be read. Hope this helps
Written August 15, 2018
Dear Sir,
Regarding Tapolca Lake Cave, what is the average time needed for visiting this place?
Thanks in advance
Fowzi
Written July 22, 2017
Hi, one hour with information about history of World. W/o ( means only boat trip cca/only 30 min.BR Martin
Written July 22, 2017
Hi , may I know how I can get to lake cave via public transport from siofok?
Thanks !
Written January 29, 2017
Hi, maybe take a ferry from Siofok to Balatonfured and then by bus to Topolca. But not sure how often does the ferry go during the winter.
Written January 29, 2017
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