Temperate-continental basin: hot, dry summers and cold, often snowy winters. Flat Pannonian plains, volcanic Balaton Uplands and low Carpathian foothills are cut by the Danube and Tisza rivers. Kayakers and SUPers explore the Danube Bend and Szigetköz back-waters, sailors chase thermic breezes on Lake Balaton, hikers and MTBers tackle the Bükk and Mátra hills, while cavers venture into Aggtelek’s UNESCO karst labyrinth.