The hortobágy national Park, covering an area of 80,000 hectares, is the largest protected area in Hungary. One of the most amazing attractions of the Park is its "bird Foundation": the Park is home to over 300 species of birds, more than half of which nest here. Among the most notable birds of the Park — cranes, bustards, herons, eagles, Buzzards is a big part of the national Park is their natural habitat.

Hortobágy national Park is not only a part of the region of the Great plains and the largest natural grassland in Europe, this is territory that belongs to the shepherds (more than 200 families live in the Park), which has maintained the traditional way of life. Unique landscape Hortobagy is an example of harmonious coexistence of people and nature – the diversity of the flora and fauna of the area have been carefully preserved, and livestock is an integral part of the landscape.

The Park has museums of peasant life (Museum of the shepherds), "Hortobagyi national Park in pictures", "Protection for birds and gatehouse "Salihli".

On the territory of the hortobágy national Park a variety of events, competitions and festivals. Every June, the Park hosts a Celebration of horses" that attracts large numbers of tourists and horse enthusiasts, and designed to preserve centuries-old traditions of Hungarian culture.