Cibakháza Sziget

We visited here in July 2022 due to disaster tourism, and we left with an absolutely amazing experience: silky sand, warm water, few people (although obviously there have never been so many people swimming there in the Tisza), so a full-on free beach was born thanks to the low water level and the newly created island. We really regretted not bringing swimsuits, but of course we didn't miss it anyway (I think the locals still mention the girl who waded across to the island in long pants). The walk of several hundred meters in the floodplain ginja and the descent to the water on a rope on the steep bank were also a lasting experience. Next time (as the climate situation develops, it will probably be the next time) we will definitely bring beach gear...

The year 2024 is also the latest in a series of climate disasters in the past 6-7 years. The sight is brutal… Seeing Hungary’s second largest river like this is terrifying. It’s worth going out with family and children. It’s well signposted and can be reached in about a 10-minute walk. Sandy shore and riverbed and unexpectedly amazingly clean water, suitable for swimming and bathing. But be careful of course… because it gets deep very quickly. It’s amazing, you have to see this and when you’re there you have to try swimming and experience the drift. Have fun!

The island has a sandstone base, but is only visible at very low water levels. It reached its largest extent to date in July 2022. It can be reached by walking 1.5 km from the dam watchtower, and you can descend from the high bank using a rope ladder. Of course, you can do it without this, but the locals tied it here as an aid. It is not recommended to descend at high water levels, as the strong current often makes this impossible.

Clay reef, worth approaching from the dam guardhouse. Very spectacular when it is out of the water (typical around mid-August), but when it is underwater, it is beautiful with the 10-20 cm deep water gurgling above it. There were especially many mussels this year!

A natural phenomenon, a mid-river reef next to a hard clayey, broken riverbed, filled with moss. It will be visible as long as there is a drought.