Balázs Szigeti

Balázs is a dedicated birdwatcher & director of Ecotours Wildlife Holidays Ltd. He is based in Budapest. He speaks perfect English, has a great sense of humour & has travelled widely in Eastern Europe, West Africa and the Americas. He is a gifted birdwatcher able to imitate many European birdcalls… even a nightjar… no mean feat! He is also a keen wildlife photographer. He is leading tours to most of Eastern Europe and Mongolia.

Attila Steiner

Attila is a keen birdwatcher and naturalist. He has been working for WWF on species conservation and wildlife trade before joining Ecotours Wildlife Holidays. He has travelled extensively through most of Europe, Africa, Asia and the American continent. He speaks English, German and Spanish. He has a good knowledge of not only birds, but butterflies and dragonflies as well. He has a special sense of humour. Attila is leading tours to most countries in Eastern Europe, plus Ghana and Ethiopia.

István Bártol

István graduated as a biologist at the University of Science in Szeged and attended a bird ecology PhD course. Since then he has been working as a warden in the Kiskunság National Park. Being another enthusiastic and friendly member of the Ecotours Wildlife Holidays team he is tirelessly looking after our clients ensuring a great holiday. He speaks English, Serbian and Spanish, and he has widely visited Europe including the countries of former Yugoslavia, Romania and Poland. István has four children and lives in Tiszaalpár, a quiet and beautiful village on the border of Kiskunság National Park. He is leading tours to Hungary, Mongolia, Montenegro & Albania, Croatia.

Máté Havasi

Máté is an experienced bird enthusiast and bird ringer. He graduated as an environmental scientist and fishery engineer and he has a PhD in animal husbandry sciences. His passion for nature and especially for animals already became obvious in his early childhood. His focus was always on birdwatching, bird ringing, and hiking, but he is also interested in bats, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies and orchids. Máté has visited many countries in Europe, but has some experience from Africa, South America and even from Antarctica. He took part in several conservation projects, field studies and environmental education programmes. He is passionate about exploring our natural heritage, and he is committed to share it with you.

Sándor Konyhás

Sándor became interested with the birds and their habitats at his childhood. His area of work includes the study of endangered ground-dwelling bird communities in his native Eastern-Hungarian pseudo-steppes. Familiar with research, monitoring, conservation program planning and execution in the field. He has travelled through most of Europe from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, and the Middle-East. He speaks English, has a friendly, helpful, patient and informative manner.

Róbert Enyedi

Róbert is a biologist, ecologist, primarily interested in insects (e.g. scarabs and sapro-xylophagous beetles, butterflies and dragonflies), but he is also an experienced field ornithologist. After his studies (MSc, PhD) he worked for the Bükk National Park Directorate (as a conservation manager) and for the Kiskunság National Park Directorate (as a zoological referent) for 13 years. He is currently a freelance expert in the fields of conservation biology and wildlife ecology.

Béla Tokody

Bela speaks excellent English, and is a cheerful and very informative person. He is a native Hungarian, a keen birder. He lives in the South of the country, in the city of Szeged, and he is a well-known figure of the Hungarian birding circles.
He graduated in forest management and has another diploma as a lawyer. Actually works for Birdlife Hungary, as project manager of the project holding the title: “Conservation of the European Roller in the Carpathian Basin”, and he is also member of the board of directors of the Hungarian ringing (banding) committee.

Milan Vogrin

Milan is an ecologist, specialist for animal ecology, specially for birds, reptiles and amphibians. Familiar with inventarisation, monitoring, renaturation of habitats. Leader of different ecological camps for youth and students. Lead and successfully finished more then 30 projects. Professional adviser and co-worker for the national television. Photographer with many exhibitions and awards, photos was published in various journals and books home and abroad. Author and co-author of more then 500 articles in Slovene or English in various scientific journals home and abroad as well in popular journals.

Adam Tamas

Ádám has been passionate about birding since the age of 14. He graduated in 2011 with a degree in Nature Conservation Engineering from the University of West Hungary in Sopron. For his thesis, he analyzed a decade-long waterbird census conducted along the lower reaches of the Danube River.

Currently, Ádám works as a ranger in the southern part of Kiskunság National Park, near his hometown of Baja. He served as a member of the Hungarian Rarities Committee for 10 years and has discovered several rare bird species in his region, including the Spanish Sparrow, Steppe Eagle, and Yellow-billed Diver, among many others.

Deeply committed to environmental education, Ádám actively participates in school programs focused on local wildlife and conservation. Known for his kindness and helpful nature, he especially enjoys introducing international visitors to Hungary’s birds and their natural habitats.

Stefan Matis

Stefan is the main organizer and coordinator of the faunistical study of the bat fauna of Eastern Slovakia. He has prepared protection plans and he was the author and co-author of about 30 scientific articles. His area of research also includes the study of the population dynamic of several bird species. He has achieved good results in protecting Corncrake in the National Park, and he is also an active bird ringer. For the last several years he has been a ranger of the Slovak Karst National Park. Stefan is our local guide in the Slovak Karst.

Bence Kókay

Bence has finished his studies at the Kecskemét Horticulture College in 2008. He has worked for Hungarian Birdlife, now he works for the Hungarian Academy of Science. He has started birdwatching in 1995. His favourite area in Hungary is Kiskunság National Park, where he has observed some rarities like White-tailed Plover, Baird’s Sandpiper, Eleonora’s Falcon, Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Bence is a member of the Hungarian Rarities Committee and he is one of the most respected field ornithologists in Hungary for his extremely good eyes, which led him to innumerable unusual bird records. He is an excellent guide with a great sense of humour and he loves to share his passion for birds. Bence is currently leading trips for us in Hungary, Belarus and Romania.

Zsombor Berényi

Zsombor has been a keen birdwatcher and nature lover since his childhood. He has travelled widely in the Western Palearctic from Turkey to Norway and the Macaronesian Islands to get familiar with the birds and their habitats. He graduated as an agriculture engineer of environmental economics in 2004. Later he studied nature conservation at Szt. Istvan University and received his nature conservation engineering master diploma (Msc) in 2014.
Zsombor has been a programme coordinator at BirdLife Hungary for six years. Now he works for the Middle Danube Valley Inspectorate for Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation as a landscape inspector. Zsombor has a friendly and outgoing personality. He is leading tours for us in Hungary and neighbouring countries.

Tibor Danyik

Tibor graduated as a nature conservation engineer at the University of West Hungary in Sopron and he is currently a PhD student at the University of Science in Szeged. Since 2008 he has been working for Körös-Maros National Park as an entomologist. His main interest is in Odonata, Orthoptera and Macrolepidoptera, but he has a good knowledge of most other artrophods and he is an expert of macrophytic seaweeds. His main research topics are invasive ecology, faunistic survey and monitoring, conservation of endangered species. He speaks English well. He is a keen wildlife illustrator.

Endre Soós

Endre graduated at the University of Veterinary Science in 1995. He has a diploma on Endangered Species Management and is presently the Head of Veterinary Department at the Budapest Zoo. In 1996 he spent a month in Tanzania, filming chimpanzees with Jane Goodall at the Gombe National Park. Endre is a keen birdwatcher, who visited Europe, Kenya, India, Ecuador, Australia and Ghana.

In Memoriam Gábor Kovács (1951-2023)

Gábor worked as a ranger in Hortobágy National Park for decades. His knowledge of the area and its wildlife is legendary. He published and contributed to many publications on the avifauna of Hortobágy. He was a talented and keen nature photographer; his photos appeared in a wide number of books and periodicals. As our local guide in Hortobágy National Park, his wisdom, kindness, and dedication left a lasting impact on all who had the privilege to work with him.

Anita Szeicz

She deals with administrative, operational, and support functions that keeps the office running smoothly behind the scenes. Anita has worked at Ecotours before and is now part of the team again. She studied at the College of Commerce, Catering, and Tourism, where she earned her degree. She especially enjoys spending time in nature and lately she moved from Budapest to a farm, where deer stroll at the edge of her garden, and she has also photographed long-eared owls in the bushes. Her hobbies include photography, volleyball, tennis and learning Greek.

In Memoriam – Monika Szladik (1974-2025)

Monika graduated from the Faculty of Humanities, where her love for arts, culture, and history truly flourished. Based in Budapest, she was a dedicated member of the EWH team, contributing with care and commitment in administration, customer service, and by warmly guiding our clients through the beauty of the city she cherished.

Her passion for exploring the world took her across Europe, West Africa, and South America, enriching her life with diverse experiences and perspectives. Monika’s kindness and caring spirit touched everyone around her. She delighted in nature, enjoyed accompanying tours, and always shared her enthusiasm with those she met.

We remember Monika not only for her many talents and dedication but also for the warmth, joy, and compassion she brought into our lives.

She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered.