The charm of the Hortobágy, its extent that is incomparable in Europe, its thousand colours and shades, the number of its unique phenomena have been grabbing the attention of writers, poets and other artists. And how much the writer was right when emphasized on the individuality of the Hortobágy's herdmen and animals! Now we know that this special association called "puszta" is unexampled not only in Hungary but in the world. The Hortobágy National Park, established in 1973, became part of the World Cultural Heritage. Therefore, we are delighted to introduce the most remarkable values of the puszta to our visitors.

We established the Puszta Animal Park in 1997 to show that is fundamental to know about animal keeping in the Hortobágy. Here we demonstrate the different tools and ways of animal keeping, the history of the typical animal species and breeds of the puszta, and their use in the past and now. The exhibition ground is at the edge of the puszta thus serving as a possible starting point of organized tours. Naturally, we know that such an exhibition can never be completed so we continuosly develop and enrich it. We would like to ensure place and possibility to the preservation of the most beautiful herdman traditions, therefore we organize the National Herdmen's Competition and Meeting here every year at Pentecost Saturday.