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Bekesszentandras, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Dencey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Holt-Körös

Kayak spot · Hungary

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kayak conditions at Holt-Körös, each day of your trip
DayWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2to 8usually4 kn11kn13°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Holt-Körös

A launch on the Holt-Körös. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away. The town to stay in is Bekesszentandras. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Holt-Körös
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.8 km away.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,180–US$2,250 each

about US$1,180–US$2,250 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$543–US$1,120
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$234–US$389
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$107–US$201
Totalabout US$1,180–US$2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bekesszentandras

Closest

Bekesszentandras

8 min by car · 71 places to stay

about US$87/nightcountry average

See 71 places to stay in Bekesszentandras · Booking.com

About Bekesszentandras its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$87 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 50m

About 18h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BEG, direct, then 4h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits