Ten days trip
Day 1): Transfer from the airport Bucharest to Tulcea (190 miles). Meals depending on your arrival. Accomodation in Tulcea in a guest house (3 stars)
Day 2): Tulcea - THE DANUBE DELTA - Channel Litcov - Channel Crişan. Starting now, the trip will be by water way, on a boat with water toilette, kitchen, terrase for bird watching, saloon with beds for sleepee people! Accommodation in Crişan village,in a very nice guest house situated along the Danube river, in the middle of the Danube Delta. Is the day that plenty birds could be seen all over and very close. Such as pelicans, herons or woodpeckers.
Day 3): Crişan - Caraorman village, crossing the lakes Pui-Puiulet-Rosu-Rosulet, Sulina town. A day very rich in bird watching, pelicans, a lot of species of herons, grebes, falcons (especialy red footed falcon), white tailed eagle...Breakfast in Crisan, lunch on board, in the middle of the nature,dinner and accomodation in Sulina town.
Day 4): Sulina is a very old romanian town, that in old times was a pirate refugees port. The town is very interesting for its international cemetery and the old light tower. Here the Danube enters into the Black Sea... It's a walking day, and also, for birds passioned a very interesting day (srikes, hoopoos, bee-eaters and others...All meals we will have in Sulina (on board or in restaurants..)
Day 5): Sulina-Mila 23 village. A very interesting day, crossing lakes, channels, the Danube, floating islands. Accommodation in Mila 23 village, this is a fishermen village, situated in the wildest place of the Danube delta. You must "feel" the sunset here. Breakfast in Sulina, lunch on board,dinner and accomodation in Mila 23 village, in a traditional guest house.
Day 6): Mila 23 village-Lopatna channel-Heracle channel-Batag monastery-Babina lake-Mila 23 village. As all the days spent in this nature Paradise, this day offers us an amaizing mixture of water, channels, reed, birds, fishermen, water lilies, sunrise and sunset. The Batag monastery is situated in the heart of the Danube Delta, in a very isolated place, in a perfect harmony with the nature. Breakfast in the guest house, lunch and dinner on board.
Day 7): Mila 23 village-Olgutza channel-Sontea channel-Sireasa channel-Fortuna lake-Baclanesti lake-Nebunu lake-Tulcea. This is a very long bird watching day, probable the richest of different bird species. The landscapes will also be delightfull and beeing the last day spent in the Danube Delta, for sure you'll never forget it. Breakfast in Mila 23 guest house, lunch on board, dinner in Niculitel village. Transfer by minivan to this village situated in the middle of a very famous vineyard, oportunity for us to taste some very delicious local wines and to eat a very tasty traditional romanian meal.
Day 8): Niculitel - Saon monastery - Celic Dere and Cocos monastaires. A peacefull day, visiting some very nice monachal locations. Birdwatching for woodpeckers, forest birds and raptors
Day 9): Niculitel-Babadag forest-Histria-Vadu. One of the richest bird areas in Romania, where we could see pratincols, dalmatian pelicans, warblers.... Breakfast in Niculitel, lunch as picknic, dinner in Babadag "DOI IEPURASI" restaurant. Accomodation in Babadag forest, in a very special guest house, place to see a lot of different birds of prey (eagles, buzzards, falcons...)
Day 10): Babadag-Bucharest airport departing by plane. Meals on the road