4 days/ 3 nights of touring and birdwatching in one of Europe's best-kept secrets: The Danube Delta

It is estimated that more than 3,000 pairs of pelicans breed annually in the Danube Delta. Along with the cormorants, swans and ducks, they make up the largest contingent of the 176 species that breed in the area.

Visiting a cormorant or pelican breeding colony is an awesome experience. Here, nature reigns supreme - cormorants, spoon-bills, egrets and herons share the colony ensuring that every vantage branch on the trees hosts a nest.

Bustling with life, the strictly protected colonies give the visitor a magical insight into the amazing world of nature. In the reed beds below, ducks and swans rear their young in nests camouflaged in the thick foliage.

An abundant food supply is provided in the surrounding waters of the Delta, where birds consume over 8,000 tonnes of fish every year.

Tour: Birds of the Danube Delta

Tour Length: 4 days / 3 nights

Departures:

   • by request

Tour Price:

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Day 01: (Friday) Arrive at Bucharest's Henri Coanda Airport, board a luxury vehicle for the 180 mile transfer to Delta Nature Resort, passing through picturesque villages and small towns and getting a first experience of fascinating rural Romania. Once you have checked in and are comfortable at the Hotel you may attend a briefing by the resorts exploration team. The day ends with a relaxing dinner at "Feathers".

Day 02: (Saturday) After breakfast, head out by boat to the Christian Orthodox Saon Monastery. It was built in 1846 and is home to some 40 nuns who run an organic farm on the banks of the picturesque Parches Lake. Here you have lunch prepared by the nuns and served in the refractory adorned by hand painted frescos. After lunch stroll through the chapel and church at Saon before moving on to the Badila Cellars in the Niculetsel vineyards. The vineyards of the area are said to have been planted by Roman soldiers in the 15th century. Sample some of the 20 year old wines from the cellars before heading back to the resort.

Later in the day, board a boat trip to the Purchelu mixed bird colony close to Tulcea. During this two hour trip you will see a number of the Delta's bird species a such as spoonbills, cormorants, ibis, herons, egrets, and - with a little luck - the white tailed fishing eagle. Depending on season you may see a number of nests with young chicks.

Dinner is a royal treat: sample the famous Romanian Beluga Caviar - said to be amongst the best in the world - and feast on traditional Romanian specialties.

Day 03: (Sunday) A venture into the heart of the natural reserve. After breakfast we take you to Tulcea, transfer into a boat and explore some of the main channels and lakes of the Delta. In addition to visiting the largest colony of white pelicans in Europe, you can spot most of the birds of the area and navigate the narrow channels that connect the lakes and reed-beds. Lunch is a traditional Delta fish soup, freshly cooked and served on one of the islands en-route.

Before returning to the resort, spend some time in Tulcea to see the museums of natural history, anthropology and archeology. Back at the resort enjoy a relaxing massage or a dip in the pool before dinner at Feathers.

Day 04: (Monday) After breakfast, departure for Bucharest in time for your return flight. (meals on the flight)

Tours must be booked at least 45 days prior to arrival.

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