Birdwatching in Romania – 8 Days Tour


Itinerary

Day 1 / BUCHAREST ARRIVAL - SINOE

Meet the driver at the airport in Bucharest and transfer to Sinoe wetland. Overnight at GRINDUL LUPILOR GUESTHOUSE 4*.

Meal plan: Dinner


Day 2 / SINOE – VADU – HISTRIA - SINOE

Accompanied by a guide, after breakfast you will visit the Vadu area. Here, in places with shallow water you have high chances of spotting water bird species like caspian tern, broad-billed sandpiper, collared pratincole, marsh sandpiper, red-necked phalaropes and stone curlew. In the afternoon you will visit Histria, the oldest attested city in Romania. Here you can spot many passerines and if you are lucky, the difficult to find Paddyfield Warbler. Depending on the season the itinerary can change a bit for maximizing the chances of spotting a variety of chances. Overnight at GRINDUL LUPILOR GUESTHOUSE 4*.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 3 / SINOE – DOBROGEA GORGES RESERVE – VADU – SINOE

After breakfast you will visit the Dobrogea Gorges Reserve, an amazing natural site where you can spot multiple species of wheatears and raptors like the red-footed falcon, levant sparrow hawk, the long-legged buzzard and the short-toed snake eagle. This location also hosts many other wildlife species, including reptiles and rodents. After lunch you will visit the Vadu wetland, another excellent site for birdwatching. Overnight at GRINDUL LUPILOR GUESTHOUSE 4*.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 4 / SINOE – BABADAG FOREST – TULCEA – DANUBE DELTA

After breakfast you will leave Sinoe village and head north towards Babadag Forest Nature Reserve. At this site you have high chances of spotting the stone-curlew, tree pipit, calandra lark and other passerines and woodpeckers. After the visit you will continue to Tulcea, where, in the afternoon, you will begin a boat tour in the Danube Delta. The cruise will take you to the middle of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, in the Mila 23 village. This is one of the most remote traditional villages in the region and it’s being inhabited only by Lipovans, an ethnic group of Russian origins. Overnight at GRINDUL LUPILOR GUESTHOUSE 4*.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 5 - 6 / DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE

You will spend these two days exploring the Danube’s Delta northern region as well as the Danube’s Sulina branch. During the cruises you will have the chance to see the untouched channels and fisherman’s villages and of course see a multitude of bird species. There are over 320 bird species in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and some of the most popular include the grey heron, great reed warbler, common loon, white-tailed eagle, saker falcon, owl, the common shelduck, woodpecker, great tit and sparrow. Also here you can find the largest mixt bird colony in Europe which includes the great white pelican, the Dalmatian pelican and the great cormorant. Overnight at OBRETIN GUESTHOUSE 4*.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 7 / DABUBE DELTA – MACIN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – TULCEA

After breakfast you will depart from the Danube Delta and visit the Macin Mountain National Park. This is the only area in the European Union where the steppe ecosystems combine with sub-Mediterranean and Balkan forests. In the Macin Mountains National Park there are over 3400 species of flora and fauna and visitors are greeted with amazing natural landscapes. After the visit you will be transferred to the hotel in Tulcea. Overnight at HOTEL DELTA 4*.

Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 8 / TULCEA – DEPARTURE FROM BUCHAREST

After breakfast, depending on your flight schedule, you will be transferred to the airport in Bucharest.

Meal plan: Breakfast


Accomodation & Tarriffs



Location4* Category
SinoeGRINDUL LUPILOR GUESTHOUSE
Danube DeltaOBRETIN GUESTHOUSE
TulceaHOTEL DELTA
Period June - September 2019
Tarriffs4* Category
Single supplement155 euro/person
Total tarrif/person990 euro/person (for 20 pax group)

Included services

  • 7 nights’ accommodation at the specified hotels/guesthouses or similar
  • Transfers throughout the itinerary
  • Full board, without drinks
  • English speaking guide/ornithologist throughout the tour
  • All tours, visits and activities, indicated in the outlined itinerary
  • 24-hours emergency phone numbers
  • Visa assistance if required



Extra services

  • Flights or other flight related costs
  • Porterage (airport & hotel)
  • Tips for guide and driver
  • Optional excursions and visits
  • Medical insurance

Observations

  • The prices are valid for 2019, except legal holidays in Romania, when additional costs may apply;
  • We will supply you with all the required company details, including the SWIFT code, in order to safely proceed with the payment;
  • Payment will be made in Euros, to the provided bank account;
  • In case of payment by credit card, the bank will perceive an extra comission of 1.6%, of the full value of the transaction;

Reservation

  • The payment will be made, as follows:
  • For the ground services, an advance payment of 30% of the full value of the package, will be made at the moment of the reservation;
  • The other 70% of the full value of the package, will be paid the latest, one month before the beginning of the services and the exact dates for the payment will be set through annexes to the contract;
  • For service confirmations received 30 days before they commence, full prepayment will be made at the moment of the confirmation;
  • If the client wishes to include also the flights in the present package, the price for the flights, will be paid in full, at the moment of their reservation;
  • Airline companies can modify the flight’s schedule or status, according to their internal organization, without any prior notice to the travel agency. TRIPTAILOR cannot be made liable for any changes in the schedule of the booked flight, which falls completely in the responsibility of the airline company.




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