| Departures | | From April to the end of October. |
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| THE DANUBE DELTA BETWEEN EARTH AND SEA | price from 699 € | | Romania - Kayaking & canoeing - 8 days |
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The Danube is the second longest river on the European continent (after the Volga). It takes its source in the Black Forest, in Germany, when two small streams, Brigach and Breg, meet in Donaueschingen; it is from this point that the river takes the name of Danube. It goes towards East on a distance about 2 902 kilometers, and crosses several capitals of the Central and Eastern Europe (Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade) to flow into Black Sea by the Danube Delta.
The Danube Delta is the second delta of Europe by its surface (3 446 km ²), but it is also the wildest. That’s why it’s listed in the UNESCO world heritage. Real maze of canals and lakes, it is a paradise for the aquatic fauna and flora. Two figures are explicit: the delta counts 1200 varieties of plants and welcomes 300 animal species (among which 250 sorts of migratory birds!). Immersed in the Delta you will have the impression to be in an original world when, in the bend of a canal, you will see flying away groups of pelicans, ibis or egrets.
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Day 1 Reception in Bucharest.
Trip starts in Bucharest. Guide greets clients at the airport. Transfer in city center. Guided tour in Bucharest if you arrive early. Night in a 3*** hotel in the Bucharest center. |
Day 2 Tulcea, the “gate of the Delta”
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer by bus to Tulcea, the “gate of the Delta”. Departure from Tulcea by boat and arrival at Crisan, a small fishermen village. Installation in our guesthouse and sail in a small boat to discover neighborhood. Bathing or fishing. |
Day 3 The Letea's forest
Today we will discover an untouched aspect of the delta. Guided by our host, a fisherman who knows perfectly this aquatic labyrinth, we will go by boat to Letea - “a village forgotten by God". Besides this traditional village with an incredible charm, we will discover the surprising forest of Letea. This forest counts birches, secular oaks, but also lianas and very curious flora which grew here thanks to seeds brought by migratory birds coming from Asia and Africa. |  |
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Day 4 the Black sea
Breakfast in our guesthouse, then trip boat until Sulina, where the Danube, having crossed more than 2900 km, flows into the Black Sea. Visit of the ancient lighthouse of Sulina, the point 0 from which the Danube is measured. This lighthouse built in 1870 in the Black Sea is now (because of sediments and alluviums which are transported by the powerful Danube) at more of 2km away from the shore. Visit of this town which looks like the end of the world, bathing in the Black Sea, then we go back to our guesthouse in Crisan. |
Day 5 The lipovenian village of Mila 23
Excursion by boat to Mila 23, in the heart of the Delta. Some of the inhabitants of this village are Lipovenes, orthodox believers who left Russia in the 17th century: persecuted by the tsarist regime after the schism of the Orthodox Church, they found refuge in the Danube Delta, where they conserved the secular practice of their faith. Then we go to our new guest house in Maliuc. |  |
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Day 6 Bird-watching from the Uzlina lake
Breakfast in our guesthouse. Outing in small boats, by small muddled canals, up to lake Uzlina to observe the multitude of birds which find refuge in the Delta. Picnic in a bank during the excursion. |
Day 7 “Paris of the Eastern Europe"
Departure by boat from Maliuc to Tulcea. There, we leave by bus to Bucharest. Free time to visit “The Paris of the Eastern Europe". Night in a 3*** hotel in the Bucharest center. |  |
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Day 8 End of journey
Breakfast and transfer to the airport. End of journey |
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| Details | Starting point
Bucharest airport or Bucharest train station.
End
Bucharest airport or Bucharest train station.
Accommodation
3*** guesthouses or 3*** hotel, in double room. Private facilities.
Number of people
Minimum of 6 people.
Level of difficulty
8 days / 4 ½ day of motorized fishing boat. A day of boat take between 4 and 6 hours. Some itineraries could change depending on the group or the weather conditions.
Carrying
You’ll have luggages with you during the transfers.
Options
- Extra night in Bucharest, double room in a 3*** hotel (2 breakfasts included) : 115€
- Price from 6 to 9 people : 695€
- Price from 10 to 13 people : 665€
- Price from 14 to 16 people : 635€
Included
Nights, meals (7 breakfasts, 5 picnics and 5 dinners at our guesthouses),transfers, guide.
Not included
Transfer to the meeting point and to the drop off point, Meals like indicated, drinks, items of personal nature. Entry fees into monuments.
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