ROMANIA PHOTO TOURS > DANUBE DELTA BIRD-PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR
High diversity in the DANUBE DELTA and DOBRUDJA

Bird-photography in the biggest wetland of Europe. This fantastic eight-day tour focuses on he Danube Delta and Dobrudja area of Romania which is an amazingly diverse breeding and migration hotspot of Europe! The tour combines hide-photography and stalking photography, though these two will merge together in our special photo-boat inside the delta allowing superb possibilities getting close to birds!

Timing:
Fixed dates but also available upon request
Recommended period between 10th May and 15th July

Dates:
2012, 13-20 MayStill 2 places available
2012, 2-9 JuneFULL
2012, 16-23 June Still 1 places available
2013, 25 May to 1st JuneFULL
2013, 1-8 JuneStill 4 places available

Duration:
8 days (7 nights)

Itinerary:
Day 1 The tour begins at Bucharest, from where we will transfer to Tulcea – the gateway to the Sulina arm of the Danube Delta. Upon arrival we will board our purpose built photo-boat called ’Borzas’ and travel to Mila 23 which will be our base for the next 3 nights. If time allows we will spend this first afternoon with photography.

Days 2 - 3 We will have two full days of photography inside the Danube Delta. This will allow us to enjoy a variety of subjects in this last wilderness of Europe. The exact programme will be determined by the available subjects and the desires of the photographers. We will have two photo sessions daily. We usually start 30 minutes before sunrise and return to our accommodation for lunch and rest. The afternoon session will last until sunset.

Day 4 After a last morning session we will sadly leave the Danube Delta behind and travel back to Tulcea for an overnight.

Day 5 - 6 Early this morning we leave for the Macin Mountain National Park where we will visit the “photo hide for drinking birds”. This rather dry habitat support a lot of scarce birds and our drinking pool will most probably be visited by many species. Two people will spend the morning in the hide while our guide will take the other two clients to photograph Souslik and various steppe bird species. If any suitable subject found dog-house type blinds can be used any time. In the afternoon the other two photographers will use the drinking hide. The following day is the same but vice versa. One night will be spent in Macin. On the second day we will transfer to Constanta for a two night stay.

Days 7 A full day will be spent around Constanta where we will concentrate our efforts on Steppe species. We will be doing mainly stalking photography but blinds can be used if required.

Day 8 After an early morning photography we will return to Bucharest where the tour will end... For more information (about the boat, hides, comfort, hide technical informations, bird species) visit our hides menu item.

Logistics:
Our daily routine inside the Danube-delta is to have two photo sessions a day. The morning session usually starts at ca. 04:00 and finishes at ca. 10:30. Then the photographers have lunch and a three-hour rest before going out on the afternoon session (15:00–20:00). Most photography will take place from the custom-built photo-boat called ’Borzas’. On all other days the daily programme is to be discussed with the guide.

Recommended equipment:
This tour will offer you very diverse photographing opportunities. Therefore, we suggest that you bring along lenses from fish-eye and wide angle to 300mm and 500mm ones.

Expected number of birds species photographed on this tour:
30-50 species

What to bring:
torch, binocular, tripod, insect repellent, waterproof and/or slipping proof sandals or slippers, wind proof clothing, sun block and hat

Accommodation & Road Transport:
The hotels are of a good standard for most of the tour. In the Macin area slightly lower standard but it is clean (one night). Road transport is by minibus and roads are generally good.

Walking:
The walking effort is mostly easy throughout the tour.

Climate:
In May-June-July most days are warm, dry and sunny and temperature is up to 30C. We will focus on the early morning and late afternoon hours however so it will not be inconvenient.

Group size and prices:
The minimum group size is 3 photographers
The maximum group size is 4 photographers
Tour price: 1790 euro/person
This price is based on double occupancy.
Single room supplement is 105 euro/person

Booking
Booking conditions

The price includes:
Bucharest-to-Bucharest all inclusive
The use of our unique photo-boat with photo-through windows
The use of our unique photo-through panorama hide
All transportation throughout the tour
All meals
All accommodation
All entrance fees
Local guides

The price excludes:
International flight to Bucharest
Alcoholic drinks
Services of personal nature (telephone calls, laundry etc.)
Tips to guides

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