Danube Delta in winter Photography Tour is an amazing experience! Weather is changeable nowadays so you need a bit of luck, but that is true generally for photographing nature! All our target subjects were available in 2026 but opportunities are different and changing throughout. It is important to bring enough winter clothing as the night sessions can be cold! We had temperature down to -9C on some occasions in late Januaryof and early February in 2026. Our comfortable base has nice warm rooms and excellent local cusine! Subjects are plentyful but Golden Jackals in winter coat, Dalmatian Pelicans in breeding dress, fishing White-tailed Eagles, Pallas’s Gulls and Wildcats are amongst our top targets. Indeed we had as many as 9 sightings of Wildcats this winter and an amazing 4 sightings of European Mink! If you looking for an unusual tour out of the beaten track, the winter Danube Delta is certainly one! Come and join us next year, places are limited as the timeframe for such a tours are short! All the images below are taken in 2026!

Golden Jackal in the Danube Delta. Image by Janos Olah
Face to face with a Dalmatian Pelican while the yellow pouch of a White Pelican is visible in the background. Image by Janos Olah.
Winter feeling in the Danube Delta with breeding plumaged Great Cormorants. Image by Janos Olah
White Pelican ready to eat a fish. Amazing to see the bill of these huge birds from an unusual angle. Image by Janos Olah.
A drake Smew in the Danube Delta. It is a scarce species and the best chance to connect with one when the lagoons are frozen, especially in February. Image by Janos Olah
Tawny Owl along the channels of the delta in winter. Most probably looking for Little Grebes to eat. Image by Janos Olah
Golden Jackal in winter coat. Image by Janos Olah
One of the rarest Euroepan mammal: European Mink. It is regularly seen on some of our tours! You can see its webbed feet on this image. Image by Janos Olah
Pallas’s Gull in action! On our winter tours to the Danube Delta we often get great action by these large and amazing gulls. Image by Janos Olah
Golden Jackas offer great photo opportunities when they chasing each other or all birds while defending food. Especially winter they are attractive with their winter coat on. Image by Janos Olah.
Pallas’s Gull is an iconic species of the Danube Delta as they breed nowehere else in Europe! In winter we see them in full breeding dress. Image by Janos Olah