Wildlife Photo Tour to the Danube Delta, 5 Days 4 Night Shared




Duration
5 days
Max Group Size
30
Departure Type
Scheduled
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
easy
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
11 - 99 Ages
About this tour
These are tours dedicated to enthusiast or professional photographers, who want to discover and photograph the rich fauna of Danube Delta. This program includes 3 days of boat trips plus the two boat transfers from Tulcea to Mila23 and return.It is a photography tour, with flexible routes according to Danube Delta conditions, weather, water level or any other field information. Also, we can adapt the schedule according to bird flocks spots, the species of birds you would like to photograph or other types of attractions you want to photograph. We can spend more time in one place, track and photograph different birds and/or animals.
What makes this tour special
Itinerary
Departure time from Tulcea, from Port Aval – Tulcea, is at 16:00. We wait for you half an hour before this time, in order to fix payments (if any) and other details. You will go to Mila23 and check in at the guesthouse. The transfer takes 2-2,5 hours. During the transfer, we have enough time to talk about our route, Danube Delta peculiarities, nature photography, rules and behavior in a natural reserve and the program for next two days.In the evening, the host will wait for you with a traditional dinner based on fish (if you have any food restrictions, please let us know when you make the booking).The trip to Mila23 is on a very beautiful route, full of photographic subjects; the twilight is perfect for the route to Mila23. We will not travel on the Danube but on small canals and wild lakes, constantly looking for new subjects to photograph.
Our trip into the Danube Delta will begin early in the morning, before sunrise, to catch its magic light and birds that begin to feed. The morning tour takes about 5-6 hours and you will have the breakfast to go or on return to the accommodation. After the morning session, you will return to the guesthouse to have some rest. With 4 hours before sunset, you will start for the evening session. You will travel to different places in Danube Delta, the routes being decided on a day to day basis, depending on weather conditions, water level and our guides experience. After taking your last shots in the dusk, you will come back to the accommodation. Don’t forget to download your photos and recharge your batteries!We will be looking for the stars of these places: Pelicans, both the White and the rare Dalmatians. Of course, we will be looking for any kind of bird, starting with the common Little and Great Egrets, Gray, Purple, Yellow, or Night Heron, the agile Kingfisher, the majestic White-tailed Eagle and noisy Coots. We will also look for surf birds or birds that look for food in muddy stretches: Godwits, Spoonbills, Ibises, Ruffs, Stilts and others.Of course we will not neglect the mammals, we will always seek to find the playful otters, the cautious wild boars, the elegant roe deer, the funny muskrats or the beautiful raccoon dog.Lunch is optional (you can order it to the guesthouse). Dinner is at the guesthouse.
Our trip into the Danube Delta will begin early in the morning, before sunrise, to catch its magic light and birds that begin to feed. The morning tour takes about 5-6 hours and you will have the breakfast to go or on return to the accommodation. After the morning session, you will return to the guesthouse to have some rest. With 4 hours before sunset, you will start for the evening session. You will travel to different places in Danube Delta, the routes being decided on a day to day basis, depending on weather conditions, water level and our guides experience. After taking your last shots in the dusk, you will come back to the accommodation. Don’t forget to download your photos and recharge your batteries!We will be looking for the stars of these places: Pelicans, both the White and the rare Dalmatians. Of course, we will be looking for any kind of bird, starting with the common Little and Great Egrets, Gray, Purple, Yellow, or Night Heron, the agile Kingfisher, the majestic White-tailed Eagle and noisy Coots. We will also look for surf birds or birds that look for food in muddy stretches: Godwits, Spoonbills, Ibises, Ruffs, Stilts and others.Of course we will not neglect the mammals, we will always seek to find the playful otters, the cautious wild boars, the elegant roe deer, the funny muskrats or the beautiful raccoon dog.Lunch is optional (you can order it to the guesthouse). Dinner is at the guesthouse.
Our trip into the Danube Delta will begin early in the morning, before sunrise, to catch its magic light and birds that begin to feed. The morning tour takes about 5-6 hours and you will have the breakfast to go or on return to the accommodation. After the morning session, you will return to the guesthouse to have some rest. With 4 hours before sunset, you will start for the evening session. You will travel to different places in Danube Delta, the routes being decided on a day to day basis, depending on weather conditions, water level and our guides experience. After taking your last shots in the dusk, you will come back to the accommodation. Don’t forget to download your photos and recharge your batteries!We will be looking for the stars of these places: Pelicans, both the White and the rare Dalmatians. Of course, we will be looking for any kind of bird, starting with the common Little and Great Egrets, Gray, Purple, Yellow, or Night Heron, the agile Kingfisher, the majestic White-tailed Eagle and noisy Coots. We will also look for surf birds or birds that look for food in muddy stretches: Godwits, Spoonbills, Ibises, Ruffs, Stilts and others.Of course we will not neglect the mammals, we will always seek to find the playful otters, the cautious wild boars, the elegant roe deer, the funny muskrats or the beautiful raccoon dog.Lunch is optional (you can order it to the guesthouse). Dinner is at the guesthouse.
After a relaxed breakfast (8:30 a.m.), this time without sunrise session, you will return to Tulcea, but now, in the morning, you will have the best light for this route. This is a good chance to have good pictures from the fantastic Danube Delta. Around 12:00-12:30 you will be back to Tulcea and end our tour.
Trip includes
Included
Accommodation (4 nights) at 3* local guesthouse in Mila23, in double rooms, bathroom en-suite.
ENGLISH guidance
Guiding Method
Fully guided
On Days 2 -4; breakfast
On Day 5:Transfers by boat from Tulcea to Mila 23 and return
3 x Day Guided Boat Photo Tours
Photo equipment; we recommend a minimum of 300 mm lens (possibly a converter too), plus other smaller lens for landscapes or macro shots
Plenty of storage space for your photos
An abundance of batteries. Because we will leave in
Important information
Children policy:Minimum age to participate is 12
Children over 12 years are charged as adults
Responsibility of children’s supervision during trips belong to parents
All children will wear life jackets during boat trips
Cancellation policy:More then 90 days before the program you can postpone the trip (you will receive a voucher available 2 years).
Less then 90 days before the trip, the deposit is non refundable.
Bookings are based on 30% deposit.
We are going with up to 4 people on a boat with 4 double benches (one person per line of seats). Every photographer can shoot on any direction.
We offer double rooms only for clients booking together. If you book for 1 persons, you’ll have a single room.
160 euro/pers/program single supplement
Your accommodation for this photo tour is made in double or single rooms, in one of our exclusive locations in Mila23 Village, Danube Delta, depending by our availability.All the guesthouses are 3* rated, have small capacity (7-8 rooms), owned and run by locals, offers authentic local food. All room have en-suite bathrooms.
This trip is done with an OPEN BOAT. The boat we are using for this photo tour has been built specifically for this activity. The boat is very stable, with low level sides, so you can shoot almost at the water level, you’ll have same level eye contact with the birds on water. All tour participants will change places between them during the photo sessions, so each one of you will be seated at a time on the first or last bench.
This program is running with minimum 2 persons subscribed.
Being a SHARED program, this means the whole group goes with the same car/boat, at the same hours (hours detailed in the program). Please be on board at scheduled time for both.Photo toursIf you have target species you want to photograph, please let us know, we’ll do our best to take you on good places for this species (if it’s possible).
Excluded
Domestic or International Flight
Travel Incurance
Beverages, other than water
Lunch meal
Insurance of any kind (travel, goods, etc.)
Lunch meal – the price is 15-25 euro/pers (payment directly in cash, RON or EUR, on the spot)
Bucharest (including Airport) transfers – 300 euro/car/one way for 1-6 persons
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