Hiking Macin Mountains, canoeing & birdwatching in Danube Delta

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Birdwatching in Macin Mountains and DANUBE DELTA

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	My trip		Area: Macin Mountains Natural Reservation, the Danube Delta Level rate (for canoeing): Easy - Moderate Dates of departure: May - October, on demand. Nr. of team members: 2 - 13 Trip duration (days): 7 Required gear: Backpack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, tent, front light, good boots, waterproof and warm changing clothes, water can, sweets, first-aid kit , chlorine pills for disinfecting the water. Accommodation: tents Weather conditions: Daytime temperatures should be in the range of 30-40ºC, maybe slightly cooler on the late August departure. Transport: We will use minibuses for transfer from Bucharest Airport to the Danube Delta and back.
			1^ST DAY, SATURDAY Welcoming the guests at the international Airport Bucharest Otopeni. Check -out, introduction and leaving the airport, heading directly to the Danube Delta. Transfer by minibus towards Macin Mountains National Park : Bucharest Airport OTOPENI – Braila - Smardan– Luncavita – Valea Fagilor Natural Rezerve. Pitching the tents. Stay over night (height: 100 m) A stop for buying the food
			2^ND DAY, SUNDAY Hiking Macin Mountains Hiking through the European beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) forest towards the Tutuiatu Peak (467 m) highest altitude of Dobrogea and Ioanesu Peak .Camping area at 5 min from Ioanesu Peak. • Medium hike. • Hiking time - 6 (six) hours • Height difference: 367 m
			3^TH DAY, TUESDAY Hiking on Macin Mountains Hiking toward Greci village and Pricopan Ridge . Pitching the tents in the Piatra Raioasa Peak area (height: 200 m). Stay over night. • Medium hike • Hiking time – 6 (six) hours • Visiting Greci Village (a large community of ex stone workers community), the Sulucu Mare Peak (370 m) and Pricopan Summit, the Dinosaurus and the sleeping girl (granite rock formations).
			4^TH DAY, TUESDAY Walking, canoeing and birdwatching in Danube Delta Macin – Tulcea - Danube Delta Unpitching the tents and leaving the campsite for the Town of Macin.Transfer to Tulcea by minibus and to Crisan(a tipcal delta village) by boat. A canoe training ,a little practicing and canoeing for Caraorman chanel sleeping spot(south from Crisan). • Easy hike towards Macin, then heading to the Danube Delta. Danube Delta holds a third place in the world as bio-diversity, after The Big Reef Barrier and Galapagos Islands. Meantime here there are the biggest reef areas worldwide. • Transfer with a catamaran boat 47km • Easy canoeing • Camping on a sandy beach on the side of Caraorman Chanel in the hart of the delta • Birdwatching
			5^TH DAY, TUESDAY Canoeing and birdwatching in Danube Delta Caraorman Chanel - Suez Chanel - Perivolovca Chanel - Litcov Chanel - Cuibul cu Lebede Lake (Nest of Swans Lake). Easy canoeing Canoeing close to the Caraorman sand dunes Birdwatching on the Lakes in Danube Delta
			6^TH DAY, TUESDAY Birdwatching in Danube Delta Litcov Chanel - Lung Chanel - short visit to Obretin Lake - Sulina arm - Dunarea Veche • Easy canoeing in places that can only be reached with the canoe • Short visit to Obretin Lake • Visit to Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Administration Information point in Crisan (if it's open) • Birdwatching • Camping close to the old Danube path (Dunarea Veche) • Or if you decide in the last night we could accommodate in a pension house in Crisan Village
			7^TH DAY, WEDNESDAY Exploring Dobrodgea County, transfer by car to Bucharest A) Dunarea Veche – Crisan –Tulcea – Bucharest We wake up early in the morning, raise the camp and leave for Crisan (45 min of canoeing).Transfer by ferry to Tulcea at 8:00 . Transfer from Tulcea to Bucharest by minibus and arrival in Bucharest around 17:00 ( 270 km). . B) Crisan – Tulcea – Bucharest Transfer by ferry to Tulcea at 8:00 . Transfer from Tulcea to Bucharest by minibus and arrival in Bucharest around 17:00 ( 270 km).

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