Fishing and Canoeing

Area: Danube Delta

Level rate: Medium

Dates of departure: June – October
Nr. of team members: 10 + guide(for groups of 8 and larger, the group will be assisted by two guides)
Trip duration (days): 6
Gear: waterproof and warm changing clothes, a cap, water can, sweets, mosquito repellent lotion, sun lotion, first-aid kit.

1^ST DAY – Arrival

• Transfer to Tulcea, if required

• Meeting the guide in Tulcea – The Gate to the Danube Delta

• Transfer by car to Câşliţa village

• Camping in locals backyard, right next  to Câşliţa Lake

• Traditional fish-based dinner with the locals (included)

2^ND DAY – First day in the delta

Canoeing Tour from Câşliţa Lake – 7 Tevi Channel – Tulcea Arm

White & Dalmatian Pelicans, Pygmy Cormorant,

Glossy Ibis, Penduline Tit and the majestic White-tailed Eagle are just some of the star species a birdwatcher can see on this day.

• Birdwatching, fishing and photo opportunities
• Picnic lunch (included)
• Pitching the tents right next to the Danube
• Fishing for cat fish, carp, or pike-perch.
• Picnic dinner (included)

3^RD DAY – Fishing on 36 Channel

Canoeing Tulcea Arm – 36 Channel

On our way to the fishing grounds we have the opportunity to admire Tulcea from the Danube.

• Very early in the morning, while admiring the sunrise we can try our luck with the fishing rods
• Breakfast (included)
• We head downstream towards Tulcea Town and 36 Channel
• Picnic lunch (included)
• Pitching the tents on the banks of 36 Channel, one of the favorite fishing area of the locals (cat fish, carp, crucian carp)
• Picnic dinner (included)

4^TH DAY – Fortuna Lake

36 Channel – Sireasa Channel – Păpădia Channel – Fortuna Lake – Cânjala Channel

• Breakfast (included)
• Birdwatching an photo opportunities on Sireasa Channel
• Picnic lunch (included)
• If time allows it, fishing and relaxing on Fortuna Lake, a well known place for its pikes, for its clear waters and large amounts of birds
• Camping in a willow forest next to the lake
• Dinner (included)

5^TH DAY – The hidden lakes

Cânjala Channel – Rotundu Lake –  Lighenutu – Vacarel Lake – Fortuna Lake

• Breakfast (included)
• After breakfast we head for Rotundu Lake, Lighenutu and Vacarel Lake
• Picnic lunch (included)
• We spend afternoon fishing and relaxing on Fortuna Lake
• Camping in a willow forest next to the lake
• Dinner (included)

6^TH DAY – From the wild delta to the urban landscape

Maliuc – Tulcea – Bucharest

• Early breakfast (included)
• After breakfast we head for Maliuc and Take the ferry to Tulcea
• 11:00 arrival in Tulcea and saying goodbye to the guide
• Lunch (not included)
• Transfer to Bucharest Baneasa Airport (4.5h)*

Note: Please be aware that the present schedule is subject to alterations according to the weather condition, daily timing, the physical shape of the attendees, as well as unforeseen delays.

Price

And includes:

- Transfer by ferryboat from Maliuc to Tulcea

- Transfer from Tulcea to Câşliţa Village

- 1 night camping in Câşliţa

- all meals that are mentioned as included

- Guiding service (English speaking, birdwatching) for the whole program

- Rental of specific equipment such as: kayaks, live vest

- Entrance fee for The Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

- The fee for the fishing permit

Not included:

-  All meals that are mentioned as not included

-  Bate and fishing tools (available on request)

-  Transfer to Tulcea from Bucharest or other city in Romania (available on request)

Please mind the following during the trip:

1. Upon leaving the camping site, please do collect all generated waste;
2. After fishing, only the necessary fish for the meal will be kept. The rest will be released back to water;
3. Neither animals (birds, reptiles, mammals) nor plants will be harmed and/or collected along the trip;
4. No music players or any other devices which could phonically harm the environment will be tolerated

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Wishing you a pleasant vacation on Romanian Land!

Level rate (for rowing): Easy – Moderate
Dates of departure: May – October, on demand.
Nr. of team members: 2 – 15
Trip duration (days): 6
Required gear: boots, a hat to protect from the sun, anti-mosquito solution, sun lotion, long pants and a long sleeves shirt, raincoat, sunglasses, swimming suit, water can, sweets, preferably mountain-biking gloves.
Accommodation: Guest-Houses in the Danube Delta
Weather conditions: Daytime temperatures should be in the range of 22-30ºC, maybe slightly cooler on the late August departure.
Transfer: We will use minibuses for transfer from Bucharest Airport to the Danube Delta and back. On request, if you have your own transfer, the tour can start in the city of Tulcea

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.

15.00 – 21.00: Transfer by mini-bus from the airport Bucharest Otopeni to Tulcea city, the “gate to the Delta”. (300 km , 4 hours)

21.00: Welcome dinner on the floating hotel.

Accommodation: *** floating hotel

2^ND DAY, SUNDAY

Rowing in Danube Delta

• Difficulty: moderate (*)
• Rowing time: 2 – 6 hours, up to your physical shape.
• Highlights: Bird-watching and, possibly, wild animals in the Danube Delta. The wild landscape of the Furtuna Lake.

09.00: having breakfast onto the floating hotel;
After breakfast we will leave with a bigger boat, engine powered, up to a smaller channel in the Danube Delta, where you can start the trip by rowing boats, joined by a guide. We’ll row until reaching Maliuc Village (on Sulina Channel), where we’ll stop for accommodation. The bigger boat (with engine) will protect you from the speeding boats and carry the entire luggage. Also, for members of the group that are less in a good physical shape could stay on the engine boat and take advantage of this for bird-watching & taking pictures of the birds.

Accommodation in Maliuc in ** conditions: private rooms, with private bathrooms, warm water, showers.

20.30: dinner, next day briefing;

3^TH DAY, TUESDAY

Rowing and bird-watching in Maliuc area – Danube Delta

• Difficulty: It’s an easy – moderate day (depending on your wish and physical shape).
• Highlights: The Furtuna Lake, one of the preferred fishing grounds by the white pelicans and cormorants

08.00: having breakfast on the floating hotel;
09.00: Rowing on Cranjala Channel up to Furtuna Lake, where we have good chances of seeing white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus), and cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) feeding on the lake. The area is also used by thousands of other birds to rest or fish. Pigmy cormorants (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) are also common on the edges of this lake. 60% of the worlds population of pigmy cormorants lives in the delta. Mute swans, feruginous ducks, common teal, great crested diver, herons, egrets and many more consider the lake their home.The white tail eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ) is known to hunt around the lake as well.

12.30: Backpack lunch in the middle of the nature;

Leisure time, walking on the shores of Sulina Channel;
20.30: dinner;

Accommodation: Maliuc, guest-house

Optional: birdwatching early in the morning, by the sunshine light.

4^TH DAY, TUESDAY

Rowing in Danube Delta

• It’s a medium rated rowing tour
• Rowing time: 2-6 hours, up to your desire
• Sightseeing objectives: Gorgova Lake, smaller channels

08.00: breakfast;

By rowing boats, we will leave on smaller channels for Crisan Village, further on Sulina Channel while the bigge boat will join us carrying the luggage.

19.00- 20.00: Traditional dinner & accommodation in Crisan, *** guest-house.
20.00: Leisure time;

5^TH DAY, TUESDAY

Danube Delta rowing

08.00: have breakfast ;
In the morning we will explore the area surrounding Crişan and, after picnic lunch in the middle of the nature, the engine boat will carry us all the way to Tulcea, against the current. The night will be spent in Tulcea on the floating hotel (***) and have a festive dinner.

12:30 having backpack lunch

20:00 dinner on the floating hotel

Accommodation in Tulcea, *** floating hotel

6^TH DAY, TUESDAY

Transfer to Bucharest (Otopeni Airport).

08.30: wake up ;
packing, etc.
9.00: shopping, short walk in Tulcea,
-leaving for Otopeni Airport, according to your flight timing.

Canoeing and birdwatching in Danube Delta =>>

This is a tour especially made by our team for those of you that are willing to integrate in their Romanian holidays a drop of canoeing, birdwatching and relaxing in Danube Delta.

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Area: Danube Delta, Romania Level rate (for canoeing): Easy – Moderate Dates of departure: from April to October, on demand. Nr. of team members: 2 – 7 + guide Trip duration (days): 3 Required gear: waterproof and warm changing clothes, a cap, water can, sweets, mosquito repellent lotion, sun lotion, first-aid kit and if possible binoculars. Accommodation: tents Weather conditions: Daytime temperatures should be in the range of 30-40ºC, maybe slightly cooler on the late August departure.

1ST DAY, SATURDAY - First encounter with the Danube Delta’s waters Our exploration starts in Tulcea– the Gate to the Danube Delta . We meet at the train station at 12:30. 13:30 transfer to Crisan Village by ferry (3h), a traditional fishing center and one of the best points to start our exploration. This 3 hours transfer is actually more like a 3 hours trip, downstream on Sulina Arm of the delta. You get the first glims of the area, of the people living here and of the birds paradise. arrival in Crisan and accommodation in a family own pension house on the right bank of the Danube River In the evening a short canoeing tour and, if lucky, some birdwatching: could be some pelicans, a king fisher or a glossy ibis, you never know Traditional dinner with the famous fish soup and other unique dishes.( included )

2ND DAY, SUNDAY Canoeing in search of the White Pelicans After breakfast ( included ) start our canoe tour: Crisan – Iacob Lake – Caraorman Channel – Suez Chanel – Perivolovca Chanel – Litcov Chanel – Lung Chanel – Crisan Exciting birds like White & Dalmatian Pelicans, Pygmy Cormorant, Glossy Ibis, Penduline Tit and the majestic White-tailed Eagle are just some of the star species a birdwatcher could spot on this day. But you don’t need to be a specialist to admire these birds. The spectacular big numbers and size of some of the birds will amaze you to for sure. Beside canoeing, relaxing and photo opportunities will be on the menu Around midday we will stop in a nice spot for the picnic lunch ( included ) In the second part of the day we arrive back in Crisan after having paddled for almost 27 km (16 miles). Accommodation in Crisan in a family own pension house Dinner( included )

3TH DAY, TUESDAY Heading back to civilization • Breakfast ( included ) • 8:00 transfer by ferry to Tulcea • 11:00 Arrival in Tulcea