UNIQUE EXPERIENCES IN THE DANUBE DELTA
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Popular tours for 2027
Three nights in Mila 23, in the heart of the Danube Delta, with a day on the lakes and channels, a day trip to Letea Forest and a sunrise tour on the water.
From €470 per person
See the tour: Danube Delta Nature Tour 4d/3n, 2 day trips included, SHARED 2027
Skip the crowds: boat trips at sunrise and in the late afternoon, when the speed boats are gone and the Danube Delta is quiet again.
From €470 per person
See the tour: Danube Delta Summer Nature Escape, Skip the Crowds, 4d/3n, 2027
Destinations: Danube Delta
Four nights in Mila 23 and three days of birding from sunrise, on the lakes, at Letea and at Caraorman, with a specialised guide and at most 8 birders.
From €800 per person
See the tour: Danube Delta Birdwatching Tour 2027: Small SHARED Group, 5d/4n
Destinations: Danube Delta
8 to 10 hours of birding from sunrise, in an open boat built for the Danube Delta, to Mila 23, with a guide who is both a birder and a wildlife photographer.
A day by boat from Tulcea to Letea, with a coffee stop in Mila 23, a safari car to Letea Forest and an optional lunch in a local household.
Destinations: Danube Delta
Four nights in the heart of the Danube Delta, with a last night at Letea from April to June, sessions at sunrise and in the evening light and at most 4 photographers in the boat.
From €1,000 per person
See the tour: Wildlife Photo Tour to the Danube Delta, 5d/4n, 2027 SHAREDChoose your trip
Find your way into the Danube Delta
One day from Tulcea
Day Trips
Shared or private, by boat to Letea, Mila 23, Caraorman or Sulina, and by minivan into Dobrogea, with a guide who knows the way and the stories.
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Stay in the heart of it
Multi Day Nature Tours
Two to six nights in Mila 23, a fishing village reached only by water, with boat trips at the best hours of the day and dinners cooked by your hosts.
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From sunrise, with a birder
Birdwatching Tours
Small groups and private tours in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, with a specialised birding guide, for beginners and seasoned birders alike.
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In the first and last light
Photo Tours
A low open boat and a wildlife photographer guide, hides in Dobrogea, and photo tours to Lake Kerkini, the Balkan Mountains and Transylvania.
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Film crews, projects, agencies
For Professionals
Boats, permits, guides and local access for your production, your photography project or your groups. Everything on request.
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Before you come
Danube Delta Guide
When to come, how to get here, where to stay, what lives in the Danube Delta, and the birds month by month. Written by the people who guide you.
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How we travel
The Danube Delta, without the speed boats
Most visitors see the Danube Delta from a covered speed boat, under a low roof, behind walls of cloudy plastic sheeting. You see almost nothing of the landscape, and the experience is close to zero. Add loud music, a boatman who speaks no English and a race from one stop to the next, and the birds fly away long before the boat arrives. We do it differently, and we are proud of it.
Open boats, at low speed
Our own boats, built for the Danube Delta, with low power engines. Nothing between you and the landscape: you see, hear and smell the Danube Delta all around you.
At the right hours
In summer, from about 9:30, hundreds of speed boats race through the main channels. Our summer trips leave at sunrise or in the late afternoon, when the Danube Delta is quiet again.
The right guide for your trip
Naturalists, specialised birders and wildlife photographers, each on the trip made for them. A nature tour, a birding tour and a photo tour are not the same trip.
Open boat means open. No roof, no shade, no heating. That is what makes it a complete experience. We offer you a fabulous day on the water; your part is to come prepared for sun, wind and rain.
Our guests
What our guests say
What an incredible experience! I've never experienced a tour with such care and attention to detail. Thank you so much for this wonderful experience!
We would like to thank the entire team at Discover Danube Delta agency for their highly professional organization of our trip. Our guides on board the boats were very dedicated and shared their excellent knowledge with us, allowing us to fully appreciate this exceptional environment. Thank you and well done to Ionut, Marius, and Iulian! A big thank you also to our host Nuti at the Casa Vaida guesthouse, who welcomed us like friends into his beautiful riverside home!
Outstanding trip to the delta !
My wife and I joined several friends for a trip to the Danube delta prior to a conference in Bucharest. It was coordinated by Ilie (Sorry if misspelled !) and one of his driver guides. It was an amazing photo tour of the incredible biodiversity of the delta - truly one of the most unique areas of the world. Our guides were not only familiar with the natural history of the flora and fauna of the delta but were also expert at photographing the migratory and resident birdlife. The lodging was arranged at a wonderful boutique hotel in Mila 23 that served delicious family style meals for our group. My only regret was that I did not bring my best camera for the trip and that we couldn't make our trip longer.
Unique nature experience
The excursion was a unique nature experience, our guide a really dear, friendly person who liked to answer questions but also told a lot about the Danube Delta, it was very special! We even saw a herd of cows swimming through the water.
With lunch we were out for 11 hours, but they flew like nothing. The food was very lovingly prepared traditionally, before the departure we could say what we would like, vegetarian was also possible...the guide then passed this on to the cooks..My daughter was also very enthusiastic, it was our highlight this holiday week--nothing could keep up!
My tip to take a light jacket with me, as it was already getting cooler on the way home due to the relative wind.
Wonderful experience
A wonderful experience! A lot of wildlife and adventure! Our guide (Victor) was amazing! You can not leave Romania without doing it!
Fabulous
This was a fabulous tour. We saw so many different birds, animals and habitats in the Delta. Our guide was very knowledgeable about birds and the Delta in general. He had a really nice way of telling us things.
Don't miss it!
We stayed at the Alexandru and Alexandra villa, we had a 4 day and 3 night stay, unexpectedly beautiful, welcoming hosts, good food, clean rooms, clean pool. Mr. Ionut is an extraordinary, experienced guide, we felt safe in the boat, very skilled, boat trips twice a day, sunset, sunrise..plus many other walks and excursions. A wonderful vacation! Thank you! I highly recommend!
Iliuta and Calina the best tour guides I ever met. Very friendly helpful and good knowledge about everything on the Danube Delta. Amazing job guys keep it up. Catalin and Amelia
Brilliant bird watching tour
We spent an excellent day birdwatching on the Danube Delta. Guide Marius and driver Viktor were both very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw 90 species in total, with great views of pelicans, eagles, a wildcat and much more. Marius and Viktor were very accommodating and happy to adapt the tour to our specific needs.
Would definitely recommend!
Marvellous immersive (but we stayed dry) trip to the Danube Delta.
We saw so much varied birdlife on our 4 day, 3 night tour with DiscoverDanubeDelta. I am not usually a birdwatcher, but our guide Marius's knowledge was extensive and his enthusiasm was infectious, so I really enjoyed the trip. The accommodation at Casa Vaida was comfortable and the food was delicious.
We had the best doughnuts at our lunch at Letea. Great value!
It was a great day in an incredibly beautiful landscape that allowed us to discover Danube Delta.
The exploration tour with Discover Danube Delta more than met our expectations.
Although we had an error in the payment and therefore the booking was not complete, they spontaneously looked for a guide and still made the tour possible. Super flexible and customer friendly. The ride itself was totally informative and we could see many unique birds and their breeding grounds thanks to the competent guide.
Once in Letea there are delicious fish dishes in huge portions, what its money is really worth.
All in all, the landscape of the Danube Delta is a strong recommendation for any naturalist and Discover Danube Delta makes the ride unforgettable.
The most spectacular travel on the channels of Danube!
Favorite part : the whole trip!!
We discovered Danube Delta it was an absolute trip, feom early morning till near sunset on stupendous channels, speechless,...also the tour guide exquisite. We will never forget and by all means come back. Thank you.
The best tour ever!! Our guide was so knowledgeable in the Delta history, birds, photography and anything else you can think of. Definitely bring layers because you just don’t know what the weather is going to do out there, but I highly recommend this tour, especially if you love birding 🙂
Must go
Fantastic trip to the Danube Delta, Victor was s great guide and the pelicans were a highlight. Everyone made us (me and my mum) feel so welcome and it was lovely to meet everyone. The trip was great value too and would recommend this to anyone
Top Tour
Beautiful tour with a very competent tour guide informative with insight into life in the Danube Delta. The traditional lunch with fish was excellent
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Who we are
A local team, based in Tulcea since 2004
We are guides, birders and wildlife photographers who live and work in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, in every season. We show you the Danube Delta as we see it: wild, quiet and full of life, away from the crowds. Read more about us or meet the team.
Licensed tour operator
Alternative Travel, operated by SC Dobrogea Misterioasă SRL, with a licence and an insolvency insurance policy renewed every year.
Our own boats and guides
Boats built for the Danube Delta and guides who know where the wildlife is this week, not last year.
Nature comes first
Members of the Ecotourism Association of Romania and of the Rewilding Tourism Network. We never enter nesting areas and never chase wildlife for a sighting or a picture.
Danube Delta guide
Read before you come
Our boats
Why we travel in open boats
What an open boat means for your day on the water, and why it changes what you see and hear.
Places
The trip to Letea Forest
Old oaks between the dunes, the horses of Letea and the long way there, from the river delta to the marine delta.
Birds
Birds of the Danube Delta and Dobrogea
Our list of the species, month by month, to plan your visit or build your target list.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
Where do the tours start?
Almost all our boat trips and tours start at Port Tulcea Aval, Intrarea Marmurei 3, Tulcea. It is not the public harbour and not the town promenade. The page of each tour tells you the meeting hour.
How do I get to Tulcea?
By car, bus or train, or with our transfer from Bucharest or Bucharest airport, on request. If you come by car, there is a guarded car park at the port, paid separately.
When is the best time to visit the Danube Delta?
April to June is the busiest season for birds, with the colonies, the pelicans and the spring migration. In July and August go out at sunrise or in the late afternoon, away from the speed boats and the heat. September and October bring the autumn migration and quiet water. From December to February we run winter birding and photo trips, for those who come dressed for real cold.
What is the difference between a shared and a private tour?
On a shared tour you join other guests on a fixed program and pay per person. On a private tour the boat and the guide are only for your group, and you pay one price for the group.
I am not a birder or a photographer. Which tour is for me?
Choose a day trip or a multi day nature tour. They are made for nature lovers, at a relaxed pace, with a guide who explains the places, the wildlife and the life of the villages. Birding and photo tours have other hours, other routes and other guides.
Are the boats covered?
No. Our boats are open, with no roof, no shade and no heating. Bring a hat, sunscreen and a rain jacket or a rain poncho, and a warm layer for the early mornings.
How do I book?
Open the tour, choose your date and send us a booking request. We send you the confirmation and the payment link. Your booking is confirmed only when the payment shown on the tour page is made. A request is not a booking.
Contact
- Emailcontact@discoverdanubedelta.com
- Phone, SMS, WhatsApp+40 763 869 400
+40 757 894 456 - Meeting pointPort Tulcea Aval, Intrarea Marmurei 3, Tulcea
- For bookings and requests we always prefer email. Thank you!