Bears & Danube Delta & Dobrogea Photo Tour 10d/9n SHARED 2026
A Wildlife Journey Through Romania’s Wildest Corners
This adventure brings us from the deep forests of Transylvania to the wetlands and open steppe of the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, a perfect blend of Brown Bears, birds, landscapes, and early-morning magic.
Transylvania: Face-to-Face With Brown Bears
We start in bear country, tucked inside a professional wildlife hide created specifically for photographers. Here, you’ll photograph Brown Bears in their natural habitat, in ideal low-angle conditions and perfect afternoon light. Safe, ethical, quiet, exactly how wildlife photography should be.
Danube Delta & Dobrogea: A Bird Photographer’s Playground
Next, we head to the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, home to over 360 bird species. Expect vibrant Bee-eaters, electric-blue Rollers, pelicans gliding through sunrise fog, and elegant water birds feeding in the golden light.
You’ll explore by:
- Boat — for water birds and dynamic wetland scenes
- Mobile hides — for close encounters and low-angle shots
Every day is flexible, adapting to light, weather, and wildlife opportunities.
Guided by a Professional Wildlife Photographer
Your guide is a professional wildlife photographer who knows these places like the back of their hand. That means choosing the right spots depending on how the light falls, positioning the boat for the best angles, adapting routes instantly, and approaching wildlife carefully so that the animals remain calm and show natural behavior. It’s all about giving you the best possible opportunities to capture genuine, wild moments, without disturbing the scene.
What’s Included
- 9 nights accommodation
- Half board (breakfast + dinner)
- Professional wildlife photographer guide
- 7 days of Bears & Birds Photo Tours
- Daily sunrise starts for the best possible light
- All transport during the tour
Starting & Ending Point
The tour begins and finishes in Bucharest, making travel logistics easy and straightforward.
The price of this tour is:
2.440 euro/pers
The price is per person (accommodation in double room), per tour and it is in euro (EUR).
360 euro/pers/program single supplement
*To ensure comfort and privacy, we do not offer shared accommodation to guests booking separately. Solo travelers are kindly asked to book a single room, which require a single supplement.
Data for this program in 2026:
Period | Places | Price |
|---|---|---|
11 May - 20 May | Fully booked | |
8 Jun - 17 Jun | 2440 | |
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Bookings
Bookings are based on a 30% deposit of the price of the program.
Included in this price:
- Accommodation at 3* level, en-suite bathroom, for 9 nights
- Half board (dinner on the first day, breakfast and dinner for days 2-9, breakfast on day 10)
- 2 days Birds&Bears in Transylvania + 3 days Boat Photo Tours + 1,5 days mobile hide BIRDS Photo Tour.
- ENGLISH guidance – specialized photographer guide
- All the transfers for this tour, from Bucharest to Tulcea
- Fees for visiting the Danube Delta
Optionally:
- Lunch meal – the price is 15-25 euro/pers (payment directly in cash, RON or EUR, on the spot)
The price does not include:
- Beverages, other than water
- Lunch meal
- Insurance of any kind (travel, goods, etc.)
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.
Itinerary
Day 1 – Pick-up | Transfer to Transylvania
We’ll pick you up from Bucharest Airport or Hotel, in the morning and transfer you to Transylvania.
Latest pick-up hour is 11:00.
Check-in to the accommodation. Dinner is to the accommodation.
Days 2 and 3 – Breakfast | Morning session | Free time for lunch | Bears hide session | Dinner
Breakfast to the accommodation then morning birds hide session.
At lunch you’ll have some free time then you’ll enter to the Bears Hide.
Our local partner is one of the best in this activity, he knows the Bears very well and feed them fairly only with seeds and fruits. This hide is not to attract the Bears but to stop them on the way to the Village.
Dinner to the accommodation.
Day 4 – Breakfast | Transfer to Tulcea
After breakfast, the guide will transfer you to Tulcea, to continue the trip to the Danube Delta.
Transfer and accommodation at the guesthouse in Mila23
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).
Days 5-6-7 – Morning Photo Session | Breakfast | Rest/Free time | Evening Photo Session
Your 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 and show you 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.
Day 8 – Breakfast | Transfer to Tulcea | Evening Photo Session
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.
We’ll pick you up from Port Aval, at the returning from the Danube Delta Tour and transfer you to the accommodation in Tulcea. You’ll have some free time for check-in and breakfast then you’ll depart to the afternoon/evening session.
Dinner at the accommodation.
Day 9 – Morning session | Evening session | Dinner
Early in the morning is the departure to the Bee-eaters place, the guide will let you know the departure hour for this session. When the light will be too harsh for photography, come back to the city, have the breakfast, rest and you’ll picked up again in the afternoon, for the evening session.
Dinner to the accommodation.
Day 10 – Breakfast | Transfer to Bucharest
Breakfast at 7:00 and 8:00 is the departure to Bucharest. At 13:00 you’ll be in Bucharest.
Details
Group Confirmation
This program is running with minimum 2 persons subscribed.
Shared Program
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.
Contact
Email: contact@discoverdanubedelta.com
Phone: (Voice, SMS, WatsApp): +40 757 894 456 | +40 749 120 009
* For bookings or requests, we always prefer to communicate by email. Thank you!
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