Enjoy in an intimate background of one of the 6 experiences we offer for a guided boat day trip in the Danube Delta.
We start off our trips from Port Tulcea Aval, at the time jointly agreed.
It is a trip in the Danube Delta, by which you can get delighted by this wonder of nature, created by water, where you will have the opportunity to see a great part of the fauna and flora in the area between Tulcea and Cot Candura (Sontea Canal). It is an experience for those who do not have too much time available and want to see as much as possible in a short period of time. The guide, a good connoisseur of the place, will make up for the short time with the stories and information provided. In these 4 hours we want to show you as much as possible from the beauty of the Danube Delta, even if this means not stopping for lunch.
The departure time can be from sunrise, up to 4 hours before sunset, you have great freedom of the program.
Being a private program, you’ll establish the departure time and please inform us about it upon booking.
We descend on Tulcea Branch to the intersection with Canal 36 (within about 10 minutes from the departure we are already in the Danube Delta), descend on Canal 36 and then turn right onto Sireasa Canal, areas which are very rich in fauna living in the Danube Delta (birds and water animals). We continue the trip on Sontea Canal, among flooded areas, full of birds and aquatic vegetation. Here we will have the opportunity to see White and Yellow Water Lilies, Swans, Coots, Ducks, Geese, Spoonbills, Black-tailed Godwits, Ibises and Pelicans. We then cross the Olguta canal and reach Mila 23, right in the middle of the Danube Delta.
This route will take about 2.5-3 hours.
At Mila23 we can visit the village, we can have a traditional lunch (optional) based on fish at a local household. After lunch we set off to return, mostly on the same route, but we assure you that in the opposite direction everything looks completely different (about 2 hours).
Lunch can be taken at a local household in this village. It is cooked on a menu of the day system, the same menu for everyone, based on fish. On request, an alternative menu can be offered, with chicken or vegetarian. If you want to book the lunch, let the guide know in the morning of departure.
This is NOT a restaurant, no orders can be made upon arrival.
Menu price 14 euro/person, payment is made in cash, directly to the household.
The recommended departure time is 10:00 a.m.
The route starts from one of the most beautiful areas of the Danube Delta, Garla Sontea (Sontea Brook), we descend on Canal 36, Garla Sireasa (Sireasa Brook), Garla Sontea (Sontea Brook), until we reach the Mila23 village, where we take a short break and then we continue towards Letea through the lakes: Radacinos, Trei Iezere, Bogdaproste (when the water level allows this), we enter the Old Danube, the Madgearu Canal and reach the Letea village. Here we take a safari car (optional) and go to visit Letea Forest, the northernmost subtropical forest in Europe. We are looking for wild horses, oaks grown on salty sand and other attractions of the place (depending on the season).
In Letea we can visit the village, we can have a traditional lunch based on fish (optional) at a local, authentic household. After lunch we return to Tulcea, mostly on the same route as the arrival one, but we assure you that in the opposite direction, everything looks completely different.
The departure time for this trip is 9:00 a.m. at the latest. It is a long trip and we must return to Tulcea during daytime.
Lunch can be taken at a local household. Here they cook on a menu of the day the system, the same menu for everyone, based on fish. If you want to book the lunch, let the guide know this on the morning of departure.
This is NOT a restaurant, no orders can be made upon arrival.
Menu price is of 14 euro/person, payment is made in cash, directly at the household.
Letea forest visit: You will go with a safari car until you enter the forest and from there by foot in the strictly protected area.
The route starts with one of the most beautiful areas in the Danube Delta, Garla Sontea, we descend on Canal 36, Garla Sireasa, Garla Sontea, until we reach the Mila23 village where we make a short break. We discover the Danube Delta towards Mila23 then we go on the Old Danube to Crisan and from there on the Sulina Branch to the Sulina city. We arrive in Sulina around 1:00 p.m.
During this 4 hours we can visit the city or you can have free time so you can go to the beach and take a swim in the Black Sea. As we are in the city, you can choose the terrace/restaurant where you want to have lunch (not included in the price). At 5:00 p.m. we meet at the boat and return to Tulcea on the Danube river.
The departure time for this trip is 9:00 a.m. at the latest. It is a long trip and we must return to Tulcea during daytime.
The route starts with one of the most beautiful areas of the Danube Delta, Garla Sontea, we descend on Canal 36, Garla Sireasa, Garla Sontea, until we reach the Mila23 village, where we make a short break and then we go towards Caraorman on the Old Danube, Long Canal, Litcov Canal and then on the Caraorman Canal towards the village with the same name.
A car is waiting for us on the Caraorman pontoon to take us to Caraorman Forest. Similar to the Letea forest, it has a subtropical flora and a rich fauna (forest birds, jackals, roe deer and feral horses). After a visit of about an hour, of the forest and the sand dunes, we return to the village for lunch (optional) at a haholi (Ukrainians) household.
After lunch, the sandy areas beautifully bordered by traditional houses, will guide us on the way to the boat (relaxed walk, about 20 minutes). The return route is on a slightly different route but as the Danube Delta is surprising, let’s see if you will recognize it.
The departure time for this trip is 9:00 a.m. at the latest. It is a long trip and we must return to Tulcea during daytime.
You can take lunch at a local household in the Caraorman village. In this household cooking is made in the menu of the day system, the same menu for everyone, based on fish. If you want to book the lunch, let the guide know about this in the morning of departure.
This is NOT a restaurant, no orders can be made upon arrival.
Menu price EURO 14/person, cash payment, directly to the household.
Visiting Caraorman forest: we go by safari car or tractor with trailer in the forest, on the authorized route.
Route | Price for 1-5 persons | Price for 6-10 persons |
(7 persons boat) | (12 persons boat) | |
1. Tulcea Sontea (4h) | 300 | 450 |
2. Tulcea – Mila23 (6h) | 350 | 500 |
3. Tulcea – Mila23 – Letea (11h) | 450 | 600 |
4. Tulcea – Mila23 – Sulina (10h) | 450 | 600 |
5. Tulcea – Caraorman (8h) | 400 | 550 |
The price is per trip, per BOAT, it is expressed in euro (EUR) and inclusive VAT.
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Bookings are based on a 50% deposit.
Request a booking implies acceptance of the terms and conditions.
Payments can be done by bank transfer, PayPal or any kind of Card, through EuPlatesc (iPay) system.
Children, regardless of their age, are counted as one person when the total number of persons in the boat is calculated (maximum 6 or maximum 11 persons in a group, depending on the boat).
This trip is done with an OPEN BOAT
The boat looks like in the photos on the website. The speed for our trips is low/medium, our boats are NOT speed boats. These are boats manufactured by the largest Romanian manufacturer of boats, according to our concept.
All our boats has upholstered bench and backrests for a maxim comfort. Every person on the boat will receive a life jacket, mandatory to wear it during the boat trip. We want to show you the beauties of the Danube Delta, to see birds in flight and flocks of pelicans soaring.
All the time we will try to learn something about the places we travel through, about the birds and the flora of the Danube Delta. Each season has its beauty, each area of the Delta has something particular that we will help you understand in order for you to see what makes the Danube Delta so special.
Spring in the Danube Delta | Summer in the Danube Delta | Autumn in the Danube Delta
Please take these recommendations very seriously, the weather in the Danube Delta can be very capricious and you may suffer if you are not well protected.
Equipment in the Danube Delta (click on the link) – In order not to have surprises on the spot, read this article on our blog.
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