WINTER Birding Tour to the Danube Delta, 3d/2n to Holbina
A special program, a very comfortable birding tour in mid winter, for winter birds. An absolutely special season for northern birds.
Dalmatian Pelicans and Great Cormorants in breeding plumage, Pygmy Cormorants, Ducks, Geese, White-tailed Eagles, Long-tailed Tits and many other species are now in the Danube Delta. Being near Razim Lake, every morning and evening, large flocks of Geese can be seen in flight coming/departing from Lake.
There are limited tours in terms of number of participants, in each tour there will be a maximum of 6 people to have a maximum freedom of movement on the boat. The boat has 3 very comfortably double benches The boat is particularly stable and quiet, excellent for birdwatching tours.
Accommodation is at the Holbina 3 Bibani Hotel. The resort is open all year round, it have central heating and ensures all comfort in winter conditions.
Rates
| No of pers / Period | 3d/2n (2 nights of accommodation, 3 days birding tours) | 4d/3n (3 nights of accommodation, 4 days birding tours) |
| 2 | 1.100 | 1.375 |
| 3 | 930 | 1.125 |
| 4 | 740 | 900 |
| 5 | 700 | 850 |
| 6 | 620 | 750 |
| Single supplement | 150 | 200 |
The rates in the table are per persons, in Euro and include VAT.
The rate includes:
- Accommodation at Holbina 3 Bibani, in a double room, the number of nights is set by the package of your choice.
- Full board
- Birding tours in the Danube Delta, you have below the descriptions and details.
- Birding guide, English language
- Fees for visiting the Danube Delta reservation
The rate does NOT include:
- Insurance of any kind (travel, for goods, etc.)
- Beverages
Optional:
- Accommodation in single rooms, price according to the table
- Bucharest (Airport transfer) – for 1-6 persons – 300 euro/one way
A program proposal looks like (example program of 4 days / 3 nights)
Day 1
We are waiting for you at the embarking point from Dunavățu de Jos (you will receive all the details on voucher, after booking), here you can leave the car in a private parking lot, the cost is 5 euro/day (informative price), at the agreed time, it can be the first hour of the morning.
We depart at low speed towards Holbina, in the south of the Danube Delta, on canals and lakes (depending on the level of the Danube waters) that offer special landscapes and a rich fauna. It is not a standard transfer but a birding tour, we will stop whenever we have a good spot for birds, we will choose routes that include good places for birds. Depending on how you resist the cold, we take between 2 and 4 hours to the hotel. Here you will accommodate and then you’ll have lunch, to warm up after the trip. Then we go out on the water again, for the sunset light and geese flight. Of course, we can stay on the water as long as there is light.
You will have dinner in the hotel’s restaurant.
Days 2 and 3
In the morning, after breakfast, we go on a trip, looking for reed birds and wintering birds. We have thermoses with hot tea and something sweet for energy. Around 16:00 we return because there is no light and you are expected with a good meal.
You have included the 3 meals of the day. You can have them in the hotel restaurant or to go (breakfast or lunch).
Day 4
Breakfast, morning tour, lunch and then we go to Dunavățu de Jos, looking to find some good birds on the way. You’ll arrive in the afternoon, unless you have other requirements for the end of the tour.
Birding tours
Birding tours to the Danube Delta are made with an open boat, very safe, stable, with GUIDE. The guide is a very good connoisseur of these places, of the birds and nature of the Danube Delta, a man very passionate about the Danube Delta.
The boat is OPEN, has no walls, windows or heating.
Personal equipment
Please read carefully our blog post, about what to wear when you come WINTER in the Danube Delta: Required in the Danube Delta.
Reservation request
Before booking please read the terms and conditions.
The program rate must be paid in full for booking confirmation.
You can pay by card (payment link), bank transfer, PayPal, Revolut.
* Extreme conditions
In case of extreme weather conditions (heavy storms, heavy snow, snowy roads, completely frozen Delta), the tour is canceled and the money will be refunded in full.
Contact
Email: contact@discoverdanubedelta.com
Phone (Voice, Text, WatsApp): +40 757 894 456 | +40 749 120 009