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A unique experience: by bike and boat across the Danube Delta in Romania. This untouched area is fille with beauty, nature and wilderness!
The cycling holiday takes you through Romania’s Delta, the second largest and best preserved of Europe’s deltas, an untouched land of beauty, nature and wilderness. You will ride your bicycle along canals with floating reed islands, lagoons and lakes.
The landscape alternates between gently rolling hills, swamp and prairie land. Life in small fishing villages is tranquil, the solitude and silence of the almost impenetrable thicket many times interrupted only by the calls of birds like Pelicans, Cormorants and Egrets. Under expert guidance you will discover the fauna and flora of this landscape, which is also rich in history.
Enjoy the true Romanian hospitality and traditional food onboard of your hotel barge and in your cosy guesthouse.
Saturday: Arrival Bucharest
Individual arrival at Bucharest Airport. Bus transfer at 14:00 hours to Tulcea.
Embarkation, dinner and overnight stay.
Sunday: Nufaru – Sfantu Gheorge – cycling ± 31 km
The route leads along the most southern arm of the Danube and through the nature reserve Bestepe Hills. On the way you will get lovely views at the heart of the Danube Delta. Arriving at the fisherman’s village of Murighiol you embark the ship. A sailing trip through the maze of reed islands, narrow canals and pure wilderness completes this day.
Monday: The journey to mile “0” Sulina – cycling ± 25 km
With the endless water of the Black Sea on your right and the green swamplands on your left hand you cycle to the point where the Danube floats into the Black sea. The small lighthouse at Sulina marks this point. Overnight stay aboard in Sulina.
Tuesday: Gulf of Musura – Crisan – cycling ± 25 km
Small nature roads along the bird paradise of the Musara bay take you to the picturesque village of Letea. Here, it looks like time stood still! Nearby you will visit a very special natural site, a “tropical” jungle with creepers and vines situated on a sand bank. By boat you will sail to the fisherman’s village of Crisan.
Wednesday: The Fauna and Flora of the Danube – no cycling
Today you are going to enjoy the large variety of the flora and fauna of the Danube Delta! With the boat you will enter deep into nature. From time to time a small picturesque village comes in sight.
It is clear to see this dream world is listed at the UNESCO World Heritage. In the afternoon you return to by bus to the lively provincial town of Tulcea to stay for a final night on board your hotel ship.
Thursday: Monastreries of the Dobrogea – cycling ± 25 km
Back on your bike you first pedal through the rolling landscape to the nunnery of Celic Dere. Next stop is the monastery of Saon, which lies, in-between vineyards, directly on the boards of the river Danube. From the hilltops you will have a tremendous view over the grassy flood lands near the Ukrainian border. A transfer by bus brings you back to Tulcea. Here you check in at the guesthouse.
Friday: Lagoon tour to the cape Dolosman – cycling ± 42 km
The bus takes you and your bike to the village of Ceamurlia de Jos. The first aim today is the nature reserve of Kap Dolman to visit the famous Roman excavations. The mediaeval fortress of Enisala, build high above the Danube, is visited next. From here the view over the lagoon of Razime is breathtaking! Overnight stay in the guesthouse.
Saturday: Tulcea – Bucharest – Departure
It’s time to say goodbye! In the morning a bus transfer takes you back to Bucharest. Arrival at the airport will be earliest 13:00 hours.
The IBIS is a special floating hotel accommodation, which is moved by means of a tug boat. This cozy and comfortable ‘raft hotel’ has 6 double cabins (9 m2) with lower beds and a bathroom with shower and toilet. Windows can be opened. The saloon and the restaurant area with bar are spacious and air conditioned. Seated in a deck chair, you may enjoy the warmth of the sun on the upper deck! Along the way you step aboard the support boat for an excursion through the reed lands!
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Cabins: 6
Number of Passengers (maximum): 12
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Dates / Prices 2023 a person
| Cabin type | April 19 | May 24 – September 19 |
| Twin cabin | ||
| Cabin for single use |
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April 19; May 24; June 10; August 22; September 11 and 19
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