The new season has started in the Danube Delta

Close-up photo of a Great White Pelican. Photo taken during one of our birdwatching tour in the Danube Delta, Romania.

    After a few months of rest, we are now back in business, so our Guesthouse for birders is waiting for you to join our Birdwatching in Danube Delta tours.

    The recent climate changes are giving us some headaches, but they are also offering us new opportunities. We can start our activity earlier and  enjoy a  longer birding season. This is what we want to do, this is what we know how to do, this is what we are learning to do better every day: birdwatching and wildlife photography.

Common Kingfisher on a branch.
The Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis

    What about the Danube Delta:

    With more than 250 species of birds that can be found here throughout the year, birding in the Danube Delta has become a lifestyle for us and it is part of our daily lives.

    I don't know if the Danube Delta has made Birding in Romania an activity that attracts more and more enthusiasts, but I think it has had a great contribution. The Biosphere Reserve is the world’s third largest area for biodiversity, following only Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands in the number of species it supports (more than 5.500 types of flora and fauna) . That makes it the largest and richest area in biodiversity in Romania.

    We fell in love with it and we share this with our guests who visit Bunica Maria – Guesthouse for birders.

The black-tailed godwit in a nice posture and light, on a lake.
The black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa

    Every year we offer tourists more types of experiences, through which they can enjoy Birdwatching in Romania.

    I believe that the Danube Delta can be a trigger for the passion for birdwatching. For this reason, we have created  beginners packages, with short duration in order to keep the participants interest captive. This way we can introduce them, with small steps, to a new passion – birding or birdwatching.

Dalmatian Pelican on a branch.
The Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus

    Considering that our tours are slow tourism, Birdwatching can become part of the Wildlife photography experience in Romania. This is what led me to become a passionate wildlife photographer. Here are few of my works in this area: Andrei Prodan Wildlife Photography.

Eurasian Spoonbill on the renaturated Carasuhat Area, near Mahmudia Village.
The Eurasian spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia

A short presentation of our tours you can read below:

  Half-day in the Danube Delta Birdwatching tour, Romania offers you the opportunity to discover in just 3 hours, why the Danube Delta is beautiful and why it is actually worth allocating more time to explore it in the future. This package can be considered a teaser, a hook that once it has caught you it will make you want to spend more time here to do Birding in the Danube Delta.

Close-up picture of a Squacco Heron on yellow water lily leaves.
The squacco heron - Ardeola ralloides

    One day in the Danube Delta – Birdwatching tour offers the opportunity to discover the beauties of this wonderful location in Romania in just one day and you will also want to come back in the future to stay longer.

Nice posture of a Grey Heron.
The grey heron - Ardea cinerea

    After a beautiful long drive to our location Bunica Maria – Guesthouse for birders, after a traditional dinner of rich local cuisine with fish dishes and a good night’s sleep. With your batteries recharged, the next day you can enjoy the experience offered by our Danube Delta Birdwatching tour in Romania. In the afternoon you can set off to continue your journey in Romania.

Close-up portrait of a Great Cormorant.
The great cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

    The passion for birdwatching is growing in Romania, attracting more and more admirers, but also many experienced birdwatchers from the country and abroad.

    Birdwatching in the Danube Delta is becoming more and more attractive for enthusiasts from all over Europe but also for those from all over the world.

Close-up picture of a Great white pelican floating on the Danube river.
The Great white pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus

    Birdwatching in Romania and in particular Bird watching in the Danube Delta attracts more and more foreign tourists, because this passion is very popular, especially in the UK.

    Birdwatching tour in the Danube Delta is dedicated to those who are not in a hurry. A whole day dedicated to Bird watching in the Danube Delta and two days in which our guests can also enjoy home-cooked traditional gastronomic dishes made from freshwater fish, in our Guesthouse for birders.

Little owl on a fence, near Mahmudia Village.
The little owl - Athene noctua

At the end of the season in the Danube Delta, we are prepared for winter:

    Danube Delta Birding, Romania is another package that offers the Bird watching in the Danube Delta experience over 2 full days in the field, but also several  home-cooked meals with traditional fish products.

Pied avocet spleshing the water on the renaturated Carasuhat Area, near Mahmudia.
The pied avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta

    I believe that bird watching is a first step towards wildlife photography, which offers the possibility of studying birds in detail, observing details that you don't have time to observe with the naked eye when you are in the field.

    Out of the desire to extend our activity throughout the year, but also to offer tourists interesting experiences in the off-season, we have created a new package that we run in winter: Bird Watching and Photography Private tour near Constanta, a good combination of birding and wildlife photography. It is an opportunity to discover the wildlife around one of the largest cities in Romania.

Close-up portrait of a Black-crowned night Heron.
The Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

    Over nine years of experience have proven to us that using checklists during tours makes birdwatching more engaging. That is why we have created three lists that you can use during your birding sessions in Romania and in particular in the Danube Delta: Birds of the Danube Delta.

Glossy ibis close-up portrait.
The glossy ibis - Plegadis falcinellus

    Romania and the Danube Delta have become a "must-have" for birdwatching and wildlife photography lovers from all over the world!

    But we are still at the beginning and a lot of work is needed to make us better known and more popular. And we can only do this with your help, those who have visited Bunica Maria – Guesthouse for birders and enjoyed it. Some of you fell in love with the Danube Delta and returned and if you couldn't return, you told others about this corner of Paradise from Romania.

    Your opinion expressed in REVIEWS honours us and it also drives us to continue to become more professional.

For that, we thank you!

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