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The First Day
Your trip begins from the moment you climb aboard our ship. Here you will be greeted by our staff who will inform about the program, the path that you will follow and then take you to the accommodation rooms. After you have been informed of the rules of the ship, with your consent, the ship will leave the port of Tulcea. You will have lunch while the ship is moving towards the village of Uzlina.
On your way to Uzlina the ship will stop near Litcov Canal, so you can go on a boat ride, while the ship continues its way. The ride will last for about 5 hours and you will visit the lakes: Round Lake, Roots Lake, Gorgova Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Gorgovat Lake, Isaac Lake and finally Uzlina Lake, meeting the ship near the village Uzlina.
After returning to the ship, you will serve dinner and will spend the night in this place. The rest of the evening you can spend as you like with music, dance and other activities.
The Second Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you will leave for a boat ride. You will spend on the ride about 6 hours, time that you will spend visiting places full of birds and vegetation and you will also visit Gorgoşel Lake and Taranova Lake. The ride will end on Perivolovca Canal. Here you will once again board the ship that will be waiting there.
You will serve lunch while the ship is moving towards the mouth of Erenciuc Lake. You can spend the rest of the evening going on a row boat ride on Erenciuc Lake.
You will dine and spend the rest of the night here.
The Third Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you will leave for the village of St. George . Here you can spend your time on a beautiful walk to Sahalin, sunbathing on one of the best beaches around or visiting the town and its sites .
The city of Saint George is an old and rustic village, a village on the oldest branch of the Danube. This place meets a wide variety of bird species. A simple stroll reveals a reassuring sight, strewn with many species of shore birds ( Cilicia fugitive , woodcocks , Plover , gulls , etc. ) and Danube species ( pelicans, cormorants, herons , spoonbills , avosete , stilt, ducks , geese, swans etc.) , virtually all species of birds in the Danube Delta can be found in this place , both freshwater and saltwater species as well as albatrosses. The best time to admire the Danube`s birds is in the morning because they are away during the day because of boats crossing the Danube.
Sakhalin Island is formed at the mouth of the Danube and the Black Sea. This area is considered a secondary delta. The island tour is probably the most spectacular tour that you can take at St. George. This place continues the formation of the Delta by three mini branches. Because of the low water entering is only possible with small slowly boats. It is also a very important area for migration, nesting and feeding of many species of birds.
The beach is preferred by tourists for its smooth sand, the quiet atmosphere and the wild sight. It is about 3 km away from the village and can be reached on foot in 15-20 minutes.
St. George is the only village in the Danube Delta where you can actually see both the Danube and the Black Sea together.
You'll spend the night in this place.
The Fourth Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you can go for a morning swim in the Black Sea and sunbathe on the beach. At noon you will board the ship and move toward Sulina City, taking the route of Tatarul Canal. Along the way you will go on a short ride to visit Red and Redish Lakes. You will reach the town of Sulina in about 7 hours.
After serving dinner you will spend the rest of the night near the town of Sulina.
The Fifth Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you will spend the first part of the day visiting the city of Sulina.
Sulina is a major sea-port, located in the eastern part of the Danube Delta on the western shore of the Black Sea. This city is located at the lowest altitude in Romania.
Here you can visit the old city cemetery, the old lighthouse (historic monument, which was built in 1878. At that time it was the point where the Danube met the Black Sea. Today it stands at over 1.5 km from the seashore. It emits a white light, fixed, visible on clear nights at a radius of 36km. The light is placed in the focus of 27 parabolic mirrors made of polished metal), The New Lighthouse (Monument of secular architecture, the new lighthouse is a modern building of 59m height. It was built in 1982 as a ship lighthouse) and the Palace of the European Commission of the Danube Delta (Monument of secular architecture, built in 1860 by the European Commission of the Danube, in the neoclassical architectural style.). You can choose to spend the rest of your time at the beach on the Black Sea coast (The beach has a width of about 100 m down south and a length of about 4.2 km. It has fine grain sand. The beach is equipped with toilets and showers and is 2 km away from the city).
Once you return to the ship, in the afternoon, you will serve lunch while the ship will leave Sulina heading towards Magearu Canal. You will go for about 4 hours. In the evening the ship will dock on the canal and you will dine here. The remaining of the day can be spent at will.
The Sixth Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you will go on a boat ride on the Magearu Canal, to the village of Letea.
Once ashore, you will visit the village and the famous Letea Forrest (protected area of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve).
Letea is located in the north of the Delta, east of Rosetti village. The protected area covers only part of the total area of the forest. This part was placed under protection since 1930 and became natural reserve in 1938. The forest is developed in the form of wide strips, in the spaces between the sand dunes. The abundance of climbing plants is a feature of the forest. You can find here wild vines, hops, tendril and greek vine, which gives a mediterranean look to the forrest. However, there were identified over 2000 species of insects, sand vipers, eagles, three species of hawks, ravens, etc. Also in this area you can see the famous wild horses. All these species of plants and animals, some of them very rare or with special features, have made this forest require special attention for the conservation and preservation of its natural values.
You will serve your lunch in the forrest, as a picnic, on the grass. You can spend the rest of the day boating or fishing. In the evening you will dine on the ship and after that you can participate in an artistic dance contest held on the terrace of the ship. We will spend the night in this place.
The Seventh Day
In the morning, after breakfast, you will start the day with a 5 hours boat ride, visiting Raducu and Răduleţ Lakes.
The two lakes are part of the Joint Reservation Raducu - Raduculet , which is located at southeast of Letea Forest. It is a strictly protected area, consisting of freshwater lakes surrounded by marine sand banks with poor soils or poorly fixed and mobile areas, steppe grasslands or lowland areas with temporary water partially covered with floating vegetation. The reason that the lakes are protected is its a favorable breeding and feeding habitat for a diversity of fish species such as catfish, pike, perch, carp, bream, etc. Vegetation is typical for the eastern Delta lakes. The shores are covered with reed, the most common plants are reeds, rushes, sedges, water lilies, swamp thistle and white willow. Being a protected area there are several specific bird colonies. For a long time, the lake has been extensively used for geese nesting.
At the end of the ride you will board the ship near the village of Crisan, where you will also have lunch. After that you continue boating for 4 hours, visiting various lakes like Ș Bogdaproste, Trei Iezere, Rădăcinos, etc .
Bogdaproste Lake is first visited. This is a great place for fishing pike.
Trei Iezere Lake is very close to Bogdaproste. They are linked by a small canal. Both lakes presents a rich submerged vegetation. You can find here white lilies from place to place. Here you can see swans, cormorants, egrets, etc. Here you have the opportunity to take part in a fishing contest.
The ride will end on Eracle canal where you will be boarding the ship. Here you will dine and you will spend the night in this place.
The Eighth Day
In the morning, after breakfast you will go on a boat ride on the Eracle Canal, visiting Matiţa Lake and Babina Lake. Following the trail of Rădăcinoaşele Canal, you will be visiting Batag monastery and ending your ride trailing Stipoc canal, returning to the ship. This ride will last for about 7hours.
After returning on board you will have lunch and you can spend the rest of the time at leisure, enjoying the surroundings aboard while the ship goes to Mile 23. Here you will visit the village of Mile 23 and then you will board the boat to visit Ligheanca Lake, Vacarul Lake and Fortuna Lake. You will board the ship near Fortuna Lake where you will dine and spend the rest of the night.
The Ninth Day
In the morning, after breakfast, the ship will go to Lake Madman. You will go on a boat ride, on Old Şontea Canal. This ride will take approximately 3 hours and will end near Lake Madman. Here you will board the ship for lunch.
Rest of the day you will be spent in the lake surroundings, a strictly protected area of ARBDD. After that, the ship will head to Tulcea, on Canal 36. The route will take approximately 4-5 hours.
Your trip will be over once you reach Tulcea City.
