Birdwatching Tours
Birding tours in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, and in the Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria, with specialised birding guides who live and work here. By open boat on the lakes and channels, by car on the steppe and the hills, in small groups or only for you.
Shared birding tours
Join a small group of birders
Fixed dates, a specialised birding guide and a small group: at most 8 birders in the boat, at most 6 on the tours with days by car. Price per person.
Destinations: Danube Delta
Four nights in Mila 23 and three days of birding from sunrise, on the lakes, at Letea and at Caraorman, with a specialised guide and at most 8 birders.
From €800 per person
See the tour: Danube Delta Birdwatching Tour 2027: Small SHARED Group, 5d/4n
Destinations: Danube Delta
Three nights in Mila 23 and two days of birding from sunrise, on the lakes and at Letea, with a specialised guide and at most 8 birders.
From €600 per person
See the tour: Danube Delta Birdwatching Tour 2027: Small SHARED Group, 4d/3n
Destinations: Danube Delta
8 to 10 hours of birding from sunrise, in an open boat built for the Danube Delta, to Mila 23, with a guide who is both a birder and a wildlife photographer.
Destinations: Danube DeltaDobrogea
Four nights in Mila 23 for the wetland birds of the Danube Delta, then three nights in Tulcea for the raptors and steppe birds of Dobrogea.
From €1,450 per person
See the tour: Birding Tour Danube Delta & Dobrogea, 8d/7n, 2027 SHARED
Destinations: Balkan MountainsDanube Delta
From Bucharest to the vultures of the Balkan Mountains in the Sliven Region, then four nights in Mila 23 for pelicans and the wetland birds of the Danube Delta.
From €2,000 per person
See the tour: Birding Tour Bulgaria & Danube Delta, 7d/6n, 2027 SHARED
Destinations: Balkan MountainsDanube DeltaDobrogea
From Bucharest to the vultures of the Balkan Mountains, then four nights in Mila 23 for the Danube Delta and three nights in Tulcea for the raptors and steppe birds of Dobrogea.
From €2,600 per person
See the tour: Birding Tour Bulgaria, Danube Delta & Dobrogea, 10d/9n, 2027 SHAREDPrivate birding tours
Your own guide, your own target list
From 3 to 7 days, on the dates you choose. The guide, the boat and the car are only for your group, and the days are built around the birds you came for.
Destinations: Danube DeltaDobrogea
Your own birding guide and routes built around your target list, with full board: the water birds of the Danube Delta, the raptors and steppe birds of Dobrogea, or both.
Destinations: Dobrogea
Your own birding guide and car among the wintering flocks of Red-breasted and White-fronted Geese, swans and eagles, on the lagoons and fields south of the Danube Delta.
Birding day trips
Private birding day trips from Tulcea
By boat into the Danube Delta or by car into Dobrogea, shared or private, in every season. The label on each trip tells you if it is made for birding, for photography or for both.
Destinations: Danube Delta
8 to 10 hours of birding from sunrise with your own boat and birding guide, on a route to Mila 23 planned around your wish list and at your own pace.
Destinations: Danube Delta
Four hours of summer birding straight from Tulcea, in the first hours after sunrise or the last hours of daylight, when the birds are active and the speed boats are gone.
PrivateBirding & PhotoPRIVATE Winter Birding & Bird Photography Day Trip in the Danube Delta, from Tulcea
Destinations: Danube Delta
Wintering birds, frozen reeds and empty channels, with your own boat and a birder photographer guide, when almost nobody else is on the water. Come dressed for real cold.
Destinations: Dobrogea
Dobrogea in its quiet season: geese and swans on the lagoons, raptors over the frosty steppe, owls and woodpeckers in the villages and old forests.
Destinations: Dobrogea
A slow birding day by minivan through the quiet side of Dobrogea: old forests, open grasslands, hidden lakes and rocky hills, from your address in Tulcea.
From €450 per group
See the tour: PRIVATE Continental Dobrogea Birding Day Trip from TulceaBuild your target list. Download our list of the birds of the Danube Delta and Dobrogea and tell us which species you want to see most.
Through the year
When to come for the birds
April to June
Spring migration and the breeding season: pelicans, herons, egrets, ibises and terns in the colonies, raptors and steppe birds back in Dobrogea, vultures in the Balkan Mountains.
July and August
Young birds everywhere and the first shore birds on their way south. Birding at sunrise and in the evening, when the birds are active and the speed boats are gone.
September and October
Autumn migration: shore birds on the salt marshes, raptors moving south over Dobrogea, and the first geese and ducks arriving from the north.
December to February
Winter birding: Red-breasted Geese, swans and raptors from the north in Dobrogea, and the wintering birds of the Danube Delta from an open boat, in real cold.
Side by side
Compare the birding tours
| Tour | Type | Duration | Season | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danube Delta Birdwatching Tour 2027: Small SHARED Group, 5d/4n | Shared | 5 days / 4 nights | April to early October | 3 days of birding | From €800 per person |
| Danube Delta Birdwatching Tour 2027: Small SHARED Group, 4d/3n | Shared | 4 days / 3 nights | April to early October | 2 days of birding | From €600 per person |
| Danube Delta Birding & Bird Photography Day Trip, SHARED 2027 | Shared | 8 to 10 hours | May to September | Sunrise start, up to 8 guests | €90 per person |
| Birding Tour Danube Delta & Dobrogea, 8d/7n, 2027 SHARED | Shared | 8 days / 7 nights | April to early October | 6 days of birding, up to 6 birders | From €1,450 per person |
| Birding Tour Bulgaria & Danube Delta, 7d/6n, 2027 SHARED | Shared | 7 days / 6 nights | April and September | 5 days of birding, up to 6 birders | From €2,000 per person |
| Birding Tour Bulgaria, Danube Delta & Dobrogea, 10d/9n, 2027 SHARED | Shared | 10 days / 9 nights | April, September, early October | 8 days of birding, up to 6 birders | From €2,600 per person |
| PRIVATE Birdwatching Tour in the Danube Delta & Dobrogea, 3 to 7 Days | Private | 3 to 7 days | April to October | 1 to 5 days of birding, 2 to 6 birders | From €690 per person |
| PRIVATE Birdwatching Day Trip in Danube Delta, from Tulcea, 2027 | Private | 8 to 10 hours | April to October | Birding guide, your own boat | From €550 per boat |
| Private 4h SUMMER Danube Delta Birdwatching Trip from Tulcea | Private | About 4 hours | July and August | Sunrise or evening, birding guide | From €450 per boat |
| PRIVATE Winter Birding in Dobrogea: Red-breasted Geese, 3 to 7 Days | Private | 3 to 7 days | December to February | 1 to 5 days of birding, 1 to 6 birders | From €180 per person |
| PRIVATE Winter Birding & Bird Photography Day Trip in the Danube Delta, from Tulcea | Private | Up to 7 hours | December to February | Open boat, polar clothing mandatory | €450 per boat |
| PRIVATE Winter Birding Day Trip in Dobrogea, Red-breasted Geese, from Tulcea | Private | Sunrise to sunset | December to February | Birding guide and car, up to 6 guests | €500 per group |
| PRIVATE Continental Dobrogea Birding Day Trip from Tulcea | Private | 8 to 10 hours | October to April | Birding guide and minivan, up to 6 guests | From €450 per group |
Prices in euro. Shared tours: per person. Private tours: per person or for the whole boat or group, from the lowest price. The tour pages show all the prices, the dates and what is included.
Why bird with us
What you can count on
Specialised birding guides
Birders who live here and know where the birds are this week. On land, the guide always has a spotting scope.
An open boat built for the Danube Delta
Our 7.3 m open boat gives every birder room to move and scan, and reaches the shallow, wild places. At most 8 birders on board.
The bird comes first
No chasing, no feeding, no lures, and we never enter nesting areas. Binoculars on loan if you do not have your own.
Meet our guides
Experts in the wild
Our guides are more than birding experts. They are conservationists, researchers and naturalists, some with degrees in biology, who take part in bird monitoring and conservation projects. Years in the field mean they know where the birds are, how they move through the seasons and how to watch them without disturbing them.
Specialised birders
They know the calls, the plumages and the difficult identifications, and help you at your own level.
Local
They live and work in the Danube Delta and Dobrogea, and are in the field in every season.
The bird comes first
No chasing, no flushing, no stress for a picture or a tick on the list.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
Shared or private birding tour?
A shared tour has fixed dates and a small group of birders, and costs less per person. A private tour runs on the dates you choose, only for your group, and the days are built around your target list.
When is the best time for birding?
April to June for the breeding birds and the spring migration, September and October for the autumn migration, December to February for the wintering geese and raptors. Every season has its own birds.
I am a beginner. Can I join?
Yes. Your guide helps with identification and adapts the pace to the group.
Are the birding tours the same as the nature tours?
No. They may use the same boat, but the hours, the routes and the guide are different: early starts, long sessions in the field and a guide who knows the birds. For a relaxed discovery of the Danube Delta, see our multi-day nature tours.
I do not have binoculars. Can I still come?
Yes. Tell us when you book, and we lend you a pair.
How do I book?
Open the tour, choose your date and send us a booking request. We send you the confirmation and the payment link. Your booking is confirmed only when the payment is made: a 20% deposit for the tours of several days, a 50% deposit for private day trips, the full price for shared day trips.
Contact
- Emailcontact@discoverdanubedelta.com
- Phone, SMS, WhatsApp+40 763 869 400
+40 757 894 456 - For bookings and requests we always prefer email. Thank you!