Day Trips
Day trips from Tulcea into the Danube Delta in our own open boats, and by minivan into Dobrogea. Join a small shared group, or have a boat or a minivan and a guide only for you.
Shared day trips
A fixed program, a price per person and a small group on the same boat. The easiest way to join us if you travel alone or as a couple.
Private day trips
A boat or a minivan and a guide only for your group, one price for all. You choose the day and the start time.
Shared day trips
Join a small group
A small group on the same boat, price per person. The easiest way to join us if you travel alone or as a couple.
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.
A day by boat from Tulcea to Letea, with a coffee stop in Mila 23, a safari car to Letea Forest and an optional lunch in a local household.
Discover the wild Danube Delta between Tulcea and Mila 23 with a naturalist guide, and taste fresh fish cooked the local way in a fishing village reached only by water.
Private day trips
Your own boat, your own guide
A boat or a minivan and a guide only for your group, one price for all. The label on each trip tells you who it is made for.
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.
A boat and a guide only for your group, from Tulcea to Mila 23 and Letea, at your own pace, with a safari car to Letea Forest and lunch in a local household.
Six hours with a boat and a guide only for you, through hidden channels and quiet lakes to the fishing village of Mila 23, with an optional lunch at a local guesthouse.
From €450 per boat
See the tour: PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Mila 23
Skip the crowds: four hours in the wild Danube Delta straight from Tulcea, at sunrise or in the evening, when the speed boats are gone.
About 8 hours with your own boat and guide, through Mila 23 and along the Old Danube to Caraorman, its old oak forest and its great sand dunes.
Cross the Danube Delta from west to east with your own boat and guide, through Mila 23 and along the Old Danube to Sulina and the Black Sea.
From €550 per boat
See the tour: PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Sulina
Destinations: Danube Delta
8 to 10 hours built around your target species and the best light, with a professional wildlife photographer guide and a boat positioned for every shot.
From €550 per boat
See the tour: PRIVATE Wildlife Photography Day Trip in Danube Delta
Destinations: Danube Delta
Four hours of the best summer light, straight from Tulcea, with a professional wildlife photographer guide and a low open boat for shots at water level.
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 Tulcea
PrivateHistory & CulturePRIVATE 3 Fortresses Day Trip in Dobrogea: Enisala, Argamum & Histria, from Tulcea
A day through two thousand years of Dobrogea history: medieval Enisala, ancient Argamum on Lake Razelm and the Greek city of Histria, from your address in Tulcea.
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.
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.
Nature, birding and photo trips are not the same trip. They may use the same boat, but the hours, the route and the guide are different. Choose by the label on the trip.
Through the year
Which trip, when
April to October
The boat season. Day trips to Letea, Mila 23, Caraorman and Sulina, and birding and photo days on the water.
July and August
Go early. From about 9:30, hundreds of speed boats take over the main channels. Our 4 hour trips run only at sunrise and in the evening, when the Danube Delta is quiet again.
October to April
Dobrogea by minivan: the fortresses of Enisala, Argamum and Histria, and a birding day through continental Dobrogea.
December to February
The winter birding and photo trip, in an open boat, in real cold. Only for those who come dressed for it.
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Compare the day trips
| Tour | Type | Duration | Season | Details | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SHARED Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Letea, 2027 | Shared | About 10 hours | May to September | Boat, safari car, forest walk | €90 per person |
| PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Letea, 2027 | Private | About 10 hours | Late April to early October | Your own boat and guide, up to 10 guests | From €600 per boat |
| PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Mila 23 | Private | About 6 hours | Late April to early October | Your own boat and guide, up to 10 guests | From €450 per boat |
| PRIVATE Danube Delta SUMMER Boat Trip from Tulcea, Morning or Evening, 4h | Private | About 4 hours | July and August | Sunrise or evening, your own boat | From €400 per boat |
| PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Caraorman | Private | About 8 hours | Late April to early October | Your own boat and guide, up to 10 guests | From €500 per boat |
| PRIVATE Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Sulina | Private | About 10 hours | Late April to early October | Your own boat and guide, up to 10 guests | From €550 per boat |
| PRIVATE Wildlife Photography Day Trip in Danube Delta | Private | 8 to 10 hours | April to June, September, October | Photographer guide, your own boat | From €550 per boat |
| PRIVATE Danube Delta SUMMER Photo Tour from Tulcea, Sunrise or Evening, 4h | Private | About 4 hours | July and August | Sunrise or evening, photographer guide | From €450 per boat |
| 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 |
| PRIVATE 3 Fortresses Day Trip in Dobrogea: Enisala, Argamum & Histria, from Tulcea | Private | 8 to 10 hours | October to April | Your own guide and minivan, up to 6 guests | From €450 per group |
| 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 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 |
| SHARED Guided Day Trip in Danube Delta, Tulcea to Mila 23, 2027 | Shared | About 6 hours | May to September | Open boat, up to 10 guests | €75 per person |
Prices in euro. Shared trips: per person. Private trips: for the whole boat or group, from the lowest price. The trip pages show all the prices, the dates and what is included.
Why travel with us
What you can count on
Open boats, built for the Danube Delta
No roof between you and the sky. We travel slowly and stop often. No speed boats.
Specialised guides
Naturalists, birders and wildlife photographers who live and work here, each on the trip made for them.
Clear prices
You see what is included and what is not, before you book. No hidden costs.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a shared and a private day trip?
On a shared trip you join other guests on a fixed program and pay per person. On a private trip the boat or the minivan and the guide are only for your group, you choose the day and the start time, and you pay one price for the group.
Is one day enough to see the Danube Delta?
One day shows you a part of it. To see it at sunrise and in the evening, on the small channels and lakes, stay at least three nights on one of our multi-day nature tours.
I come for birds or for photography. Which trip?
Choose a trip labelled Birding, Photo or Birding & Photo. The nature trips are made for nature lovers, at a relaxed pace. See also our birdwatching tours and photo tours.
What if a shared trip does not have enough guests?
The trip does not run and you get a full refund.
How do I book?
Open the trip, 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: the full price for shared trips, a 50% deposit for private trips.
What should I bring?
Each trip page has its own packing list. Our boats are open, so on the water come prepared for sun, wind and rain.
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!