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Danube delta

Discover Danube Delta with your local guide

Danube delta local guide

Hi, I'm Vlad, your local guide in the Delta

My family has deep roots in Chilia Veche, at the heart of the Danube Delta. I've spent countless days there since childhood, exploring hidden channels and soaking in nature’s incredible beauty. Now based in busy Bucharest, returning to the Delta regularly is my way of recharging and reconnecting with a place uniquely special in Europe.

I often organize trips for friends and guests, sharing my passion, local insight, and respect for the Delta. If you're searching for authentic, tailor-made experiences guided by someone with deep personal ties here, you've found the right person.

About Danube Delta

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the largest wetland in Europe, Romania’s Danube Delta is a labyrinth of reed‑lined channels, lily‑covered lakes and sand‑bar beaches where the Danube meets the Black Sea. More than 350 bird species — from great white pelicans to bright bee‑eaters — migrate, nest and feed here, while 100‑year‑old oak forests and fishing villages like Chilia Veche keep centuries‑old traditions alive.

Exploring by private boat lets you slip quietly into this wilderness, spot wildlife at eye‑level and experience the Delta’s rhythm at dawn and dusk — times most tourists never see. If you’re searching for Europe’s last true river safari, you’ve just found it.

Water‑lily lake inside Romania’s UNESCO Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.

Things to do in the Danube Delta

Misty sunrise over a reed‑lined channel and mirror‑calm lake in Romania’s Danube Delta

Channels & lakes

Glide by private boat through reed‑fringed channels and mirror‑calm lakes where water lilies bloom and kingfishers flash past your bow.

Great white pelicans taking flight from blue Danube Delta waters during a bird‑watching tour

Bird‑watching safaris

Spot over 350 species—great white pelicans, glossy ibises, bee‑eaters—guided to sunrise roosts and hidden colonies only locals know.

Wood‑fired brick oven cooking fresh fish the traditional way in a Danube Delta village.

Local cuisine

Taste fisher‑folk recipes: fisherman soup, grilled carp, storcea, traditional pie or wild‑flower honey. Dinners are family‑style in village courtyards.

Camping in Danube Delta

Wild camping

Pitch tents on remote sandbars, grill fresh catch, fall asleep to frog choirs camping fire and starlit skies. Europe’s last true river wilderness.

Free‑roaming Letea wild horses grazing among reeds inside the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve

Untamed wildlife

Meet free‑roaming Letea horses, jackals and century‑old oaks. The Delta’s biodiversity rivals an African safari—without leaving Europe.

Village in Danube Delta

Delta villages

Wander Chilia Veche, Sulina,  Sfântu Gheorgh, Letea or Mila 23; hear stories of Lipovan fishermen, Greek traders and abandoned lighthouses.

Elder Lipovan fishermen in conversation, illustrating the Danube Delta’s multicultural heritage

Cultures & traditions

Discover a melting pot of Romanian, Ukrainian and Lipovan customs—wooden churches, folk songs, Old‑Believer rituals and amazing fishing stories

Colorful kayaks beached on a sandy Danube Delta shore, ready for a paddling trip

Kayaking adventures

Paddle silently into water‑lily mazes and lakes, perfect for photographers, nature enthusiasts, and first‑timers alike. Multi‑day routes available. 

Tailor‑made Danube Delta tours

Step aboard your private boat and let everything else be handled for you. From airport pickup in Bucharest to your last sunrise on the water, I arrange every detail: smooth boat transfers, hand‑picked guesthouses in Chilia Veche, bird‑watching at dawn, kayaking side trips, and dinners cooked by local fishermen.

 

Each itinerary is built around what you love—photography, culture, pure relaxation—so no two journeys are ever the same. Travel at the pace you choose, backed by on‑call support and my lifetime of local knowledge.

Tailor made tours in Danube Delta

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