Danube Promenade - Gura Portiței: Mixed (5 days)
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By boat, 5 days, through the Danube Delta, about 253 km: from the Danube Promenade to Gura Portiței, 24 stops. The Danube. With an ARBDD guide. The only natural link between Razim and the Black Sea.
How to do the route
Plan 5 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine boat travel with breaks at sites open to the public. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (ARBDD): follow the local rules and the instructions of the authorities or licensed guides.
Stops on the route
- Faleza Dunării - The Danube.
- Tulcea - Gateway to the Delta.
- Ceatalchioi - Chilia branch.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet channels.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Birdwatching.
- Mahmudia - Fishing channels.
- Murighiol - Southern Delta.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Martyrs.
- Dunavățu de Jos - End of the road.
- Uzlina - Guided tour with binoculars, without disturbing the birds.
- Canal spre Letea - Quiet crossing by water, with guide — no noise or litter left on the bank.
- Letea - With Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve guide.
- Canal Caraorman - Access by authorised guide only.
- Lacul Roșu - Quiet lagoon in the Delta.
- Caraorman - Dune forest.
- Canalul Mila 23 - Calm water, ideal for kayaking.
- Pădurea Letea - Romania's first nature reserve (1938): lianas, ancient oaks. Visit only on designated trails, with a guide.
- Maliuc - Reed bed.
- Cetatea Argamum - Fortress on Doloșman Cape.
- Capul Doloșman - Promontory with the ruins of Argamum.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - Lipovan fishing village and the fortress on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on the territory of Romania.
- Gura Portiței - debarcare - Fishing village accessible by boat.
- Plaja Gura Portiței - Sand between Razim and the sea.
- Gura Portiței - The only natural link between Razim and the Black Sea.