Isaccea - Noviodunum - Ostrov: Mixed (1 week)
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Mixed, 1 week, through the Danube Delta, about 485 km: from Isaccea - Noviodunum to Ostrov, 32 stops. Noviodunum. Tourist information. A village with pelicans and authentic fish borscht.
How to do the route
Plan a week with 2-3 bases for overnight stays (e.g. Constanța, Tulcea, Sulina). Book boats and ARBDD guides for Letea/Caraorman in advance. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (ARBDD): follow the local rules and the instructions of the authorities or licensed guides.
Stops on the route
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Noviodunum.
- Malul Dunării - Isaccea - View of the river and the bridge to Galați.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - Martyrs.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - In the forest.
- Vârful Țuțuiatu - Dobruja summit.
- Culmea Pricopanului - Hercynian rocks and Pontic steppe on the same route.
- Greci - Italian quarrymen.
- Poiana cu stejari - Sub-Mediterranean forest at the foot of the mountain.
- Măcin - Mountain gateway.
- Smârdan - The village where the decisive battle for Dobruja was fought.
- Carcaliu - Traditional village.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian hill fortress.
- Tulcea - Gateway to the Delta: Danube cliff and Independence Monument.
- Monumentul Independenței - Statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama of the Danube.
- Faleza Dunării - Independence Monument and museum.
- Poarta Deltei - Tulcea - Tourist information.
- Portul Tulcea - Boarding classic or fast vessels to Sulina.
- Ceatalchioi - Village at the branch confluence, with an authentic Danube landscape.
- Pardina - Fishing village on the left bank of Chilia.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet canals.
- Băltenii de Jos - Village on the Danube bank, with boats at the gate.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Observation from a distance, with binoculars, without disturbing the nests.
- Mahmudia - Fishing village on the Danube bank, gateway to wetlands and birds.
- Sarichioi - Traditional village on the Razim shore.
- Cetatea Enisala - Dobruja's only medieval fortress, with a panorama over Razim Lagoon.
- Enisala - parcare - Road to the foot of the hill.
- Geamia Ali Gazi Pașa - One of the country's oldest mosques.
- Centrul vechi Babadag - Narrow streets and restored Ottoman houses.
- Babadag - Former Ottoman residence of Dobruja and the Ali Gazi Pașa mosque (1610).
- Slava Cercheza - By the lagoon.
- Hârșova - Trajan's fortress on the limestone cliffs, nearly two millennia of layered fortifications.
- Ostrov - Village with pelicans and authentic fish soup.