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TWO-DAY BIRDING TRIP: EASTERN RHODOPES & SAKAR
 

Unforgettable views and lifetime memories!

Come and see "The European Condors" - Griffon and Black (Cinereous) Vultures - plus many more: Egyptian Vulture, Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, etc.

This 2-day trip is appropriate for tourists based along the southern Bulgarian coast, between Sunny Beach resort and the town of Sozopol

Best time: May - September

Day 1: Departure from the hotel - around 08.00 - 09.00 a.m.
Drive to the town of Madjarovo in the Eastern Rhodopes Mountain with stops in Sakar Mountain for a lunch and birding: Imperial Eagle, Long-legged Buzard, Levant Sparrowhawk, Masked Shrike (May-July only), Olive-tree Warbler (May-July only), Orphean Warbler (May-July only), Calandra Lark, Isabeline Wheatear, Sombre Tit, etc.;
Arriving in Madjarovo in afternoon (~ 4.00-5.00 p.m.) and birding in the area
Accommodation in our Visitor Centre in Madjarovo; Dinner
Optional: after dinner - watching Scops Owls singing in the town�s park

Day 2: In the morning - Vulture feeding show in the area of Studen Kladenets;
Packed lunch; In the afternoon - birding in the area of Studen Kladenets;
At 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. � leave back for the coast (about 3.5-4 hours driving)

Key species of birds to be seen in the Eastern Rhodopes:
Cinereous (Black) Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Imperial Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Black Kite � all visiting the vulture feeding place; Booted Eagle, Short-toed Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Black Stork, Chukar, Syrian Woodpecker, Scops Owl, Pallid Swift, Red-rumped Swallow, Grag Martin, Woodchat Shrike, Sardinian Warbler, Subalpine Warbler, Barred Warbler, Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (May-June only), Blue Rock Thrush, Black-eared Wheatear, Rock Nuthatch, Sombre Tit, Lesser Grey Shrike

Tour price per person: For 2 persons:195 EUR
For a group of 3-5 persons:140 EUR
For groups bigger than 5 persons: to be agreed
Single room supplement: 10 EUR

Tour price for individuals: 300 EUR

The tour price includes: transport by car (individuals, 2-3 p.) or minibus (more than 3 p.), accommodation in twin-bedded rooms, dinner and breakfast, packed lunch in the 2nd day, vulture feeding show tax, guiding fee.

For more information about the Sakar and Eastern Rhodopes please have a look here



 
 
   
   
   
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