Danube Delta and Dobrogea trip from Bucharest

We will pick you up in the morning from your hotel in Bucharest to start our trip to Dobrogea and Danube Delta.
We will head east on the Sun Highway and drive for about 2 hours. The first stop will be right after crossing the Danube, at Cernavoda. There we will have a wine tasting combined with an assortment of local cheeses and meat, at a chic winery, located on the banks of the Danube. From the wine cellar terrace, we can enjoy some of their best wines and we can admire the Danube and the Cernavoda Bridge, built more than 120 years ago.

Aerial view of the winery

Then, we will continue our journey to the Black Sea, where we will arrive after about an hour. In Constanta, we will have a city tour in the afternoon, where we will visit the most important tourist attractions of the city: The Casino, the Tomis harbour, the Ovidiu Square, the Great Mosque, the Roman mosaic. For an outstanding view of the Tomis Port, we can climb the tower of the Great Mosque. At the end of the walking tour, we can have Tatar style or a seafood dinner.

Constanta Casino

Driving distance: 250 km
Driving time: 3 hours
Overnight: Constanta or the nearby area

Today we will head to the Danube Delta, along the Black Sea coast, passing through small picturesque villages, hidden among lakes, lagunes, vineyards and wind farms.
We will head for our first visit to Histria, the largest antique city on the Romanian shores of the Black Sea, founded in the 7th century BC by the Greeks. The city that became Roman and later Byzantine has a history that stretches over more than 1200 years.

The ruins of Histria

Then we will go to another archaeological site, as old as Histria, but less explored: the ancient fortress Argamum (or Orgamè in Greek). The legend says that Orgamè was one of the places where the Argonauts stopped on their way home after finding the golden fleece. After enjoying the splendid view of Razim lake from the cliff where the fortress was built, we will head to the next fortress on our program.

Optionally, we can add a new tasting of Dobrogea wines, paired with a traditional Dobrogean pie, made from goat cheese.

Cape Dolosman and the ruins of Argamum

The last fortress of the day si Enisala. Built at the beginning of the 14th century by Genoese merchants, the Enisala fortress offers a superb view of the surroundings: the former Black Sea Gulf, now a lagoon, endless reed fields, vineyards and distant wind farms, perched on the ridge of hills. After visiting the fortress, we will head to our guesthouse, where we will enjoy a traditional Lipovan dinner with freshly caught fish from the Delta.

Enisala fortress

Driving distance: 200 km
Driving time: 3.5 hours
Overnight: Tulcea county (we will choose from Sarichioi, Enisala, Dunavatul de Jos, Murighiol or Mahmudia)

Today we will have the trip to the Danube Delta. The private boat will be waiting for us in the morning at the established Danube port and together we will start sailing in the heart of the delta. We will navigate on one of the arms of the Danube, and then we will enter narrow canals, bordered by reeds and willows, to admire more closely the flora and fauna of the Delta.

Swans on one of the Delta lakes

At noon we will visit a household in the Delta where we will enjoy a traditional fishing lunch. In the afternoon we will have a safari through one of the sandy islands of the Delta, where we will be able to see wild horses, subtropical forests specific to the Delta.

The horses of the Danube Delta

Then, we will sail back to the port, while admiring more of the natural beauty of the Delta. The night will be spent at the same guesthouse from the previous day. Dinner will be served at the guesthouse.

Birdwatching in the Danube Delta

Driving distance: 10-100 km
Driving time: max. 2 hours
Overnight: Tulcea county (we will choose from Sarichioi, Enisala, Dunavatul de Jos, Murighiol or Mahmudia)

On the last day of our trip to Dobrogea and the Danube Delta, we will climb the highest peak in the Dobrogea (Macin) mountains. Do not be afraid, the mountains are not very high, being the oldest mountains in Romania with heights not exceeding 500 meters. We will start the hike in the village of Greci, from where we will start on a path that will take us to the top after about 1.5 hours. From the mountain, we will be able to admire in the distance the endless plain, cut by the Danube, the cities located on its banks as well as the silhouette of the other peaks of the Dobrogea mountains.

View from Macin Mountains

After the hike, we will head to Braila, where we will arrive after crossing the Danube by ferry. After lunch, we will embark on a city tour that will reveal the charm of the old Danube port. During the tour, we will be able to stop for a break of Turkish coffee or for a glass of “braga”, an old drink with oriental origins, very popular once in the southern part of Romania.

Pedestrian street in Braila

Then, we will drive back to Bucharest, where we will arrive after 2.5 hours.

Driving distance: 300-350 km
Driving time: max. 4-5 hours
Overnight: Bucharest