2 Mai - Oak glade: Adventure (1 week)
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By boat, 1 week, with a focus on active exploration in the Danube Delta, about 442 km: from 2 Mai to the oak glade, 19 stops. Bohemian village. Fishing canals. Sub-Mediterranean forest at the foot of the mountain.
How to do the route
Plan a week with 2-3 bases (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
- 2 Mai - Bohemian village.
- Vama Veche - Coastal terminus.
- Costinești - Student village.
- Cheile Dobrogei - Limestone reefs.
- Jurilovca - ponton - Kayak launch from the lagoon shore.
- Gura Portiței - Sand and water.
- Dunavățu de Jos - End of the road.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Martyrs.
- Murighiol - South Delta.
- Mahmudia - Fishing channels.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Birdwatching.
- Maliuc - Reed beds.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet channels.
- Canal spre Letea - Quiet crossing by water, with a guide — no noise or litter left on the shore.
- Canalul Mila 23 - Quiet water, ideal for kayaking.
- Vârful Țuțuiatu - The highest summit in Dobruja, with views over the Danube and Măcin.
- Culmea Pricopanului - Hercynian rock and Pontic steppe on the same route.
- Greci - Dobruja's 'Little Italy', the Friuli stonemasons' village, starting point for the 467 m summit.
- Poiana cu stejari - Sub-Mediterranean forest at the foot of the mountain.