Vama Veche - Mila 23 Canal: Adventure (1 week)
Access information
Access
Car
On foot
Boat
Road
Unprepared
Gear
Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
Modest dress
Mixed, 1 week, with an accent on active exploration in the Danube Delta, about 532 km: from Vama Veche to the Mila 23 Canal, 19 stops. End of the coast. Dobrogea peak. Calm water, ideal for kayaking.
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
- Vama Veche - Coastline's end.
- 2 Mai - Bohemian village.
- Costinești - Student village.
- Cheile Dobrogei - Limestone reefs.
- Jurilovca - ponton - Kayak launch from the lagoon shore.
- Gura Portiței - Sand and water.
- Carcaliu - Traditional village.
- 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 - Town at the foot of Romania's oldest mountains.
- Smârdan - The village where the decisive battle for Dobruja was fought.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Roman fleet of the Lower Danube, at the most important ford in northern Dobruja.
- Malul Dunării - Isaccea - View of the river and the bridge to Galați.
- Mila 23 - Water village.
- Canalul Mila 23 - Calm water, ideal for kayaking.