Gura Portiței - Maliuc: Mixed (5 days)
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Access
Car
On foot
Boat
Road
Unprepared
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Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
Combined, 5 days, through the Danube Delta, about 255 km: from Gura Portiței to Maliuc, 24 stops. Sand and water. Road to the foot of the hill. A stop in the heart of the reed beds; the pelicans are never far away.
How to do the route
Plan 5 days with overnight stays along the route. Combine driving with breaks at sites open to the public. Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (ARBDD): follow the local rules and the instructions of the authorities or licensed guides.
Stops on the route
- Gura Portiței - Sand and water.
- Capul Doloșman - The promontory with the ruins of Argamum.
- Cetatea Argamum - Doloșman.
- Sate lipovenești Razim - Old churches and home-baked bread.
- Cherhana Jurilovca - Fresh fish.
- Jurilovca și Argamum - Lipovan fishing village and the fortress on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on the territory of Romania.
- Jurilovca - ponton - Kayak launch from the lagoon shore.
- Jurilovca - Lipovan village.
- Malul lagunei Razim - Salt water and traditional fishing.
- Sarichioi - Traditional village on the shores of Razim.
- Cetatea Enisala - Medieval fortress.
- Enisala - parcare - Road to the foot of the hill.
- Geamia Ali Gazi Pașa - One of the oldest mosques in the country.
- Centrul vechi Babadag - Narrow streets and restored Ottoman houses.
- Babadag - Ottoman residence.
- Slava Cercheza - By the lagoon.
- Histria - Greek fortress.
- Murighiol - Fishing village with salt lakes, starting point into the Delta on the St George branch.
- Uzlina - Guided tour with binoculars, without disturbing the birds.
- Mahmudia - Fishing village on the Danube bank, gateway to wetlands and birds.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Observation from a distance, with binoculars, without disturbing the nests.
- Băltenii de Jos - Village on the Danube bank, with boats at the gate.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet channels.
- Maliuc - A stop in the heart of the reeds; pelicans are never far away.