Crișan - Slava Cercheza: Mixed (1 week)
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Sunscreen
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By boat, 1 week, through the Danube Delta, about 344 km: from Crișan to Slava Cercheza, 32 stops. Mila 13. The statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama toward the Danube. Beside the lagoon.
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
- Crișan - Mile 13.
- Caraorman - Dune forest.
- Letea - With an ARBDD guide.
- Mila 23 - Village on the water.
- Maliuc - Reed beds.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Birdwatching.
- Băltenii de Jos - Village on the Danube bank, with boats at the gate.
- Mahmudia - Fishing channels.
- Murighiol - South Delta.
- Cetatea Halmyris - Martyrs.
- Dunavățu de Jos - End of the road.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet channels.
- Portul Tulcea - Embarkation on classic or fast vessels bound for Sulina.
- Poarta Deltei - Tulcea - Tourist information.
- Faleza Dunării - Independence Monument and museum.
- Monumentul Independenței - Statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama over the Danube.
- Tulcea - Gate of the Delta.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian citadel on the hill.
- Carcaliu - Traditional Tulcea village.
- Ceatalchioi - Village at the confluence of the branches, with an authentic Danube landscape.
- Pardina - Fishing village on the left bank of the Chilia.
- Malul Dunării - Isaccea - View of the river and the bridge to Galați.
- Isaccea - Noviodunum - Base of the Roman fleet of the Lower Danube, at the most important ford in northern Dobruja.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - The oldest intact martyrium in Europe (4th c.), discovered in 1971.
- Mănăstirea Cocoș - Forest monastery housing the relics of the Niculițel martyrs.
- Vârful Țuțuiatu - Highest peak of Dobruja, with a panorama over the Danube and Măcin.
- Culmea Pricopanului - Hercynian cliffs and Pontic steppe on the same route.
- Greci - The "Little Italy" of Dobruja, the stonemasons' village from Friuli, starting point for the 467 m peak.
- 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.
- Slava Cercheza - Beside the lagoon.