Gura Portiței - Histria: Mixed (1 week)
Access information
Access
Car
On foot
Boat
Road
Unprepared
Gear
Footwear
Water
Hat
Sunscreen
Repellent
By car, 1 week, through the Danube Delta, about 367 km: from Gura Portiței to Histria, 32 stops. Sand and water. Beside the lagoon. Greek fortress.
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
- Gura Portiței - Sand and water.
- Capul Doloșman - 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 citadel on Doloșman Cape, the first settlement attested in writing on Romanian territory.
- Jurilovca - ponton - Kayak launch from the lagoon shore.
- Jurilovca - Lipovan village.
- Malul lagunei Razim - Salt water and traditional fishing.
- Sarichioi - Traditional village on the Razim shore.
- Cetatea Enisala - Medieval citadel.
- 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 - Beside the lagoon.
- Monumentul Independenței - Statue of Mircea the Elder and a panorama over the Danube.
- Faleza Dunării - Independence Monument and museum.
- Tulcea - Gate of the Delta: Danube cliff and Independence Monument.
- Muzeul de Istorie și Arheologie - Collections from Aegyssus, the Geto-Dacian citadel on the hill.
- Poarta Deltei - Tulcea - Tourist information.
- Portul Tulcea - Embarkation on classic or fast vessels to Sulina.
- 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.
- Canale interioare - Slow, silent navigation on quiet channels.
- Băltenii de Jos - Village on the Danube bank, with boats at the gate.
- Zone de observare pelicani - Observation from a distance, with binoculars, without disturbing the nests.
- Mahmudia - Fishing village on the Danube bank, gateway to wetlands and birds.
- Maliuc - Stop in the heart of the reed beds; pelicans are never far away.
- Niculițel - bazilica martirilor - The oldest intact martyrium in Europe (4th c.), discovered in 1971.
- Histria - Greek citadel.