The main wintering grounds for the Red-breasted Goose are located in North-Eastern Bulgaria. Part of the world population of this exceptionally beautiful bird used to find refuge from winter storms and blizzards in the land of Bulgaria for about 60 years but for the last 35 years almost the entire stock of the species spends the winters within the borde...

During this tour we will visit some of the most prominent bird wintering sites in Eastern Europe. Kerkini Lake in Northern Greece is well known as such a site with brilliant birdlife. We will have a closer look at one of the local wintering specialties, the globally threatened Dalmatian Pelican. Exploring the lake by boats will allow us to approach this...

The main wintering grounds for the Red-breasted Goose are located in North-Eastern Bulgaria. Part of the world population of this exceptionally beautiful bird used to find refuge from winter storms and blizzards in the land of Bulgaria for about 60 years but for the last 35 years almost the entire stock of the species spends the winters within the borde...

Of approximately 180 species of mammal found that populate Europe: in Bulgaria you will find over 100 of these, including numerous rare European examples. During this tour our main focus will be on the Golden Jackal and threatened: European Ground Squirrel. Both of these species survive in sustainable numbers within the borders of the country. Notably:...

Pelican Birding Lodge tour. www.pelican-birding-lodge.com Bulgaria, with its biodiversity, is indeed a unique land. Within its borders and during certain periods of the year one can watch at one and the same time both Mediterranean species of birds and birds that nest in the far-away Siberia. We will visit many marshes and lakes, the riversides of th...

By participating in this tour you will have before your eyes unforgettable sights from the autumn migration of small and large species of birds. These birds perform their annual migration for thousand of years now, and follow irreversibly one and the same route. A route bearing from ancient times the name of ‘Via Pontica’. This is the second biggest fly...

Medieval and classic churches and monasteries in Bulgaria and (Northern) Greece  Some of the most exquisite and significant monuments of culture in Bulgaria and in South-East Europe : the cathedral ‘Saint Alexander Nevsky’, Rila Monastery.  Solun (Thessaloniki) is a city of thousand of years of Christian history and one of the most important tra...

Pelican Birding Lodge tour. www.pelican-birding-lodge.com Bulgaria is located in the central and eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula and covers a surface area of about 111000 sq. km. The present butterfly fauna has formed itself as a consequence of diverse climatic conditions, relief, texture and vegetation as well as the presence of refuges where,...