Branta-Tours

Located in Durankulak (northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria), Branta Tours is a licensed travel company that specialises in developing and operating Professional Guided Trips and Wildlife Watching Excursions to observe flora and fauna, in particular birdwatching, to top birding locations in Bulgaria, Hungary, Belarus, Central Siberia, Ural, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Romania, Scotland and Southern France (including Corsica). We are now presenting new destinations, designed to broaden your wildlife experience as we venture to the wilder side of the Western Palaearctic...and beyond. Most of our scheduled tours are tailored for serious birders and photographers, but we also offer General Nature Trips and Wildlife Holidays. These focus on birds and mammals (including marine species), together with reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies and wild flowers, plus other aspects of the wildlife scene. In terms of your personal birdwatching requirements we are very flexible and willingly tailor our programmes to suit your specific needs. We are, for example, prepared to adjust tour programmes to coincide with your airport of arrival and/or departure. In addition, we are happy to offer different Customised Tours that may operate at any time, catering for your particular interest or request. We can also adapt itineraries to focus on those species you especially wish to see, remaining flexible as to tour length. Some of our clients seek particular target species but have limited time available, in which cases we are always ready to oblige. If you wish to be certain of observing a particular highlight, for example Red-breasted Goose or Paddyfield Warbler, then please watch our website for announcements of their arrivals. We are now well positioned to offer guided trips in the most exciting Eastern European countries and Russia. Many of these still possess huge areas of unspoiled nature, few people being aware that such pristine reservoirs of wildlife still exist. Our wide range of experience enables us to provide this specific type of holiday. Apart from the experience of observing great variety of birds and other wildlife, you will also be able to enjoy the warmth of Slavic hospitality and delicious traditional cuisine. In the following site we have attempted to present a real teste of the actual experience, for prospective participants of a Branta Tours holiday. We are completely confident that the eastern realms of Europe, so close yet so enigmatic, will soon rate among the most alluring and important nature destinations anywhere and, through our tours, you have the opportunity and privilege of being among the first explorers! Branta Tours is equipped with Swarovski Optics to ensure the best possible birding experience for your trip. • Our team consists of experienced naturalists. • Our tours are escorted by knowledgeable local guides, who speak English, French, German and Russian. • Our programmes are prepared in collaboration with the scientists of "Le Balkan Bulgaria" Foundation ( www.lebalkan.org) and we have direct access to the advice and knowledge of principle avian ecologists and specialists in long-term monitoring of bird communities. • Our groups comprise 2 to 15 people accommodated from 1 to 15 nights. • Destinations are selected for a variety of themes: observation of rare and remarkable species, wintering geese and other waterfowl, autumn migration of soaring birds - especially raptors, endemic plants and large mammals, also introductory lessons in birdsong.