Sfântu Gheorghe – Săcălin Island
Sfântu Gheorghe – Gârla Turcească – Meleaua Lagoon – Săcălin Island – Gârla Turcească – Old Fishery – Sfântu Gheorghe
The Sfântu Gheorghe – Săcălin Island route involves a boat trip through the channels and lagoon mentioned above to enjoy the wonderful view that the Delta offers.
The boat captain will be your guide, sharing the secrets of these places. The entire trip takes approximately 2-3 hours.
Săcălin Island is a new island (formed approximately 150 years ago) in the Black Sea, a short distance from the Romanian coast, opposite the Sfântu Gheorghe branch of the Danube Delta.
Săcălin Island was initially formed from two smaller islands: Big Săcălin and Small Săcălin.
Over time, the two united and formed a unified land mass, with an area of 21,410 hectares.
A wide variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles populate the island.
Here you can find the largest colonies of common terns and curly pelicans, the island being the main nesting, feeding, and wintering area for these species.
229 bird species have been recorded on the island. In the island’s waters, you can find rare fish, sturgeons, and rare plants such as sea cabbage and marsh canary grass.
Sfântu Gheorghe – Sulina
Sfântu Gheorghe – Tătaru Channel – Eugen Lake – Andrei Channel – Roșu Lake – Roșuleț Lake – Roșu Împuțită Channel – Sulina – Bușurca Channel – Tătaru Channel – Sfântu Gheorghe
The Sfântu Gheorghe – Sulina route involves a boat trip through the channels and lakes mentioned above to enjoy the wonderful view that the Delta offers.
In Sulina, we will stop for about 2 hours, and depending on how you wish to spend your time, you can visit the following attractions and enjoy a traditional fish meal. The entire trip takes approximately 5 hours.
Sulina is the only city in the Delta with a Black Sea port function, being a settlement dating back to 950 CE. A city of the famous Thracians, Sulina was seen as an important port and a vital maritime and river node for European trade. Although there isn’t much evidence about the appearance of this settlement, it is believed that Sulina existed long before it was mentioned in Byzantine chronicles.
Sulina gained city status only in the 19th century, which transformed the former fishing village into an important European locality.
The beach is probably the main attraction of the city and is located 2 km from Sulina. You can reach it by maxi-taxi or, for those who prefer walking, on foot in 20-30 minutes.
The Observatory Lighthouse was put into operation in 1841 but is currently not usable. It is located on the left bank of the Danube and is connected to the mainland by a stone dam.
On this dam, the inscriptions of those who participated in its construction are still preserved. Filming for the movie “All Sails Up” was done here.
The Greek Church of Saint Nicholas is located on one of the streets near the Sulina channel and dates from 1866.
The Water Tower is still in good working condition today, with the exact date of construction unknown. Interestingly, locals say that during World War II, the Germans wanted to blow up the tower but only managed to damage the upper part.
The Sulina Cemetery. One of the most impressive cemeteries in Romania is the one in Sulina. Some call it international, others maritime, multiethnic, multiconfessional, or the European Commission of the Danube Cemetery.
Citizens of 21 nationalities are buried within its perimeter, belonging to Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faiths. Some funeral monuments are true works of art.
Sfântu Gheorghe – Caraorman Forest
Sfântu Gheorghe – Erenciuc Channel – Erenciuc Lake – Mocănsca Channel – Puiu Lake – Caraorman Channel – Caraorman Forest – Caraorman Channel – Puiu Lake – Bilencu Lake – Roșu Lake – Andrei Channel – Eugen Lake – Tătaru Channel – Sfântu Gheorghe
The Sfântu Gheorghe – Caraorman Forest route involves a boat trip through the channels and lakes mentioned above to enjoy the wonderful view that the Delta offers.
At Caraorman, we will stop for about 2 hours, and depending on how you wish to spend your time, you can visit the famous Caraorman Forest and enjoy a traditional fish meal. The entire trip takes approximately 5 hours.
Caraorman Forest (2250 ha): The Caraorman Forest occupies the central part of the Caraorman ridge located in the southern part of the Sulina Branch. The protection zone includes the most developed sand dunes in the delta and the Caraorman Forest.
Caraorman Forest, declared a natural monument in 1940, is a forest of oaks (over 30 m high), ash, poplar, with thickets and Mediterranean-type climbing vegetation: lianas reaching 25 m, as well as climbing plants such as: wild grape vine, ivy, hops, and wild clematis.
Here you can find the largest oak in the Danube Delta, 400 years old with a circumference of four meters, called the Kneeling Oak, due to its branches that have spread to the ground.
White-tailed eagle nests have been reported in this forest, and by protecting the forest, the protection of this species is also ensured. What distinguishes it from Letea Forest is the absence of Greek liana and steppe viper.
The sand dunes near the village – unique in the country, often exceeding 7 m in height, reaching up to 9 m high.
Sfântu Gheorghe – Tuzla Wreck
Sfântu Gheorghe – Gârla Turcească – Meleaua Lagoon – Sacalin Island – Tuzla Wreck – Ceotika Channel – Old Fishery – Sfântu Gheorghe
The Sfântu Gheorghe – Tuzla Wreck route involves a boat trip through the channels and lagoon mentioned above to enjoy the wonderful view that the Delta offers. The entire trip takes approximately 2-3 hours.
Sacalin Island is a new island (formed approximately 150 years ago) in the Black Sea, a short distance from the Romanian coast, opposite the Sfântu Gheorghe branch of the Danube Delta. Sacalin Island was initially formed from two smaller islands: Big Sacalin and Small Sacalin. Over time, the two united and formed a unified land mass, with an area of 21,410 hectares.
A wide variety of birds, mammals, and reptiles populate the island. Here you can find the largest colonies of common terns and curly pelicans, the island being the main nesting, feeding, and wintering area for these species. 229 bird species have been recorded on the island. In the island’s waters, you can find rare fish, sturgeons, and rare plants such as sea cabbage and marsh canary grass.
In the spring of 1983, in the south of the Sacalin Peninsula in the Danube Delta, the tugboat Tuzla, under the administration of the Constanța Port Operating Enterprise, ran aground.
In the last 34 years, the ship’s wreck has become a nesting site for several rare bird species in the reservation, including the herring gull, pygmy cormorant, and curly pelican.
In the immediate vicinity, there is a molting area for swans, which are now putting on their winter plumage, preparing for migration. Here too, in the brackish water, wild sturgeon develops until the age of one year.
Additionally, the territory is visited by dolphins.
