Croatian Canoeing Amazonas Trip
Canoening
On the "Croatian Amazonas", the river Drava, those who are prepared to spend their nights in rough camp and who feel comfortable in the outdoors, may enjoy this 11 days long, open canoeing and bird watching tour, 250 km down a slow lowlands river, that ends in Kopacki Rit, famous Croatian national park on the mouth of the river Drava, where it joins Danube, forming a braided pattern.
Some canoeing experience is necessary, as well as good physical condition. Grabner Adventure two-seat inflatable canoes are used.
Open canoeing tour 250 km down a slow lowlands river for those who want to spend fascinating evenings in a rough camp with good company and who feel comfortable in the outdoors.
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Itinerary / Highlights
Day 1 - Thursday - arrival to the town of Cakovec, meeting on the parking of the Park Hotel, departure to the river Drava, location Legrad. Bird watching in the Veliki Pazut zoological reservation, with its 15 types of habitats.Day 2 - Friday - early morning trip to the Cep billabong and the oxbow lake of Jeskovo, paddling and bird watching in this serene environment.
Day 3 - Saturday - a visit to Hlebine, cradle of Croatian naive art, then down the river to the natural lake Cambina and the ancient oak forest of Repas.
Day 4 - Sunday - paddling and walking are the activities of this day, where the localities of Jelkusa and Kriznica will be explored. The river Drava is going into intensive meanders in this area, not to be seen anywhere from its spring to its mouth.
Day 5 - Monday - paddling and exploring from Kriznica to Terezino polje
Day 6 - Tuesday - paddling and exploring from Terezino polje to Budakovec
Day 7 - Wednesday - today's trip is from Budakovec to Podravska Moslavina, with a visit to the ornithological reservation of Podpanj, where 106 nesting species are noted, of which many are rarely nesting in Croatia.
Day 8 - Thursday - paddling from Podravska Moslavina to Donji Miholjac
Day 9 - Friday - paddling from Donji Miholjac to Bistrinci
Day 10 - Saturday - paddling from Bistrinci to Osijek, free time for sightseeing of Osijek and visiting of the local bathing area
Day 11 - Sunday - paddling to the national park of Kopacki Rit, which is a flooded area in which the river Danube creates an inner delta with the river Sava in the middle part of it's flow.
Common Sandpiper, Night Heron, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Little Tern, Little Egret, Purple Heron, White-tailed Sea Eagle, Black Stork, White Stork, Squacco Heron, Bee-eater, Whiskered Tern, Little Egret, Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin...
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