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Guided birdwatching tours on the Croatian coast 

by Val Tours travel agency in 2010 and 2011

birdwatching itineraries tailored to your exact needs and wants are available on request

Weekend birdwatching break: Rock Partridge Quest

- weekends in the first half of April, and in the second half of September visiting Pag and Vransko Lake, accommodation in Biograd na moru

 

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Spring Migration Tour "April in  Dalmatia"

17.04.-24.04.2010

24.04.-01.05.2010

 

16.04.-23.04.2011

23.04.-30.04.2011

Price per person: 890,00 EUR

The price includes:

  • 7 nights in double rooms in a three-star hotel (3 nights in Biograd na moru, 4 nights in Trogir)
  • 3 meals per day (breakfast and dinner in the hotel, take-out lunch)
  • arrival/departure transfer from/to Split or Zadar airport, ferry-port, or bus station
  • local taxes
  • transfer to the locations
  • entrance fees in all nature and national parks
  • professional ornithologist guide

Maximum number of participants:

8 per group - larger groups on request

 

Minimum number of participants:

4 per group

Pygmy Cormorant

Orphean Warbler

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Saturday - arrival to the Zadar or Split airport, transfer to a tri-star hotel in Biograd na moru

 

Day 2 - Sunday - Island of Pag, wetland and swampy habitats

 

Day 3 - Monday - swampy habitat with flooded meadows and reeds of the Vrana Lake Nature Park

 

Day 4 - Tuesday - Krka River National Park; in the afternoon, transfer from the lodging in Biograd na moru to the second lodging in Trogir

 

Day 5 - Wednesday - Trogir area - xeric rocky area with cliffs

 

Day 6 - Thursday - Cetina River from its spring to its mouth - variety of habitats

 

Day 7 - Friday - Biokovo Mountain rocky habitat with cliffs - the mountain raises directly from the sea

 

Day 8 - Saturday - departure

 

Orphean Warbler, Short-toed Lark, Calandra Lark, Stone Curlew, Rock Partridge, Rock Nuthach, Black-eared Wheatear, Crag Martin, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Pallid & Alpine Swifts,  Short-toed Eagle, Pygmy Cormorant, Black-winged Stilt, Scops Owl, Spanish Sparrow, Sardinian Warbler...

 

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Calandra Lark
Rock Nuthatch
Sardinian Warbler

Spring Migration Tour  "Zadar region in May"

01.05.-08.05.2010

08.05.-15.05.2010

 

30.04.-07.05.2011

07.05.-14.05.2011

Price per person:790,00 EUR

The price includes:

  • 7 nights in double rooms in a three-star hotel in Biograd na moru
  • 3 meals per day (breakfast and dinner in the hotel, take-out lunch)
  • arrival/departure transfer from/to Split or Zadar airport, ferry-port, or bus station.
  • local taxes
  • transfer to the locations
  • entrance fees in all nature and national parks
  • professional ornithologist guide

Maximum number of participants:

8 per group. Larger groups on request.

 

Minimum number of participants:

4 per group.

Woodchat Shrike
Short-toed Lark

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Saturday - arrival to the Zadar or Split airport, transfer to a tri-star hotel in Biograd na moru

 

Day 2 - Sunday - picturesque canyons and cliffs of the Zrmanja River

 

Day 3 - Monday - rocky habitats and exposed cliffs of the National Park Paklenica

 

Day 4 - Tuesday - ornithological reservations Velo and Kolansko Blato of the Island of Pag wetland and swampy habitats

 

Day 5 - Wednesday - area of Ljubac, Ravni Kotari open habitats

 

Day 6 - Thursday - forest, open, rocky and mixed habitats of the Nature Park Velebit

 

Day 7 - Friday - swampy habitat with flooded meadows and reeds of the Vrana Lake Nature Park

 

Day 8 - Saturday - departure

 

Pygmy Cormorant, Short-toed Eagle, Stone Curlew, Woodchat Shrike, Black-headed Bunting, Rock Partridge, Sombre Tit, Blue Rock Thrush, Short-toed Lark, European Bee-eater, Pallid Swift, Rock Nuthach...

 

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European Bee-eater
Black-headed Bunting
Blue Rock Thrush

Weekend birdwatching break: Olive-tree Warbler Weekend

- any weekend from May 14th to June 15th, visiting Trogir Area and Cetina River, accommodation in Trogir

 

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Autumn Migration Tour "Zadar region in September"

04.09.-11.09.2010

11.09.-18.09.2010

 

03.09.-10.09.2011

10.09.-17.09.2011

Price per person:790,00 EUR

The price includes:

  • 7 nights in double rooms in a three-star hotel in Biograd na moru
  • 3 meals per day (breakfast and dinner in the hotel, take-out lunch)
  • arrival/departure transfer from/to Split or Zadar airport, ferry-port, or bus station.
  • local taxes
  • transfer to the locations
  • entrance fees in all nature and national parks
  • professional ornithologist guide

Maximum number of participants:

8 per group. Larger groups on request.

 

Minimum number of participants:

4 per group.

Stone Curlew
Rock Thrush

ITINERARY

Day 1 - Saturday - arrival to the Zadar or Split airport, transfer to a tri-star hotel in Biograd na moru

 

Day 2 - Sunday - picturesque canyons and cliffs of the Zrmanja River

 

Day 3 - Monday - rocky habitats and exposed cliffs of the National Park Paklenica

 

Day 4 - Tuesday - ornithological reservations Velo and Kolansko Blato of the Island of Pag wetland and swampy habitats

 

Day 5 - Wednesday - area of Ljubac, Ravni Kotari open habitats

 

Day 6 - Thursday - forest, open, rocky and mixed habitats of the Nature Park Velebit

 

Day 7 - Friday - swampy habitat with flooded meadows and reeds of the Vrana Lake Nature Park

 

Day 8 - Saturday - departure

 

Pygmy Cormorant, Short-toed Eagle, Stone Curlew, Woodchat Shrike, Black-headed Bunting, Rock Partridge, Fan-tailed Warbler, Sombre Tit, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, European Bee-eater, Pallid Swift, Rock Nuthach, Spanish Sparrow...

 

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Fan-tailed Warbler
Sombre Tit
Spanish Sparrow

NEW!!! River Drava - the Croatian Amazonas

Adventure canoeing tour down the Croatian Amazonas, the Drava river, from Legrad to Kopacki Rit - the whole trip is a birdwatcher's delight, for those who also enjoy camping and canoeing, and are not afraid of the great outdoors, this is the opportunity!

Tours tailored to your exact needs and wants are available per request

As an alternative to above listed tours, we offer tour itineraries designed and arranged for private groups, clubs, societies and companies with competitive pricing. Tour dates, tour length, or the list of birdwatching sites to visit, may be tailored to your exact needs and wants. We offer special discounts for groups from any national ornithological societies and clubs.

Bird-a-day 

Many birdwatchers on a leisure vacation with their non-birdwatching partner or family might find our day guided birdwatching tours most productive, especially because we will gladly arrange alternative sight-seeing tours for the rest of their company. We may provide flexible arrangements, from a few hours to a whole day. Did you know, for example, that the Vransko Lake Nature Park and its ornithological reserve, which is is possibly the most important coastal passage stop-over in the country, in both spring and autumn, lies within a 10 minute's drive of the city center!

Targeted birdwatching - does your check list miss any of these birds? 

Pygmy Cormorant, Rock Partridge, Little Crake, Eagle Owl, Scops Owl, Olive-tree Warbler, Orphean Warbler, Moustashed Warbler, Sombre Tit, Rock Nuthatch, European Bee-eater, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Woodchat Shrike, Rock Bunting, Black-headed Bunting, Black-eared Wheatear, Calandra Lark, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush, Griffon Vulture, Short-toed Eagle, Stone Curlew, Corncrake...

 

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Photos by Dare Sere, Tomaz Miheli, Al Vrzec, Davorin Tome, Zeljko Kelemen, Ivica Lolic


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