Resting Cranes and wildlife tracking safari

Wild Poland in a Nutshell and the Resting Places of the Cranes

Together we will get some first small but fantastic insights into the wilderness of western Poland, a fantastic mosaic of totally different habitats:

Huge river valleys and wetlands, sandy hills, large woods, heathlands and thousands of lakes form this landscape.

  • Observe the crane flight into the wetlands of river Oder
  • Discover some first insights of the fantastic wilderness of Western Poland 
  • Observe and photograph birds, mammals and landscapes 
  • Local guides and individual approach to each guest

This landscape with its high variety of habitats is the home to Red Deer, Wild Boar, Beaver, Otter, Wolf, Lynx and even Moose and Bison.

Totally different Bird species such as White-tailed Eagle, Osprey, Lesser spotted Eagle, Hoope, Bee Eater, Great Bittern, Whiskered Tern and different Harrier species breed here. This landscape is home to one of the largest breeding populations of cranes in Europe. And when the Cranes gather in autumn at their resting places in the wetlands of river Oder in order to start together their flight into the South, it is a fantastic spectacle to watch them.

Offered Plan

This Safari includes two parts, they can also be booked separately:

Part 1: Wild Poland in a nut shell – Car safari, 3 hours: 

During this car safari you will get first insights into many different habitats such as large wetlands, dry steppes, rivers, fallow land and wild woods in order to see all these habitats from the perspective of a wild animal which roams through the landscape! 

Then you will understand why Poland can host so many different, rare and endangered species which are extinct in many parts of Europe. 

Part 2: Observing resting places of the Cranes – Hike safari, 3 hours, length between 8 -13 km, depending on the wishes of our guests:

During this hike safari you will see some of these habitats and their animals more in detail, e.g. tracking wildlife such as Red Deer in wild heath lands and observing Cranes at their resting and breeding places in the large wetlands of river Oder, many further rare birds can occur, for example Hoopoe, Marsh harrier, Osprey or White-tailed eagle.

Both Safaris offer a variety of opportunities to observe and photograph landscapes and animals.

  • Part 1 or Part 2 separately: From 300 EUR, 3 hour Safari
  • Part 1 and Part 2 together: From 600 EUR, 6 hour Safari
  • The Safari is available for 1-3 participants
  • Ask for more details

Bookable:

Part 1: All the year

Part 2: Crane resting only during September and October, during the other months observing birds in the river plains of Oder   

Booking

For booking and further details  please contact us

The starting point of safari can be agreed individually somewhere between Berlin and our head quarters of Oder Delta Safaris