Early morning you will start hiking towards the tourist cabana through an area where the animals are little used to the presence of humans at this time of the year. As bears are nocturnal animals, you will need to start hiking before sunrise to have a chance to see them on the way up!
Warning: you will need to carry your equipment plus part of the common luggage (food). You will sleep in a tourist cabana in a proper bed with linen, so you will not need to carry your sleeping bags as well. There is no proper toilet or shower, so if you are looking for comfort – please check out our trips under „Wildlife watching in the wild” section.

Wildlife watching with a researcher. As bears are nocturnal animals, early in the morning and in the afternoon/evening you will need to be out in the field to see them! In fact, the more time you spend out of the cabin – the more chances you have to see different wildlife, so get ready for little sleep!

After the morning bear watching session, you will pack your backpacks and start hiking back to the car. You will be driven to a nice but basic 2* guesthouse in Zarnesti, with very warm hosts and an excellent cook. You will have an early 3-course dinner followed by a visit to a bear hide. This is a facility where wild bears are attacted with food for close-up observations. Usually we are successful in seeing bears at the hide, but do take into consideration that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to wildlife! Distance – 10-70m.

These days are dedicated to seeing wildlife in different conditions, with special focus on lynx and bear. As they are nocturnal animals, the activities related to seeing them will be undertaken in the morning and evening. The morning departure will take place at app. 4am. You will be driven to one of the valleys with recent lynx or bear activity. From the place where you park there will be about 1h hike (medium to hard difficulty, depending on the valley) to places where you have a good visibility over the area. This is where you will sit quietly for a couple of hours in order to watch wildlife in it’s natural habitat.
Important!
As we are talking about wildlife in the wild there are no guarantees that you will see anything. We will take you to the best spots and maximise your chances to enjoy wildlife and especially lynx and bears, but weather and other uncontrolable factors can cause insuccess. From your side, you should make sure to wear appropriate clothing, wear comfortable walking boots/shoes and absolutely no „smelly” things (perfumes, detergents, creams etc)!
You will return to the guesthouse after 10am, have a late breakfast and rest. Still, for the more active of you, as extra activities, during day-time you can do some hiking and wildlife tracking, visit a shepherd camp, some of the local historical places (e.g. Bran Castle, Peles Castle or the fortified church in Prejmer), go by horse drawn cart on one of the beautiful valleys close-by, hike, bike, paraglide, horse ride or just relax in the garden with a glass of home-made bilberry liquor or plum brandy, or the local “bear beer”.
In the afternoon, after a delicious late lunch we drive and hike (medium to hard difficulty) 30’-1h to special places in order to see wildlife in their natural habitat. The chances to see lynx and bears are quite high (about 40% for the lynx and 85% for the bears), as the researchers know the perfect spots for watching these magnificent animals. Late in the evening (about 10-11pm) we return to the guesthouse for a good night sleep.

Transfer back to the airport.