No 50025
Wildlife tour
Wildlife tour Latvia

Spring birdwatching in North-East Latvia

Day 1 Riga - Sigulda

Meet and greet at the airport and go for dinner and accommodation to Sigulda.

Distance driving 65 km

Day 2 Sigulda - Ainaži - Matīši

Breakfast.

Birding at Gauja National Park near Sigulda.

Lunch in Bīriņi Castle.

East coast of Riga Bay near to Ainaži.

Dinner and accommodation near Burtnieks Lake.

As an alternative offer after 10. pm. – night trekking in floodplains.

Distance driving 176 km

Day 3 Matīši - Seda - Aumeistari

Breakfast

Birding around Lake Burtnieks.
Lunch at the guest house.
Birding at Seda bog: reedbeds & wetlands.
Dinner and accommodation in Aumeisteri surrounding.

Distance driving 115 km

Day 4 Aumeistari - Lake Lubans

Breakfast.

Canoeing in Northern Gauja valley.

Picnic lunch at the Gauja River.

Driving towards Lake Lubāns, passing by oak-tree forests of Pededze River.

Dinner and accommodation at farmstead near Lake Lubāns.

Distance driving 160 km

Day 5 Īdeņa - Cesvaine

Optional walking at Īdeņa fish-ponds area for early birding.

Breakfast.

Birding in Lake Lubāns wetlands & fishponds.

Lunch in wilderness – the speciality of the region – fish-soup.

Afternoon birding in the same region & evening drive to Cesvaine.

Dinner and accommodation in Cesvaine area.

Distance driving 120 km

Day 6 Cesvaine - Rīga

Breakfast. Transfer Cesvaine - Rīga airport. Lunch on the way and short stop in Garkalne pine-forest area.

Distance driving 180 km