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BRITISH-BULGARIAN SOCIETY TOURS WITH A DIFFERE CE
TOURS 2021 | Discounts
All prices include flights, early booking strongly recommended.
on bookings received before 30th September 2020!
Loyalty Discount for those transferring their bookings from 2020 tours.
THE DESCRIPTIONS HERE ARE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE the wing. Although this is primarily a butterfly tour we shall
TOURS, DETAILED DAY BY DAY ITINERARIES ARE AVAILABLE, also run at least one moth trap and take note of other
PLEASE ASK wildlife, for example when we visit Lake Kerkini in northern
Greece for pelicans, herons and egrets.
Winter Wildfowl Tour (Tour code: WW)
Not a wild goose chase, plus Migrants & Mountain (Tour code: MMS)
winter warmers! 6 – 13 February Specialities 2 - 12 May
Leader: Tihomir Stefanov Price: £1,150 Leader: Mitko Petrakiev Price: £1,350
Come on our regular winter tour and look for Red- Bulgaria’s location where the Balkan Mountains meet the
breasted and other wintering geese and ducks. Apart Black Sea, not far north of the border with Asia, makes
from these main target species, wintering birds on it one of the Western Palaearctic’s foremost birding
the Black Sea coast include a wide range of raptors, a destinations. Few other European countries can match
good selection of woodpeckers, flocks of larks and on its diversity of species and habitats, or its spectacle of
the sea, mixed rafts of grebes and divers. To warm you mass migration. This tour is an opportunity to see the
up after a cold day outside we invite you to two best of Bulgaria’s birds at carefully selected sites, and at
complimentary wine-tastings. the height of spring migration. It was originally devised
by Dominic Mitchell of Birdwatch magazine as a Reader
Bulgarian (Tour code: BMGW) Offer.
Mountains & Greek Wetlands
A tour combining two countries Early Summer (Tour code: BF)
and two distinctive habitats Butterflies & Flowers 5 – 17 June
11– 21 April Leader: Assen Ignatov Price: £1,395 Leaders: Nick Greatorex-Davies and Vladimir
Trifonov Price: £1,550 - Repeating the sell-out tours of 2018
In Bulgaria the Pirin mountains will provide pine forest & 2019! This 13 day tour should provide us with over
birds and in Greece there will be visits to wetlands
100 species of butterfly. We shall visit three very
including Kerkini lake, Axios river, lakes Volvi and
different areas, all with beautiful unspoiled scenery.
Langada and the Nestos and Evros deltas, the last is an
These are Strandzha in the southeast corner of
important bottleneck for migratory birds.
Bulgaria, the Eastern Rhodopi mountains centred on
the Arda river valley, and
Spring Butterfly (Tour code: BT) lastly a marble limestone area in the Western Rhodopi
mountains. We expect to see a whole host of scarce, local
& Moth Tour 23 April – 2 May and interesting butterflies such as Small Bath White,
Leaders: Martin White and Mitko Petrakiev Krueper’s Small White, Grecian Copper, Little Tiger
Price: £1,300 Blue, Blue Argus, Iolas Blue, Freyer’s Purple Emperor,
This 10 day tour in the stunning mountain scenery of SW Assman’s Fritillary, Russian Heath, Large Chequered
Bulgaria and northern Greece focuses on spring Skipper and many others. For flowers we shall be looking
species, such as Southern Festoon, Gruner’s Orange-tip, for a range of species endemic to, or characteristic of the
Eastern Greenish Black-tip, Iolas Blue, Inky Skipper and Balkans, including Haberlea rhodopensis, Serapias
Mediterranean Skipper among others. We expect to see vomeraceae, Verbascum bugilifolium and Calystegia
a wide range of other butterflies which should already be soldanella .
on
Midsummer (Tour code: BM) been described as a cross between a pop festival and a
Butterflies & Moths 4- 16 July medieval fair, certainly it's an experience not to be
missed!
A wide range of locations for a
wide range of species! The Koprivshtitsa (Tour code: KFXT)
Leaders: Nick Greatorex-Davies and Zdravko Kolev extension after the Folklore
Price: £1,550
A wide range of locations for a wide range of species!
Festival 9 -12 August
This 13 day tour is at the height of summer when Price from £390 to £670, depending on number of
butterfly numbers and species are at their highest. We participants. Do enquire.
will be amongst some of Bulgaria’s most beautiful A natural history walking tour based still at your
and stunning scenery. It begins in SW Bulgaria in the festival hotel. Your experienced mountain guide
Struma valley and south and central Pirin Mountains, leader will take you on excursions to beautiful
moving on to visit the mountains of the north Pirin and mountain meadows, small streams, lovely mixed
Rila Mountains. Finally we will move to west Bulgaria, forests and high ridges for some stunning views.
visiting the butterfly-rich Zemen Gorge area and the We shall be looking for mountain flowers, wildlife,
Osogovska Planina near the border with Macedonia. birds and those butterflies, still on the wing. The
There will be quite a lot of walking at some sites, some extension will be on half board and we’ll have a
of it on rough terrain, but easier alternatives will be vehicle at our disposal.
available. We ex-pect to see in excess of 130 butterfly
species targeting a variety of scarce and local species
from lowlands to high altitudes, including Apollo, Au
Autumn Migration (Tour code: AM)
Balkan Clouded Yellow, Bosnian Blue, Iolas Blue, along the Via Pontica
Higgins Anomalous Blue, Poplar Admiral, Freyer’s 5 - 12 September
Purple Emperor, Cynthia’s, Balkan and Shepherd’s
Leader: Assen Ignatov Price: £1,100
Fritillaries, Bulgarian, Nicholl’s, Dewy and Black
Thhis one week tour visits the migration hotspots on the
Ringlets, White-banded and Freyer’s Grayling and
northern and southern Black Sea coast, where the migration
Brown. There will be plenty of opportunities for
iss a truly remarkable spectacle. The southern section in
photography. We also run at least one moth trap.
particular is a bottleneck for birds from all of eastern Europe.
Flocks of tens of thousands of White Stork, birds of prey and
The pelicans heading south fill the skies, as well as passerines
Great Koprivshtitsa (Tour code: KF) such as Red-breasted Flycatcher and Pied Wheatear, and a
Folklore Festival good selection of waders.
5 - 9 August
Price: £1,100
Every five years the beautiful small mountain town of
Koprivshtitsa is host to a veritable feast of folklore -
costumes, music, singing and dancing. The colourful
performances take place on the hills above the town by
day, and in the evenings there are often impromptu
performances in the cobbled streets and squares. It has
A Taste of Bulgaria (Tour code: ToB) The Ancient (Tour code: ATB)
Tour Treasures of Bulgaria Tour
11 - 18 September 26 September - 3 October
Price: £1,450 Price: £1,300
This tour will show you Bulgaria’s unique combination of This tour gives you the perfect opportunity to visit the
exceptional natural beauty, abundance of mineral springs, remains of the Thracian civilization, which is one of
ancient history with a long tradition in wine and culinary art, the least known in Europe. Bulgaria has treasures
hospitality and joie de vivre. Meet some locals and do some from many different eras, Thracian, Roman, Byzantine
cooking, try some amazing Bulgarian wines. And mainly and Ottoman. We look forward to sharing them with
enjoy this relaxing gourmet and spa holiday in 5* luxury you.
style.
At the time of publishing, some of the planned flights have not yet been scheduled by the respective airlines. We may therefore
have to adjust some of the itineraries’ dates at a later stage.
Thanks to Nick Greatorex-Davies, Tihomir Stefanov, Mitko Petrakiev, Assen Ignatov, Vladimir Trifonov, Mike Hillman, Brian Dawson and John
Cornwall, for permission to use their lovely photographs in this brochure and on our itineraries.
TAILOR MADE TOURS
TOURS CALENDAR 2021 Are you a party organiser? Do you have an idea
for a tour? Or would you like any of our tours
adjusted to better suit your particular interests?
FEBRUARY
Don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll be happy to put
it together for you! We have a wide experience of
06.02 – 13.02 Winter Wildfowl Tour
specialist tours, for small or large numbers (the
(Tour code: WW)
larger the number, the smaller the price) and long
APRIL or short periods of time. Recent topics, in addition
11.04 – 21.04 Bulgarian Mountains to what’s in this brochure, have included mountain
and Greek Wetlands walking, wild flowers, wine festivals, culinary
(Tour code: BMGW) tours, folklore festivals, folk dancing, textiles and
23.04 - 02.05 Spring Butterfly and Moth Tour embroidery, and photography.
(Tour code: BT)
Availability, detailed itineraries & booking forms
MAY From: Ognian Avgarski
02.05 – 12.05 Migrants and Mountain Specialities Phone: 020 7536 9400
(Tour code: MMS) Email: ognian@balkaniatravel.com
JUNE Web: www.balkaniatravel.com
05.06 – 17.06 ..Early Summer Butterflies & Flowers
(Tour code: BF) Further information
JULY From: Dr. Annie Kay, B-BS Tours Organiser
04.07 – 16.07 Midsummer Butterflies Email: annie.kaym1@gmail.com
and Moths Web: www.b-bs.org.uk
(Tour code: BM) Tours operated by Balkania Travel Ltd.
AUGUST Conex House, 148 Field End Road,
05.08 – 9.08 The Great Koprivshtitsa Eastcote, HA6 1RG
Folklore Festival Booking Forms and deposits to Balkania
(Tour code: KF) Travel Ltd
c/o Ognian Avgarski (currently working from
09.08 – 12.08 Koprivshtitsa Walking home) 63 Alphabet Square, London E3 3RT.
(Tour code: KFXT) Tel: 020 7536 9400
Payments: Best made by card over the
SEPTEMBER phone or electronically to Balkania Travel, Sort
05.09 – 12.09 Autumn Migration Code: 20-29-37, Acc.No: 23118185
along the Via Pontica
(Tour code: AM) Being an IATA accredited flight ticketing agent
11.09 – 18.09 A Taste of Bulgaria Tour gives us access to the best consolidated air fares
(Tour code: TOB) on any airline. So, before you make your next travel
26.09 – 03.10 The Ancient Treasures booking, to Bulgaria or anywhere in the world, why
of Bulgaria Tour not give our Flight Department a ring
(Tour code: ATB) on 020 8515 1140 or email
Valery@balkaniatravel.com
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