Transfer from Sofia airport to the Eastern Rhodopi Mountains in South Bulgaria. First night will be in a rural house in Madzharovo area.

Today we will visit the BirdLife nature conservation center in Madzharovo. Bird observation list includes: Spanisch sparrows, Sombre tit, Eastern Bonelli’s warbler, Yellow wagtail (spp. Feldegg), Black Storks, Griffon, Egyptian Vultures, Long-legged Buzzards, Honey Buzzards, Golden and Short-toed Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Hobbies, Levant Sparrowhawk, Goshawks, Rock Nuthatches, Blue Rock Trushes, Scops owl, Little owl, Barn owl, Black-eared Wheatears, Crag Martins, Red-rumped Swallows, Alpine swift, and many others. Other species like Common Tree-frog, Large Whip snake, Aesculapian snake, Green lizard, Balkan wall lizard also occur.

We continue exploring the Eastern Rhodopes nature with the Golden eagle, and Egyptian vulture. Pass through a beautiful half open landscape with a huge density of birds a nice habitat for shrikes (Red-backed, Lesser Grey and Woodchat), Buntings (Yellow, Cirl, Ortolan, Rock and Corn) and warblers like Subalpine, (Lesser) Whitetroa and Barred. Also Golden Oriol, Hoopoo and Greyhead woodpeck can be seen. We will meet Land tortoises (Testudo graeca), and Stone marten, also will observe from a distance free ranging herds of autochthonous short-horned cattle and karakachan horses.

Directing more to the south brings us to Ivaylovgrad nature area which offers exceptionally unspoiled Rhodope wilderness. It is located not far from the border with Greece. Lots of Mediterranean species occur here and some of the most interesting are Balkan terrapin, Snake-eyed lizard, Black vulture, Booted eagle, Masked shrike, Sardinian warbler, Olive-tree warbler, Black-eared wheater, Otter, Wild boar, and bat species. We will also visit a dolmen which is the most ancient Thracian tomb, and it's dated Early Iron age. Traditional local meals will be waiting for us for lunch in one of villages.

Explore the area along the Krumovitsa river which is surrounded by high volcanic rocky cliffs, shrubby open terrain and agricultural fields. We will observe Olivaceous, Barred, Subalpine, Orphean and Sardinian Warblers, Red-backed, and Woodchat Shrikes, Rock Nuthatch, Crag Martin, Red-rumped Swallow, Cirl and Rock Buntings. Also colonies of Bee-eater and other colorful birds like Roller and Kingfisher can be seen. A new phenomena in the area is the appearance of Eleonora Falcon in springtime.

Short travel leads us to an exclusive nature reserve. A special show will be observed at the vulture feeding place. Griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, Black vulture, Golden eagle, Imperial eagle, Raven, White tailed see eagle are the participants. Not rarely wolves also come.
The afternoon is devoted to Fallow deer, Roe deer, Wild boar, and fox. A small boat tour on the lake will be a perfect relaxing end of this fruitful day.

Departure west to city Kardzhali for observation of the  heron's colony nesting on Arda river, in the city center . Species like Little Egret, Night Herron and Pygmy Cormorant occur here.

Afternoon transfer to Sofia, night in Sofia.

Departure flight.