The adventure begins in the small fisherman's town Kintai, located just a few kilometers from where we start. We will start with a briefing, introduction to canoe paddling and will practice some basic canoe strokes in the local marina. We will paddle to our first stop for approximately forty minutes and we are ready to enter the shallow waters of the Curonian Lagoon. The local feathered inhabitants will probably be aware of our arrival long before we will see them, so get ready to bog down into the reeds and water lilies.
There is not that much camouflage options for the “sitting duck's” like us. Depending on the season, we may see red-necked grebe, bittern, white-tailed eagle, marsh harrier, cormorants, numerous duck and terns types, swans, many more and of course kingfisher! There are 294 different species of birds here in total, and if we are lucky enough, we might see the most gracious of them. After changing a couple of spots, your guide will take some stunning pictures of you paddling. You will also get some pictures taken from a drone!*
If only weather conditions will allow, during one of our stops, we will set up a bird spotting scope with a powerful x40 zoom. Boris (your guide) will not only show but also will tell a ton of facts and interesting insight about surrounding birds. On our way back we will make one last stop on an island to take a break, relax and have that precious cup of morning coffee or tea.