Esplanada Hotel

They have already accumulated 20 years of experience in sustainable tourism in the Danube Delta. And this is a source of pride and recognition for our project. The team set out to always prove that tourism and conservation can go hand in hand. This anniversary season, we aim to show everyone how our dream became a reality.

WILD TRAVEL is a Romanian company that promotes ecotourism in the Danube Delta. Founded by the ornithologist Mihai Baciu, the company organizes tours in the Danube Delta, based on bird watching, wildlife photography or simply relaxing in nature, with its own or rented boats. Mihai BACIU is the manager of the company and the main guide. He is a nature photographer, ornithologist and writer, having published 4 books about the birds of the Danube Delta and its surroundings, with the photographs he took over the years. He was a ranger in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, where he got his passion for bird watching and guiding tourists. The books are written in Romanian and translated into Italian, English, French and German. In the pages of the books there are more than 300 species of birds that can also be seen in the tours organized by the company. Mihai is also the captain of the company's main vessel called "CODRUTZ". He speaks French, Italian and English. Valentina BACIU is Mihai's wife, being the cook of the ship "CODRUTZ". Valentina is a passionate cook, a former participant in the Romanian show "MasterChef", but she is also a very good connoisseur of the delta, being originally from the Lipovi Russian community, which forms the majority of the delta's inhabitants. Beyond her passion for cooking, Valentina is also a good storyteller, a very good future ornithologist and photographer. He has extensive experience in traveling, climbed Everest (not to the top...), visited almost all of Africa and Asia. He speaks English, Russian and Italian.