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Neophron Tours is one of the major tour operators in Bulgaria for foreign travelers who come for specialized wildlife holidays. Run by experts with long experience in this type of tours, the company has built up a reputation for the quality of services offered. Everywhere we go, we always try to support the local service providers and promote environment friendly tourism, believing that this will

greatly contribute to improving the life of local people and will raise their awareness to wildlife and nature conservation. One of our ultimate goals has always been to raise funds to help wildlife conservation in the different areas we visit during our tours in Bulgaria. Thanks to funds generated through our tours and the support of our tour participants, we recently launched a special Wildlife Conservation Fund to help conserve the national populations of a number of rare and endangered species of birds, such as the breeding Egyptian Vulture and Griffon Vulture in the Eastern Rhodopes, the Eastern Imperial Eagle in the Sakar Hills, the Semi-collared Flycatcher in the oak forests of the Eastern Balkan Range, the wintering Red-breasted Goose in the Coastal Dobroudzha and many others. We also help local Bulgarian NGOs, and the Wildllife Conservation Society in particular, in their crucial work for preservation of different biodiversity rich areas in Bulgaria and saving those areas from deterioration. Under WCS proposals several new protected areas have been declared and
many others have been saved from destruction. By simply joining one of our tours, you will certainly contribute to our conservation efforts, as much of our Wildlife Conservation Fund is generated through them. This is the reason for us to say that Neophron Tours is the logical choice for anyone who favors responsible travel and loves nature and wildlife. Neophron Tours holds tour-operating certificate PK-01-7186, issued by the Bulgarian Government.

23/08/2024

Next weekend (30 Aug - 1 Sep 2024) we will be attending the Falsterbo Bird Show - Northern Europe's largest nature and bird show with a focus on birds. We would be delighted to see any of our friends who happen to be in the area at our stand!

Falsterbo Bird Shows bronssponsorer är NEOPHRON TOURS, NYA-EVO, Nordik Distribution AB och Gunnar Olssons Foto.
Besök deras montrar under Falsterbo Bird Show.

Stort tack till er!❤️

20/08/2024

Earlier this month we had a very enjoyable and rewarding FAM birding and photography trip for our new interns, Arnau Soler and Aina Rossinyol, two biologists and wildlife photographers from Catalonia. We took them to see and test our bird photography hides and facilities and made a tour of Bulgaria’s richest biodiversity areas – the Northern Black Sea coast, the Bourgas wetlands, the Eastern and Western Rhodopes and Rila Mountain.

Arnau and Aina are in the process of setting up their own travel company specialising in nature photography and were keen to gain practical experience and learn from us here at Neophron Tours. This exchange is part of the Erasmus European Exchange Programme for Young Entrepreneurs, which helps the new entrepreneur acquire the skills needed to run a small business. On the other hand, the host benefits from a fresh perspective on his business and has the opportunity to work with foreign partners and learn about new markets.

Thank you, Arnau and Aina, for your dedication and talent, and we wish you every success!

12/08/2024

Our next Woodpeckers, Owls and Grouse tour is scheduled for 8 -16 November, 2024. We begin this tour by exploring the Rila Mountains. This is landscape of exceptional natural beauty, with high peaks over 2500 m and fascinating alpine meadows dotted with glacial lakes, dense forests, spectacular rock gorges and sheer cliffs. On the first day before dark we will search the conifer forests for Eurasian Pygmy Owl and Tengmalm’s Owl. We will spend the whole next day exploring the conifer forests, looking for Eurasian Pygmy Owl and Hazel Grouse, as well as Black Woodpecker and Grey-headed Woodpecker. Other mountain species that we can expect to see here include the Great Spotted Woodpecker, Spotted Nutcracker, Ring Ouzel (ssp. alpestris), Crested Tit, Willow Tit, Common Firecrest, Common Crossbill and Eurasian Siskin.
More info here: http://neophrontours.bg/tour/scheduled-woodpeckers-owls-and-grouse-tour/

Ring Ouzel, photo by Viktor Vasilev

27/07/2024

In March this year, part of our team went on a private 13-day birding trip to Oman, mainly in search of birds, but we were also able to enjoy the rest of the amazing wildlife of Oman. After exploring numerous mountain gorges, crossing the Arabian Desert twice by car (to Salalah and back to Muscat) and two pelagic trips in the Arabian Sea, the result was 186 bird species, 2 whale species, 2 dolphin species, 3 sea turtle species, a Nubian ibex, 2 Rupell's sand foxes, half a dozen hyraxes and several unidentified bat species.
We also used this fabulous trip as a fam trip, with the idea of returning to Oman with friends or clients. If you are interested, please drop us a line and we will set a date for 2025.

Photo credits: Dimiter Georgiev

- With Dimiter Georgiev, Simeon Gigov, Chris Day and Marina Georgieva

15/07/2024

The three wonderful and eventful days of Global Birdfair went by so quickly… Thank you, everyone who visited us at our stand and had a chat with us!

04/07/2024

http://neophrontours.bg/we-look-forward-to-seeing-you-at-birdfair/

This year’s Global Birdfair will be held on 12, 13 and 14 July 2024 at Lyndon Top, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8RN. It is an event where a community of nature lovers and birdwatchers from around the…

25/02/2024

Shikra, Accipiter badius, is widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia and has only a small breeding population at the edge of the Western Palearctic, on the territories of Azerbaijan, Armenia and NW Iran.
Our new tour to Azerbaijan this spring offers excellent opportunities to see a number of bird species, which are either range-restricted in the Western Palearctic or rare and difficult to see elsewhere.
For more information please visit our website: https://neophron.com/tour/spring-birding-tour-in-azerbaijan/

photo by Dimiter Georgiev

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25/12/2023

Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year 2024!

11/12/2023

Dalmatian Pelicans and Griffon Vultures captured beautifully by Belgian wildlife photographer Kim Provinciael on our Winter Photography Tour in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 and Greece 🇬🇷 back in 2022. Our 2024 tour is scheduled for the 11th - 18th February. It is focusing on the photography of wintering pelicans at Lake Kerkini and the resident species of vultures in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains.
For details please visit https://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/

07/12/2023

Apart from the resident Dalmatian Pelicans, which are already acquiring their bright red pouches, our winter photography tours to northern Greece provide excellent opportunities to capture other exciting water birds, such as these Greater Flamingos.
For details visit https://neophrontours.bg/tour/scheduled-dalmatian-pelican-photography-tour/
or
http://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/

Photo by Dimiter Georgiev

03/12/2023

Here are some beautiful photos by Israeli photographer Haim Israeli, taken in February 2023 on our Winter Photography Tour in Bulgaria and Greece.
We need at least one more person to join the tour, which will take place between 11 and 18 February 2024. This is an 8-day photography tour focusing on the wintering pelicans of Lake Kerkini in northern Greece and the resident vultures of Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodope Mountains just over the border. At times when the photo hides are less busy, we visit a nearby reserve where reintroduced populations of European bison and red deer roam in the wild - another setting that makes for great wildlife photography. To see more please check http://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/

01/12/2023

Another male Grey-headed Woodpecker by Terry Ayling captured this week

To learn more about the bird photography hides we offer and the birds that frequent the area around them, please go to http://neophrontours.bg/tour/bird-photography-from-hides-in-the-eastern-balkan-range/.

30/11/2023

Winter is great time for woodpecker photography too. Here is a male Grey-headed Woodpecker captured by Terry Ayling a couple of days ago.
To learn more about the bird photography hides we offer and the birds that frequent the area around them, please go to http://neophrontours.bg/tour/bird-photography-from-hides-in-the-eastern-balkan-range/.

28/11/2023

Here in Bulgaria, in our high mountains we have the perfect conditions to photograph the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). The birds are very curious and often fight in the snow-covered forest, which makes for a great photographic experience. Any of our winter photography or birding tours starting or/and ending in Sofia can be extended to include a couple of days for Nutcracker photography.
To view our winter tours please visit our website https://neophrontours.bg/
Tailor made short breaks are always possible.
Photo by Dimiter Georgiev

23/11/2023

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) by Arsi Ikonen captured during one of our winter photography tours
We still have places available on our Winter Photography Tour in Bulgaria and Greece from 11 to 18 February 2024. For details please visit our website (link in bio).

18/11/2023

Winter is the perfect time to enjoy and capture the Dalmatian and Great White Pelicans in their breeding colours, and a great opportunity to photograph Griffon Vultures and other raptors in a snow-covered landscape. On our Winter Photography in Bulgaria and Greece tour we visit two wonderful natural areas that are among the richest in birdlife in Europe. One is Lake Kerkini in northern Greece and the other is the Eastern Rhodope Mountains in southern Bulgaria, just over the Bulgarian-Greek border.
The photos below were taken by the Finish wildlife photographer Arsi Ikonen on one of our previous tours.

We still have places available on our Winter Photography Tour in Bulgaria and Greece from 11th to 18th February 2024:

http://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/

26/10/2023

Winter birding and photography in Bulgaria and Greece -

19/10/2023

The resident vulture species of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria are the focus of our winter wildlife photography tours. In addition to our Vulture Hide Photography Tour (https://neophrontours.bg/tour/vulture-hide-photography/), we have a longer option that includes photography of the wintering pelicans at Lake Kerkini in Greece: https://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/.

Griffon vulture attacking its rivals on a carcass, photo by Dimiter Georgiev

15/10/2023

Winter Photography in Bulgaria and Greece is one of our most popular tours. It is an 8-day photography tour focusing on the wintering pelicans at Lake Kerkini in northern Greece and the resident species of vultures in the Bulgarian Eastern Rhodope Mountains just across the border. During times with less activity at the photo hides we visit a nearby reserve where reintroduced populations of European Bison and Red Deer roam in the wild – another setting that makes for good wildlife photography:
http://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography/

On this photo: Dalmatian Pelican by Dimiter Georgiev

08/10/2023

We are delighted to present our seven-day Mallorca Birdwatching Tour, which takes you to all the main birdwatching sites on the island, guided by expert birdwatcher and guide, and author of two guides to Mallorca, Neville Davies.
The trip is timed to coincide with the likely peak of spring migration and we will have the flexibility to move freely around the island to where the birding is best. To check it out, go to http://neophrontours.bg/tour/mallorca-birdwatching-trip/

Photo: Audouin's Gull by Dimiter Georgiev Dimiter Georgiev

Birdwatching Bulgaria

16/07/2023

Our team is having a great time at Global Birdfair, catching up with old friends and partners and making new ones😃
Thank you all!

06/07/2023

Global Birdfair and our upcoming tours 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/bf2cb26df0e1/global-birdfair-and-our-upcoming-tours-13731994

12/06/2023

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) photography is quite a hit this spring here in northeast Bulgaria 🙂

Photo by Terry Ayling

22/04/2023

Our botany and natural history tours in early summer 2023

19/04/2023

We have places available on our Classic Spring Birding Tour in Bulgaria, to be run in the period 29th May - 11th June 2023 - http://neophrontours.bg/tour/classic-spring-birding-scheduled-tour/
It is a fortnight birding tour, exploring some of the most beautiful, bird-rich landscapes on the Balkans – the Black Sea coast, the Rila, Rhodope, Central Balkan and Vitosha Mountains - in the prime of the birds' breeding season.

Black-headed Bunting by Dimiter Georgiev

13/03/2023

This is an 8-day tour, focusing on the rich bird and wildlife diversity and the beautiful scenery of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains and the Eastern Balkan range in Bulgaria. The highlights for photo…

03/03/2023

Our scheduled tours in spring and early summer 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/e1cb06f85fe7/our-scheduled-tours-in-spring-and-early-summer-2023

28/02/2023

27/02/2023

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus), SW Bulgaria
A shot taken during our Woodpeckers, Owls and Grouse Tour, in the course of which we have the opportunity to see all the 9 resident species of woodpecker in Bulgaria, plus some elusive species of owls and grouse, staying high in the wish-list of many birders. Our next tour starts on 8th April 2023. For details please go to http://neophrontours.bg/tour/scheduled-woodpeckers-owls-and-grouse-tour/

Photo by Dimiter Georgiev

04/01/2023

Our Winter Photography Tour allows you to enjoy and photograph outstanding birdlife in a scenery of magnificent mountains only a few hours flight away from anywhere in Europe. The highlights of the tour are the Dalmatian Pelican and the Griffon Vulture. The picturesque Lake Kerkini in northern Greece is where we find the former, while for the latter we cross the Greek-Bulgarian border to the Eastern Rhodope mountains, where we manage a fixed hide. We still have a few spots on the tour scheduled on the 11th to the 18th February 2023 - http://neophrontours.bg/tour/winter-photography-tour/. For more info and other possible dates or different options, please consult our website or contact us.

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Videos

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum)

Eurasian Pygmy Owl (Glaucidium passerinum) There are wonderful opportunities to see and photograph this attractive bird well on our tours in Bulgaria. Please check: http://neophrontours.bg/tour/customized-bird-photography-tour-in-bulgaria/ and http://neophrontours.bg/tour/woodpeckers-owls-and-grouse/ (c) Dimiter Georgiev

Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca)

On the 28th Feb 2021 we had a day birding trip to the Western Balkan Range (Bulgaria), targeting mainly the elusive Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca). The video below shows our highlight. We got 2 Rock Partridges, showing for about an hour. During the day we observed plenty of other interesting birds, including a Golden Eagle, a pair of Long-legged Buzzards, a Northern Goshawk, Grey-headed, European Green and Syrian woodpeckers, singing Sombre Tits, flocks of migrating Fieldfares and Bramblings, etc. To check out our Rock Partridge short break, please visit - https://www.neophron.com/tour/rock-partridge/ The Rock Partridge can be seen on our Woodpeckers, Owls and Grouse tour too - https://www.neophron.com/tour/woodpeckers-owls-and-grouse/

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

This Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) was a great encounter on one of our recent trips. (c) Dimiter Georgiev

Three-toed Woodpecker, Bulgaria

The Three-toed Woodpecker is one of the highlights of our Woodpeckers, Owls and Grouse tour, along with other interesting species of woodpeckers, owls and grouse. To see the available dates this autumn, please check our website: http://neophrontours.bg/tour/scheduled-woodpeckers-owls-and-grouse-tour/ #birdingBulgaria #birdingEasternEurope #birdphotography #autumnbirding