Slovenia Photography Tour
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Slovenia Photography Tour
- Photo Tour | May 25-June 5, 2026 & May 25-June 5, 2027
- Bulgaria Photo Tour | June 4-13, 2026 & June 4-13, 2027
- Maximum 6 Photographers
ABOUT SLOVENIA PHOTO TOUR
Join Jure Novak to photograph the mammals and birds of Slovenia. Slovenia is one of the best locations to photograph the European Brown Bear and a large number of bird species including Hoopoes, Bee-eaters and Ural Owl. It also a spectacularly beautiful country for landscapes and Iphone photography, has good food and accommodation options and is very safe. We will visit different regions of Slovenia each with it’s own set of wildlife. The forest of the Southeast with European Brown Bears, owls and more. The marsh areas of the Northeast have an abundance of both water birds and flashy species like Bee-eaters and Hoopoes. We will be photographing mostly from hides, although there are plenty of walking opportunities and landscape photography opportunities if you are so inclined. There will be wine tasting and other activities organized for the nonphotographer spouses which are included in your tour cost.
Equipment needed: The longer the lens the more opportunities you will have. However some of the subjects can be at fairly close range. The minimum size lens that you would want to have would be 300mm. For the bears a zoom lens is also important.
- Photograph the European Brown Bear and a large number of bird species including Hoopoes, Bee-eaters and Ural Owl.
- We will be photographing mostly from hides, although there are plenty of walking opportunities and landscape photography opportunities if you are so inclined.
- Spectacularly beautiful country for landscapes and Iphone photography
- There will be wine tasting and other activities organized for the nonphotographer spouses which are included in your tour cost.
Cost & Logistics
$7,250
Photographer
$6,750
Non-Photographer
$800
Single Supplement
$1,700
Deposit
Included in the tour cost are lodging, meals, transportation, hide and property use fees, guiding and instruction. Not included are flights to and from Slovenia.
2027 costs: $7,550 photographer, $6,950 nonphotographer, $800 single supplement, deposit $2,100.
Number of Participants: 6 photographers plus any nonphotographer spouses or companions.
Itinerary
May 25th – Arrival to Ljubljana, Slovenia, transfer from airport to a 3 or 4 star hotel, dinner.
May 26th – Transfer by van to the Southeast – Dolenjska region of Slovenia. Check in to a nice country house. Afternoon Brown Bear photography session from 3-8 pm. Accommodation: A nice lodge in the country,
May 27th-29th We will spend 3 full days photographing Europeant Brown Bears, Red Fox and forest birds here in the Dolenjska region. The bears and other mammals tend to be most active in the afternoon and evening so it’s likely we will be focusing more on birds in the mornings and mammals in the afternoon and evening. Ural Owls and Woodpeckers are some of the interesting birds.
May 30th – Morning bird photography session followed by transfer to the Maribor region in the Central Slovenia. Afternoon bird hide photography for forest birds including Woodpeckers, Tits, and other songbirds. Sometimes Common Buzzard comes to this blind. Accommodation: A nice hotel in Maribor.
May 31th – This morning we will go to an area where Little Owls are often active with their young and photograph them from hides. In the afternoon we will visit the Kingfisher hide where you can also photograph a variety of other water birds. Accommodation: A nice hotel in Maribor.
June 1st – This morning we will photograph a variety of waterbirds at a large wetland. Great Crested Grebes, Mute Swans, Ferruginous Ducks and Little Bitterns are a few of the species we will target. After lunch we will check out and transfer to the Northeast region of Slovenia where we will be staying at a lodge which is location on a winery. Afternoon bird photography at the water birds hides which are excellent for Common Kingfisher, Little Bittern and others. Accommodation: a beautiful winery in the country.
June 2nd-3rd – 2 full days of bird photography in the Northeast of Slovenia including Bee-eaters, Hoopoes, Cuckoos, Woodpeckers and many waterbirds. Wine tasting is an activity both photographers and spouses can participate in. Accommodation: Lodge located at a winery.
June 4th – Morning bird photography session in the hides followed by transfer back to Ljubjana and a nice hotel near the airport. Or you can continue on with our Hungary Bird Photography Tour.
June 5th – Fly home with a lot of beautiful photos and memories.
Bulgaria Photo Tour
COST
$5,750
Photographer
$5,250
Non-Photographer
$500
Single Supplement
2027 costs: $5,950 photographer, $5,450 nonphotographer, $500 single supplement, deposit $1,600.
Itinerary
June 4th -evening flight to Sofia, Bulgaria (included if doing the Slovenia tour) if you aren’t doing the Slovenia tour you can arrive to Sofia anytime on the 4th, a nice hotel near the airport.
June 5th – Transfer from Sofia (500 km/6-hour drive) to the town Dobrich located in Northeastern Bulgaria. We will do some bird photography on the way hoping to get Rosy Starling and a couple of Wheatear species among others. Accommodation at Park Hotel Izida.
June 6ht and 7th – On each day we will use different types of photography hides spread over a small area within a one-hour drive from the town of Dobrich. The Tower hide for canopy perching birds – Golden Oriole, European Roller, Shrikes (Red-backed, Woodchat), Common Cuckoo, Ortolan Bunting, Syrian Woodpecker, Wryneck and many more. There are a few more hides – drinking pool hide, Roller hide, Bee-eater hide. The region has a brand-new hide for Beech Marten, where the photo session starts around 9 p.m. till midnight. Accommodation at Park Hotel Izida. On June 7th after the photo session transfer to a nice hotel in Varna..
June 8th – Today we will travel to a hide designed for photography of Egyptian Vultures, Lesser Spotted eagle and Golden Jackal. In the late afternoon we will have another session to take images of songbirds and woodpeckers from the pond hide. Second night in Varna.
June 9th – Today early in the morning we will try again the hide for the Egyptian vulture, Lesser-spotted eagles and Golden jackals near Provadia. In the late afternoon, we will head towards Eastern Rhodopi – a famous hide among European birders and wildlife photographers. The transfer time will take a bit over 5 hours. We will be accommodated in the Old Nest house. It is a highly rated eco-friendly lodge, which we will use for 3 nights.
June 10th and 11th – Two full days in the hide for photography of vultures (Egyptian, Griffon and Cinereous), Golden Eagle and Black Kites. Very often at the feeding station other interesting species come – White-tailed Eagle, Golden Jackal, Red Fox, Imperial Eagle and more. There are also drinking hides we will use for smaller birds. Old Nest.
June 12th – Early morning transfer to the village of Levka where the Lesser Kestrel hide is located. The hide is for 2 photographers and when there are more than 2 photographers, they must rotate. The area is very beautiful and biodiversity rich with rare species such as Eastern Imperial Eagle and others breeding nearby. Around lunch transfer to Sofia (3.5 hours). Accommodation in a 3-star hotel in Sofia.
June 13th – Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Charles Gangas | Nature Photographer
Charles Gangas is a full time nature photographer residing in Stowe, Vermont where he is a staff photographer for the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Chuck’s images have been used in the popular IBird applications. He was an award winner in the 2019 NANPA photo contest. Chuck has traveled and photographed extensively throughout Asia and Latin America. Chuck uses Nikon.
Jure Novak | Nature Photographer
Jure Novak is a full time nature photographer, tour leader and filmmaker from Slovenia. His work is widely published in Slovenia and he is one of the filmmakers of “Wild Slovenia”, a motion picture. Jure is an excellent birder and bird guide in addition to being a very talented photographer. He uses Sony gear.
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