Bialowieza – Poland

For all our trips, participants must be 18 years or older at the time of the trip.

Białowieża National Park protects the best preserved fragment of Białowieża Forest – last natural forest at the European Lowland Area, having the primaeval character, identical with the one which covered the area of deciduous and coniferous forests years ago. The characteristic feature of the park is its biological diversity. The Park comprises, inter alia, 809 vascular plants species, over 3 thousand cryptogams and fungi species, almost 200 moss species and 283 lichen species. There have been more than 8 thousand invertebrates species, approximately 120 species of breeding birds and 52 mammal species like European Bison, Wolf and Lynx. Old, primaeval forest stands in Białowieża National Park are characterized by large amounts of deadwood at the various stage of disintegration, and by the presence of typical natural forest species.
(text: Bialowieza Park Narodowy)

>Download: Bird list Bialowieza 2023

Five days in the Bialowieza Forest and surrounding areas, in search of the many species of birds and mammals. Overnight stays in a 'Bed & Breakfast' (2 and 3 person rooms) in the village of Bialowieza on the edge of the Strict Reserve and at least one day on the road with a local specialist in the Strict Reserve. Our guides know the best and most beautiful locations. The record of bird species is 153. On average we have around 145 species of birds. Red deer, roe deer, wisent, wild boar and fox are regularly sighted. We need a little more luck for the moose and wolf. Six times we have seen a wolf or wolves (since 2014) The Lynx is harder to find. So far we have seen it 2 times.
The days usually consist of a part in the morning and a part in the evening with a 'break' in the middle of the afternoon.
Start day 1 at 1 pm – end day 5 around 1 pm.

Costs: € 575,-
Excluding travel, insurance and food/drink.
Including 4 nights accommodation and breakfast (return on day 5 in the afternoon)

Dates 2026: May 11-15

Accommodation

Travel information

Participants must travel independently to Bialowieza. You can do that by car. It is 1300 km from Eibergen. The roads are good, from Warsaw it's a shortcut and the enjoyment already starts, although the whole of Poland is beautiful. We recommend an overnight stay near Warsaw on the way there, we start on day one at 1 pm.
You can also fly to Warsaw and then rent a car there (it's very cheap). Public transport is also possible, but participants must have their own transport on site. On day five we end around 13:00, so you can already start the return journey.