Slovenia Bears & Owls Photo Tour - 5 Days

The tour will start in the unspoiled nature of Loški potok. In Loški Potok can all the photo enthusiasts and adventurers catch a sight of the brown bears and foxes and create their own new photo collections. You will arrive to the spot in mid-day around 2:00 PM. This means that you will have a late lunch and prepare yourself for a photo session. A photo session with a bear and/or fox it is for most of us a very special experience. The day will wrap up with a local dinner.

On the last day in this region our focus in morning will be on bird photography around Lake Cerknica. This is an intermittent lake in the southern part of the Cerknica Polje, a karst field in Inner Carniola, a region in southwestern Slovenia. The lake is an important wildlife resort, especially as a nesting place for many bird species. Botanically, it is distinguished by amphibious plants. It is therefore a part of two Natura 2000 areas of protection. We will finish the day with a bear photography session in the afternoon.

Your day will start with an early breakfast at 6:00 AM, after you will be moving towards eastern Slovenia, to Štajerska region.You will be situated in a nice Guesthouse Iršič. Guesthouse Iršič coexist with nature on one of the most graded locations in the area of Slovenska Bistrica. Inspired by the harmonies of nature they provide unforgettable culinary adventures and served mostly local food. First Photo day in Štajerksa you will have on Pohorje. Pohorje is a 1543 meters high natural oasis with wast forests, the Primeval forest Šumik, clearings and pastures, unspoiled Pohorje waters, waterfalls and moors with lakes, the largest butterfly in Europe and other precious animal species. The natural beauty of Pohorje impresses both nature lovers and experts. Pohorje's nature offers shelter to numerous animal species, his applies particularly to aquatic, waterside and marshland animals. Among others, there are approximately 90 species of birds and more than 700 species of butterflies. Your day will be mostly about PYGMY OWL.

We will try to photo other species as Three-toed Woodpecker, Nutcracker, Crossbill, Ring Ouzel, Black Woodpecker and Grey-headed Woodpecker.

Day 4 and 5 will start early breakfast & caffe, which is done special for our guests 5:30 am. After breakfast a short drive, less than 15 minutes to the fishponds Rače ribniki/ponds. Rače ponds and Požeg nature park is located on the outskirts of the Drava plain. The park consists of lowland flood forests, meadows with hedges and stagnant water bodies (Rače ponds and reservoir Požeg). Rače ponds have been used for fish farming since 1870 – a time when they were owned by the counts of Rače. Today intensive carp cultivation (from spawning to breeding) takes place in six ponds (3 Rače and 3 Turn ponds) in the area. Despite being man-made in the 60s of the previous century, Reservoir Požeg nowadays represents a true natural gem.

In this area you will have opportunity to take photos of Little owl and Ural owl. Except of owls, you can experience here real hustle and bustle staged by birds throughout the whole year. Drinking hide in forest is great oportunity for lots of little birds. Around ponds lots of bird-life going around also a resting place of the grey heron and the great egret.

Photo session will be in a morning and evening.