We offer you a tour to observe reptiles and amphibians. Price for driver: BGN 100 + fuel for the car (local transport). The tour is a full day, takes place from April to September, with a high-passable vehicle along the valley of the Arda River. Our guides have excellent knowledge of the ecological requirements of all species of amphibians and reptiles in the Eastern Rhodope region and know many of their habitats.

Types of reptiles found in the area: the spiny-tailed turtle /Testudo hermanni/; spiny turtle /Testudo graeca/; common terrapin /Emys orbicularis/; Caspian terrapin /Mauremys rivulata/; Balkan gecko /Cyrtopodion kotschyi/; goiter /Anguis fragilis/; yellow-bellied plover /Pseudopus apodus/; striped lizard /Lacerta trilineata/; snake-eyed lizard /Ophisops elegans/; Macedonian lizard /Podarcis erhardii/; wall lizard /Podarcis muralis/; Crimean lizard /Podarcis taurica/; short-legged lizard /Ablepharus kitaibelii/; worm /Typhlops vermicularis/; Turkish boa /Eryx jaculus/; big arrow /Coluber caspius/; thin shooter /Platyceps najadum/; honeydew /Coronella austriaca/; smoky-mouse /Zamenis longissimus/; spotted fig /Elaphe sauromates/; concave-fronted smoker /Malpolon monspessulanus/; gray water snake /Natrix tessellata/; yellow-eared water snake /Natrix natrix/; viper /Vipera ammodytes/.

There are 11 species of amphibians: salamander /Salamandra salamandra/; the little crested newt /Lissotriton vulgaris/; southern crested newt /Triturus karelinii/; green toad /Bufo viridis/; brown toad /Bufo bufo/; yellow-bellied bomb /Bombina variegata/; large water frog /Pelophylax ridibundus/; the wood frog /Rana dalmatina/; the tree frog /Hyla arborea/; Syrian garlic /Pelobates syriacus/; the Greek frog /Rana graeca/.

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The search for amphibians and reptiles can be combined with feeding for vultures, watching the colony of griffon vultures, visiting historical sites and learning about local crafts.