North Bohemia is a picturesque and varied region of low hills, sandstone rocks and various small lakes. Traditional villages are also well-preserved here and there. Our hotel is located just 60 miles from Prague airport near the large Macha lake. A beautiful ruin of the Bezdez castle with extensive marshy areas below dominates the skyline in the east of the lake.
North Bohemia is a picturesque and varied region of low hills, sandstone rocks and various small lakes. Traditional villages are also well-preserved here and there. Our hotel is located just 60 miles from Prague airport near the large Macha lake. A beautiful ruin of the Bezdez castle with extensive marshy areas below dominates the skyline in the east of the lake.
Dragonflies are represented mainly by species common over much of Europe. However, several species showing chiefly northern distribution thrive there as well. Whitefaces shall be a real highlight of the tour. Yellow-spotted and Dark Whiteface are common in several places. Furthermore we will visit early enough to find Ruby and Small Whiteface. Lilypad will be a bonus if we find it. Nice range of Bluets including Ornate, Crescent and Spearhead or Northern and Yellow-spotted Emerald are only a few out of other species that should please every odonatologist.
Photo opportunities will be plentiful as the sites are often easily accessible and dragonflies are found there in abundance.
Our guide Martin Waldhauser is a real dragonfly expert and he lives close to several sites visited on this tour. He designed the tour to cover the best areas and species of the beginning summer. Martin is one of the authors of „The Dragonflies of the Czech Republic“, probably the biggest dragonfly book ever published. He is in his early forties and you cannot wish a better companion and dragonfly enthusiast to guide you through the north of Bohemia. He will give lectures in the field and one slide-show during one of the evenings. Martin is employed at the Administration of the Landscape Protected Area Luzicke hory and is also a renowned dragonfly photographer.
Czech Republic
7 days | 1 hotel
dates: mid June 2021
ground price: €975 | single supplement: €105
guide: Martin Waldhauser
airport: Prague, Czech Republic
group size: 4-12
Day 1 Arrival at Prague
Day 2 Krusne hory (Ore Mountains)
Day 3 Ceska Lipa region
Day 4 Frydlant region
Day 5 Luzicke hory (mountain range)
Day 6 Ceska Lipa region
Day 7 Departure from Prague
Crescent, Ornate and Spearhead Bluet (Coenagrion lunulatum, ornatum and hastulatum)
Sedgling (Nehalennia speciosa)
Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii)
Siberian Winter Damsel (Sympecma paedisca)
Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis)
Green-eyed Hawker (Anaciaeshna isosceles)
Hairy Hawker (Brachytron pratense)
Green Snaketail (Ophiogomphus cecilia)
Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus)
Sombre Goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)
Yellow-spotted Emerald (Somatochlora flavomaculata)
Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica)
Southern and Keeled Skimmer (Ortethrum brunneum and coerulescens)
Small and Yellow-spotted Whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia and pectoralis)
Lilypad, Ruby and Dark Whiteface (Leucorrhinia caudalis, rubicunda and albifrons)
Country: Czech Republic
City: Uherské Hradiště
Address: Revoluční 513
Phone: +420 604 669 378
email: info@arnikatravel.com
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