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Doana National Park is the most well-known and amazing natural area in Spain.

One of the biggest ecological preserve in Europe. Its dunes, reserves, seasonal

wetlands, lakes and river-side forests are protected by different legal laws,

amongst which the national park and the game reserve are the most relevant.

Located in the catchment area where river Guadalquivir born, its proximity to the

African continent and the influence of the neighboring seas gives this area

a biodiversity of international importance. In these settings, where nature

overwhelms the traveler, certain emblematic species find refuge, such as

the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle, both of which are native Iberian

species in danger of extinction.

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ItineraryLINX LINUS TERRITORY

DOANANATIONALPARK-ANDUJARNATURALPARK3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS

Day 1 SEVILLA-DOANANATIONALPARK

Arrive to Seville and transfer to Doana National

Park.

Our accompanying naturalist will give us a brief

talk to give us our bearings and help us settle in

to Doana. We will be staying in the small village

of Roco, one of the most characteristic and

unique in Andalusia. From there we can observe

the marshlands and its birds, serving as a pleasant introduction to our tour.

Following dinner, we will go out to see and photograph one of the most famous sights in Doana,

the basilica of Roco, fully lit and reflected in the water.

Dinner an Overnight at the guest house.

Day 2 DOANAN.P.

THE BIODIVERSITY OF LANDSCAPES TO DOANA NATIONAL PARK

We set off at dawn in

our off-road vehicle,

driven by our expertguides who will take

us into the park. After crossing the famous Ajoli bridge, the unofficial border between Roco and thereserve, we enter the lynxs territory, who we will be tracking in the sand, and watching them as



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they seek shelter beneath the mastic trees. We will cross areas where the centuries-old cork oak

trees testify to the preserves ancient vegetation.

We have a marshland-styled brunch in la Galvija, the former house to the guardians of el Coto delRey. After brunch, we follow the bank where the grounds and the marsh meet; an area rich in prey,

and therefore in predators also. Rabbits, deer and fallow deer graze along the bank stalked by thelynx. The raptors are plentiful as they patrol their hunting grounds. Among them we find the

imperial eagle, the booted eagle, the black kite, the red kite, griffon vultures, goshawks, Eurasianeagle-owls, blue-winged kites, or the merlin bird may be a surprising sight, depending on the time

of year. We arrive at the marshland where we will continue to observe the fauna in a new habitat.

This is the kingdom of aquatic life. Flamingos, red-knobbed coots, the squacco heron, anatidae,

purple swamphens...it is an endless list of the fantastic birdlife found in the marshes. Our

accompanying naturalist, as well as our local guides will at all times be explaining the ecosystemswe visit, and will help us to identify the wildlife we find in Doana. We return to Roco for lunch and

rest. We depart in the evening, around sunset, to resume our attempts at making a sighting of theIberian lynx.

We then return to Roco again for dinner.



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Day 3 DOANANATIONALPARKENDOFTOUR

After breakfast we will take a new route at dawn along el Coto del Rey, in search of lynxes. The lynxpopulation serves as a source of specimens that repopulate adjacent territories.

On our return, we visit Rocina forest and the historic Acebrn palace. We will make a journey on

foot along one of the oldest and best conserved riverside forests on the Peninsula. In its streams

and ponds reigns the otter, which one can see if luck prevails. Return to Roco and departure.

We end a unique and exclusive tour which would be any naturalists dream.

We set off at dawn in our off-road vehicle, driven by our expert guides who will take us into the

park. After crossing the famous Ajoli Bridge, the unofficial border between Roco Village and thereserve, we enter into the lynxs territory, which we can be tracking in the sand, and watching them

as they seek shelter beneath the mastic trees. We will cross areas where the centuries-old cork oak

trees testify to the preserves ancient vegetation.



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NETT PRICEPrice per adultGroup 4 pax minimum 392 / personMinimum group 8 pax 321/ personSingle accommodation supplement 30 euros

INCLUDED Two nights accommodation

Full board beginning with dinner on the first night through to lunch on the last day

Expert local guide

Transport for the excursions

Telescopes one per vehicle Basic insurance

EXCLUDED Personal expenses

Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) or food not mentioned in the program Transport to and from the camp needed on arrival and departure day

Personal insurance policies for cancellations, repatriation etc.



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CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITYIn addition to the environmental benefits, these actions have created jobs and income in the

municipalities of lynx areas. In this sense, this initiative have generated about 30,000 wages in the

provinces of Huelva, Cordoba and Jaen, to which must be added the tender, for an amount of

6,816,063 euros, forestry work to improve habitats (clearing, pruning, etc..), of which 486 small

companies have benefited Andalusia

The success of these programs has led to the approval by the European Commission of a Third Life

to continue the work done in recent years from Andalusia and thereby support the recovery of the

Iberian lynx. This project, called Iberlince, aims to increase the number of their populations by

reintroducing in Portugal, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia and Andalusia, thus reducing

the degree of threat to the species and proposed its reclassification to the International Union for

the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), to a lower category of threat by international standards. In this

LIFE PROJECT are involved a total 19 partners, including governments, corporations, associations

and non-governmental organizations, which will enable the successful reintroduction of the Iberian

lynx.



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A little less than a decade, this experience unique

moves and tourists from around the world was

almost unthinkable lynx simply because there was

to see. There were 94 in Andalusia, which is likesaying in the world. And only two stable

populations separated by hundreds of kilometers:

Doana and Andjar. The species, without human

intervention, was doomed to extinction. Today, the

number of copies released has increased by more

than three to reach 309 in the last official census

(2012) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and

Environment is actively engaged in two areas of reintroduction (Guarrizas in Jaen and

Guadalmellato in Cordoba) and the successful captive breeding program that every year allowsjuveniles to release in the wild.

ECOWILDLIFE actively working with local authorities on developing sustainable tourism projects

and the entire management of their projects are carried out with local communities in order to

contribute to its development. All accommodations and services used are part of the Spanish

Network of Rural Tourism and the guides are eradicated in the territory where they operate these

services contribute to employment creation and maintenance of underdeveloped rural nuclei.


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