The charming village in the heart of the mystic Rhodope (Rodopi) Mountains is surrounded not only by serene, tranquil nature, but also by diverse wildlife. Around the village there is a prolific number of birds and butterflies, many mammals, amphibians and insects, as well as array of wildflowers such as orchids. People from all over the world come to observe and photograph rare species while vising the guesthouse and spending a few days here.
Ethno Art Room’s yard and porch views award the guests with a daily scene of the deer crossing the hillside right in front of the property while it emerges from the forest and munches grass on the meadow, then jumps above the bushes and hides behind the next hill just to repeat the same the next morning or early evening. The bird songs tremble around and sometimes you can take close-ups (great photos were taken by the hostess last October). If you are more of a night owl, a neighboring house boasts the largest bat colony on the Balkan Peninsula so you may spot a bat or two.
Kiselchovo is a summer home to a world-renowned tour guide whose identity will be kept private for now but he takes tourists to a bear-tracking trip that is centered in the nearby village Yagodina (and which is operated by the adventure travel company Exodus Travels https://www.exodustravels.com/us/destinations). If he is not away with one of his groups he can tell you amongst other things how to behave in the unlikely event you meet a bear eye-to-eye. There are many bears around Yagodina, and a special observation hide where people can go each night to watch them. This biologist studies the bears and is trilled each time he can see one in the wild. You can read details of those trips on the Exodus website:
https://www.exodus.co.uk/trip-notes/WBB/84175
Kiselchovo becomes more and more popular for rural tourism and Ethno Art Room gets excellent reviews:
The summer and early fall months the guesthouse gets booked quickly so make a reservation well in advance to guarantee that your desired days aren’t taken already. You will find the familiar, and the new, at every corner of the traditional house, the spacious tavern and their surroundings.
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