Day 6 was our final full day in Romania, and started with another hike through the stunning countryside and up a rather steep hill in 30 degree heat. Around us were Yellowhammers, White Throats and all kinds of other bird life. Soaring above us were Common and Honey Buzzards and we had a possible, but unconfirmed sighting, of a Hazel Grouse in the woodland. We also came across a number of Wild Boar prints, so had to be extra wary. Boars are far from friendly and will try to hurt you, no matter how pleasant and polite you are! The hillside soon opened up and we caught some stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

We then headed back to the hotel for a well earned lunch, before heading back out later to meet up with the rangers, before following them deep into the forest. We eventually arrived at the location, deep in some ancient woodland, and after a short walk across a very dodgy bridge, we were ushered in silence into the bear hide. This one offered significantly better views, which were far more natural. There were already a number of bears present, ranging from huge adult females, smaller 1yr old cubs and some really tiny cubs, which can't have been more than a months old. One of the cubs appeared to have left its mother, and was particularly skittish, darting 20 or 30ft up a tree at the sight of a Jay. It wasn't long though before something else startled them - a huge dominant male swaggered into view, and we had to go completely silent to not draw attention to ourselves. It was a dangerous situation. He eventually left and a handful of other smaller bears returned. Eventually the light became too low and we had to leave the hides, back over the bridge and to the minibus. Our final wildlife sighting of the trip came on the way back to the hotel and it was a bird we had been desperate to see, the Ural Owl. It sat in a tree for a few minutes, before flying silently in front of us and into the woodland. A stunning sighting to end an incredible trip.